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Union of Hearts Sacramental Marriage The Witness Journal of the Diocese of Port Pirie Volume 63 Number 5 - October 2017 Union of Hearts Sacramental Marriage 2 WITNESS OCTOBER 2017 th e Bishop’s Diary October Message 5th Diocesan Finance Council – Port Pirie from the 9th – 10th Overseas Clergy Retreat – Port Pirie 16th – 20th Conduct Retreat for Editor Darwin Clergy - Darwin The responsibility I have now is working 24th Chair meeting of National with Marina Davidson for The Witness following Sr Sonia as the Editor of The Caritas Council - Sydney Witness. Welcome to the October edition. 25th – 31st Bishop’s Vacation Thank you to Marina who has carried the editorship for the last ten months. Bishop the wishes of the Bishop and parishes. November Greg was very happy with the editorship I come with a broad brief from Bishop by Marina, but has asked that I take this Greg, with many things connected to 1st Mass for Golden Jubilee on as part of the role of my pastoral Pastoral Ministry fitting into my portfolio. of Episcopal Ordination – ministry, with Marina continuing as well I hope I can manage everything in which in that role. the Bishop wishes me to be involved. I Archbishop Leonard Faulkner - I am aware that I am filling the very big really like the role so far and the office Adelaide shoes of Sr Sonia Wagner whom I know, staff and the parish people are so friendly. 4th Sacrament of Confirmation as she was with me on the ecumenical Port Pirie lives up to its reputation of dialogue for the Roman Catholic /Uniting being the “friendly city.” I am sure that – Port Lincoln Church Dialogue team for the Diocese of holds for the whole Diocese itself. 6th Meeting with CEO Port Pirie, while I was a member for the Thank you to all from the Bishop down, Leadership Team – Port Pirie Archdiocese of Adelaide. for the very warm welcome you have I am not completely new to the Diocese given me. It makes up for the very cold 8th Opening and Blessing of as I was appointed by the Brothers in snap we had in the second half of July! Buildings, Caritas College – Port conjunction with the Board of the College, I hope to visit all the parishes in the by the then Bishop Peter De Campo, to Diocese soon and get to meet all of you. Augusta be Principal of St John's College, Whyalla Br Patrick Cronin cfc 9th Star of the in 1985. Before that I was Principal of (Christian Brothers) Sea Memorial Mass - Wallaroo Christian Brothers College Leederville in Western Australia before being CONTACT 11th Meeting of Diocesan transferred to South Australia. Following O’Reily House 105 Gertrude St, Pastoral Council – Port Pirie that I was headmaster at CBC Wakefield Port Pirie 5540 Phone 8632 0550 St for 12 years, where I knew Bishop Greg, [email protected] 12th Sacrament of Confirmation then headmaster of St Ignatius College. www.pp.catholic.org.au – Crystal Brook Archbishop Wilson appointed me to Editor Br Patrick Cronin cfc RCIA and I was very involved with 13th St Joseph’s House Producer the Office for Worship in Adelaide for Marina Davidson Memorial Service – Port Pirie ten years from 2007 with RCIA work. Publisher I learned how many people wanted a 14th Centacare Board AGM Pirie Signs and Designs spiritual direction to life in the midst of 7 Pt Germein Rd, Port Pirie 5540 and Meeting – Port Pirie their on-going daily life. I also learned Phone 6833 1666 to appreciate the encompassing nature Advertising 16th Meeting of National Catholic Mr Neil Davidson of people’s lives over and beyond school Education Commission – Brisbane The Witness is a Bi-Monthly Publication of the life, and was able to complete a Doctor of Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie. Issued every 20th Sevenhill Trustees Meeting Ministry degree at the same time. February, April, June, August, October and December. - Sevenhill This year I have been in Melbourne for six months, and the opportunity arose to Subscriptions $30 per annum posted 27th – 1st Dec Australian Catholic come back to South Australia into Bishop Circulation Readership 3,600 Readers Greg’s diocese, as Assistant to the Bishop Cut off date for December's issue of Bishops Conference - Sydney Witness is November 15, 2017 for Pastoral Ministry. I hope I can fulfil WITNESS OCTOBER 2017 WITNESS OCTOBER 2017 3 th e th e X The Bishop's Message Same-Sex Unions ...but they are not Holy Matrimony As the postal vote continues, the subject ceremony. The Marriage Act makes no those who disagree is creating some “has become a personal issue for many mention of God or Christ or Sacrament anxiety. Will we be free to teach and people. Many of us have friends or or children and the official vow does not practise what we believe about marriage siblings who are gay or have a dear son include the word “love” (but