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L i k e t h e i r O r t h o d o x b r o t h e r s a n d s i s ­, t e r s , C a t h o l i c s f o r m a l l y w i l l m a r k S e p t . 1 a s t h e W o r l d D a y o f P r a y e r f o r t h e C a r e o f C r e a t i o n , P o p e F r a n c i s h a s d e c i d e d . T h e d a y o f p r a y e r , t h e p o p e s a i d , w i l l g i v e i n d i v i d u a l s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s a n o p p o r t u ­, n i t y t o i m p l o r e G o d ` s h e l p i n p r o t e c t i n g c r e ­, a t i o n a n d a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o a s k G o d ` s f o r g i v e n e s s ", f o r s i n s c o m m i t t e d a g a i n s t t h e w o r l d i n w h i c h w e l i v e . ", P o p e F r a n c i s a n n o u n c e d h i s d e c i s i o n t o a d d t h e a n n u a l p r a y e r d a y t o t h e C a t h o l i c c a l ­, e n d a r i n a l e t t e r t o C a r d i n a l P e t e r T u r k ­, s o n , p r e s i d e n t o f t h e P o n t i f i c a l C o u n c i l f o r J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e , a n d t o C a r d i n a l K u r t K o c h , p r e s i d e n t o f t h e P o n t i f i c a l C o u n c i l f o r P r o m o t i n g C h r i s t i a n U n i t y . T h e t e x t o f t h e l e t t e r , d a t e d A u g . 6 , w a s r e ­, l e a s e d b y t h e V a t i c a n A u g . 1 0 . P o p e F r a n c i s s a i d h e w a s i n s t i t u t i n g t h e p r a y e r d a y f o r C a t h o l i c s b e c a u s e h e s h a r e s t h e c o n c e r n o f E c u m e n i c a l P a t r i a r c h B a r t h o l o m e w o f C o n s t a n t i n o p l e , w h o i n i t i ­, a t e d a s i m i l a r p r a y e r d a y f o r t h e O r t h o d o x C h u r c h i n 1 9 8 9 . M e t r o p o l i t a n J o h n o f P e r g a m o n , w h o r e p ­, r e s e n t e d t h e p a t r i a r c h a t t h e p u b l i c p r e s ­, e n t a t i o n J u n e 1 8 o f P o p e F r a n c i s ` e n c y c l i c a l , ", L a u d a t o S i ` , ", h a d s u g g e s t e d t h e r e t h a t a l l C h r i s t i a n s j o i n i n p r a y e r S e p ­, t e m b e r 1 . ", T h i s w o u l d m a r k a s t e p t o w a r d f u r t h e r c l o s e n e s s a m o n g t h e m , ", h e h a d s a i d . P o p e F r a n c i s s a i d C h r i s t i a n s w a n t t o m a k e t h e i r s p e c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n t o s a f e g u a r d i n g c r e a t i o n , b u t t o d o t h a t t h e y m u s t r e d i s ­, c o v e r t h e s p i r i t u a l f o u n d a t i o n s o f t h e i r a p ­, p r o a c h t o e a r t h l y r e a l i t i e s , b e g i n n i n g w i t h a n a c k n o w l e d g m e n t t h a t ", t h e l i f e o f t h e s p i r i t i s n o t d i s s o c i a t e d f r o m t h e b o d y o r f r o m n a t u r e , ", b u t l i v e d i n c o m m u n i o n w i t h a l l w o r l d l y r e a l i t i e s . T h e e c o l o g i c a l c r i s i s , h e s a i d , i s a s u m m o n s ", t o a p r o f o u n d s p i r i t u a l c o n v e r s i o n ", a n d t o a w a y o f l i f e t h a t c l e a r l y s h o w s t h e y a r e b e ­, l i e v e r s . Q u o t i n g h i s e n c y c l i c a l , h e s a i d , ", l i v i n g o u r v o c a t i o n t o b e p r o t e c t o r s o f G o d ` s h a n d i ­, w o r k i s e s s e n t i a l t o a l i f e o f v i r t u e , i t i s n o t a n o p t i o n a l o r a s e c o n d a r y a s p e c t o f o u r C h r i s t i a n e x p e r i e n c e . ", T h e a n n u a l W o r l d D a y o f P r a y e r f o r t h e C a r e o f C r e a t i o n , P o p e F r a n c i s s a i d , w i l l b e a t i m e f o r i n d i v i d u a l s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s t o ", r e a f f i r m t h e i r p e r s o n a l v o c a t i o n t o b e s t e w a r d s o f c r e a t i o n , t o t h a n k G o d f o r t h e w o n d e r f u l h a n d i w o r k w h i c h h e h a s e n ­, t r u s t e d t o o u r c a r e , a n d t o i m p l o r e h i s h e l p f o r t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f c r e a t i o n a s w e l l a s h i s p a r d o n f o r t h e s i n s c o m m i t t e d a g a i n s t t h e w o r l d i n w h i c h w e l i v e . ", T h e p o p e a s k e d C a r ­, d i n a l K o c h t o c o n s u l t w i t h a n d w o r k w i t h t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ` s e c u m e n i c a l p a r t n e r s a n d t h e W o r l d C o u n c i l o f C h u r c h e s t o m a k e s u r e t h e p r a y e r d a y b e ­, c o m e s a s i g n o f C h r i s t i a n s ` c o m m i t m e n t t o w o r k t o g e t h e r t o s a f e g u a r d c r e a t i o n ", i n o r d e r t o b e m o r e c r e d i b l e a n d e f f e c t i v e . ", H e e n t r u s t e d t o t h e P o n t i f i c a l C o u n c i l f o r J u s t i c e a n d P e a c e t h e t a s k o f w o r k i n g w i t h C a t h o l i c b i s h o p s ` c o n f e r e n c e s a n d e n v i r o n ­, m e n t a l o r g a n i z a ­, t i o n s t o p u b l i c i z e a n d c o o r d i n a t e t h e s p e c i f i c s o f t h e c e l e ­, b r a t i o n . ", I i n v o k e u p o n t h i s i n i t i a t i v e t h e i n t e r c e s ­, s i o n o f M a r y , m o t h e r o f G o d , a n d o f S t . F r a n c i s o f A s s i s i , w h o s e C a n t i c l e o f t h e C r e a t u r e s i n s p i r e s s o m a n y m e n a n d w o m e n o f g o o d w i l l t o l i v e i n p r a i s e o f t h e C r e a t o r a n d w i t h r e s p e c t f o r c r e a t i o n , ", h e s a i d . T h e F e a s t o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n o f t h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n M a r y 1 5 t h A u g u s t P r o d u c e d b y P r o d u c e d b