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Ca Ho Ic Life CA HO IC V IFE LDiocese of Lismore Tweed Coast to Camden Haven www.lismorediocese.org September 2018 Vol.16 No.3 Grandparent’s Day at St. Mary’s Grafton NO FEES Looking for Work? Looking for Workers? Find us at THE BISHOP Writes Since Easter I have travelled the length and breadth of the diocese visiting our parishes and schools and conferring the sacrament of confirmation in 26 churches. It has given me the chance to view the diocese, meet people, become more familiar with schools and to spend time with priests. round 800 children were confirmed. Most of the children Awere in grade 2 and as a consequence many, though eager to be confirmed, did not have a rounded understanding of the sacrament. I wondered what I could say to them to help them understand what God our Father was giving them through the The gifts of the Holy Spirit are gifts are useless. Indeed the gifts of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. After a while different aspects of the Love of God Holy Spirit help us receive the Love of I decided to concentrate on 3 gifts which is poured into our souls as God and to give that Love to others. and to speak of these in a way which baptised persons. They work together, In a practical way, love is about would help them think about life as each reinforcing the others so as being kind and caring. I asked the an 8 year old. I chose Understanding, to achieve the human and spiritual children to grow in the ability to be Fortitude (or Strength) and Piety (or integrity of the children of God. kind and caring to their family and Love). Holiness, which is our goal while on friends; to be kind and caring to those Every parent wants their children earth, is possible because of these gifts. who have no one to care for them; to to be good in the fullest sense of the care for themselves; and, to love God. word. Good not because of a reward Every parent knows that their for being good, or a punishment for children need a humane self-control As each day passes, the gifts of doing wrong, but good for the sake of and discipline to do what is right, the Holy Spirit help us grow in our goodness itself. Virtue is the reward avoid the wrong and to tell the truth. appreciation of right and wrong and of a virtuous life, just a truthfulness God also knows this. The gift of of the truth. They help us grow in is the reward of living by the truth. Strength or Fortitude strengthens the strength to do what is right, avoid The gift of Understanding is that gift will so that in the exercise of our what is wrong and to live the truth. of the Holy Spirit which guides our freedom we will do what is right and They help us grow in divine Love so as children to grow in knowledge of good. With this gift, our minds and to be Jesus Christ in our world. what is right and wrong and what is our actions are integrated so that our With my prayers and best wishes, true. We want them to know this from actions express inner truths. We “walk ✠ Bishop Greg Homeming OCD within themselves rather than as a the talk”, so to speak. consequence of being told. Working In a mysterious way, we only learn with God, as each year passes, they the truth by living it. Truth is not learnt, will grow in understanding of right it is treasured in the heart which lives and wrong. the truth. You know the truth by living Sadly knowing right from wrong it. Truth is loved. Authentic growth in is not a value in itself; it is not good virtue is measured by growth in love. enough. Our children must do what The last gift which I spoke about was is right and avoid what is wrong. The the gift of Piety or Love. As St Paul point of knowing right is so that we and St Therese of Lisieux say, Love might do what is right and in doing is the greatest gift, it perfects all the this become good. other gifts. Without Love the other Catholic Life, September, 2018 3 Religious ART Renaissance Fresco depicting Jesus and Mother Mary in the Collegiata or Collegiate Church of San Gimignano, Italy by jorisvo Regular Features Editor, Publisher and Advertising Enquiries for “Catholic Life” 3 The Bishop Writes Father Peter M Karam 4 Religious Art Contents Email: [email protected] 5 Editorial Mobile: 0419 401 258 Fax: 02 6622 1771 7 Book Review 14 Liturgy Parish events: 26 Chapels of the World Email your planned Parish events, celebrations, 27 Question Box anniversaries, etc., for inclusion on our website and in the next edition of “Catholic Life” Features Email: [email protected] 6 Survey explores young people’s hopes and challenges 7 Drought is a Sneaky Natural Disaster Printed by: Quality Plus Printers (02) 6686 7488 8 Manus Island: Five Years On Art Direction & Graphic Design: 9 Momentum building as Plenary Council marks Johanna Evans – [email protected] two-month milestone 10 Canadian parish coach says stop catechising, start Visit our Diocesan website: www.lismorediocese.org evangelising at Proclaim Our website contains a daily news bulletin, spiritual 11 The Continuing Miracle of Fatima reflections and daily Mass readings. 