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her to choose her faith for herself. to this important work of evange- The team has been so important lisation. in helping to grow her confidence. “It is my prayer that all the lay Seek Beauty Casting a NET I’ve seen her just blossom this faithful will realise that we are LIAM O’CONNOR Year. NET does such important all called by Baptism and Con- JACK WALSH NET (National Evangelisa- work for the Church.” firmation to be a part of a new tion Teams) first began in the “NET is not the solution for the Springtime for the faith.” young adult Catholic Conference, United States, and soon spread Irish Church” says Tony Foy, the With a target of 50 mission- organised by the Legion of Mary, hree Bishops and Twelve to Canada, and then Ireland in Executive Director of NET Ire- aries next year and hoping to will take place towards the end priests, as well as over 2004. The main focus of NET Ire- A land, “we are just one small part eventually increase the number of Summer. The conference seeks to Tsixty missionaries and staff land is organising school retreats, that the Lord is using in a power- of teams to eight, it seems that respond to the desire of young Catho- of NET Ministries, gathered Confirmation programmes, youth ful way to bring renewal.” NET’s mission for the future will lics to learn more about their faith. together in Letterkenny for Mass. groups, and retreat weekends. Renewal and new life was the be, as Archbishop Martin said, This year’s theme is “Seek Beauty: Archbishop Martin praised the One local woman spoke of theme of the day as Archbishop the beginning of “the restoration Find Truth”. young missionaries, saying that: the impact that the presence of Martin referenced the recent of hope” for the Irish Church. Karen Wynne, chair of the organ- “NET demonstrates how the Spirit NET in Letterkenny had on her Synod on the Youth. He empha- If you wish to support the work isational committee explains: “The can call and equip young people 13-year-old daughter: “The exam- sised however that it is not only of NET Ministries Ireland, please conference seeks to provide young for the service of the Gospel.” ple of the NET team has helped young people who can contribute see www.netministries.ie adults with an opportunity to explore the beauty of our faith, rediscover the truth and ultimately reclaim our church.” Under the guidance and direction of Legion members and Spiritual Direc- tors, Fr. Paul Churchill and Fr. Colm Mannion, the weekend seeks to pro- claim the beauty and truth which the Catholic Church desires for every soul. The Conference will take place on 31st of August and 1st of September in All Hallows Campus, Drumcondra, Dublin. Tickets range from €25-€50 and are now available on Eventbrite. Overnight accommodation is also available. Photo: Cillian Kelly. Men chatting at a recent conference Archbishop Eamon Martin (Armagh), Bishop Alan McGuckian (Raphoe) and Bishop Philip Boyce (Dromore) with NET missionaries and friends. organised by the Legion of Mary.

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ass Ad-Orientum will be part of a one-day event for young adults as Mthey explore and learn more about the Catholic faith. The group hosting the event is called Evan- gelium, and as organiser Christine D’Arcy explains its goal is to “spread the message of Christ’s good news to young Catholics all We, the Dominican Nuns in Drogheda (the only Monastery of Contemplative around Ireland”. Dominican Nuns in Britain and Ireland), are currently undertaking essential Talks on the day will include: The renovations. If you would like to support this refurbishment project, including Eucharist, Sin, Sacred Scripture and the replacing the Monastery roof, we would Complementarity of the Sexes. Lunch and dinner are provided and there be very grateful. We depend on your will be a social gathering in the evening. support to enable us to continue our life Father Damien Lynch sums up perfectly of worship and intercession, which we the importance of Evangelium: “Attending have been living in Drogheda for almost Evangelium over the last number of years has 300 years. been a real joy. Young people can no longer take for granted being able to learn about Please consider donating either by credit card (through our website); or by cheque or their faith among peers, but Evangelium is postal order, or electronically, using the following details:

a real lifeline in this regard. Anyone even Payee/Account Name & Address: Monastery of St Catherine of Siena; vaguely thinking of coming should go ahead The Twenties, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 KR84, Ireland. and sign up. There’ll be nothing to regret Account No.: 21707021 except that it’s just for one day!” National Sort Code: 90-33-22 Evangelium takes place in Dublin, on IBAN: IE24BOFI90332221707021 Saturday 13th July. For more information BIC: BOFIIE2D see www.evangelium.ie or purchase tickets at Eventbrite.ie. Bank Name & Address: Bank of Ireland; 14 St Laurence Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth.

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Youth 2000 from her Parish Priest and remembers being a bit nervous Pope cancels Netflix account going to her first prayer meeting, as Free Bus to Joy! she didn’t know what to expect. JACK WALSH According to Life Site News, LIAM O’CONNOR Emma Maloney and Rebecca However: “When I went in I was Netflix will also reconsider its Comerford are two members of the overwhelmed by such a peace- entire investment in Georgia if the group. ful atmosphere, as we prayed the well-known Catholic pro-life law passes. outh 2000 is a Catholic youth Rebecca, a student at UCC, Rosary together. It is great to have Priest, Msgr. Charles Pope “This is an example of the com- organisation that organises claims that Youth 2000 retreats other people to pray and speak A of Washington, D.C., has mercial world imposing its will Ylively faith festivals, retreats, are full of joy and a great place to with about life and faith”, she says. cancelled his Netflix account after against the wishes of the people prayer groups and other events for share being young and Catholic Youth 2000’s summer festival the company announced it will in the state of Georgia, expressed young people aged 16-35 across the in an environment where one is this year is in Clongowes Wood work with the leftist American through their elected represent- island of Ireland. accepted: “I have made so many College, Kildare, 15th -18th August, Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to atives. It is an example of naked The group started in England friends in Youth 2000. It is great and over 1,000 young people are oppose the state of Georgia’s pro- commercial clout being used to around 1990 and has spread to to have the support of other young expected. life legislation due to come into oppose the will of the people,” said more than 25 countries all over the people in the faith,” explains the There are free buses from all law in 2020. John Wells, Spokesperson of Life world. Youth 2000 commenced in young student. around the country. Contact them Institute, Cork. Ireland in 1993. For Emma, she heard about on (01) 6753690 to book your seat!