y B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B e l l c o u r t L t d , N 2 B l o i s M e a d o w B u s i n e s s C e n t r e , S t e e p l e B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N B u m p s t e a d , H a v e r h i l l , S u f f o l k , C B 9 7 B N T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 T e l e p h o n e : 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­, m a i l j o h n at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k E d i t o r J o h n C l a w s o n . T e l : E ­, m a i l j o h n at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k o r d a v i d at b e l l c o u r t l t d . c o . u k 2 0 p 2 0 p W H E R E S O L D W H E R E S O L D I S S U E 2 3 4 I S S U E 2 3 4 S E P T E M B E R S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 5 M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E M O R E T H A N 1 7 Y E A R S O F B R I N G I N G T H E N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R N O T T I N G H A M D I O C E S E T O G E T H E R C a t h o l i c N e w s S e p t e m b e r 2 3 F e a s t d a y o f S t . P a d r e P i o N e p a l e a r t h q u a k e s u r v i v o r s t h a n k t h e p e o p l e o f N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e f o r t h e i r s u p p o r t T h r e e m o n t h s s i n c e N e p a l w a s h i t b y a d e v a s t a t i n g e a r t h ­, q u a k e , C A F O D s u p p o r t e r s a c r o s s N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s e h a v e h e l p e d p r o v i d e e m e r g e n c y a i d t o n e a r l y 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e . T h e e a r t h q u a k e t h a t s t r u c k o n 2 5 A p r i l w a s t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l t o h i t N e p a l f o r m o r e t h a n 8 0 y e a r s . I t t o r e a p a r t t h e l i v e s o f m i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e a n d d e s t r o y e d o v e r 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 h o m e s . A s e c o n d m a j o r e a r t h q u a k e o n T u e s d a y 1 2 M a y a d d e d t o t h e d e v a s t a ­, t i o n . C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 6 P o p e d e s i g n a t e s S e p t e m b e r 1 a s W o r l d D a y o f P r a y e r f o r C a r e o f C r e a t i o n B y C i n d y W o o d e n

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M a r y B a t e s ’, s e r v i c e t o t h e C h u r c h c o v e r s m a n y y e a r s , e a c h m o r n i n g w a l k i n g o v e r a m i l e i n a l l w e a t h e r s t o o p e n t h e C h u r c h a t 8 a m f o r m o r n i n g M a s s a n d p r e p a r a t i o n . M a r y w a s o n e o f t h e f i r s t c o m m i s s i o n e d E x ­, t r a o r d i n a r y M i n i s t e r s o f H o l y E u c h a r i s t , a s s i s t i n g a t C h u r c h a n d v i s i t i n g t h e s i c k a n d h o u s e b o u n d w i t h H o l y C o m m u n i o n o v e r t h e y e a r s . S h e i s h o l d e r o f t h e P o p e ’, s B e n e M e r e n t i M e d a l f o r h e r s e r v i c e t o t h e C h u r c h . W i n n i e N o r m a n , ‘, M o t h e r o f t h e P a r i s h ’, , f o r m a n y y e a r s w a l k e d t o d a i l y m o r n i n g M a s s a n d h a s s u p p o r t e d , ( a n d s t i l l d o e s ) m a n y e v e n t s a n d c h a r i t i e s i n t h e P a r i s h a n d t h e C a r l t o n a r e a . T h i s y e a r , s h e r e c e i v e d 1 3 3 c a r d s , I w o n d e r h o w m a n y s h e w i l l r e c e i v e n e x t y e a r ! F a t h e r E a m m o n O ’, H a r a , r e ­, c e n t l y r e t i r e d f r o m t h e S a c r e d H e a r t , o f t e n s a i d t h a t W i n n i e N o r m a n m u s t b e r e l a t e d t o m o s t i f n o t a l l o f t h e P a r i s h i n s o m e w a y . B o t h W i n n i e a n d M a r y o v e r t h e y e a r s h a v e b e e n a n i n s p i r a t i o n a n d e x a m p l e t o u s a l l . M a y t h e y e n j o y m a n y m o r e b i r t h d a y s . G o d b l e s s t h e m .

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T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 3

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2 0 1 5 h a s s e e n C a r m e l i t e s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d c e l e b r a t i n g t h e 5 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e b i r t h o f o n e o f t h e i r b e s t l o v e d s a i n t s . S t T e r e s a o f A v i l a , m y s t i c , r e f o r m e r a n d g r e a t s p i r i t u a l t e a c h e r o f p r a y e r , w a s b o r n o n 2 8 t h M a r c h 1 5 1 5 i n t h e m e d i e v a l w a l l e d c i t y o f A v i l a i n S p a i n . A l t h o u g h s h e s p e n t m o s t o f h e r l i f e a s a n e n c l o s e d C a r m e l i t e n u n , T e r e s a ’, s f a m e a n d i n f l u e n c e s p r e a d e v e n d u r i n g h e r l i f e t i m e , a n d t o d a y s h e i s r e g a r d e d a s o n e o f t h e f o r e m o s t t e a c h e r s o f t h e C h r i s t i a n s p i r i t u a l l i f e , a k e y f i g u r e i n m e d i e v a l S p a n i s h l i t e r a t u r e , a n d o n e o f t h e f e w w o m e n t o b e r e c o g n i s e d a s a D o c t o r o f t h e C h u r c h . T h e r e w a s l i t t l e i n T e r e s a ’, s e a r l y y e a r s t o i n d i c a t e h o w t h i n g s w o u l d t u r n o u t . S h e w a s b o r n i n t o a m e r c h a n t f a m i l y w i t h J e w ­, i s h r o o t s a t a t i m e w h e n t h e p u r i t y o f o n e ’, s C h r i s t i a n a n c e s t r y w a s o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r ­, t a n c e i n S p a i n . O n e o f t e n c h i l d r e n f r o m h e r f a t h e r ’, s s e c o n d m a r r i a g e , T