12-13 Crowley Care 15-17 Catholic Schools support drought-affected families Catholic Life – A member of the Australasian and communities Catholic Press Association and the Australasian 25 Cambodia Pilgrimage Religious Press Association Inc. 25 Legion of Mary Celebrations 28-29 Pope Francis: Letter to the People of God School News Cover 18 St Augustine’s Primary School, Coffs Harbour CAPTION 19 Trinity Catholic College, Lismore 20 St. Anthony’s & Ambrose Primary Schools, Avah and Macey Whyte Kingscliff & Pottsville were excited to have St. Brigid’s Primary School, Kyogle their great grandmother 21 St. Ambrose Primary School, Pottsville and their grandparents St. Joseph’s Primary, Coraki 22 Mackillop Catholic Colleg, Port Macquarie attend the Grandparent’s St. James Primary School, Banora Point Day at St Mary’s Grafton. 23 St. Joseph’s Primary School, Alstonville 24 Xavier Catholic College, Ballina St. Finbarr’s Primary School, Byron Bay 4 Catholic Life, September, 2018 Repair AND RESOLVE When something precious is broken what do we do? First impressions are that we clean up the mess. What do we do with the pieces? Do we throw them away or do we try to bring the pieces together in a shape and form that is different. erhaps new beauty, new purpose. This is the philosophy behind the Japanese pottery art of Kintsugi. Instead of Pthrowing away the pieces, they’re put back together with gold or silver lacquer. The flawed or broken is given a new expression, a new form of beauty. If only mending the broken, the confused, the lost and those The Prodigial Son by Rembrandt wanting to be lost could be so easy. apologised for the lack of care, attention and protection Every news bulletin carries the pain and fear of not that should have been given by Church representatives to knowing why tragedy and trauma are becoming so “the little ones”. widespread. If we look at the many protest marches up and At this time we feel a great need for the ministry of Pope down the streets of our cities, do you notice that banners are getting fewer but the shouting is getting louder? Social Francis. Despite the moralising narrowness that persists media is filling up with the cries of what’s wrong? Who is and detracts from the Catholic way, he encourages us to prepared to tally up the gains and losses of a humanity that rediscover a humble sense of faith that will help us fulfil the suffers in so many ways each day? mission of Christ. The year so far seems to have been like living in a Subsequent to these events with so many devastated holding pattern. The big and the rogue nations started with shock, shame and confusion, it is time to stand back talking about weapon arsenals. The political life in our and take a good look at the Institutional Church. Let us get country appeared to be a butter churn with many being back to the recognition of the Church as a humble service inexplicably hurt in the fracas. given every day and being responsible for administering The economics of living continued to cast shadows and the sacramental presence of Christ for the baptised. The domain of omnipotence should be left with God. uncertainty. Easy-to-get drugs are scourging our youth It is time now to shake off the holding pattern and come and their families. Many still continued to suffer from the down to hear the multi voices of the faithful, demanding to ravages of flood, drought and bushfires. be heard. That needs to happen at the forthcoming Plenary The judgements and recommendations from the Royal Council in Australia in 2020 with the call: “Listen to what Commission weigh heavily on our Church, other Churches the Spirit is saying.” and institutions. The call to respond to the victims of As we face this challenge, our constant will be how we were institutional sexual abuse is now an urgent priority. reared in the faith, what we learnt and what formed our Redress is happening and is being given impetus in the practice. No changes can turn that around.
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