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iverpool’s keeper Alisson fell children and said “If you believe in to his knees and turned his God, you know you have to do your Leyes to heaven when Liver- best on the pitch and put love into pool won the Champions League everything you do in life.” final. He is clearly a man of deep faith and, in their moments of triumph, wanted firstly to give thanks to God for the blessings they had received. After sharing a video call with his heavily-pregnant wife, Alisson then put on a tee-shirt, which was Photo: Oleg Bkhambri. completely white except for small sketches of a cross and a heart, with an equals sign between them. He then joined the celebrations. He is Catholic, married, with two Alisson Becker. Photo: Cillian Kelly. Rebecca Comerford and Emma Maloney of Youth 2000. 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JULY 2019 Shocking details of Trump visit showed abortion misdiagnosis hypocrisy of media he response of the Irish by the millions in camps, forcibly media and political elite aborts children in the womb with Tto US President Donald a one-child policy, burns down case revealed in Dáil Trump’s flying visit to the West of church after church, and [Jinping] Ireland revealed the hypocrisy that removed any term limits on his NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN as the family were falsely told that independent investigation?”. underpins so much of political and presidency allowing him to become the child had a fatal foetal abnor- These were profoundly disturb- public life here. a communist dictator for life, and mality. They claim that their child ing revelations. Little wonder that As Tim Jackson of Gript Media what did our own Michael D. Hig- o matter how would be with them today, were it the family had earlier said they felt observed, Trump is the man “the gins say about all this? Not one hard Leo not for the actions that were taken “abandoned” by the State - but they chattering classes love to hate”. word. He didn’t utter one word on NVaradkar or at the hospital. are also being failed by the media He contrasted the constant crit- behalf of the millions living under Simon Harris might who are not asking the hard ques- icism of Trump with the hero’s this tyrant,” Jackson pointed out. try, the tragic case “The family are stating tions of Simon Harris or of the welcome shown to Barack Obama Similarly, the people of Doonbeg just months after the US had led a have hit back against the barrage of of a baby aborted that this was an illegal National Maternity Hospital. major bombing campaign of Libya. criticism they received for welcom- after a misdiagnosis abortion. They have Similarly, politicians and media in ing Donald Trump pointing out in the National Maternity Hospital is In fact, as unearthed stated that the medical this country fawned over Bill Clinton that his golf resort employs hun- not going away. In fact, the baby’s by commentator David practitioner that signed despite his appalling track record dreds of people locally, in a part of devastated parents, through Peadar Mullins, politicians off on the abortion in dealing with women, including rural Ireland suffering from politi- Tóibín TD, have now put some new were warned in abuses of power and repeated alle- cal neglect for decades. and shocking revelations on the Dáíl never examined the September 2018 that gations of sexual assault. As Tim Jackson said “although record - including the claim that this mother in question nor Democrat party Presidents seem Trump is far from perfect, here’s to was an illegal abortion and that the even met the mother rushing abortion to be immune from criticism, welcoming a president that is the mother had not been properly exam- in question in advance services through might while Republicans are seen as the human wrecking ball our media ined according to the law. lead to a baby being living embodiment of all that is and politicians all deserved.” The case came to public atten- of the abortion. If this wrong with the world, irrespective The issue is not about left or tion, when the family revealed is the case it is indeed aborted because of a of their actions. right, but about bringing balance that they had undergone an abor- contrary to the law and misdiagnosis. Harris Jackson also pointed out that rather than fanaticism and ide- tion on the advice of doctors who and his fellow abortion when China’s president, Xi Jinping, ology to the fore in political and it is an illegal abortion. visited Ireland at the invitation of public discussion in Ireland. Right insisted their 15-week old preborn fanatics ignored baby had a “fatal abnormality”. President Michael D Higgins he now, the working person such as After the abortion, when the “The family have stated that they all these concerns, was shown the best silverware. those in Doonbeg see a very dif- results of the diagnostic case did have been ignored by the govern- however, and now “Here was a man running a ferent reality to the establishment come back, they showed no abnor- ment, they are furious that there nothing can bring this country which locks up Muslims in Dublin. baby back. ‘Wrestle’ with the Faith The media is also failing to ask hard questions around the conflict he eighth annual Aquinas ing students, we invite them to of interest that is surely arising Institute of Ireland Summer wrestle with difficult texts in a sup- when doctors who are partners TSchool will take place at the portive environment”. in a for-profit testing clinic, are Emmaus Centre in Swords from 4th also signing off on abortions on -10th August. The summer school the basis of those tests. And why aims to introduce adult learners to is the taxpayer indemnifying these the thought of St Thomas Aquinas clinics for the fatal mistakes they OP, one of the greatest and most make? Without pro-life politicians influential of Catholic theologians and new media outlets like Gript, that ever lived. these matters would be, as the Learning at this summer school Photo: Cillian Kelly. parents pointed out, swept under is based not on lectures, but on personal reading of the writings of Peadar Toibin at Aontu Launch. the carpet. We can’t let that happen. Every St Thomas, supported by morning mality was present. abortion is a tragedy, and just seminars, in which these writings The parents said that they had will not be an independent inves- months into Fine Gael’s abortion are discussed. According to organ- tigation, that they have not had an never raised the issue of abortion. regime, the reality of what they iser, Fr Conor McDonough OP, this input into the terms of reference They said they were told there was have unleashed is already becom- method of learning is particularly Participants and mentors at last of the internal review that you are “no hope” and not to wait for the ing horribly clear. effective: “Instead of spoon-feed- year’s Aquinas School’ result of a diagnostic test - that it planning. They are also shocked would make no difference. Clearly, at the allegation that medical and just as pro-life advocates had practitioners that sign off on the JOE WALSH warned, the parents felt pushed abortions have a commercial inter- est in the company that carried out towards an abortion. 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MARRIAGE MATTERS MARRIAGE IS A THE YOUTH FORUMWITH ÁINE KIRBY CALL TO HOLINESS PETER PERREM without spot or wrinkle or any such For do I now persuade men or God? thing, that she might be holy and without blemish’. was reading Galatians Chapter people around us don’t accept our just knocking silently on the door have come to realise that mar- This has a clear reference to the 1, recently. In this reading Paul views or faith, more than likely of our hearts and He wants us to riage is a sort of ‘novitiate’ or salvific effect of Jesus’ self-sacri- Italks to the Disciples saying ‘For they may not be as genuine as we invite Him into our everyday situ- Ischool of discipleship in prepa- fice in the Cross, on how through do I now persuade men or God?’ think. We should never fear rejec- ations and our lives. ration for our ultimate union with his Passion, Death and Resurrec- This stood out for me so much tion because the joy and peace By praying this, every morn- God. Then ‘we shall be like him tion he gave Himself to His Bride because it is such a direct com- that Jesus gives us surpasses any ing, I have learned to trust more because we shall see Him as he the Church. ment and made me realise that fears and worries we may have. that whatever situation I am in, really is.’ (1 John 3:2). This sacrifice is represented sometimes I might be trying to For example, in school I have I am in it for a reason and that The marriage covenant calls us every time Holy Mass is cele- please men instead of God. talked about my faith being God has put me there. Today, our through loving interaction and brated. It is also referring to the Paul goes on to explain that if important in my life with people world is not used to the Gospel self-sacrifice to die to self and to Marriage Feast of the Lamb in he pleased men he would not be a and through that I came to know that Jesus wants us to preach change and lose all those inclina- heaven when Christ will present true servant of Christ. And that’s who my true friends were. It’s not and that is why so many of us are tions, habits, movements of will, what we’re called to be: to be serv- easy to step out of our comfort afraid to spread the Gospel and mind and body which are not ants of Christ because then we can zone but Jesus wants us to do that message of faith because it’s not totally loving or motivated out of fully live out God’s purpose for for Him and I always think that if accepted in society. love and other-centeredness. (Eph. our lives. Jesus could die on the cross for But Jesus wasn’t accepted by 4:32) Marriage presents a con- So often it’s hard to please God me then surely I can help some- many people and they thought His stant opportunity and challenge to because we are put in situations in one: bring someone to a retreat or message of forgiveness and mercy become more Christ-like in how we our home, school and community share my faith with my friends. was crazy. We have to remember love value and serve each other. where we feel compelled to please The Lord works in amazing that Jesus died on the cross for ‘Therefore be imitators of God, people so that we can feel a sense ways and He has really called our sins and overcame fear and as beloved children. And walk of approval. It could be something me out of my comfort zone many rejection so if we do anything in in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant just as simple as not wanting to times but we have to take little His name we don’t need to be offering and sacrifice to God.’ tell someone about your faith or steps of courage like the Apostles afraid of rejection because we (Eph.5:1-2) In this way we can how it has helped you, in fear of to grow in our faith. will never realise all the rejection become the total self-gift we prom- rejection. A good thing to do every morn- Jesus faced to save us. The main ise in our marriage vows as Christ The one thing I learned from ing is pray to Jesus asking Him to message is to step out and take was a total self-gift for us, His Paul in this reading is that he show you what He wants you to little acts of courage like Paul and Bride, the Church, on Calvary and was not afraid of rejection. If the do that day to please Him. Jesus is God will bless you abundantly! is always in the Holy Eucharist. Marriage in this sense includes the roles of father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, His Bride to His Father. Answers to Common Questions which in themselves call us into Marriage can be a true journey being truly other-centred. These out of self and self-love towards o, as young people, we’re and not stealing etc. I often think the world and just have time to roles provide many opportunities other-centeredness, agape love, going to face questions that if everyone in the world tried experience the joy and peace of to die to self, to love, to serve one and towards union with God, our about our faith mainly by their best to follow the Command- the Mass which we need so much another in humility, and to model ultimate destination. One way S we live this is through the gift of friends and in school. A common ments, what a different place we in our world. how we behave and model our- self-disclosure by which we reveal one I’ve heard is: ‘Why are there would live in. No wars, abuse, dis- If you’re ever asked questions selves on Christ. who we are at a heart and soul level so many rules in the Catholic respect, abandonment, lying and regarding your faith always call The path to holiness in marriage to our spouse. Church?’ the list goes on. on the Holy Spirit to guide your is not very different to that for the consecrated or religious life, except This helps us grow and be open Ok, so let’s look at it like a If we start to see God as the words and believe in what you say we have a human spouse, they a to change for the sake of our match. In the match there are referee on the pitch who gives us because as the saying goes: ‘If you heavenly one, chosen by God for spouse, especially when com- rules that the players have to play chances even when we fail to obey don’t stand for something you’ll us to be a means of salvation. That bined with prayer together, that by and if they break them they are fall for everything’. Him we start to respect Him more. spouse should be, and can be, the is spoken between the spouses, given a warning by the referee. If someone asks you this ques- person who challenges and cor- which humbly asks God for the If they break the rules too many tion it’s a good idea to mention rects us in love to be more , to be grace to change those things in times they get sent off the pitch. the Sacrament of Confession and A YouTube ‘patient, kind, to be never rude or us which may be hindering our Imagine God and His Church to explain that it is a beautiful selfish or resentful, always ready love and unity. Marriage lived being like one big team and Jesus sacrament given to us by God to to excuse, to trust, to hope’ ( 1 Cor. in this way then becomes a true is the referee. The difference is show us how much He wants to channel I 13:4-7). sign and sacrament of how Christ that God never sends us off the forgive us. We have the opportunity through loves his Church and a sure path to pitch and gives us the opportu- Another common question I recommend: marriage and parenthood to, ‘lose holiness. nity to keep playing because He just wanted to mention is: ‘Why our life in order that we save it’ (Lk. Marriage, although the closest is merciful and He hopes that we should I bother going to Mass?’ So have been watching a good 17.33) in a very real and funda- intimate communion between two learn from what we did and we first of all, Mass is a gift from God. few videos on Catholicism mental way, and, in obedience to persons, man and woman, made in don’t do it again. We are reliving Jesus’ life, death recently and my favour- Christ, to ‘be subject to one another the image and likeness of God, yet I is not an end in itself. Rather mar- out of your reverence for Christ’ ( The rules are in place so it is a and resurrection in under an hour ite channel and one I would fair game for everyone and if we and we are receiving Him in the recommend is Ascension Pre- Eph.5:21). riage is, like all the Sacraments, don’t play by the rules, people and Eucharist. sents. This channel includes We do this by sacrificing our will, a means of grace and salvation, an encounter with Christ, with ourselves get hurt. Fr. Mike Schmitz talks about videos from Fr Mike Schmitz, our desires and wants for the sake of our spouse and family, but ulti- its goal being ultimate union with It’s the same idea with the Com- the Mass being powerful and he the Franciscan Friars of the mately for Christ in them through God in heaven. mandments. The Commandments says that we should be so grateful Renewal and many other great the power of the Holy Spirit. In this Our call to unity with one another are not supposed to be a horrible for the Mass because Jesus makes Catholic speakers such as way we as married persons, or as should therefore make us more one set of rules to make us feel pun- Matt Fradd. himself vulnerable every time He consecrated religious, both fulfil in Christ, and so more of a sign of They answer questions on ished or ashamed but they are gives himself to us in the Eucharist the spousal meaning of the body Christ’s love for his Church, and life, faith, prayer and rela- there so that we don’t hurt our- and He shares His message with In Ephesians 5: 25-28 we are the way to proclaim Him to the selves. Jesus cared for us so much us through the Gospel; and going tionships. This channel has told that ‘husbands love your wives world: ‘A new commandment I give that He gave us these because He to Mass is a sign of respect for that. definitely helped me grow in as Christ loved the Church and to you, that you love one another; doesn’t want us getting consumed If someone who is not really my faith and understand more gave himself up for her, that he even as I have loved you, that you and hurt by this world. into their faith asks you about about it. I would highly rec- might sanctify her, having cleansed also love one another. The world is so taken up by Mass you can explain that it’s a ommend it to anyone even if her by the washing of water with By this all men will know that you material things that it forgets the great time to just forget about the you’re new to the faith. the word, that he might present the are my disciples, if you have love for things like loving your neighbour business of life and the noise of Church to himself in splendour, one another.’ (Jn. 13:34-35). JULY 2019 ALIVE! | 7

the city will be booked out and Photo: JustinLing. But those costs are covered by rates higher. $2,000 perhaps on the ticket costs? Every attendee Women Won’t Deliver average for each flight- that is near pays $500 to attend the event. another $20m to get there. That is another $4m if my maths DAVID REYNOLDS over the world to discuss abortion. Then there will be the expenses. are correct. Abortion has a carbon footprint. Many of these ‘charities’ offer But let’s be generous and say it But also consider this. Many of employees standard (but very costs $50m to host an event to pro- ou may not have heard of the organisations that attended generous) government per diems. mote abortion. Women Deliver, a conference this mega-conference are chari- which took place in Canada ties. They ask you for your money. Average that at $200 a day (being Fifty million dollars. Of your Y conservative). That is another charitable donations. To charities. at the start of June. The four-day They ask for $10 or £20 or €30 event, which has International on a monthly basis from the aver- $10m. Throw in a few taxis and Justin Trudeau. Helping poor people. Charities Planned Parenthood Federation, age hardworking Joanne Soap buses and what have you for that use your money to convince Marie Stopes International, and on the street. They want to spend another million or two. conference – for charitable people poor people to embrace a culture of the Guttmacher Institute among its this, they tell you, doing charita- And then, don’t forget about the to spend your hard-earned cash – death in order to get some foreign sponsors, drew over 8,000 people ble work. Helping the poor people actual staff costs that go with it. to attend a conference to talk about development assistance. representing 2,500 organizations across the globe. Empowering These people are probably earn- increasing abortion. But it is worth it because Justin and 160 countries – ostensibly to the disadvantaged. Feeding the ing a wide range of salaries – from We haven’t even considered Trudeau’s Liberal government is discuss women’s advancement – hungry. Providing water to the CEOs earning $500k a year in the the costs of setting up the venue, increasing Canada’s global funding but at the heart of it is sexual and thirsty. Challenging injustice. big charities, so they are worth renting it, dismantling it, running for “sexual, reproductive, mater- reproductive health – and abortion. Yet, they still manage to send a grand a day – to local staff in the event – the razzamatazz – the nal, newborn and child health” But consider this – at a time when 8,000 people to Vancouver for at somewhere like Zimbabwe earning lighting, the big screens, the free to $1.4 billion annually by 2023, climate change is at the heart of least 4 days from all over the world. much less. So let’s call it 300 day goodie bags – nor the cost of get- a commitment that will continue much of the discussion of the same Imagine that. $200 a night for each and round it up to a cost of $15m. ting those celeb speakers to attend to 2030, placing cuddly Canada people who will be cheerleading for person. That’s near $10m on hotel What are we at now? Probably the event. Who knows how much front and centre of the global abortion, 8,000 people flew from all costs alone. Probably more given getting close to $50m cost for this they charge? abortion agenda. Restoring the good name of Bon Secours Sisters’ Mother and Baby Home