e r e s a k n e w l o s s e a r l y i n l i f e w h e n h e r m o t h e r d i e d w h i l e s h e w a s s t i l l a t e e n a g e r . T e r e s a r e ­, p o r t s b e i n g r a t h e r a w i l d y o u t h , a n d h e r f a ­, t h e r e v e n t u a l l y f o u n d a p l a c e f o r h e r a t a s c h o o l o f A u g u s t i n i a n n u n s w h o , h e h o p e d , w o u l d h a v e a c a l m i n g i n f l u e n c e o n h i s e x ­, u b e r a n t d a u g h t e r . T e r e s a w a s i n d e e d i m ­, p r e s s e d b y t h e n u n s a n d b e g a n t o c o n s i d e r e n t e r i n g a c o n v e n t h e r s e l f , e v e n t u a l l y s e t ­, t l i n g o n t h e C a r m e l i t e M o n a s t e r y o f t h e I n ­, c a r n a t i o n , a l s o i n A v i l a . T e r e s a r e a d i l y a d m i t s t h a t h e r i n i t i a l a t t r a c t i o n t o r e l i ­, g i o u s l i f e w a s n o t i n t e n s e , s h e e v e n s p e a k s o f h a v i n g t o o v e r c o m e h e r r e p u g n a n c e t o t h e i d e a . N e v e r t h e l e s s , a t t h e I n c a r n a t i o n s h e f o u n d a w a y o f l i f e w h i c h s u i t e d h e r w e l l . T h e m o n a s t e r y w a s l a r g e , a n d n u n s f r o m w e a l t h y b a c k g r o u n d s w e r e a c c o m p a ­, n i e d b y s e r v a n t s a n d o c c u p i e d s u i t e s o f r o o m s w i t h i n t h e c o n v e n t . T e r e s a ’, s l i v e l y d i s p o s i t i o n a n d w i t t y c o n v e r s a t i o n m a d e h e r a n i n s t a n t h i t i n t h e c o m m u n i t y , a n d s h e w a s i n h i g h d e m a n d t o e n t e r t a i n w e a l t h y v i s i t o r s a n d b e n e f a c t o r s . O n t h e o u t s i d e a l l s e e m e d w e l l , y e t i n t e r i ­, o r l y T e r e s a w a s s t r u g g l i n g , s h e w a s e n j o y ­, i n g h e r s e l f , b u t f e l t d i s s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e k i n d o f l i f e s h e w a s l i v i n g . S h e s t r u g g l e d t o p r a y , o f t e n s i m p l y c o u n t i n g t h e m i n u t e s u n t i l t h e t i m e d e s i g n a t e d f o r p r a y e r w a s o v e r , y e t s h e w a s r e l u c t a n t t o r e l i n q u i s h t h e f r i e n d s h i p s a n d a c t i v i t i e s w h i c h s h e k n e w w e r e d i s t r a c t i n g h e r f r o m p r a y e r . T e r e s a s t r u g g l e d o n w i t h t h i s d i l e m m a f o r n e a r l y t w e n t y y e a r s , a n d t h e c o n f l i c t t o o k i t s t o l l m e n t a l l y a n d p h y s i c a l l y w i t h T e r e s a s u f f e r i n g f r e q u e n t b o u t s o f i l l h e a l t h a n d e v i d e n t l y s o m e f o r m o f b r e a k d o w n . E v e n ­, t u a l l y t h e L o r d t o o k o v e r . P r a y i n g i n f r o n t o f a n i m a g e o f t h e s c o u r g e d C h r i s t d u r i n g L e n t i n 1 5 5 4 , T e r e s a e x p e r i e n c e d a p r o ­, f o u n d c o n v e r s i o n e x p e r i e n c e . S u d d e n l y s h e r e a l i s e d t h a t t h e c e n t r a l f r i e n d s h i p i n h e r l i f e w a s w i t h C h r i s t , a n d t h a t p r a y e r w a s i n f a c t n o t h i n g m o r e t h a n a n ‘, i n t i m a t e s h a r i n g b e t w e e n f r i e n d s . ’, F r o m t h a t m o ­, m e n t o n T e r e s a ’, s s o l e p u r p o s e i n l i f e w a s t o m a k e t h i s t r u t h k n o w n t o o t h e r s , a n d t o e n ­, c o u r a g e t h e m t o o t o e n t e r i n t o a p r o f o u n d p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e h u m a n C h r i s t . T o a c h i e v e t h i s , T e r e s a r e c o g n i s e d t h a t s o m e a s p e c t s o f h e r l i f e n e e d e d c h a n g i n g . C o n s c i o u s t h a t t h e C a r m e l i t e O r d e r h a d i t s o r i g i n s a m o n g a g r o u p o f h e r m i t s l i v i n g o n M t C a r m e l , T e r e s a r e a l i s e d t h a t a r e t u r n t o t h e o r i g i n a l i d e a l s o f s i l e n c e , s o l i t u d e a n d t h e s u p p o r t o f a s m a l l p r a y i n g c o m m u ­, n i t y w e r e e s s e n t i a l t o f o s t e r t h e l i f e o f f r i e n d s h i p w i t h C h r i s t s h e n o w s o u g h t . T o ­, g e t h e r w i t h a g r o u p o f l i k e ­, m i n d e d s i s t e r s , T e r e s a b e g a n t o e x p l o r e t h e i d e a o f f o u n d ­, i n g a n e w c o m m u n i t y , a n d i n 1 5 6 2 s h e e s ­, t a b l i s h e d t h e m o n a s t e r y o f S t J o s e p h ’, s i n A v i l a , a c o m m u n i t y o f j u s t t h i r t e e n n u n s d e d i c a t e d t o a l i f e o f p r a y e r a n d c o m m u n a l c h a r i t y . T e r e s a ’, s n u n s a t S t J o s e p h ’, s w e r e n o t s i m p l y i n t e r e s t e d i n i m p r o v i n g t h e i r o w n p e r s o n a l s a n c t i t y , h o w e v e r , f o r T e r e s a ’, s f o u n d i n g o f t h e n e w m o n a s t e r y w a s c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h e r s e c o n d g r e a t i n s i g h t : a l i f e o f p r a y e r i s n o t s i m p l y f o r o n e ’, s o w n b e n e f i t , b u t i s f u n d a m e n t a l l y o r i e n t e d t o t h e g o o d o f t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e w h o l e w o r l d . T e r e s a w a s l i v i n g a t a t i m e o f s o c i a l a n d e c ­, c l e s i a l t u r m o i l . T h e I n q u i s i t i o n w a s a t t h e h e i g h t o f i t s p o w e r s i n S p a i n , t h e r e w a s a w o r l d w i d e m o v e m e n t t o w a r d s t h e r e f o r m o f t h e r e l i g i o u s o r d e r s , a n d t h e f i r s t s h o c k ­, w a v e s o f t h e P r o t e s t a n t R e f o r m a t i o n w e r e r i p p l i n g a c r o s s E u r o p e . T h e w o r