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Tui Motu Interislands Tui Motu InterIslands April 2005 Price $5 did not our hearts burn within us (Luke 24:32) Tui Motu InterIslands 1 The breaking of bread hrist at Emmaus is nearly Art critic Rod Pattenden says of his Cevery body’s fav our ite work: “In Emmaus, Garibay explains Easter story. The disciples “rec­ the disciples’ difficulty in recognising ognised Jesus in the breaking of Jesus after his resurrection through the bread”, and as Richard Dow den physical answer of a female form. The Caravaggio: The Supper at Emmaus (1600) notes in his article on Eucharist, disciples think it is simply hilarious! the phrase ‘breaking of bread’ The viewer is quickly moved into became the early Christian shorthand more perilous places where the role for the ceremony of Eucharist. That of women in religion emerges as an Contents phrase reminds us how closely the first issue... Garibay is sensitive to the colonial realities in the Philippines of 2­3 Editorial believers associated their eucharistic Michael Smith gatherings with faith in Christ Risen. both a Spanish heritage and the current 4 letters Easter had changed their lives for ever: it American economic dependence.” 5 Prophets in our time changed the likes of Peter and John from Pattenden adds: “Garibay’s works are Christopher Carey craven cowards into courageous leaders. filled with... the holy presence of the Eucharist Their ‘little faith’ was transformed into ordinary men and women of his own 6­7 The eucharist according to John rocklike confidence. country. Using parody, irony and deep Richard Dowden Few artists in the church’s long tradition human compassion he brings alive a 7­8 Keeping the community eucharistic world of dangerous imagination.” Joan Chittester represent this better than Caravaggio 9 Eucharist in Green Island whose Supper at Emmaus (above left) We rarely think of Eucharist as the way Paul Andrews captures the moment of astonishment of profound transformation for our own The environment and shock when the disciples suddenly lives; yet in the Easter context that is what 10­12 Apocalypse now realise that the Jesus they mourned is it must be. What matters is not so much Michael McCarthy alive, really present, and bringing them what happens to the bread as the change 13­14 A time to heal back to life too. The contemporary taking place in me. In this Easter issue HRH the Prince of Wales Filipino artist, Emmanuel Garibay, we have a trio of articles on Eucharist 15 Sitting on the wharf carries this artistic portrayal a stage – coming from a local Physics Professor, Glynn Cardy further in our remarkable and an American Benedictine Sister and an 16­17 Global identity and globalisation wonderful cover picture. The disciples Irish Jesuit, all of whom seem to capture Albert Moore are not just astonished and shocked: that sense of the extraordinary and the 18­19 Secularism they are transformed into a wild transformative, which needs to underpin Pauline O’Regan n 20­21 Listening to the voice of Muhammad paroxysm of delight. our eucharistic faith. interview with Najib Lafraie 22­23 The next Pope? Ecological crisis Jim Neilan that there is no room – or no desire 24­25 What shall we sing next Sunday? e have been fortunate in this Mike Marshall Wissue to reproduce two articles – to report the imminent destruction 26 The prophetic dimension of faith on the environment. The first, from the of the world as we know it. Elaine Wainwright London Tablet, by Michael McCarthy, Alongside it is a lengthy excerpt from 27 Celebrating with a party is perhaps the most important article an article by the Prince of Wales (from Susan Smith ever published in this magazine. It Resurgence). The Prince recently paid 28­29 Reviews records the shock and consternation a visit here, and while, once again, Paul Sorrell, Peter Malone suffered by a hard­boiled London Tui Cadigan the world’s press is obsessed with his journalist at what was revealed at a 30 Crosscurrents marriage, they continue to pour scorn world climate conference in February. John Honoré on what is the abiding passion of his life 31 Flying priests not the answer Why has this news not dominated the – his “instinct” to defend and preserve Humphrey O’Leary Nature the way it is and his belief in its 32 Postscript headlines of the world’s press? Are we “sacred” worth. The one article fittingly Jacqueline Wood so obsessed with Michael Jackson or the 2005 Oscar awards or the Super 12 complements the other. M.H. 2 Tui Motu InterIslands editorial Are we tired of hearing ‘the cry of the poor’? Michael Smith e see the pictures on our TV screens, read the stories If we look at the top 22 OECD countries, in 2003 New Win our newspapers and news websites and hear them Zealand was ranked 16th in terms of