BRIAN Ó CAITHNIA In 2014, the Irish Daily Mail Commission of Investigation around the ossuary (including a under the title “A Mass Grave of 800 bringing new evidence to light. post-1968 Castrol GTX oil bottle Babies” claimed to reveal a “tragic Nugent notes that while “they found found inside it) supporting this n a new book entitled “@Tuamba- secret” that babies that had died at nothing solid to support the alle- later dating, which is after the bies: A Critical Look at the Tuam the Home were usually buried with- gations,” they did find evidence Home closed and hence after they closed and demolished. IChildren’s Home Scandal”, the out coffins in an unmarked grave regarding coffins. In the Galway had any use for a sewage or waste This new structure – prolific Irish historian Brian Nugent that was asserted to be a septic Board of Health minutes and the water system. Furthermore, the the ossuary – was very has turned his investigative powers tank. This was largely based on the Galway “Manager’s Orders” from bones are clearly in the kind of towards the unmasking of what has research of Catherine Corless, a 1925-61 there are references to issu- jumbled mass characteristic of likely built after 1980 become a modern Irish fable. local historian from Tuam. ing tenders “for coffins of various reburials rather than the “artic- while the Council was This is what some people have The story implied only cruelty sizes” which are noted to have been ulated” remains you would see if building an access road called the Tuam Babies Hoax, a and malice on the part of the Sis- issued at six-monthly intervals. they were buried originally where media-driven story that has been ters. A grave or a tank “full to the This new evidence can be added they are now found, as the osteoar- and playground to an used to foment hatred against both brim with tiny skeletons” was to: the approximately 19 newspa- chaeologist states in the report. estate that had been the Catholic Church and traditional described in many news outlets. per advertisements for coffins for built on the land of the Crucially, Nugent morality in Ireland since it emerged In another article in The Connacht the Children’s Home; the fact that demolished Home. in the news in Summer 2014. Tribune it was claimed the mothers Catherine Corless interviewed the demonstrates that the The subject of this story involves “were expected to work for a year families of two carpenters in the remains of the children in exchange for their confinement Tuam area who made coffins for There are enough questions left the Sisters of Bon Secours who were most likely moved were asked by Galway County – all in the belief they must pay for the Home; and the oral evidence of unanswered and in the name of jus- Council to run a children’s home in their sins”. Nothing was proven but Fr Paul Churchill who related how from consecrated tice for Sisters of Bon Secours this Galway in 1921. This model of local much was stated as fact. his father saw coffins being made ground where they case needs to be refocused to dis- authorities controlling and running In response, Brian Nugent firstly for the deceased children there. were initially interred, cover the identity of the contractor hospitals/schools/Homes etc., but explains how the allegations that Nugent also explains how the or council workers who built this subcontracting out the day-to-day the babies’ bodies were placed in a current structure in the graveyard in a coffin, with no structure, when exactly it was built administration to religious orders, septic tank derives primarily from (the ossuary) which contained evidence of a denial of and for what purpose? These ques- was common under British rule. Corless’ realisation that old maps the babies’ bones was constructed a Christian burial, to tions have never been answered - if between 1972 and 1982, over ten ever even asked. In 1925, the Children’s Home res- show a large ‘sewage tank’ in part a new structure built idents and the Sisters were asked of what is now the graveyard of the years after the Home closed. An by Galway County Council to move Tuam Children’s Home. Nugent excavation found artefacts in and after the Home was Part Two follows in September. to a new location in Tuam that was then builds a strong case that these being vacated by the Irish army. old maps are being misinterpreted. The Home looked after abandoned Remarkably, there children and chronically-ill chil- are neither any JOE WALSH TOURS dren from poor families. By 1930, Galway County Council eye witnesses nor set up a maternity wing, in cooper- indirect witnesses to SAN GIOVANNI, ADRIATIC COAST & PADUA PILGRIMAGE ation with the Sisters, in the Home substantiate the claim for mothers who were pregnant 16 SEPTEMBER | 8 NIGHTS outside of marriage. These mothers of septic tank dumping, were asked to stay for a year with nor is there any evidence • 3 nights San Giovanni Rotondo | 2 nights Alba Adriatica their child at the Home as it was € in the comprehensive and 3 nights Padua seen as important for the children surviving documentation to be cared for by their own mother • Including breakfast, evening meal & some lunches f on the Home. • Visiting and tombs of and 969 for the first year of their young life, Loreto St. Pio St. Anthony pps and afterwards the mother was given the option to keep the child or In April 2019, an exhaustive For more information, please see: www.joewalshtours.ie | 01 241 0800 arrange for foster care or adoption. report (529 pages) on burial prac- The Sisters ran the Home until 1961 tices at the Home was released by Licenced by the Commission for Aviation Regulation, TO 052 and TA 0689 when it was closed and vacated. the Mother and Baby Homes 8 | ALIVE! JULY 2019

The formation of a true conscience, Only in this way will it be possible need be, also a courageous objec- because it is founded on the truth, to prepare youth to comprehend tion of conscience, but an equal MONTHLY and upright, because it is deter- the values of life, love, marriage need rises from the basic level for Meditations mined to follow its dictates without and the family. Only in this way families and parish communities contradictions, without betrayal can they be brought to appreciate in the process of the formation of and without compromises, is a the beauty and the sanctity of the youth and adults. Conscience and Culture difficult and delicate undertaking love, joy and responsibility of being Under this aspect, next to Chris- today, but indispensable. parents and collaborators of God in tian formation, whose aim is the he Christian is continually name of the presumed well-be- Unfortunately, many factors giving life. knowledge of the Person of Christ, called to be ever alert in order ing of the individual, and laws are hinder this undertaking. In the In the absence of a continuous and of his Word and Sacraments in the to face the multiple attacks to promoted especially in the eco- T first place, in the current phase of qualified formation, the capac- itinerary of faith of children and which the right to life is exposed. In nomically progressive world for the secularization, called post-modern ity for judgment of the problems adolescents, one must consistently this he knows that he can count on legalization of euthanasia. and marked by disputable forms of posed by biomedicine in the areas fuse the discourse on moral values motives that are deeply rooted in All of this comes about while, on tolerance, not only is the rejection of sexuality, new-born life, pro- that regard the body, sexuality, the natural law and that can there- another front, efforts are multi- of Christian tradition growing, but creation, and also in the way to human love, procreation, respect fore be shared by every person of plying to legalize cohabitation as distrust for the capacity of reason treat and care for patients and the for life at every moment, at the upright conscience. an alternative to matrimony and to perceive the truth also distances weaker sectors of society, becomes same time with valid and precise In this perspective, above all after closed to natural procreation. us from the taste for reflection. even more problematic. motives, reporting behaviour con- the publication of the Encyclical In these situations, the conscience, According to some, for individual It is certainly necessary to speak trary to these primary values. Evangelium Vitae, much has been sometimes overwhelmed by the conscience to be unbiased it must about the moral criteria that done to make the subject matter powerful collective media, is insuf- free itself both from references regard these themes with profes- Address of His Holiness Bene- of these motivations better known ficiently vigilant concerning the to tradition and those based on sionals, doctors and lawyers, to dict XVI to the participants in the in the Christian community and in gravity of the problems at play, and human reason. engage them to elaborate a compe- General Assembly of the Pontifical civil society, but it must be admit- the power of the strongest weakens Hence, the conscience, which as tent judgment of conscience, and if Academy for Life. February 2007 ted that the attacks on the right and seems to paralyze even people an act of reason aims at the truth to life throughout the world have of good will. of things, ceases to be light and broadened and multiplied, also For this reason, it is necessary to becomes a simple screen upon assuming new forms. appeal to the conscience, and in American Supreme Court which the society of the media pro- The pressures to legalize abor- particular, to the Christian con- jects the most contradictory images tion are increasing in Latin science. The Catechism of the and impulses. Considers Peace Cross American countries and in devel- Catholic Church tells us, “Con- One must be re-educated to the oping countries, also with recourse science is a judgment of reason NORA SULLIVAN violates the separation of Church desire to know authentic truth, to the liberalization of new forms of whereby the human person recog- and state and indicates the Ameri- to defend one’s own freedom of chemical abortion under the pre- nizes the moral quality of a concrete can government favours Christian choice in regard to mass behaviour text of safeguarding reproductive act that he is going to perform, is World War I memorial in the veterans by excluding the beliefs and the lures of propaganda, to health: policies for demographic in the process of performing or has shape of a cross is currently of all others. nourish passion for moral beauty control are on the rise, notwith- already completed. In all he says at the centre of a conten- “Unfortunately, [the Peace and a clear conscience. This is the A standing that they are already and does, man is obliged to follow tious debate which has made it all Cross] unconstitutionally favours delicate duty of parents and educa- recognized as dangerous also on faithfully what he knows to be just the way to the highest court in the specifically Christian veterans; not tors who assist them; and it is the the economic and social plane. and right”. United States. the veterans of many faiths and no duty of the Christian community At the same time, the interest in From this definition it emerges that The memorial, located in Blad- faiths that have fought and died for with regard to its faithful. more refined biotechnological the moral conscience, to be able ensberg, Maryland and known as our country,” stated Sarah Henry Concerning the Christian con- research is growing in the more to judge human conduct rightly, the Peace Cross, stands 40 feet tall of the American Humanist Society. science, its growth and nourishment, developed countries in order to above all must be based on the one cannot be content with fleeting establish subtle and extensive solid foundation of truth, that is, Photo: Ben Jacobsen. contact with the principal truths of eugenic methods, even to obses- it must be enlightened to know the faith in infancy, but a programme of sive research for the “perfect true value of actions and the solid accompaniment is necessary along child”, with the spread of artificial criteria for evaluation. Therefore, the various stages of life, opening the procreation and various forms of it must be able to distinguish good mind and the heart to welcome the diagnosis tending to ensure good from evil, even where the social fundamental duties upon which the selection. environment, pluralistic culture existence of the individual and the A new wave of discriminatory and superimposed interests do not comm-unity rest. eugenics finds consensus in the help it do so. California Confession Bill Passes State Senate NORA SULLIVAN abuse when hearing the confession

of a fellow priest or a lay individual Photo: InkWeaverAtHeart. employed by the Church. His Excellency, he controversial Califor- Following the passage of the Archbishop Jose Gomez nia Senate bill which would Senate Bill 360, the Archbishop of require priests to break the Los Angeles, Jose Gomez, released a T forgiven in total privacy must be A World War I memorial located in Bladensburg, Maryland seal of confession passed the Senate statement saying that he was deeply protected. I urge you to contact by an overwhelming majority at the disappointed by the outcome of your State Senator today to protest and is a familiar landmark for driv- The American Legion has end of May. the vote and that, despite the last this bill.” ers, as it is visible from both US objected to the suit claiming that Senate Bill 360 was approved minute amendment, “still denies Senate Bill 360 will now proceed Route 1 and Maryland Route 450. it jeopardizes not only this memo- by the Senate by a margin of 30-2. the sanctity of confession to every to the State Assembly. If it passes Erected in 1925 by the American rial but countless others on public The bill requires that priests report priest in the state and to thousands there, it will then be sent to the Gov- Legion (a US War Veterans organ- land, even the thousands of crosses suspected cases of child abuse or of Catholics who work with priests ernor to sign into law. ization), the memorial honours displayed at Arlington National neglect disclosed in the confes- in parishes and other Church agen- If the bill is passes into law, it the 49 men from Prince George’s Cemetery, the military cemetery sional. While priests are already cies and ministries.” is likely that the Catholic Church County who were killed in Europe near Washington, D.C. obligated to report suspected abuse Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., of will appeal the law to the courts as during the First World War. The case has been appealed all to the authorities, the law currently Oakland, California, stated that he a violation of religious freedom. However serious controversy the way to the Supreme Court, allows for an exemption on the would rather be arrested than to According to the Code of Canon Law has risen due to the objections where arguments were heard in grounds of penitential communi- violate the sacrament of confession. (1388.1), a priest who violates the of the Washington, D.C. based February. The ruling is expected cations between an individual and “I will go to jail before I will obey Seal of Confession “incurs an auto- American Humanist Society. The to be announced this summer. their priest. this attack on our religious free- matic excommunication reserved to atheist lobbying organization orig- The decision in this case could set Prior to the vote, the bill was dom,” commented Barber. “Even if the Apostolic See; if he does so only inally filed suit in 2014 demanding a precedent for similar memorials amended to specify that the seal this bill passes, no priest may obey indirectly, he is to be punished in that the memorial be removed. all over the country as well as other of confession be broken when a it. The protection of your right to accord with the seriousness of the The group claims that the pres- displays and representations of priest learns of or suspects child confess to God and have your sins offense.” ence of the cross on public land faith in public life. FAITH AGENDA JULY 2019 ALIVE! | 9

sufferings, hopes, fears are impor- tant. And they take up much of our There is nothing cuddly about the truth So you think you’re time. But they are on a level far, far below the desire for heaven. former student at an Irish The notion that we each have Because these things distract us theology institute wrote on our own truth, that “you have going to Heaven? so much we need to be reminded Aits website that she had felt your truth and I have mine”, that of heaven over and over again. We part of a community of people “it may be true for you but not for he most important thing need events, people, holy images, “seeking their own personal truth.” me”, has become widespread in in life is not in life at all. It holy places to keep reminding us. There is no such thing as one’s Ireland today. Tdoesn’t come until much Above all, we need Sunday Mass. own personal truth. But the It opens the way to our cur- later. At death. We can call it salva- It’s astonishing, however, that Church, seduced by modern cul- rent disregard for God and to the tion, heaven, supernatural life. Or even the Church now thinks it’s ture, has been promoting such destructive “right to choose” cod- resurrection, divinisation, eternal cool to say nothing about heaven. nonsense for decades. As a result, ology that has replaced objective life, union with God. Instead it will talk about climate the Church, going with the flow, morality in politics, the media Yet it gives, or should give, direc- change, road safety, immigration, is in the mess it’s in today. and even in parts of the Church. tion and purpose to everything we equality, drugs-related violence, Fifty years ago, for exam- But truth is not a cuddly per- do in life. Everything. Not just most and so on. ple, a well-meaning US Jesuit, sonal possession. It is more like a things. Absolutely nothing com- It will talk about “human rights” John Powell, was spreading the tyrant that has no regard for our pares with getting to heaven. instead of God and his law; about poison in spiritual books that feelings, challenges so much that And don’t be fooled, heaven is full potential instead of holiness; sold millions of copies and did we think and do, and demands not guaranteed. Check the words of about Brexit instead of repentance. immense harm to the faith of our full submission. Jesus in the gospel. “Depart from And please don’t mention the countless people. The truth inspired many heroes me...,” for example (Matt 25, 41). possibility that we may not get to Powell illustrated his basic and saints in the past; today we Often, however, the hope of heaven - that kind of talk would principle by arguing that if a man are more likely to despise it. Our heaven does not shape our lives - only make us feel bad about our- picked up a rope in the dark and universities, fearing to even con- even the lives of Christians - which selves. Anyway, no one checks thought it was a snake, then for front the issue of truth, peddle shows how foolish, stupid, dense passports at the gates of heaven. him it was a snake. That was, we opinions and views instead. They we can be. Many parents no longer Given that the Church has been might say, his “personal truth”. are more like therapy centres even give this hope to their chil- so indifferent to its own central Only it wasn’t truth at all, it was than institutes of learning. dren. What a betrayal of our young message for so many years, why error. Whatever he thought about The Church too fears to uphold people! Saint Peter as Pope—here shown would anyone take it seriously the rope, it would not poison him. the truth. But the Catholic faith Our great ambitions and with the pallium and the Keys to today? And if he switched on the light cannot survive without a passion achievements in life, our great Heaven by Peter Paul Rubens he’d discover his mistake. for truth.