l d w a s , a s T e r e s a p u t i t , i n f l a m e s , a n d s h e f e l t a n i n ­, t e n s e u r g e t o d o s o m e t h i n g a b o u t i t . N o w , s h e r e a l i s e d , a l i f e l i v e d c l o s e t o G o d b e ­, c a m e a p o l i t i c a l e n t i t y . H e r p r a y e r s , a n d t h o s e o f h e r s i s t e r s , w o u l d b e p o u r e d o u t i n i n t e r c e s s i o n f o r t h e C h u r c h a n d t h e w o r l d . T h e i r o w n p e r s o n a l g r o w t h i n h o l i n e s s c o u l d o n l y i n c r e a s e t h e c o m m u n a l h o l i n e s s o f t h e w h o l e B o d y o f C h r i s t , t h e i r p r a y e r s w o u l d s u p p o r t t h e p r i e s t s a n d t h e o l o g i a n s b a t t l i n g f o r t r u t h i n a w o r l d o f n e w u n c e r ­, t a i n t i e s a n d r e l i g i o u s c o n f l i c t . F i n a l l y , t h e i r i n t e n s e f r i e n d s h i p w i t h C h r i s t w o u l d c o n ­, s o l e h i m f o r t h e i l l t r e a t m e n t a n d i n g r a t i ­, t u d e h e r e c e i v e d a s c h u r c h e s w e r e c l o s e d a n d E u c h a r i s t i c p i e t y w a s a b a n d o n e d . I t w a s a s t r i k i n g v i s i o n : t h e l i v e s a n d p r a y e r s o f e n c l o s e d c o n t e m p l a t i v e n u n s s u d d e n l y t o o k o n g l o b a l s i g n i f i c a n c e , t h e p o l i t i c a l r e ­, a l i t y o f r e l i g i o u s l i f e a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e w o r l d a n d o f t h e C h u r c h w a s r e ­, i m a g i n e d . W h e n s h e f o u n d e d S t J o s e p h ’, s , h o w e v e r , T e r e s a h a d n o i n t e n t i o n o f t a k i n g h e r r e ­, f o r m m o v e m e n t f u r t h e r –, t h i s s m a l l h o u s e o f s i s t e r s w a s e n o u g h . O t h e r s , h o w e v e r , c o u l d s e e a b i g g e r p o t e n t i a l . E n c o u r a g e d b y h e r r e l i g i o u s s u p e r i o r s , T e r e s a b e g a n t o e s ­, t a b l i s h f u r t h e r m o n a s t e r i e s a c r o s s S p a i n , s o t h a t b y t h e t i m e o f h e r d e a t h i n 1 5 8 2 t h e r e w e r e s e v e n t e e n n e w h o u s e s f o u n d e d e i t h e r d i r e c t l y b y h e r o r b y p e o p l e s h e a p ­, p o i n t e d t o t h e t a s k . I n 1 5 6 8 s h e m e t a y o u n g C a r m e l i t e f r i a r , a n d t o g e t h e r t h e y b e g a n a s i m i l a r r e f o r m m o v e m e n t a m o n g t h e f r i a r s . S t J o h n o f t h e C r o s s w a s t o b e ­, c o m e T e r e s a ’, s l i f e ­, l o n g f r i e n d a n d s p i r i t u a l g u i d e , a n d t o g e t h e r t h e y a r e r e c o g n i s e d a s t w o o f t h e m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t f i g u r e s i n C h r i s ­, t i a n s p i r i t u a l i t y . A s w i t h t h e n e w n e t w o r k o f m o n a s t e r i e s , T e r e s a n e v e r i n t e n d e d t o b e c o m e t h e a u ­, t h o r o f s o m e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t w r i t i n g s i n C h r i s t i a n s p i r i t u a l i t y . H e r w o r k s w e r e l a r g e l y w r i t t e n f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f h e r n e w c o m m u n i t i e s , a n d f o c u s e d o n t e a c h i n g t h e s i s t e r s h o w t o p r a y a n d g u i d i n g t h e m i n t h e c h a l l e n g e s o f c o m m u n i t y l i v i n g . Y e t T e r e s a ’, s w o r k s ( o f w h i c h T h e B o o k o f h e r L i f e , t h e W a y o f P e r f e c t i o n a n d t h e I n t e r i o r C a s t l e a r e t h e b e s t k n o w n ) r a p i d l y b e c a m e p o p u l a r b e y o n d t h e m o n a s t e r i e s a s p e o p l e s o u g h t g u i d a n c e i n a n e w , p e r s o n a l w a y o f p r a y e r . T h e y w e r e p u b l i s h e d s h o r t l y a f t e r h e r d e a t h a n d t o d a y h a v e b e e n t r a n s l a t e d i n t o n u m e r o u s l a n g u a g e s a n d a r e r e a d n o t o n l y b y C a r m e l i t e s , b u t b y C h r i s t i a n s o f a l l d e n o m i n a t i o n s , a s w e l l a s s c h o l a r s o f t h e ­, o l o g y , s p i r i t u a l i t y a n d m e d i e v a l l i t e r a t u r e , T e r e s a i s t r u l y a D o c t o r o f t h e U n i v e r s a l C h u r c h . 2 0 1 5 h a s b e e n a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o c e l e b r a t e t h e l i f e o f t h i s r e m a r k a b l e w o m a n , t o c o n ­, s i d e r h e r t e a c h i n g a f r e s h a n d t o e x p l o r e i t s s i g n i f i c a n c e f o r t h e s o c i a l a n d r e l i g i o u s r e ­, a l i t i e s o f o u r o w n t i m e s . C e l e b r a t i o n s i n B r i t a i n h a v e b e e n o r g a n i s e d b y t h e C a r m e l i t e F o r u m o f B r i t a i n a n d I r e l a n d , a n d e v e n t s h a v e i n c l u d e d r e t r e a t s , s t u d y d a y s a n d p i l g r i m a g e s . T h e y e a r w i l l c o n ­, c l u d e w i t h a c l o s i n g c e r e m o n y a t A y l e s f o r d P r i o r y o n S a t u r d a y 1 7 t h O c t o b e r . A s p a r t o f t h e s e c e l e b r a t i o n s a t o u r i n g e x h i b i t i o n e x p l o r i n g T e r e s a ’, s l i f e a n d t e a c h i n g w i l l b e v i s i t i n g N o t t i n g h a m C a t h e d r a l f r o m 9 t h –, 1 5 t h O c t o b e r . F o r m o r e d e t a i l s o f t h i s a n d a l l o t h e r e v e n t s , p l e a s e v i s i t w w w . t e r e s a o ­, f a v i l a . o r g . S r J o R o b s o n , O C D C a r m e l i t e M o n a s t e r y , W a r e P a g e 4 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . 