Tui Motu Interislands Monthly Independent Catholic Magazine April 2014 | $7

Tui Motu Interislands Monthly Independent Catholic Magazine April 2014 | $7

Tui Motu InterIslands monthly independent Catholic magazine April 2014 | $7 . editorial on earth as in heaven aster and the resurrection of has a chance of living well, and where of God has come and flooded our Christ is nothing if not the there is a radical equality in the way we world . We remember and take to story of our becoming a new treat one another (“ . you have only heart the example of the first century ECreation in Christ, of becoming a one Rabbi, and you are all sisters and Christians who were full of this new Heaven and a new Earth . It is brothers ”. Mt 23:8) — what a new belief . Think of St Paul: “If anyone the story of the risen Jesus as the giver place Earth would then be! Yet this is is in Christ there is a new Creation; and source of this new Creation — the very thing that Jesus asks of us . everything old has passed away; see given through the holy Spirit of Jesus If the Church is to recover some everything has become new ”. (2 Co who brings us grace and life and who of this Christ energy, it will recover 5:17) . Christ fills us completely with is the divine energy propelling our this Gospel story . The Gospel story, new life and with all that God values world to new birth . in fact, moves from Heaven to earth most — a love and a freedom that In our popular Christian way of — Jesus came from heaven as God’s promotes peace and justice . And we thinking, Jesus opened our path to messenger of a new world — not the are called to oppose everything that heaven by living, dying and rising other way round! And this is what we is opposed to this kind of life that has to free us from our sins . If we live a pray in the Our Father — that God’s come to us in the person of Jesus . good life here on earth, our souls go will be done on earth as it is eternally In Aotearoa’s 2014 election year, to Heaven — those who do not live done in Heaven . what might this “new creation” look life well face Hell . This focuses our The whole of the New Testament like? One of the simplest ways of present hope on the life hereafter, sees Jesus as the person in whom doing this would be to support The making the getting of that place in God’s future enters our world now . Living Wage campaign . Another heaven the focus of our present life . This is the very point of all Jesus’ would be to seek an effective form There is, then, less reason to look at healings and miracles, his exorcisms of Capital Gains Tax . The equality the new Earth that is a huge part of and Jesus’ continuous offers of for- and fairness of the Gospel call would God’s new creation in Christ . giveness . And the resurrection means be enhanced — and the power of This wholly exclusive focus on nothing if not that in Jesus the Spirit Christ’s new creation would blossom Heaven gives Christians no incen- of God has broken into this world . As in a more level playing field . tive to help transform our fragile Jesus repeats, “the Kingdom of God Restful, energising reading! And a society into a place where everyone is among you ”. This Kingdom life very blessed Easter . KT Editorial . .2 Missing the point . 18–19 Daniel O’Leary Ukraine . 3 contents Poem: Easter convict . 19 Obituary: Ron O’Grady . 3 Kevin Dobbyn Letters to the editor . 4 “If you have faith” . 20–21 Susan Smith The art of politics . 4 Václav Havel Dan . 22-23 Shaun Davison Comment: providing for all children (gospel manifesto) . 5 Mr Tayer . 24–25 Michael O’Brien Jean Houston Christ our light . 6 Death and resurrection of Jesus . 26–27 Sandra Winton Kathleen Rushton Book and film reviews Every child counts (gospel manifesto) . 7 . 28–29 Susan St John Crosscurrents . 30 Jim Elliston Requiem for the fallen . 8–9 Vincent O’Sullivan Graciousness . 31 Peter Norris A thousand shapes of clear blue glass . 10–11 Claire Beynon A mother’s journal . 32 Kaaren Mathias Jerusalem poems . 12–13 James K Baxter “... a letter to God”: interview with John Weir . 14–15 Cover illustration: Donald Moorhead The resurrected Christ: three poems . 