is to first eliminate “religion” from fundamental mission of bringing the public domain, then destroy it. the Saviour to unbelievers. Church slumbers as Whether in politics, the media, As a result of this outlook, many education, business, or wherever, families and individuals no longer they are fully open about their aim. think or live as Catholics, and many religious war rages If we don’t take them seriously, institutions and agencies are now then it is our own fault. Catholic in name only. round us Catholic appeasers, on the other They may continue their human- hand, want “peace” at any price. itarian work, but have abandoned n the early 1930s Winston The policy of the UK govern- They want no talk of war or battle, their authentic mission and stand Churchill saw that war was ment, the opposition, media and even though the dead (physically like fine old buildings riddled with Iapproaching. Over the coming the people at large was appease- and spiritually) and the wounded dry rot, and ready to collapse. years the MP tried to waken Britain ment, peace at any price. Churchill are lying all round them. What would a “woke” or renewed to the danger, urging the govern- was mocked as a warmonger. So, They want to be free to live Church look like? Its members and ment to prepare for battle. when war did come, Britain was undisturbed, as they choose, not institutions would be fully faithful

But neither people nor politi- disastrously unprepared. Photo: British Government. realising that that is a secularist to Catholic teaching; their great cians wanted to know. Tragically, the Catholic Church Winston Churchill in Downing ideal; they want to “dialogue” with- concern would be the worship of When Hitler marched his today, already in the midst of a Street giving his famous ‘V’ sign. out engaging in a quest for truth, God and obedience to his law; their army into the Rhineland in 1936, dreadful conflict, is following the to be “inclusive” because they are supernatural hope would be for Churchill saw it was just a stage in same path of appeasement. And WHICH SIDE? afraid to set standards. heaven and salvation. the Führer’s plans. Again, nobody the results are a disaster for every- Only a few other Catholic lead- They dilute the faith to make And, inspired by love of neigh- wanted to know. one, including the Church. ers realise how great the threat is. it less offensive to Secularists or bour, they would be on fire to Nor when Hitler took over Aus- Our war today is with Secu- Indeed, we may wonder at times more acceptable to Catholics who proclaim the gospel, with the aim tria in March 1938, nor exactly a larist ideology. Pope Benedict in just which side many bishops, are already seriously compromised of bringing all people to know, love year later when he swallowed up particular has made a huge effort priests and lay leaders are on. by godless ideology. and serve our risen Lord. Czechoslovakia. to waken us to what is happen- Secularists grasp clearly that But only clear vision, a vigorous In July 1939 The Sunday Times ing. But who is listening? Almost there can never be peace between REPENTANCE faith, and a disregard for opposi- editor visited Hitler in Bavaria and nobody in Ireland. their religious ideology and the These appeasers serenely ignore tion and insults, will get us fit to reassured him that no one in Britain Catholic faith. Only one or the the call to repentance held in play our part in the religious war of paid much attention to Churchill. other can survive. Their strategy Christ’s ministry, and the Church’s our time, against Secularism.

do. We can’t have our “own truth”, Science can’t work without moral foundation or just tell the truth when it will profit us or we feel like it. JOE WALSH TOURS cience, we are told, gives us ca’s prestigious Duke University. real knowledge while religion It has been fined $112 million for Morality has to be objective, true. € Sand morality spring from our peddling a pile of fake research. It has to tell us what is good and PILGRIMAGE TO POLAND emotions and just give us opin- Indeed, fakery is now a big threat why it should be done, what is evil f ions. So scientific knowledge unites to science. Reddit says, “the incen- and why it should be avoided. Oth- 27 SEPTEMBER | 6 NIGHTS | HALF BOARD 929 people while religion and morality tive to falsify research is high.” It erwise it is worthless. pps divide us. can “lead to job security, and fame Liberalism attempts to ground • Fully religious programme This is a basic assumption of and fortune if the research is tied to morality in reason alone, but FULLY Secularist ideology and it plays a a politically convenient topic, like always fails, because it has a crip- • Led by a Spiritual Director ESCORTED big role in shaping today’s poli- climate change.” pled understanding of reason. TOUR tics, education, media and so on. Science, then, needs our com- We need a richer view of reason • Visiting Aushwitz, the Saltmines and Many Irish politicians, for exam- mitment to truth. But this is a that allows it to grapple with the family house of Pope John Paul II ple, bizarrely tell us their faith is moral, not a scientific matter. So the great issue of what it is to be private and does not influence their science needs morality after all. human, and especially with the For more information call: 01 241 0800 decisions. But what kind? truth about God and his law. But matters are not so simple. A liberal morality that values So, without religion and morality www.joewalshtours.ie | Licenced by the Commission for Aviation Regulation, TO 052 and TA 0689 Take the recent scandal at Ameri- choice, emotion or opinion won’t science itself will fail. 10 | ALIVE! JULY 2019

marriage, the draconian and per- and that the adjudication officer manent nature of the response goes was not “legally eligible” to investi- Galway case a test for protection against any form of natural justice. gate their complaints. The four students initiated Galway Circuit Court has over- of religious expression on campus Equality Tribunal proceedings turned the WRC decision relating against NUIG in late 2014, claim- to the time limits for notifications ing that it had discriminated DEREK RYAN because of their membership of of intimidation to the university in the interest of natural justice for against them on the ground of the Christian Union Society, Life security. the claimants, taking into account their religion contrary to the Equal Society and the positions taken by Subsequent complaints have ‘the timing, the severity and the Status Acts. The case was referred n important case in relation the students and societies against resulted in no action being taken duration of the decision reached to the WRC, and an investigation to the freedom of expression both the abortion referendum and by the University against any of the by [NUI Galway] and its significant opened in late October 2016, with Aof religion on University same-sex marriage referendum. alleged perpetrators of events in impact on the claimant[s]’. six hearings in total. Campuses is taking place in Galway The students have repeatedly the years 2013-14. Undoubtedly the case will offer Circuit Court this summer. reported that the posters of soci- The one action the University However, the students say that an insight into the level of pro- Four students from the same eties that they belonged to were did take was to bar all four stu- they were not happy with certain tection for diversity of opinion on family, Isaac, Enoch, Ammi and covered up, torn down and defaced dents from membership of any aspects of the investigation and university campuses, by the Uni- Kezia Burke, in NUI Galway, will by students who did not share their student societies for the remain- wrote to the WRC and to the then have their case relating to the views on the university campus. der of their lives. Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, versities themselves, in Ireland absence of a credible response A stand they had set up on Notwithstanding the seeming Enterprise and Innovation, Frances and the level of respect for religious by the University to allegations Campus was allegedly torn down incongruous nature of the punish- Fitzgerald TD, in June 2017, claim- beliefs and the expression thereof of systematic abuse, harassment by NUI Galway security after the ment for alleged mis-spending of ing that there were significant in the public square offered by offi- and bullying of the four students Burkes themselves complained €325 on flyers against same-sex procedural and legal shortcomings, cial Ireland.

If ever there was an example of the State stepping in and RSE in the UK pushes parents taking over what and how a nation’s children must be educated (or more accurately, to the side. Ireland beware! indoctrinated), the example from the UK must be it, and MARIA HORAN this coming from a supposedly “Conservative” government.