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H M I n s p e c t o r o f P r i s ­, o n s T h i s i s w i d e s p r e a d i n o u r p r i s o n s a s r e ­, p o r t e d b y H M C h i e f I n s p e c t o r i n F e b r u ­, a r y i n h i s r e p o r t o n R o c h e s t e r Y O I i n F e b r u a r y t h i s y e a r a n d b y t h e P r i s o n R e ­, f o r m T r u s t i n t h e i r r e p o r t ‘, S t r a n g e w a y s 2 5 y e a r s o n ’, i n M a r c h : ­, “, A p r i s o n e r w h o i s u n e m p l o y e d b e c a u s e t h e r e i s n o a c t i v i t y a v a i l a b l e f o r h i m m i g h t s p e n d 2 2 h o u r s a d a y , a n d e a t a l l h i s m e a l s , w i t h a n o t h e r p r i s o n e r i n a s m a l l c e l l d e s i g n e d f o r o n e , p e r h a p s e i g h t f o o t b y s i x f o o t , w i t h a n u n s c r e e n e d t o i l e t ”, H M C h i e f I n s p e c t o r o f P r i s o n s A g a i n s t t h i s b a c k g r o u n d , p r a y e r g r o u p s b e c o m e v e r y d i f f i c u l t t o o r g a n i s e , a n d p r i s o n e r s s t r u g g l e o n t h e i r o w n . 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T h e r e a r e C T S p u b l i c a t i o n s f o r p e o p l e i n a l l s i t u a ­, t i o n s a n d w a l k s o f l i f e , s u p p o r t i n g p r i e s t s , t e a c h e r s , p a r e n t s a n d c a t e c h i s t s , e n ­, a b l i n g t h e m t o p a s s o n t h e g i f t o f f a i t h t o n e w g e n e r a t i o n s . W e a l s o r e a c h o u t t o s c h o o l s , h o s p i t a l s , p r i s o n s , s e m i n a r i e s , m i s s i o n s , t h e m e d i a a n d e n q u i r e r s , n o t j u s t i n t h e U K , b u t w o r l d w i d e . T h e c h u r c h o f S t . G i l b e r t ’, s , B o u r n e a n d i t s s i s t e r c h u r c h o f O u r L a d y D e e p i n g S t J a m e s c a m e t o g e t h e r l a s t S u n d a y e v e n i n g 2 6 t h J u l y f o r a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l N i g h t . A b o u t 7 0 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d . T h e f o o d w a s d o n a t e d b y t h e p a r i s h i o n e r s . T h e r e w e r e d i s h e s f r o m m a n y c o u n t r i e s i n ­, c l u d i n g P o l a n d , K e n y a , K o r e a a n d o f c o u r s e E n g l a n d . I t w a s a v e r y e x c i t i n g a n d e n j o y a b l e e v e n i n g . A f t e r h u n g r y t u m m i e s w e r e f i l l e d t h e r e w a s e n t e r t a i n m e n t b y m e m b e r s o f t h e c h u r c h e s . W e h a d s o n g s i n E n g l i s h a n d P o l i s h . T h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e e v e n i n g w a s G u i s e p p i w h o s a n g a n d p l a y e d h i s g u i t a r . H e s a n g a m e d l e y o f s o n g s i n a v a r i e t y o f E u r o p e a n l a n g u a g e s . A t t h e s t a r t o f t h e m a i n h o l i d a y s e a s o n w e m i g h t h a v e h a d a b r e a k f r o m p a r t y p o l i t i c s a s t h e m o n t h o f A u g u s t g o t i n t o i t s s t r i d e . T h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l s c e n e , p a r ­, t i c u l a r l y s u r r o u n d i n g t h e t r a g i c e v e n t s i n C a l a i s , w a s e n o u g h t o b e f o c u s e d o n b u t o c c u r r e n c e s a t W e s t m i n s t e r w e r e n e v e r o u t o f t h e n e w s . W h e n y o u r e a d t h i s a r t i c l e t h e L a b o u r p a r t y l e a d e r s h i p c o n t e s t w i l l s t i l l b e u n ­, r e s o l v e d . W h o e v e r w i n s p e r h a p s i t w i l l b e a r e l i e f t o a l l a n d w e m u s t w a i t t o s e e w h o w i l l b e t h e n e w l e a d e r o f t h e O p p o s i ­, t i o n . M y c o n c e r n i s t h e o t h e r p a r t y p o l i t ­, i c a l l e a d e r s h i p p o l l t h i s s u m m e r w h e n T i m F a r r o n w a s e l e c t e d l e a d e r o f t h e L i b ­, e r a l D e m o c r a t s . T h e s e d a y s I h a v e n o c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a n y a c t i v e p o l i t i c a l p a r t y b u t I d o t r y t o k e e p i n f o r m e d o n a n y C h r i s t i a n d e v e l o p m e n t a t W e s t m i n s t e r . M r F a r r o n n o w l e a d s a p a r t y o f j u s t e i g h t M P ` s f o u r o f w h o m a r e C h r i s t i a n s . T h e n e w l e a d e r b e c a m e a n e v a n g e l i c a l C h r i s ­, t i a n a s a t e e n a g e r , h e a b s t a i n e d o n t h e t h i r d r e a d i n g o f t h e b i l l o n s a m e s e x m a r ­, r i a g e . I n t h e p a s t t h e m e m b e r f o r W e s t m o r e ­, l a n d a n d L o n s d a l e h a d d e s c r i b e d e v e r y a b o r t i o n a s a t r a g e d y . F o r t h e r e c o r d o n e f o r m e r L i b ­, D e m M P s a i d t h e i r n e w l e a d e r n o w s u p p o r t s s a m e s e x m a r r i a g e a n d d o e s n o t w a n t a n y c h a n g e t o t h e l a w s o n a b o r t i o n . I f M r F a r r o n h a d d e s c r i b e d h i m s e l f a s a n a t h e i s t o r h u m a n i s t I f e e l s u r e m a n y j o u r n a l i s t s w o u l d h a v e n o t b e e n p a r t i c u l a r l y i n t e r e s t e d i n h i s v i e w s o n w h a t w e u s e d t o b e l i e v e w e r e ", c o n ­, s c i e n c e i s s u e s ", . C l e a r l y t h e m e d i a ( o n e r a d i o c h a n n e l , o n e t e l e v i s i o n c h a n n e l a n d o n e n a t i o n a l n e w s p a p e r ) t h o u g h t o t h e r ­, w i s e . W e s h o u l d s u r e l y a s k o u r s e l v e s ­, c a n a s e r i o u s C h r i s t i a n e v e r b e c o m e a p o ­, l i t i c a l l e a d e r ? I n m y t i m e i n a c t i v e p o l i ­, t i c s I c a n n o t r e c a l l H a r o l d W i l s o n , J a m e s C a l l a g h a n , M a r g a r e t T h a t c h e r o r J o h n M a j o r b e i n g g r i l l e d o n t h e i s s u e s t h a t M r F a r r o n w a s . 