16–17 Joanie Roberson; Jim Consedine; Bridie Southall 2 Tui Motu InterIslands April 2014 . obituary ukraine obituary – ron o’grady ources in Ukraine say Father ui Motu’s debt of gratitude to Mykola Kvych, a pastor and Ron O’Grady flows princi- a Ukrainian military chaplain pally from his long standing Sin the Crimea, was abducted by Tlove of art and more especially the pro-Russian forces after celebrating connection which he had, in tandem the liturgy . with his wife Alison, in helping begin “Every abduction is a terrible event the Asian Christian Art Association for everybody involved,” said Bishop and publish its fine periodical,Image . Borys Gudziak, the Eparch of the Many times in the last few years Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy . Ron has written short pieces around “It’s a gross violation of human rights a chosen Asian religious art theme and God-given human dignity ”. in response to a particular request Earlier this month, Ukrainian from us . All of us benefited from his Greek Catholic priests received threats wisdom and knowledge . warning them to leave Crimea . “Our Ron died in Auckland on 27 priests and bishops are close to the February after a long battle with people,” said Bishop Borys . “We’ve cancer . If his last years were spent Sister Elizabeth Mackie, assistant been inspired by the example of Our in Auckland, a greater part of his editor of Tui Motu, speaking of her Lord [who] went a long distance life had been spent in both Europe ecumenical association with Ron from fellowship with the Father to and Asia where his ecumenical and Alison, said that rarely has there incarnate himself and be in our real- involvement through the Christian been a man who in his lifetime was ity ”. They have also been inspired by Conference of Asia and the World such a significant witness to the Pope Francis who said a pastor needs Council of Churches, again with extraordinary events which have to have the smell of his sheep . Our Alison, was a major part of his taken place in our world and in the pastors are with the people enduring life’s work . And if this work was Christian Church — the Vietnam this Crimean occupation ”. outstanding, it is less well known war and the independence of South With the whereabouts of Father than his involvement as founder Africa are just two examples . We give Mykola unknown, Bishop Borys in 1990 of ECPAT International, God thanks for the rich life of Rev appealed “to the Russian Orthodox an organization to stop child- Ronald Michael O’Grady and extend Church authorities, who have sup- trafficking and sexual tourism . our prayerful sympathy to Alison and ported the occupation of Crimea, to From small beginnings ECPAT their family . Alison, although your do all in their power to have Father has become an international force loving team-mate is no longer with Kvych released and to stop the perse- to be reckoned with, such that you, the strength of your joint wit- cution of Catholic priests and faithful Ron has been nominated for the ness in faith and hope will live on . on the Crimean peninsula ”. n Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 . May Ron rest in God’s peace . n Tui Motu – InterIslands is an independent, address: Independent Catholic Magazine Ltd, Catholic, monthly magazine. It invites its 52 Union Street, Dunedin North, 9054 P O Box 6404, Dunedin North, 9059 readers to question, challenge and contrib- ute to its discussion of spiritual and social phone: (03) 477 1449 issues in the light of gospel values, and in fax: (03) 477 8149 the interests of a more just and peaceful email: [email protected] society. Inter-church and inter-faith dialogue website: www.tuimotu.org is welcomed. TuiMotuInterIslands editor: Kevin Toomey OP The name Tui Motu was given by Pa Henare Tate. assistant editor: Elizabeth Mackie OP It literally means “stitching the islands together...”, bringing the different races and peoples and faiths illustrator: Donald Moorhead together to create one Pacific people of God. directors: Susan Brebner, Rita Cahill RSJ, Philip Casey (chair), Neil Darragh, Paul Ferris, Robin Kearns, Elizabeth Mackie OP Divergence of opinion is expected and will normally honorary directors: Pauline O’Regan RSM, Frank Hoffmann ISSM 1174-8931 be published, although that does not necessarily typesetting and layout: Greg Hings Issue number 181 imply editorial commitment to the viewpoint expressed. printers: Southern Colour Print, 1 Turakina Road, Dunedin South, 9012 3 Tui Motu InterIslands April 2014 letters to the editor fair go page?” “There are no capital letters,” letters to the editor Bryan Watts (Tui Motu, March 14) they shout . To see Jesus in small case; We welcome comment, says I am one-eyed . Guilty, M’Lud, Pope Francis, in small case — it’s a discussion, argument, debate . with a capital G, and proud of it . gimmick in total bad taste . But please keep letters under Our generation of parish clergy, Therese Carey, Christchurch with their enormous workload, are 200 words . The editor reserves the right to abridge, while not as fine a group of men as ever graced serving time the annals of the Catholic church . changing the meaning . The World Briefs section of the The sensus fidelium does not err .

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