ast year, a public government consul- It is patronising for Hinds and his depart- tation was opened in the UK to assess the plans to introduce a new Relation- ment to wax lyrical about how parental input L is appreciated, only to ignore all of this feed- ships and Sex Education programme, with back when it doesn’t tally with the end result an outcome that should be a red flag, or red on which he had clearly already decided in mist, to parents in Ireland as the Fine Gael advance. government seek to arrogate more power to Irish parents need to watch the British the State. situation carefully to ensure that it is not Many had expressed concern about the emulated in the Republic. Despite claims to content of the material proposed and the be an independent nation, we have repeat- age-appropriateness of it in particular, includ- edly seen how subsequent Irish governments ing reference to transgender issues for children simply rehash British laws and apply them to from the age of four upwards. Along with this, Ireland. since the consultation period, the option of The most recent example of this was where parental withdrawal had been removed and Simon Harris pretty much copy-pasted parents who may wish to remove their chil- the UK 1967 Abortion Act and applied it to dren from these lessons will be required to Ireland, adding in the potential to permit make a request to the child’s teacher, who has abortion to birth, with his shoddily written the power to grant this request, or not. Policy Paper on Regulation of Termination As reported by Voice for Justice UK, in of Pregnancy. the public feedback, 58% disagreed (40% Now that Varadkar, Harris and their cro- ‘strongly’) that the content of Relation- Damian Hinds MP. nies have brought abortion to Ireland, they ships Education for primary schools was will be eagerly seeking the next structure to ‘age appropriate’; and 60% disagreed (42% tion of Human Rights 1948, “Parents have the UK, there has already been an increase of overthrow, in an attempt to signal their virtue ‘strongly’) that the subject will help pupils a prior right to choose the kind of education around 4,000% in children presenting to the to Europe, the UN and Trudeau’s Canada. ‘have positive relationships’. that shall be given to their children” (Article NHS Gender Identity Development Service The Irish educational system seems like 64% disagreed (50% ‘strongly’) that the 26 (3)). seeking gender reassignment, more com- the obvious place to win some global kudos. content of Relationships & Sex Education monly known as “gender dysphoria”. for secondary schools was ‘age appropriate’, The European Convention In a letter to the National Association of and 66% disagreed (50% ‘strongly’) that the on Human Rights 1953 states Headteachers (NAHT) in Britain, UK Minis- subject would help pupils ‘have positive rela- that “In the exercise of any ter for Education, Damian Hinds states that: The Medal tionships’. “Parents and carers are the primary edu- Associated with ‘Divine Inspirations’ 58% disagreed (41% strongly) that taking functions which it assumes cators of their children, and it is right that This is the description the right of withdrawal for sex education in relation to education and they are involved in developing how schools which Our Lady away from the parent, and giving the deci- to teaching, the State shall deliver relationships education. Key to an gave of this medal: sion to the head-teacher, was ‘an appropriate effective consultation is space and time for respect the right of parents FRONT OF MEDAL: and workable option’, with 54% disagreeing parents to input, ask questions and share The two Hearts with the inscription (37% strongly) that the Guidance provides to ensure such education concerns, and for the school to decide the “The Immaculate Conception and the Sacred Heart of enough clarity about how such a decision and teaching is in conformity way forward. “What is taught, and how, is Jesus unite the World BACK OF MEDAL: should be arrived at. with their own religious and ultimately a decision for the school.” (my Jesus of Mercy with the inscription ‘Jesus the Light of As many have noted, the Regulations will philosophical convictions” italics). the World. He who believes in Me will never die.” not have due regard to the religious back- Hinds has made it clear that despite claim- Our Lady said: (Article 2, Protocol 1). ‘I will personally bless anyone who wears this medal, ground of pupils and are not age-appropriate. ing that parents are the primary educators it is a sign of my love.’ Although this clearly hasn’t deterred the of their children, they have been ignored in Available from: UK Department for Education, the new As it stands, the draft Regulations have this consultation and that their opinions and Michael Scahill, Magillstown, Swords, Co. Dublin Regulations clearly contradict rights of par- made it clear that all children aged 4 to 7 feedback don’t matter, as all of their con- TEL 01 840 1590 EMAIL [email protected] ents enunciated in various international will be required to be taught that they can cerns have been swept aside. GERALDINE PLANS TO VISIT IRELAND IN OCTOBER conventions. 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narrative, one increasingly hos- Cardinal Pell: What story are you reading? tile to the Catholic Church and its beliefs. THOMAS COADY kangaroo court. Instead, I wish to jury – not related to this convic- This has become blatantly obvi- draw attention to a subplot with tion – from prejudice. ous in the reporting of the case implications far-wider than one The evidence for these historical Photo: Kerry Myers. of the Covington High School y the time you are reading abuse case or one Church contro- accusations was deemed insuffi- boys, and now in the presentation this, the appeal hearing versy. cient for the trial to proceed, and it of the “facts” of Cardinal Pell’s Bof Cardinal Pell may have I had been following Cardi- was then that it became possible to conviction. Facts are selectively been completed and a new trial nal Pell’s case through various lift the gagging order. To anyone chosen and presented to give a underway. online Catholic media sources, following the story of Cardinal very truncated narrative. However, on the day the initial which were not subjected to the Pell this was the actual “breaking Herein lies a central ques- news of Cardinal Pell’s convic- gag order, and so there was noth- news”; the fact that by virtue of tion for every Catholic as he/she tion on historical charges of child ing really “new” in the “breaking insufficient evidence, Cardinal Pell approaches the latest controversy; abuse was reported, I watched news” of the mainstream was cleared of a false accusation what story are you reading? Do coverage on several of the news news outlets. of abuse. not think that each controversy is outlets from both sides of the I was already familiar with all Why would the secular press be an independent event. The report- Atlantic. I was struck by one dom- the details of this story, except so reluctant to tell us about this Cardinal Pell at the Redemptoris ing on each synod, each papal inant characteristic; the barely for one; why was the gagging fact? Maybe because it didn’t fit Mater Seminary, Sydney pronouncement, each ecclesias- concealed self-righteous glee with order being lifted now? I have the narrative the press has been tical scandal, each enquiry, each their reports. It is these weak- which the news was broadcast, no recollection that this was ever telling over many preceding years trial, is but the next chapter in an nesses that will be raised in the irrespective of the news outlet in addressed by any of the journal- about the “clerical”, “author- on-going narrative. appeal hearing to justify a retrial. question. ists, which was surprising given itarian”, “arrogant” and now, And to borrow an idea from I’m not writing here to ques- how frequently the main details “predatory” Cardinal Pell. We have entered an era where the theologian Hans Ur Von tion the legitimacy of Cardinal of the case were repeated by news Raising the issue of the insuf- “false news” has become main- Balthasar, there really are only Pell’s conviction; I invite you anchors, on the scene reporters ficient evidence of the second stream but Catholics need to be two narratives: the theo-drama to seek any number of Catholic and spokespersons. accusation might only draw aware that such news is not nec- and the ego-drama; one directed media sources which detail well Cardinal Pell had been accused attention to the weakness of the essarily a false construct of lies. It by God and the other by prideful the more than reasonable doubt, of other abuse charges and the evidence in the first, success- can very easily be constructed of man. It’s not difficult to identify which leaves one wondering if gagging order had been imposed ful conviction, an area which the true facts, but facts carefully and the one in which modern mass this trial was little more than a to safeguard a potential second press studiously avoided in all selectively chosen to fit a certain media sees itself

Historical Survey of the Reform of Pope Benedict XVI. Beauty in Sacred Art and Archi- De Benedictionibus, 1959-1984. Themes addressed in the Fota tecture; Music and the Sacred YOUTH 2000 The Rite Prof. Manfred Hauke (Switzer- Conferences to date have included Liturgy; and the Roman Missal. land): What is ‘exorcism’? A critical SUMMER FESTIVAL DEREK RYAN assessment of terminology. – SAVE THE DATE Fr. Dennis McManus (Georg- town): Three Significant Reforms ÁINE KIRBY he 12th Fota International in the 2004/5 Rites of Exorcism Liturgy Conference is taking Fr. Ryan Ruiz (Cincinnati): Tplace in Cork from the 6th to Mutual Enrichment and the De he Youth2000 summer festi- the 8th of July. Benedictionibus: Revisiting the val will be held in Clongowes This year the theme of the Scriptural Euchologies of the TWood College in Kildare from conference is exorcism, an Usus Antiquor and Their Possible the 15th to the 18th of August. increasingly popular subject of Application in the Ordinary Form This amazing retreat includes conversation and interest to even Rites of Blessing. prayer, amazing talks given by both secular Ireland. The conference Daniel Van Slyke (Dallas): religious and lay people, Adoration is titled- The Ritual: de benedic- Exorcism Rites of the Past and and Mass [including some abso- tionibus and the Rite of Exorcism. Present: Similarities and Differ- lutely amazing music!] and as well Amongst the speakers and ences. as the opportunity to make new subjects is the ALIVE!’s own Fr. Fr. Anthony Ward (Rome): friends and learn about your faith Joseph Briody, giving a Scriptural Aspects of the Psalm Prayers in in such a beautiful environment. Reflection on the Evil Spirit and the de Exorcismis of Pope St. Youth2000 is for 16 to 35 year Saul in 1 Samuel. John Paul II. olds and you can register online for He is accompanied by: The Fota Liturgy Conferences the retreat and it’s completely free! Prof. Dieter Boehler (Ger- bring together panels of distin- [Although donations are accepted]. many): The Priestly Benediction guished international scholars There will also be free buses run- in the Psalter. on Catholic liturgy who, with ning to the summer festival from Fr. Sven Conrad (Germany): Conference attendees, reflect on around the country so be sure to The Apotropaic Effect of the various themes with special ref- check out the Youth2000ireland Sacred Liturgy. erence to those highlighted as Instagram page and Youth2000.ie Matthew Hazell (England): A worthy of greater attention by St. Peter Exorcising a Possessed Woman for more details. Youth2000 has taught me so much about my faith and I have truly inspiring to see people go to met some of the most amazing Rosary at the Grottos their grottos each day in May, hail, people there and I have made Rain or shine, to pray the Rosary friends for life. If there’s something DEREK RYAN To this end, in total over 300 and to sing Marian Hymns. What I would put into my calendar for grottos signed up but many more struck me most is that in most his summer it would definitely be people participated from their locations the numbers actually this retreat. omething very special hap- churches and homes. People from grew over the course of the month, pened in Ireland during the other countries also participated as word began to spread, and as Borchert.Photo: Andreas F. month of May. including the UK, the USA, Nigeria people saw others praying. S “It was great for us to give public Thousands of people through- and more. out the country gathered at their In Ireland we are indeed unique witness to our faith, and to carry on local grottos each day to pray the in that we have grottos dotted every- the tradition of our ancestors. It is Rosary for Life and Faith in Ire- where around the country. Many of our fervent hope that Mary, Queen land. People everywhere are aware these were built in and around the of Ireland, our dearest mother, will of the need for prayer at this crit- great Marian Year of 1954. Quite a come to our aid here in Ireland, as ical time in the history of our few people took the opportunity to she has so often done so in the past, and that we will continue to pray Grotto in the graveyard, east of country and we in Ireland are also paint and tidy their grottos. the Our Lady of Lourdes Church, the Rosary daily as she has so often so acutely aware of the powerful Fr. Marius O’Reilly, who helped depicting the Virgin Mary and Saint intercession of Our Lady. with the organisation, said: “It was requested of us.” Bernadette, Caltra, Co. Galway JULY 2019 ALIVE! | 13 Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion: only if you Folau your beliefs in silence.

DEREK RYAN While Owens, with his belief that Folau should be punished, will take part in the World Cup in Japan later this year, Folau will srael Folau has been sacked by the Aus- be banished from this – the pinnacle of his tralian Rugby Union for posting a banner career – because of his beliefs. Ion his Instagram account in April, near Owens, like others, do little more than give verbatim quotes from the Bible, that read: lip-service to respect for religion: “I respect “Drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, their religion, I respect their beliefs and all fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators – I would like to ask is that they respect other Hell awaits you.” people’s way of life … I cannot choose my This may not be a popular or comfortable sexuality; I can choose what religion I follow.

claim in the modern world but it is a mil- I can choose what kind of person I am — I’m Photo: www.davidmolloyphotography.com. lennial old Biblical and Christian belief that a good person — what sport I play”. committing a grave sinful act – and there are many different sins - may result in eternal This attitude is a complete damnation, unless the mercy of God is asked dismissal of religious belief The 2017 mid-year rugby union for in the sacrament of Confession international, 17 June 2017, Australia vs In the modern liberal world, the intoler- – it calls it a choice – to be Scotland at Allianz Stadium, Sydney. ance of the supposedly tolerant, is most clear Catholic, to be Muslim, Jewish, when it comes to speaking out against the Pentecostal – reducing this to travel from Plymouth to the new world to be new normal. Of course, Israel Folau can have able to live out this apparent inconsequential free speech, but don’t expect it to come with- the decision of whether to play aspect of their identity free from State per- out consequences and sanction. Rugby League or Union, or secution and coercion is a whim; the reason So, there is free speech but there isn’t free Aussie rules. why the first amendment to the Constitu- speech. Normally free speech is a contested tion of the United States - the Establishment area and in the liberal world, restricted only Clause - was added was just to protect a friv- This demonstrates a complete misunder- in the most serious of cases- libel, incitement Photo: Mark Geater. olous matter of religious choice from State standing and reduction of religion to the of violence to name only two. interference; the reason why so many people Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee, realm of subjective and superficial; the eter- In the case of libel, it goes to court and has die for their religious beliefs, even today, officiating the 2009 Guinness Premiership nal, the logos, is nothing more than apples or across the world, and in the most gruesome to be proven. Incitement to violence is a more match between Bath and Leicester Tigers. contested issue - some would claim that the oranges; religious belief- once considered a manner is because it is just something they central tenet of one’s identity – is now con- violence is the issue, not the call to violence. that a long-standing religious belief is enti- choose, arbitrarily- and the can change it – sidered a caprice. But for Folau, his freedom to express his tled to be expressed. but for some reason they choose martyrdom. religion, is considered to be his freedom of Rugby Australia as well as their many The reason why pilgrims risked their lives to In Owens’ eyes, they must be daft. speech. But with consequences. Loss of live- sponsors, and those of Folau, could have had lihoods. Loss of career. some backbone and refused to punish a man These are huge losses. So saying freedom of for holding traditional religious beliefs. JOIN US FOR THE CROAGH PATRICK MEN’S CLIMB speech exists – or freedom of religion - when you are going to lose the basic right of work, Owens notes “It is a clear message going OF REPARATION, MEN’S DINNER & CONFERENCE renders the freedom almost non-existent. out to people that there are consequences for expressing those beliefs, which are very, very SATURDAY 24 & SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 One would be as well off hurtful and not acceptable in today’s society claiming there was freedom of … Rugby is a sport inclusive for all, which speech in Stalinist Russia or means I can be a part of the sport. When in modern-day North Korea- you’re in that sport you must respect other people within that sport.” ‘but that it has consequences’. The irony of all of this is that banning This is the new normal. Maybe someone for life is far more exclusive than the consequences do not posting a Bible reference on social media – it means all those who are called to live seem so barbarian as gulags their faith - a faith that is millennia old – are but that is a matter of scale excluded from rugby; banning someone for and severity – the threat of life because of their religion indicates the the loss of one’s career is a complete opposite of respect for others by “For what we have done and what we have failed to do” Owens and all those who have been cheer- strong enough disincentive to leading this punishment across world rugby SATURDAY, 24TH AUGUST ** AMAZING VALUE - utilising the pretend freedom and beyond. SPECIAL MEN’S CLIMB DEAL! ** Men’s Climb of Croagh Patrick, Meeting Get into the closet, religious believers are of speech in modern society. for Recitation of the Rosary in the Car Men’s Conference, Dinner and Accom- being told. Park at 10.30am. Commencement of modation in the Clew Bay Hotel Rugby referee, Nigel Owens, who came The decision and the Climb at 11am. Mass on summit at approx. Westport €99 per person sharing - Book early places limited! Or Evening out as homosexual in 2007, said Rugby Aus- attitude of the cheerleaders 1.30 pm. Evening Dinner and Men’s Eve- tralia’s action had sent a “clear message” to ning Conference - Clew Bay Hotel, Meal and Men’s talk in the Clew Bay others who might be tempted to express is exclusive and totally Westport. Great Speakers lined up! Hotel, Westport - €35 their beliefs. disrespectful. They may not Limited budget accommodation avail- That is the nature of the discussion today. agree with Folau’s beliefs, just SUNDAY, 25TH AUGUST able at Old Mill Hostel, Westport, €30 Anyone who dares express their religious, Men’s Breakfast and Morning Conference pp shared rooms. and millennia-held, beliefs ought to think as he may not disagree with theirs, the difference is that twice. There are consequences for expressing All Bookings through your religious beliefs. they choose not to co-exist. Human Life International (Ireland) o ce only “It is an important message from the Aus- They – not he – choose to tralian Rugby Union, who I think have dealt Guadalupe Centre, Main Street, Knock Co Mayo. punish in the mortal realm. with it properly in the only way that they TELEPHONE MOBILE EMAIL could” Owens said. 094 937 5993 085 860 8835 [email protected] Of course there were other ways for deal- Ironically, Folau is punished for leaving ing with this. The other ways could have judgement to the eternal, while the tolerant A great day of camaraderie, prayer, challenges and laughs. included accepting plurality of views and liberals punish in the here and now. 14 | ALIVE! JULY 2019 SCRAPS CREATED LOVE, RESTORED LOVE, HUMAN LOVE DEREK RYAN COLUMN FR. JOSEPH BRIODY and sustained manner with the phys- rather than themselves or their own ical realities of human love. That an feelings. While there are strong emo- entire book of Sacred Scripture is given tions expressed in the Song, the lovers GAME OF CLOWNS Wisdom Books over to human love and longing makes concentrate on the other. Part 17: a very important statement. The Song Atkinson sees the Song as the cen- o that is how it works? After 8 The Song of Songs places human love within the struc- tral panel of a triptych (three pictures) years of using Northern Ireland ture of salvation history. Human love about love. The left panel shows man Sto produce one of the most suc- is understood fully only in the context and woman in Eden, before sin and cessful TV series ever (no comment of divine love. The covenant between shame. They are in harmony with God,