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T h e c h i l d r e n a t O u r L a d y ’, s P r i m a r y , B u l w e l l , b r o u g h t l o o s e c h a n g e f r o m h o m e t o c o v e r a m a p o f N e p a l o u t l i n e d o n t h e f l o o r o f t h e s c h o o l h a l l a n d h e l d a c a k e s a l e t o o , r a i s ­, i n g £, 4 0 0 . H o w e v e r , w i t h 2 . 8 m i l l i o n a f f e c t e d b y t h e e a r t h q u a k e a n d w i t h m o n s o o n r a i n s n o w r e a c h i n g N e p a l i t i s a h u g e c h a l l e n g e t o r e a c h a l l t h o s e i n n e e d . A w a r d w i n n i n g a c t r e s s J o J o y n e r , w h o s e w o r k i n c l u d e s T h e I n t e r c e p t e r , O r d i n a r y L i e s a n d E a s t E n d e r s , r e c e n t l y r e t u r n e d f r o m a v i s i t t o N e p a l w i t h C A F O D . W h i l s t t h e r e s h e m e t p e o p l e w h o w e r e s e ­, v e r e l y a f f e c t e d b y t h e e a r t h q u a k e a n d s a w h o w C A F O D a n d i t s p a r t n e r s h a v e b e e n s u p p o r t i n g t h e m w i t h l i f e ­, s a v i n g a i d . A m o n g t h o s e s h e m e t w a s M i s h r i N e p a l , 7 4 , w h o w a s a t h o m e i n t h e r e m o t e v i l l a g e o f C h a n d a n i i n K a v r e p a l a n c h o w k w h e n t h e f i r s t e a r t h q u a k e s t r u c k . M i s h r i s a i d : “, I w a s i n s i d e m y h o u s e w h e n t h e e a r t h m o v e d . T h e n s u d d e n l y I w a s o u t s i d e m y h o u s e , t h r o w n t o t h e g r o u n d . I f e l t a s i f m y s o u l h a d l e f t m e . I j u s t s t a y e d t h e r e , I d i d n ’, t m o v e . I w a i t e d f o r t h e e a r t h t o s t o p s h a k i n g . M y h o m e w a s d e s t r o y e d a n d m y f o o d s t o r e b u r i e d u n d e r t h e r u b b l e . ”, M i s h r i a n d h e r n e i g h b o u r s w e r e t e r r i f i e d t h a t t h e i r v i l l a g e w o u l d b e c u t o f f b y t h e m o n s o o n , b u t C A F O D ’, s p a r t n e r C a r i t a s N e p a l m a d e i t t h r o u g h a n d d e l i v e r e d l e n t i l s , h o u s e h o l d i t e m s s u c h a s p l a s t i c b u c k e t s a n d c o o k i n g p o t s , b l a n k e t s , a n d p l a s t i c s h e e t i n g f o r c r e a t i n g a m a k e s h i f t s h e l t e r . M i s h r i s a i d : “, Y o u c a m e , y o u c a r e d , y o u s h o w e d u s l o v e . 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T h e y a r e h i k i n g u p m o u n ­, t a i n s , p u s h i n g t r u c k s f o r m i l e s t h r o u g h m u d , a n d e v e n t a k i n g h e l i c o p t e r s t o r e a c h t h o s e m o s t i n n e e d . D e s p i t e t h e c h a l ­, l e n g e s , t h e y a r e s t i l l d e l i v e r i n g s u p p l i e s t o s o m e o f t h e w o r s t a f f e c t e d v i l l a g e s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y . ”, H e r e w e a r e i n t h e m o n t h o f S e p t e m b e r a l ­, r e a d y ! t h e y e a r 2 0 1 5 o n e w a y o r a n o t h e r h a s b e e n a b u s y o n e s o f a r h e r e a t t h e h e r ­, m i t a g e w i t h m a n y o u t s t a n d i n g e v e n t s a n d m a n y b l e s s i n g s t o r e c a l l . I n A p r i l F r . R i c h a r d a n d I w e r e o r d a i n e d t o t h e D i a ­, c o n a t e b y B i s h o p P e t e r D o y l e o f N o r t h a m p ­, t o n a n d o n S t . B e n e d i c t s D a y 1 1 t h J u l y a d a y a l w a y s o f g r e a t o b s e r v a n c e f o r u s w e w e r e o r d a i n e d t o t h e P r i e s t h o o d b y B i s h o p P a t r i c k , o n l y a f e w d a y s a f t e r h i s o w n o r d i ­, n a t i o n t o t h e E p i s c o p a t e . , t h r e e e v e n t s w h i c h w e r e v e r y p r a y e r f u l a n d j o y o u s o c ­, c a s i o n s f o r u s a s i n d i v i d u a l s a n d f o r t h e w h o l e o f t h e d i o c e s e . I t w a s a g r e a t j o y t o o t h a t w e w e r e a b l e t o s h a r e t h i s d a y w i t h F r . J o n a t h a n R o s e a n d F r . K e v i n G r a d w e l l o r ­, d a i n e d p r i e s t s w i t h u s . H e r e i n E l s t o n t h e h e r m i t a g e i s s u r ­, r o u n d e d o n a l l s i d e s b y f a r m i n g l a n d a n d f o r s o m e w e e k s n o w t h e f a r m e r s h a v e b e e n h a r v e s t i n g t h e i r c r o p , a b u s y s e a s o n f o r t h e m a n d a s o n e f a r m e r s a i d t o u s “, w e h a v e b e e n m a k i n g h a y w h i l e t h e s u n s h o n e ”, , b e c a u s e l i f e h e r e h a s b e e n h e c t i c i t d o e s n o t s e e m s o l o n g a g o t h a t t h e f a r m e r w a s s o w i n g h i s s e e d , t h e g r o w t h o f w h i c h h a s b e e n e n c o u r a g e d b y t h e l o v e l y s u m m e r d a y s w e h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d t h i s y e a r . A s I s a t i n t h e g a r d e n l a s t w e e k t o t h e s o u n d o f t h e h a r v e s t i n g m a c h i n e r y i n t h e f i e l d s i t c a u s e d m e t o r e f l e c t o n t h e g r e a t b l e s s i n g s w h i c h G o d g i v e s u s i n a l l t h e s e t h i n g s . I s a w t h a t i n t h i s l i f e w e a r e a l l s o w e r s o f t h e s e e d , t h e f a r m e r s a r e i n a v e r y l i t e r a l s e n s e . b u t a l l o f u s s o w a l o n g l i f e ’, s p a t h . W e a r e a l l s o w e r s o f i n f l u e n c e a l l o f u s a r e l e a v i n g b e h i n d s u r e l y a n d s l o w l y a . l i t t l e o f o u r s e l v e s , w e a l l h a v e f r e e w i l l a n d a r e a b l e t o s o w w h a t w e w i l l t h e g o o d , t h e b a d o r t h e i n d i f f e r e n t . W e