percentage of GNI. on the radio – there is huge poverty in the world. Every Ireland a country similar in size to New Zealand is ranked year millions die as a direct result of poverty. The question eighth and contributes 0.41 percent and plans to reach 0.7 is: are we as a nation doing enough to change this? In my percent in 2007. New Zealand, Australia and Japan are view, far from it! We can and we must do more. the only countries that have not set any timeframes for New Zealand is a wealthy country, and we have experienced achieving either the 0.7 percent or some increased level of an economic boom for the last 5 years. With tax revenue overseas aid. likely to exceed government expenditure by over $7 billion If we had already reached the 0.7 percent target, we would this year, there are no excuses. The New Zealand Government be spending about $945 million on overseas aid this year. must do more to address poverty at home and overseas. This may sound a lot, but is less than the $1.2 billion New All developed countries have a responsibility to do their Zealanders spend each year on sweets, biscuits, cakes and fair share for those in need. Most people would agree that soft drinks! every person has a right to life and to those things required The World Bank has estimated that meeting the MDGs will for human decency, starting with food, shelter and clothing, require another US$50 billion per year in aid to developing employment, healthcare and education. countries. Donor countries, therefore, need to almost double To me this is common sense, but we can also draw on the their aid contributions. To put this in perspective, the world’s major themes from Catholic Social Teaching, and one military budget totalled US$800 billion in 2002, and rich of these is the preferential option for the poor. Catholic countries currently spend more than US$300 billion on tradition instructs us that we must put the needs of the poor agricultural subsidies. What should our priorities be? and vulnerable first. After all, we are all one human family, ew Zealand’s overseas aid is effective – but there needs and we should be responsible for each other regardless of Nto be more of it. The Government must increase aid national, racial, economic and ideological differences. levels while maintaining the quality of our aid programme. The New Zealand Government has promised to do more. Caritas, the Catholic Agency for Justice, Peace and In fact, back in September 2000, New Zealand along with Development, along with many other New Zealand 189 other members of the United Nations signed up to the development agencies, is supporting the “Point Seven” Millennium Declaration. The declaration led to the creation campaign. This is calling on the Government to commit of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that to a timetable for achieving the internationally agreed would combat hunger and poverty and improve education, target of spending 0.7 percent of Gross National Income health, the status of women, and the environment by the on overseas aid by 2015. You can support this campaign year 2015. Currently more than 1.2 billion people survive by signing the Point Seven campaign petition. The petition on less than US$1 per day. These MDGs include halving has been circulated to parishes throughout the country the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day and more information is available on the Council for by 2015. International Development website: In signing up to the Millennium Declaration, the New www.cid.org.nz/advocacy/point-seven.html Zealand Government and other developed countries agreed You can also do more by writing to the Minister of Foreign to the spending of 0.7 percent of their Gross National Income Affairs, to your local MP and by publicising this campaign (GNI) on overseas aid by the year 2015. In the current year, to family, friends and work colleagues. including the recent provision made for the tsunami relief Jesus Christ calls each of one of us to put the needs of the activities, the Government is spending approximately $400 poor and vulnerable first. n million or 0.27 percent of GNI. Michael Smith is Director of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Tui Motu-InterIslands is an independent, Catholic, monthly magazine. It invites its readers to question, challenge and contribute to its discussion of spiritual and social issues in the light of gospel values, and in the interests of a more just and peaceful society. Inter-church and inter-faith dialogue is welcomed. The name Tui Motu was given by Pa Henare Tate. It literally means “stitching the islands together...”, bringing the different races and peoples and faiths together to create one Pacific people of God.
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