it could be and sexuality? or daughter or relative who identifies added privately). ” For profound consideration, is the that way and feels strongly that they Non-Sacramental marriage is different situation of a deliberately chosen should have a right to marry. It must be to Catholic marriage. If one takes out the circumstance (not one occasioned by recognised that in so many cases there is “man” and “woman” it is not a marriage, separation or death) of a fatherless or a real bond and union of hearts between even by analogy, as Pope Francis says. It motherless family the best for the rearing committed gay couples. is a Civil Union. We can recognise such of children? A Christian Sacramental marriage unions as loving and committed, but they We have no right to impose our religious naturally includes but goes well beyond are not Holy Matrimony. views on what may now be the majority being simply a union of hearts. We believe While respecting the right of others to of our fellow citizens who do not accept marriage between a man and a woman, disagree, there are some major concerns or embrace our Sacramental view of Holy open to life, is ordained by God and has flowing from the proposed changes to Matrimony. We must continue to exercise been since the dawn of time. With the the Marriage Act. We will be altering a our right to speak our views publically as coming of Christ it was transformed, raised fundamental institution in society that free citizens, but we should not adopt any to being a Sacrament, Holy Matrimony, a will have consequences we do not yet means that creates disrespect for others. lifelong commitment to be blessed with recognise. Same-sex marriage has been It was the method of Christ to propose, children, a vehicle and channel of holiness an agenda item in only very recent times; not to impose. for the couple. “I will love you and honour traditional marriage is thousands of years We pray for ourselves that when we vote, you all the days of my life”. old, present in all societies and cultures. whichever way, it will be a thought-out This is not the full understanding of Are we at peace with the new social forces decision made with integrity and good marriage for so many in today’s Australia bringing about this desire to change? conscience and charity. where three quarters marry in a civil Next, the issue of religious freedom for Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ 4 WITNESS OCTOBER 2017 th e Discovering the Face of Christ According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus’ faith to tolerate, accept and be hospitable public ministry began in the synagogue to the brothers and sisters in prison or at Nazareth. People gathered in the those returning to the community. synagogue on the Sabbath day to hear Our Catholic Church has a long-standing the Word of God as Jesus proclaimed the tradition and social teaching concerning passage from the prophet Isaiah: people in prison and their families. The “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Church’s social teaching defends the because he has anointed me to bring human dignity of all prisoners, and calls good news to the poor. He has sent me prison authorities, faith communities to proclaim the release of captives and and the wider community to protect and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the respect the dignity of every person in oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of prisons. Pope Francis said in an interview the Lord’s favour.” (Luke 4:18–19). with American magazine, in Jesuit Jesus in his ministry showed the people weekly based in New York, published in whom he taught, touched and healed English, September 19, 2013, that, “God the unconditional love, mercy and is in everyone’s life. Even if the life of a forgiveness of God. The four Gospels tell person has been a disaster, even if it is us that these people whom Jesus healed, destroyed by vices, drugs or anything whom Jesus called friends, were those else – God is in this person’s life”. condemned by others, by society. Jesus People who are in prison face many Today Our Diocesan Prison Ministry did not reject or give up on the person challenges on their journey towards Team provides chaplaincy services inside before him, no matter his/her behaviour rehabilitation and future reintegration and outside the prison for the three or demanding needs. back into the community, especially at prisons located within our Diocesan Jesus continuously welcomed the sinner’s the time of their release from prison, boundaries (Port Augusta Prison, Port repentance and conversion, and found the including whether society is ready and Lincoln Prison and Cadell Training opportunity for re-establishing the person prepared to welcome them back.
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