c a n b e t h e e n e m y o f G o d , t h e e n e m y o f g o o d , w e c a n s o w t h e e v i l t h i n g , o r w e c a n s o w t h e g o o d s e e d s o f l o v e a n d u n s e l f i s h s e r v i c e . A f t e r a l l w h a t a m a n s o w s i s h i m s e l f . W h e t h e r w e a r e t e a c h e r s , p a r e n t s , a u t h o r s , p o l i t i c i a n s t h i s i s t r u e f o r u s a l l w h a t e v e r o u r v o c a t i o n . D i d n ’, t O u r L o r d s p e a k a p a r a b l e a b o u t h i m s e l f , “, e x ­, c e p t a c o r n o f w h e a t f a l l i n t o t h e g r o u n d a n d d i e , i t i s a l o n e , b u t i f i t d i e i t b r i n g s f o r t h m u c h f r u i t “, t h o s e w h o f o l l o w C h r i s t m u s t b e t h e n c o n t e n t w i t h s o w i n g . L i f e h e r e i n t h e h e r m i t a g e c o n t i n u e s d a y a f t e r d a y w e e k a f t e r w e e k w i t h o u r ‘, h o n o ­, r i u m ’, r o u n d o f d a i l y p r a y e r , o f f e r i n g o f t h e M a s s , s t u d y a n d w o r k a s p r e s c r i b e d f o r u s i n t h e r u l e o f S t . B e n e d i c t , a l i f e o f b a l a n c e , a l i f e o f s o w i n g , a l i f e o f d a i l y d y i n g w i t h C h r i s t s o t h a t t h e e t e r n a l h a r v e s t m a y b e g a t h e r e d b y a l l w e s e r v e a n d p r a y f o r . F r . D a v i d B o w l e r H . D . N . E l s t o n H e m i t a g e P a g e 6 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 The Family Funeral Service Personally owned and managed by the Lymn Rose Family AW Lymn Nottingham Robin Hood House, NG3 1GF Tel: 0115 950 5875 | www.lymn.co.uk  /awlymn |  /awlymn  Meet Antonio from our Nottingham Office  24 hour personal service  Flagship fleet of Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles  Pre-Paid Funeral Plans We have a nucleus of Catholic staff who know your community and strive to meet your needs “,Our family serving your family since 1907”, T h e r e f e r e e f o r t h e f i r s t w o m e n ` s F A C u p F i n a l w h i c h t o o k p l a c e a t W e m b l e y w a s a n A s h b y a n d M e a s h a m p a r i s h i o n e r . A m y F e a r n ( s e c o n d f r o m l e f t i n p h o t o ) a t t e n d s M a s s e i t h e r a t O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s o r S t C h a r l e s B o r r o m e o d e p e n d i n g o n h e r w e e k e n d r e f e r ­, e e i n g d u t i e s . 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W i t h h e r e m p h a s i s o n J u b i l e e , s h e e m p h a ­, s i s e s g r a t i t u d e a n d j o y f o r t h e j o u r n e y t h a t h a s t a k e n u s t o w h e r e w e a r e n o w . I n s o d o i n g , r e m e m b e r i n g a n d r e c o u n t i n g o u r h i s t o r y ‘, p r e s e r v e s o u r i d e n t i t y , f o r s t r e n g t h e n i n g o u r u n i t y a s a f a m i l y a n d o u r c o m m o n s e n s e o f b e l o n g i n g ’, . T h e c a l l ‘, t o l i v e t h e p r e s e n t w i t h p a s s i o n ’, i s p r e s e n t e d b y t h e a u t h o r a s t h e g r e a t e s t c h a l l e n g e b e ­, c a u s e i t i s t h e p e r e n n i a l c h a l l e n g e o f t h e G o s p e l . A s P o p e F r a n c i s s a y s : ‘, T h e G o s p e l i s d e m a n d i n g : i t d e m a n d s t o b e l i v e d r a d i ­, c a l l y a n d s i n c e r e l y ’, . 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S h i f t i n g S a n d s a n d S o l i d R o c k R e l i g i o u s L i f e i n a C h a n g i n g W o r l d P a t r i c i a J o r d a n F S M A l m o s t a l l t h e s e l e t t e r s w e r e e x c h a n g e d b e t w e e n S r W e n d y a n d a n u n i d e n t i f i e d o n l y a s “, A n n e ”, w h o , a f e l l o w a r t l o v e r , w a s c l o s e t o h e r d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d w h e n s h e w a s u n d e r g o i n g t h e t r a n s i t i o n f r o m a S o u t h A f r i c a n t e a c h i n g O r d e r t o l i v i n g t h e l i f e o f a h e r m i t i n t h e g r o u n d s o f t h e C a r m e l i t e C o n v e n t i n Q u i d e n h a m , N o r ­, f o l k . T h e y a l s o p r e ­, d a t e h e r e m e r g e n c e a s a T V a r t c r i t i c . T h e y r e v e a l a n a s p e c t o f S r W e n d y r e c o g n i s a b l e t o t h o s e w h o h a v e l i s ­, t e n e d t o h e r T V c o m m e n t a r i e s o r r e a d h e r b o o k s : s o m e o n e c a u g h t u p i n w o n d e r a t t h e t r u t h a n d b e a u t y o f G o d a n d b l e s s e d w i t h t h e g i f t o f b e i n g a b l e t o d e s c r i b e t h i s w i t h b r e v i t y a n d p a s s i o n . I t w i l l n o t s u r p r i s e r e a d e r s o f t h i s c o l l e c ­, t i o n , e d i t e d b y a n u n f r o m t h e Q u i d e n h a m C a r m e l , t h a t t h e i r a u t h o r c h o s e n o t t o r e ­, r e a d t h e m b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n . S r W e n d y w r i t e s t h a t s h e s i m p l y “, c a n n o t b r i n g m y ­, s e l f t o d o s o . ”, T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t w o u l d m e a n h a v i n g t o f o c u s o n h e r s e l f a n d , a s w i t h a l l t r u l y h u m b l e p e o p l e , i t w o u l d p a i n h e r t o d o s o . S h e d e s c r i b e s h e r s e l f a s a “, m o n o l i t h o f s e l f i s h n e s s ”, a n d i n a l e t t e r d a t e d 2 0 M a y 1 9 7 4 s h e w r i t e s , “, C o a r s e , c r u d e w o m a n t h a t I a m , I f e a r t h e w o r d s a r e s o o f t e n t o o v i o l e n t . ”, T o a n o u t s i d e r h e r w o r d s d o n ’, t s e e m l i k e t h i s a t a l l , o r i n d e e d h e r v i e w o f h e r s e l f –, b u t t h a t i s t h e p o i