on the content), the TV and film Photo: Suzi Pratt. he Song of Songs (Song) describes man and woman (marriage) can only themselves, and creation. This is the industry has set its sight on the north the love between man and woman. be fully understood in the context of original marriage of Genesis 2: “This is and its baby-protecting pro-life laws. TThe Song describes the love of the covenant between the Lord and his bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh.” Ungrateful is a kind word to the woman as well as that of the man. Sophie Turner. people or Christ and his Church. So the This is unfallen, uncorrupted human describe Sophie Turner, star of Game While this may seem obvious to us, the presence of the Song in the Bible is a love. The right hand panel is the Wed- of Thrones who said she would refuse to work in any US exploration of love from the point of powerful argument against those who ding Feast of the Lamb in the Book of state with an abortion ban, and elaborated when ques- view of the woman was not so common assume the Church views the body or Revelation. This is the goal of creation tioned on Northern Ireland: “There was a lot of work of in ancient writings. The Song then is a sexuality negatively. where sin has been conquered. (Think ‘Game of Thrones’ there, so luckily, we’re moving on.” reminder of the fundamental equality Atkinson makes the point that when of the Knock apparition). Created love As it is when it comes to abortion and women’s rights, in dignity between man and woman. we compare the love poems in the is on one side and restored love on the industry uses and abuses as it pleases. Northern Ireland Indeed Song uses the language of the Song with other love poems of ancient other. In the centre is the love described had its uses, now the actors and the industry is done with creation account of Genesis 2. It revisits Egypt something different is noticea- in the Song, human love in between it, the attacks start. There is no money to be lost now that God’s plan for man and woman “from ble. Egyptian love poetry was inwardly Eden and Heaven. On this earth human Game of Thrones is wrapped up, so for a 23-year-old who the beginning” (Cantalamessa). directed or self-referential, concentrat- love is still a great gift from God but it has made her money off the back of the green fields, it is no There is no other book in the Bible ing on what went on in the lover’s heart. has to be directed toward its proper end skin off her nose to thumb it now that she has packed up. The film and TV industry treats Northern Ireland asa quite like the Song. Joseph Atkinson The Song, on the other hand, is more in God himself. It reaches fulfillment commodity, in the same way the abortion industry treats its points out that the Song is the only outwardly directed or other-centered. only by sharing in his love and by giving women- useful until their purpose is served. No comebacks. book in the Bible to deal in a positive The lovers concentrate on each other itself away.

unaided human GENDER MAINSTREAMING spirit. Experts? What do they know? Now back to he madness of gender identity continues in the DR. PAUL DELANEY science because we learned to do experi- our atheist sci- United States, undoubtedly following here in the ments, which show us which of our ideas entists. Some are years to come. In a Chicago Secondary School, girls T are right or wrong, and because we pub- atheists simply are being forced to wear dirty gym clothes and risk uri- onsider this list of some of our lish our ideas so others can build on the because God has nary tract infections because they fear going to the toilet famous religious scientists: Coper- good ones or find the flaws we’ve missed. not yet given

because the school and district has a policy that the means Photo: AB Lagrelius & Westphal. nicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, them faith. It may boys and girls as young as fourteen can share showers and C Descartes, Pascal, Boyle, Leibniz, Lin- The idea explains many happen later, at Max Planck’s toilets, in the name of accommodating transgender stu- naeus, Cauchy, Faraday, Maxwell, the 11th hour, or Nobel Portrait dents. other things – why, 100 Mendel, Pasteur, Stokes, Kelvin, Cantor, even at the hour Previously, an area of female toilets was cordoned off years ago in Russia Thompson*, Carrel*, Planck*, Milli- of death. For others, God may have and allocated to those makes calling themselves female. kan*, Compton*, Lemaître, Townes* there were lots of bright already offered faith and they rejected it. However this was considered to create stigma, so the Next time someone tells you there’s young things thinking Given the slowness of our minds to boys were give free access to the female toilets and locker an obvious clash between faith and sci- understand things within our grasp, and rooms. communism sounded like ence ask him or her how these smartest their complete inability to grasp impor- Lawyers for the Alliance Defending Freedom note “All just the best thing ever! of gentlemen didn’t notice? tant truths about the Divine, perhaps 3 students must use the restroom with the knowledge that But, particularly in the last century, Our minds aren’t good and 4 year-olds is not such a bad image? someone of the opposite sex is present or could walk in at it’s also easy to find famous atheist at working out all the Jesus may have been more literal than any time” scientists. So on the other side of the we thought in telling us to receive the “If our government is powerful enough to command consequences of our slide: Laplace, Freud, Dirac*, Watson*, kingdom like little children: it’s people innocent children to disrobe in the presence of oppo- shiny ideas. Monod*, Pauling*, Turing, Shannon, who confidently think their thinking is site-sex classmates, then there will be little it will not be Feynman*, Weinberg*. solid who could reject the gift of faith. powerful enough to do”. These other smart gentlemen don’t There’s a second part to the answer. Still, for some of the atheist scientists, How long until Irish daughters are forced to choose Think of the starry sky, and the power as they age, the bleakness of a purpose- between showering, changing and going to the toilet with seem to find atheism incompatible with and intelligence of a being who could less universe grows clearer and clearer. boys or suffering through the school day in smelly gym science. What’s going on? How come create it all. The IQ gap between us and If it’s all just atoms bumping into each clothes underneath their uniforms and holding out to go these smartest of people disagree about Him must be infinite. Our minds or spir- to the toilet in the safety of their own homes? the ultimate reality? other in the void like snooker-balls, its can’t reach Him, not unaided. It couldn’t happen here. Or could it? Another clue: if the first building it’s hard to see a morality or purpose blocks of science began about Euclid’s Hence the idea of grace. God needs to to life. Your feelings like love, satisfac- time, 300 BC, it has taken over 2,000 give faith as a divine gift: truths such as tion, accomplishment seem to be just SEXUAL HEALTH CHARITY ACCUSED ON PROSTITUTION years for it to develop. That’s not fast. the Trinity can’t be worked out using our chemical triggers to assure your genes’ How come, if we have such smart brains’ natural powers. survival. There isn’t much more truth to nteresting, and disturbing, that the International Planned people? This explains why we have several them. Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has been accused of facil- I think there’s two parts to the answer. large religions which claim contradic- Atheist physicist Steve Weinberg said Iitating the provision of prostitutes for staff, donors and First, things seem to match history better tory things. Religious scriptures can be ‘The more the universe seems com- guests attending official functions. if we take our idea of human intelligence like beautiful human poetry, looking prehensible, the more it also seems Reported in the Daily Mail, the charity which receives and dial it down… at least 3 notches. up at the stars and trying to find the pointless’. Sam Sparro sang it better: £132m of British Aid, characterises itself as a sexual health Think of how a 3 year-old sees a 4 meaning to it all, written by those rarely charity, but is accused by a former regional director of years-old – taller, smarter, a better talented poets or philosophers. But God Cause if you’re not really here engaging in unhealthy sexual practices. thinker, knows a lot more about the may simply not have inspired it: it’s only Then the stars don’t even matter The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) is a world. The average human is the 3 year- human poetry, evolved apes looking up Now I’m filled to the top with fear Member Association of the IPPF European Network. old; the famous scientist the 4 year-old. at the stars, not Divine poetry, and so it That it’s all just a bunch of matter These groups who pretend that they wish to ‘plan’ for Yet there are loads of gaps in a 4 year- goes wrong. Cause if you’re not really here women and children, hide their real purpose behind old’s reasoning and lots of things he God is too high up: no matter how long I don’t want to be either euphemisms, and are the most vocal supporters of abor- doesn’t know. you sit in a cave meditating, you will not I wanna be next to you tion liberalisation, calling it ‘reproductive heath’. That’s why it’s taken so much time be able to reach God without Divine help Black and gold, black and gold, black It seems their dubious ethics translates into how they and a small army of our smartest people as is given in Baptism. It may make you and gold mix up their professional and sexual morality into one. to get to science. We are not the smart- peaceful, or give you a sense of oneness est tools in God’s shed, the whole planet with things, but to unite with the Most (* indicates Nobel prizes, given since [email protected] load of us. We eventually got there in High Himself is beyond the power of the 1901). 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Leaving the last words to Scruton himself, in this miserable and embarrassing affair: The Defenestration of Roger Scruton “Those who dare to defend ordinary con- servative values now do so at considerable DEREK RYAN phobe and a racist amongst other things for risk, like the Christian teacher who told The years. While Scruton is admired in much of Mail on Sunday last week how she was fired Eastern Europe for his support to anti-com- for supporting a Facebook post criticising the t has happened here in Ireland with Kevin munist political theorists, philosophers and

Photo: NoJin. teaching of transgender issues in schools. Myers, John Waters, and even, George writers, it is his reluctance to embrace liberal In the academic world, anyone identified IHook, where these journalists/broad- leftism – and being one of its most eru- as a conservative is likely now to be defenes- casters have been no-platformed by a dite and thoughtful critics, that has meant trated by the social media mob … All around misrepresentation of their words. he continues to suffer- essentially being us, in universities, the media, in Parliament Kevin Myers was the subject of manu- no-platformed from academic journals many itself, we are observing a determined effort factured outrage when he was accused of years ago, and now suffering yet another dis- to raise the cost of conservative beliefs to anti-Semitism in a Sunday Times article tasteful martyrdom. the point where no one dares to express about the gender pay-gap, and ultimately Scruton has been sacked as the unpaid them … Conservative values are not the car- sacked without due process by The Sunday chair of the British government’s new Build- icature kicked around on social media. They Times. Even An Taoiseach diminished his ing Better, Building Beautiful commission, are part of the social fabric of [the] country. esteemed title by commenting on a labour established to promote better design of If not defended by the Conservative Party, relations issue “I read the article and it is homes and living areas. Scruton, who was these values will have no part in the political misogynistic and anti-Semitic in my view knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for process.” and I think The Sunday Times has taken the “services to philosophy, teaching and public Indeed, in Ireland too, with the defenes- appropriate action” - irrespective of the fact education”, was sacked from this unpaid tering of Waters, Myers and Hook, we are that the Jewish Council of Ireland came out position, to which he was appointed based on seeing the same issue. Looking around for in defence of Myers. Even more concerning his thinking on urban aesthetics, decay and a conservative party to defend conservative was the chilling comment of the Minister for renewal, for things he did not say and views values is just one problem. We also need the Justice, Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald, stating he does not hold. Catholic Church to defend Catholic values, that “there’s an onus on everyone, including But the facts do not matter. Scruton was Roger Scruton, 2015, Prague. and to do so without fear or embarrassment. the media obviously, to make sure that arti- interviewed by the leftist publication, The What is at stake is not the self-interest of cles like that do not appear.” New Statesman, in a wide-ranging discus- out anyone ever reading or hearing the words conservatism or Catholic preservation, but The story of John Waters and the slur of sion on thought provoking issues, and then he had used himself. a freedom of thought and speech that allows homophobia that was directed at him, and misrepresented in culled excerpts and sum- Over time, the transcripts were finally robust, healthy, fair and honest discussion ultimately the cessation of his writing with maries from the interview by George Eaton, accessible to show clearly that the character and debate. The singular dishonest de-plat- the Irish Independent and Sunday Inde- who meanwhile, posted a picture of himself assassination, built from the out-of-context forming, and its acceptance and celebration pendent is well documented in his most on Instagram, drinking champagne from the fragments that were published, has no foun- with such virtue signalling as came from An recent book ‘Give Us Back the Bad Roads’. bottle and triumphing over the ‘racist and dation at all. Taoiseach, can in no ways be good for soci- George Hook’s story is less well-publicised homophobe Roger Scruton’. However, the interview had done its work. ety. The overt willingness to use such tactics but he was suspended by Newstalk Radio No one has been apologetic. The Conserva- to silence demonstrates that the courage of and moved to a less appealing radio slot for Very quickly Scruton was tive Party showed clearly that a self-confessed people like Scruton, and the Communist-bloc expressing his views on rape in a manner denounced by politicians and conservative, with a track record of decades dissidents he supported to resist the Soviet that was at worst, clumsy, but deemed unac- commentators who could of defending and articulating conservative Union in the ‘80s, is needed now more than ceptable by the moral majority – or the social values, was not an asset worth defending. ever, here in Ireland and elsewhere. media mob – and his bosses quickly caved not line up quick enough to under the pressure of contrived outrage signal their disapproval at against an unwanted contrarian. what they had heard Scruton Roger Scruton, in the UK, had apparently said about HOME EDUCATION – CAN I DO IT? is the latest victim of this the Chinese and Islam in an de-platforming by the mob apparent bigoted diatribe- HOW WILL MY CHILD TURN OUT? through the misrepresentation even being accused in HOME EDUCATION DAY 10th AUGUST 2019 of views and comments in a Parliament of being a white malicious and nasty manner. supremacist and a demand for the removal of his knighthood. Scruton is not very well known in Ireland. He is a self-confessed conservative. He has The truth was and is much different. Scru- written books explaining at length what his ton has repeatedly explained himself in The conservative views mean, what they are, and Spectator and the Daily Mail and BBC Radio what they are not. 4, attempting to outline how a complex dis- However, by embracing this label reluc- cussion got maliciously distilled into a few tantly, the admittance of such views has soundbytes that resulted in him losing his resulted in Scruton being labelled a homo- Chairmanship of a government board with- Open-air Mass in Clonakilty A unique insight into the true nature of education, PHILIP JOYCE its meaning and purpose and the pressures and pitfalls parents can fall into. Irish and U.K. speakers. lonakilty Parish held its first open-air Mass in Kennedy Gardens, Emmet Knock House Hotel CSquare, Clonakilty - on Friday evening, Saturday 10th August 9:30am - 6pm with lunch and Mass June 7th, and it was a great success. The Principal Celebrant was Reverend €20 per person | Limited numbers. Monsignor Aidan O’Driscoll, V.G., P.P., who was joined by Reverend Father Kamil Bacha- All Bookings through ra,C.C. and Golden Jubilarian, Reverend Father Eddie Collins, C.C. who is enduring Human Life International (Ireland) o ce only serious illness with extreme fortitude. Guadalupe Centre, Main Street, Knock Co Mayo. Over 130 attended - including the newly TELEPHONE MOBILE EMAIL (directly)-elected Clonakilty Lord Mayor, 094 937 5993 085 860 8835 [email protected] Michael O’Neill. The weather held up, and the ‘hospitality’ Parish Assembly group pro- For an Ireland where God is First, Life is Sacred, the Family is cherished. vided refreshments afterwards. Photo: Christine Tanner. 16 | ALIVE! JULY 2019 CULTURE ALIVE!’S FILM FOR THE MONTH To be seen, is to be believed

ecent weeks have again Paul, Apostle of produced examples of RChristian faith in sport. As Manchester City became Premier League champions in England for the second-successive year, their

Christ (2018) Photo: Paul Hudson. goalkeeper Ederson fell to his DEREK RYAN the story may labour, providing knees on his goal-line with arm little in the way of suspense or outstretched and closed eyes raised thrills. The story moves but is to heaven. aul, Apostle of Christ centres bereft of sub-plots or twists that Liverpool’s ‘keeper Alisson did more on the actions of Luke, are increasingly commonplace in exactly the same when Liverpool Pthe author of the Acts of the every modern movie. won the Champions League final. Apostles and chronicler of much But the film does not suffer for They are clearly men of deep faith of the life of Paul, than on the such absence. It is a simple story, and, in their moments of triumph, action of the Apostle from Tarsus. told in straightforward manner wanted firstly to give thanks to God Cast in the leading, if not the focussing very much on the days for the blessings they had received. title role, Jim Caviezel, delivers of Christian persecution in Jeru- After sharing a video call with another high quality biblical per- salem and tying this short time to his heavily-pregnant wife, Alisson formance, though admittedly in a Paul’s life. then put on a tee-shirt, which was role nowhere near as challenging What is unfortunate is that St completely white except for small as the leading role in The Passion Paul’s life is ignored so much. sketches of a cross and a heart with of Christ where he gained critical There is an epic story to be told of an equals (=) in between. He then and Christian acclaim. a man who persecuted Christians joined the celebrations. In the role of Paul, James in a most brutal manner before We don’t have to look far to see Faulkner, gives the strongest a dramatic conversion, to travel evidence of faith in football, as this performance in the film, though 10,000 miles over and back across piece has highlighted in recent predominantly confined to the the Mediterranean Sea, compos- months, from players blessing Brigid Kosgei in the 2018 London Marathon. jail cell where Paul purportedly ing the timeless scripts of the New themselves as they enter or leave remarkable fights he’d had with reminder of a tradition at James’s saw out the final days of his life. Testament in his letters to the new the field of play, after scoring a great boxers like Bernard Hopkins, club. It began with his predecessor For the religious viewer, the Christian communities, suffering goal, or in a religious tattoo. They Jeff Lacy with Roy Jones Jnr. Shane Supple being given a bottle film delivers a beautifully sad beatings and prison, debating with provide good examples of their Reliving the Jones Jnr cham- of Holy Water before a game by the portrayal of the lives of early Peter and the other Apostles and beliefs for all observers, although pionship clash, Joe can be seen daughter of some Bohs’ fans, which Christians persecuted in Nero’s ultimately leading a life second in these are rarely referred to by those Jerusalem, falsely accused of influence in history only to that of commentating on the games. blessing himself as the result was he placed in the back of the net. burning down half the city. The Jesus Christ, Our Lord. When she crossed the line having announced and then placing a set Talbot has kept up this tradition. images of Christian’s lined up and won the women’s race for the of Rosary beads around his neck. He said recently in a Daily Mirror being burned as human candles is recent London Marathon, Brigid In golf, Bryson DeChambeau is interview: “It means something to not one that is easily forgotten. Kosgei made a measured and full one of the sport’s deepest thinkers, them. I don’t know the full story The story of St. Paul is told Sign of the Cross. Again, her first with his love of science very much but I know it’s important to them faithfully, though with great brev- thought was to give thanks to God. coming to the fore. Curiously, and it reminds me of stuff as well, ity through the film, aside from It is no secret that one of Ireland’s much as he is right-handed, he can so it’s good.” his final death by beheading- a finest-ever athletes, Katie Taylor, sign his name backwards using his While some may wish for their death that is not confirmed nor who is now the undisputed women’s left hand. He includes faith as one faith to remain a largely private denied by history. lightweight boxing world champion, of the most important things in his matter, there are wider discussions For the historical viewer, the is deeply religious. Included on her life and draws upon a line from to be had with elite-level athletes film holds firm to the historical Twitter profile are the words, The Colossians for inspiration: “What- as to the importance and signif- narrative and does not venture Lord is my Strength and my Shield. ever you do, work heartily, as for icance of faith in their lives. One into the supernatural except for Ahead of her latest contest in the Lord and not for men”. day within these shores these will a brief hark back to the conver- Madison Square Garden, where The great Bernhard Langer reg- happen rather than commentators sion of Paul- probably one of the Anthony Joshua headlined and ularly held well-attended prayer awkwardly avoiding acknowledg- weaker elements of the film, some- suffered a surprise defeat to Andy groups when on tour. ing the professions of faith in front how the spiritual voice of Jesus Ruiz Jr (who has a Praying Hands Back to football and Bohemians of their eyes, although their sto- talking to Paul just does not fit. tattoo on his chest), Joe Calzaghe goalkeeper James Talbot’s recent ries will, in any case, from what we For anyone else, neither inter- was interviewed and the con- inclusion in the Republic Of Ire- simply observe, inspire curiosity ested in the history or the faith, versation turned to some quite land national team served as a and thought. Policing Pride – making a right charlie of themselves

DAVID REYNOLDS by the political class. parades and demonstrations. involvement in the parade as a Affairs. Photo: Department of Children and Youth Announced by Justice Minister One founding member of the threat to contesting views of what Charlie Flanagan, the move was original marches in the 1980’s has is right, along with a few discern- hen you stand for labelled “a significant step that decided to cut ties with the now ing councillors who understand the everything you end up demonstrates An Garda Síochána’s establishment endorsed parade requirement of policing neutrality Wstanding for nothing. The commitment to building the inclu- because it was meant to be about in parades of a civic nature. decision by An Garda Síochána sive Ireland”. resistance and solidarity. Of course Will the Gardaí be providing to participate rather than doing This is to be expected from there is nothing left to resist. security to the parade they are part their normal job of ensuring safety the non-thinking. Anything that But the co-opting of the establish- of? Thus impacting their neutrality and security, in a public parade, celebrates inclusion and in mod- ment in the attempt to ingratiate in the event of conflict? focussing on the celebration of ern-Ireland, homosexuality, is itself with modernity results in the Will the Gardaí take part in the particular identity was met with considered a wonderful thing, irre- more discerning to step back - And Rally for Life, fully uniformed to general acceptance by the com- spective of any principle or line that thus, aligning themselves with the celebrate the life of the unborn mentariat, and even with the pat on may be crossed- namely neutrality more critical minded and objec- child on July 6th? the back of progress and inclusion of the Gardaí in policing public tive religious who see the State Charlie Flanagan in 2014. FAMILY AND MARRIAGE JULY 2019 ALIVE! | 17

of Ireland at a time when emi- Knock Marriage gration of young women was extremely high, with unmarried Guides and Scouts of Europe: men outnumbering women by Bureau closes two to one in places, and bache- lorhood at a level unimaginable The New Jeremiahs today, the Bureau played a role its doors for at least 960 couples finding love and companionship but ulti- DR. BÉNÉDICTE SAGE-FULLER When a young 16-year-old is the patrol’s liturgist directs the DEREK RYAN mately time has caught up. made patrol chief by the Court of night prayers, to thank God for a Not to mention the prolifera- Honour, he is entrusted with the beautiful day, for friendship. They tion of online dating agencies, and o buckle your belt is to souls of his patrol members, his open their souls to their Creator, et up in 1968, at a time when dating applications for mobile freely accept a discipline. It boys, aged 12 to 16. He directs the physically tired and knowing that Ireland and the social life in phones competing with the “Tis to be ready to go”. These life of the patrol for the year, of they have tried their best to be His Sthe West of the country was Bureau for similar services, the words by Pierre Géraud-Kéraod, makes sure that each boy fulfils adopted children: they have been very different from what it is now, culture in Ireland has changed to one of the founders of the Guides his responsibilities, and takes the brothers to each other. They have Knock Marriage Introductions the extent that seeking long-term and Scouts of Europe, are engraved scouts on a spiritual journey. pushed themselves beyond their has closed its doors after bringing relationships with a view to mar- in the buckle of the belt of the When he organises a game for a limits. They ask Him to watch over nearly 1000 couples together riage seems practically dated. Guides, Scouts and Wolfcubs of cold November weekend, he knows them for the night. after twenty years. While Ireland embraces no this Catholic scouting movement. he has to make it interesting for all Citing the decline in demand commitment, no responsibility, They are emblematic of the spirit his brother scouts, or they will be The Guides and Scouts for its services, with a running no consequences relationships, of the youth of that movement. It is bored and will be overwhelmed by of Europe are in a deep cost of €40-50k per annum, sub- online hook-up culture, abor- a daring spirit of bravery, of resil- the adverse weather. spirit of service to the ience and of faith. scription costs of €200 from its tion on request, redefinition and He uses various codes, all known Church and to Irish reduced client base were nowhere diminution of the institute of Since its creation in 1956, the to his scouts. He knows his boys have near covering costs. marriage, the consequences are Guides and Scouts of Europe parents to help children New data protection laws have yet unknown, but someday sec- have developed an extraordinary and teens avoid the made things more complicated, ular Ireland will look back at the method of scouting, based on the fatal dangers of the as well as legal risks related to safety, security, gentleness and teaching of Baden Powell, and of potential abusive or failed rela- straightforward clarity of meet- Fr. Jacques Sevin, who imported current society. tionships that may arise from ing possible people with a view scouting in France in the 1920s and introductions. toward exploring the possibility made it Catholic. They benefit from more than 60 Set up to attract young women of lifelong commitment. The method, which the leaders years of experience in scouting in from other locations to the West fondly call the “pedagogy”, develops the movement, with young lead- in each young member a deep sense ers, coming from abroad, mostly of responsibility and of autonomy, France, to pass on this scouting essential to live a truly free human method to young Irish leaders and life, in the light of a strong Faith in good orienteering skills, and they are to children and teens, to learn this God. It is the antidote to the current in good physical health, they will last precious “pedagogy”, which has herd mentality that is plaguing and the distance. He plans the game in a made the movement so successful demoralising our youth. large forest area, prepares the teams, in France and in other countries Photo: Sinead Mallee. plants the clues. in helping young men and women How does it achieve this objective? The game goes ahead no matter reach their plenitude in God. There is no point in what. It will last for hours, into In an extraordinary situation, the night. The scouts will use their the Irish, middle-aged organis- hiding behind bushes. intelligence, their team spirit, and ers, depend on these young chiefs The Guides and Scouts their strength. They will help each to lead the youth out of the turpi- of Europe’s method is other, while being motivated in a tude and away from perdition. This about teaching children spirit of competitiveness. They will seems to be God’s will and it would brave cold rain, mud and wind; not be the first time He would pro- and teens a love of they will overcome the moments of ceed this way. effort, of hard work, of discouragement with a brave heart. “When Israel was at the lowest sacrifice, of service to When it is finished, the patrol’s point in her history, God called others, of honour, trust cook takes over. The scouts are for help, not from the great and tired and hungry. Dinner needs to honoured ones in Israel, but from and reliability. be good! Under the cook’s direc- a young man by the name of Jer- tion, they all prepare it. With emiah”. It is adapted to their psychol- fingers numbed by the cold, it can These are the last lines in Pope ogy and does this mostly through be hard to crack a match to light Benedict’s foreword to YouCat, games. By playing, the Wolfcubs, the fire … and if there is no fire, when he exhorts young people to the Guides, and the Scouts learn there is no warm dinner! But with study the Catechism more deeply effort, patience, resilience. They a few songs, they keep heart! than their parents’ generation. “Do want to overcome their own limits, After dinner, the patrol’s enter- not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to to push their boundaries further, tainer organises the campfire’s all to whom I send you you shall go, always closer to God and for love evening: songs, short plays, laugh- and whatever I command you you Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo. of neighbour. ter and more joy. To close the day, shall speak” (Jer 1:7).

become self-motivated to do the work, out of a love for learning, as well as getting it Why I decided to home-educate done so that they can go out to play! As good as academic achievement is, it PATRICK MCCRYSTAL Almost anyone can home-educate with a becomes clearer that education is about little support. It is clear home education the WHOLE person, spiritual, mental, is not replicating a classroom. More than physical and intellectual. It affords time efore even meeting my wife, I had met, anyone else, Mum and Dad have a unique for discerning vocation, rather than being and was impressed by, some home- grace, an anointing from God, and the mar- pushed down an academic road - to get a Beducating families. The children were riage sacrament, to educate each child. good job - just to earn lots of money. The bright, sociable and tuned into life’s real Fears folk often have about home edu- child learns to walk the path God has laid issues. They were good at relating to all age cation largely don’t materialise. Mum and out for them, not just be a high grade aca- groups. I asked a mother why she home- Dad can actually do it. The children don’t demic achiever. educated and she said: “To help them get to automatically retreat into a shell unable to Come join us at HLI’s home-education heaven.” There’s a good answer, I thought. relate to the outside world. The structure day in Knock on Saturday August 10th. See The Catholic curricula available give of home education favours the family grow- Page 15. great guidance, formation and know-how. ing stronger, more united, and the children Patrick McCrystal. 18 | ALIVE! JULY 2019

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lic Worker people was at a street him and he had to try to make his these words are a little harsh and LIVES OF THE SAINTS debate in Union Square, a kind way in the city. leave little room for the Christian of New York version of London’s He was the argumentative type “works of mercy”. Hyde Park Corner. Peter used to and a non-believer. After doing Steve had no time for these. He go there to argue his case for his whatever jobs he could pick up thought they pandered to laziness DOROTHY DAY ethical philosophy and ended he would make his way to Union and idleness. Dorothy’s tireless up having a debate with Steve. Square to harangue whomsoever efforts to get him to soften his PART 30 of those impoverished and left Although on many issues they he could find to listen or argue with stance seemed to bear no fruit at homeless by the Great Crash of were poles apart, nevertheless him. This was how Peter found all. He countered the efforts of he Catholic Worker move- 1929 and provided them with Steve ended up getting involved in him. The short but fruitful last few the Catholics around him to con- ment, the brainchild of an opportunity to work again in the movement. years of his life tell us a great deal vert him by pointing out to them a TDorothy Day and Peter simple jobs and restore their dig- Steve had arrived in America about how Dorothy worked for the lack of consistency between what Maurin, was an extraordinary nity and self respect. from Germany, a penniless immi- salvation of souls in the middle of they believed and what they did phenomenon in many ways. It Not the least important part of the grant. He managed to find his way all the helter-skelter social work in practice – particularly in rela- spread out from New York and set added value of the centres was the to a place called Suffern, a hilly which the movement carried out. tion to the Blessed Eucharist. “If I up centres throughout the coun- sense of belonging, of community part of New York State and not Steve may have been hard up believed as you do,” he said, “that try. All this was spearheaded by and of family which they provided too far north of NYC. He set about when he found himself in the Christ Himself is present there on people motivated by an idealism for those coming into them. building himself a shack in the movement – but he was a worker the altar, nothing in this world which in the majority of cases Among the many extraordi- hills. He was a skilled carpenter. to the core. While not a Chris- would keep me from it.” sprang from Christian motivation, nary people who came into the But the days when you could lay tian, he still took St. Paul at his Without knowing it he was but in other cases came just from movement was a German immi- claim to a piece of property by just word when he told the first Chris- opening their eyes and goading simple human compassion. The grant called Steve Hergenhan. His putting down a few fences were tians, “He who does not work, them all into a greater commit- centres gathered together many first encounter with the Catho- long gone. The authorities evicted neither let him eat.” In isolation ment to the practice of their Faith. JULY 2019 ALIVE! | 19 PRIZE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC CLUES: €25 for the first correct entry out CROSSWORDof theNO. bag. Entries 236 before Wednesday,• JULY/AUGUST 10th July. 2019 Kids Corner €25 One entry per family. Winner & answers next month. NO. 236 Dia dhaoibh a pháistí, 12 3 4 5 Now that the school holidays COLOURING COMPETITION - WIN €10 190 have started it’s finally summer 6 7 time. Hurray! It’s time to grab your buckets, spades and sunscreen and 8 9 go to the beach. Some of you may be going on big long journeys to 10 different far away countries with 11 12 13 your family as part of your holi- days, so too did the Apostles when they received the gift of the Holy

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CLIMATE CHANGE Sin and its effects are destroying to preach on this issue, because more than is needed. the glory of God’s creation. this would not be an issue if it What did that devious fellow once KERFUFFLE Contrary to being stewards of wasn’t for sin. say?Solution What was to hisJUNE name? Crossword: Haughey? Solution to JULY/AUGUST God’s creation, humanity, through The results of greed, gluttony, ‘WeAcross: are living 1. way Balderdash beyond our 8. Crossword: Dear Dastardly Smithers, greed, sloth and pride are effec- sloth, pride and ambition are evident means’?Wayward No one 9. Mafiasays that 10. anymore. Lent 11. Across: 1. Blockbuster 8. tively chiselling away the majesty of in this crisis humanity faces. Virtue AndHadj not 12. toAsh mention 14. Outfit fasting. 15. Lesson 9. Seraph 11. Sheltered hope this email finds you misera- Shogun 18. Hot 20. Ivan 21. Brig 14. Grass 15. Pop-up 16. the Divine Architect, and destroying is the key, but luckily no one talks Imagine how much the global ble. But I have some satisfyingly 23. Lunch 24. Louvain 25. NEWDecreased 20. Amoral 21. their own future. Isn’t it wonderful? about virtue anymore. If humanity carbon footprint could be reduced dastardly news for you. While the Copperhead. Monaco 22. Get cracking. I While the Vatican had the atten- were to look at their personal lives by if all the Catholics in the world world continues to murder preborn Down: 1. Bayonet 2. Loaf 3. BREAKFASTDown: 2. Lists 3. Croke 4. Shear fasted from meat on a Wednesday babies by the millions, humanity tion of the world on this issue, they and that of their wider communities, Endear 4. Demijohn 5. Sofia 6. 5. Eland 6. Claregalway 7. and a Friday? continues to be adequately dis- neglected to preach about the direct through eyes of faith and virtue, how Swallow hole 7. Machine-guns Chairperson 10. Striker 12. 13. Finish up 16. Garland 17. Haste 13. Elope 16. Drone 17. tracted by climate change. effect our sin, (greed, sloth, self- different things could be. If all the Catholics practiced SHOW Tailor 19. Tango 22. Sure. Craic 18. Smock 19. Drain. Governments and world leaders, ishness, pride and ambition) has Prudence, diligence, temper- magnanimity in these areas what a Weekdays from 8:30am political lobby groups, local coun- on the world and chose to do some ance and fortitude employed both difference it would make ... and it cils, school and community groups irrelevant (and expensive) display personally and nationally is the could even help them get to heaven. Starts October 7th 2019 are all preoccupied with the notion of climate change-related images answer. And it might even save But like I said Smithers, who talks about virtue anymore? Nobody!! DOWNLOAD THE of climate change. Busy making projected on to St. Peter’s basilica. their souls too ... RADIO MARIA APP noise and teaching four year olds Climate change - believers or Exercising prudence and tem- And it’s all thanks to us. Long may that silence last and we can watch LISTEN LIVE ON how to recycle milk bottles. deniers, it doesn’t matter. The perance with regard to food, drink WWW.RADIOMARIA.IE It’s a fantastic plot. As we greed of the developed world, the and fashion; rejecting gluttony and the world fall into abject disarray. Yours despicably, LISTEN LIVE BY CALLING continue to exert our diabolic influ- rich and the elite, and the ordinary buying simple, local, seasonal and +353 (0)1 437 3277 ence, spreading sin and vice, the joe soaps, are destroying the glory sustainable food; being diligent in INTERNET RADIO planet is deteriorating, physically, of God made-manifest in creation. regard to the use of goods and ser- RADIO MARIA IRELAND right before the eyes of the world. The Catholic Church has the remit vices, never buying bigger or taking Dumbag 20 | ALIVE! JULY 2019

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