n t : i f y o u v i e w y o u r s e l f a l w a y s i n t h e s i g h t o f G o d , a s S r W e n d y d o e s , y o u w i l l s e e y o u r f a u l t s l a i d b a r e i n a w a y t h a t t h e d i s t r a c ­, t i o n s o f o r d i n a r y l i f e u s u a l l y c o n c e a l . A s l e t t e r s w r i t t e n i n r e s p o n s e t o a f r i e n d , t h e c o l l e c t i o n n a t u r a l l y l a c k s t h e c o m p l e t e ­, n e s s a n d r o u n d e d n e s s o f S r W e n d y ’, s e s ­, s a y s a b o u t h e r f a v o u r i t e p a i n t i n g s i n h e r b o o k s . B u t t h e y d o p r o v i d e f l a s h e s o f i n ­, s i g h t t o t h e k i n d o f a u s t e r e l i f e s h e h a s c h o ­, s e n a n d w h y s h e h a s d o n e s o . W r i t i n g t o A n n e o n t h e 2 0 t h D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 4 , s h e s a y s , “, T h i n k o f m e . . . j u s t l o o k i n g a t o n e p i c t u r e , u n t i l t h e i m p a c t o f t h e g l o r y i t g i v e s t o G o d f o r c e s m e t o s h u t m y e y e s . ”, T h i s c o n v e y s t h e i n t e n s i t y o f h e r r e s p o n s e t o a r t a n d w h y i t p r o v i d e s h e r w i t h t h e s t i m u l u s t o c o n t e m p l a t i o n . Q u i t e s i m p l y , b e a u t y l e a d s h e r t o G o d . A s s h e w r i t e s e l s e w h e r e , i n a c o m m e n t t h a t m i g h t s u r p r i s e t h o s e w h o d o n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h e i n t i m a t e d y n a m i c o f p r a y e r , “, A r t i s a f o r m o f p r a y e r I v a l u e b e ­, c a u s e i t d e e p e n s i n m e m y w o m a n h o o d . I t m a k e s m e m o r e “, t h e r e ”, f o r h i s p o s s e s s i n g . ”, A g a i n , f o r t h o s e w h o w o n d e r h o w i t i s p o s ­, s i b l e t o s p e n d m o s t o f o n e ’, s d a y s i n t h e s o l i ­, t a r y , c o n f i n e d s p a c e o f a c a r a v a n , s h e p r o v i d e s t h e a n s w e r i n a l e t t e r o f 1 9 7 8 : “, I a m a l w a y s l i v i n g i n t h e r e a l i t y o f J e s u s a n d c a n c o p e b e s t w h e n e x t e r i o r l i f e i s m o ­, n o t o n o u s a n d u n d e m a n d i n g . ”, O n e r e a l i s e s h o w h a r d i t m u s t h a v e b e e n f o r S r W e n d y t o e m e r g e u n d e r t h e g l a r e o f t h e T V s p o t ­, l i g h t s a n d h o w o n l y t h e r e a l i s a t i o n t h a t h e r a u d i e n c e m i g h t c o m e c l o s e r t o G o d t h r o u g h b e a u t y c o u l d c o m p e l h e r t o d o s o . T h e r e a r e t a n t a l i s i n g l y b r i e f r e f e r e n c e s t o a r t i s t s w h i c h o n e w i s h e s s h e h a d e x ­, p a n d e d , s u c h a s m e n t i o n i n g a l o v e f o r P a u l K l e e a n d a l s o M a t i s s e , y e t f i n d i n g P i c a s s o “, a v e r y p o o r t h i r d [ b y c o m p a r i s o n ] . A l l p o w e r a n d n o b e a u t y ”, , h o w t r u e . S p i r i t u a l L e t t e r s B y S i s t e r W e n d y B e c k e t t B l o o m s b u r y . £, 1 4 . 9 9 B o o k R e v i e w s Tr y o u t t h e n e x t 1 2 weekly issues of the features­,packed Catholic Herald magazine and save 50%. First time subscribers will then qualify for our £,78 annual loyalty rate and a free book. Subscribe for only £,12 catholicherald.co.uk/12for12 Download the magazine on your iPhone, Samsung or Kindle Fire with our newsstand app. Renew your subscription yearly to get £,5 off our annual rate. 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M i c h a e l O ’, K e e f e f r o m H o r b l i n g , a s c i e n c e t e a c h e r a t S k e g n e s s G r a m m a r S c h o o l , i s c y ­, c l i n g o v e r 9 0 0 m i l e s f r o m h i s h o m e t o w n t o n o r t h e r n F r a n c e a n d b a c k t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r C A F O D . M i c h a e l h o p e s t o r a i s e £, 2 , 2 5 0 –, e n o u g h t o b u i l d t h r e e w a t e r w e l l s i n s o m e o f t h e p o o r e s t c o u n t r i e s i n t h e w o r l d . T h e e p i c j o u r n e y b e g a n a t L i n c o l n C a t h e ­, d r a l a t 9 a m o n 1 2 A u g u s t . T h e P a r i s –, B r e s t –, P a r i s l o n g d i s t a n c e c y c l e i s t h e m o s t f a m o u s o f w h a t i s k n o w n a s a R a n d o n n e u r . T h e e v e n t h a s t a k e n p l a c e e v e r y f o u r y e a r s s i n c e 1 9 3 1 –, o n l y m i s s i n g o n e r a c e d u r i n g t h e S e c o n d W o r l d W a r . M i c h a e l w i l l j o i n t h o u s a n d s o f c y c l i s t s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d . T h e r e ’, s n o w i n n e r s o r l o s e r s i t ’, s a l l a b o u t t a k i n g p a r t . M i k e s a i d : “, I ’, v e d o n e a f e w c h a l l e n g e s o v e r t h e p a s t o n a n d o f f t h e b i k e s u c h a s c l i m b ­, i n g i n t h e M o n t B l a n c M a s s i f b u t t h i s i s b y f a r m y g r e a t e s t p h y s i c a l c h a l l e n g e t o d a t e . I t ’, l l b e t e n d a y s o f g r u e l l i n g r i d i n g w i t h i n s t r i c t t i m e l i m i t s . “, I s t a r t e d c y c l i n g a g a i n o n l y l a s t S e p t e m b e r a n d d i s c o v e r e d I l o v e d i t a n d j u s t k e p t r i d ­, i n g l o n g e r a n d l o n g e r d i s t a n c e s . I ’, v e b e e n t r a i n i n g h a r d a r o u n d L i n c o l n s h i r e –, o n e o f t h e b e s t p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y t o c y c l e f o r b e a u t y a n d o p e n s p a c e . “, O n c e I s e t o f f o n t h e r a c e h o w e v e r m y p l a n i s t o j u s t k e e p m y h e a d d o w n a n d r e m e m b e r w h y I ’, m d o i n g t h i s . A l t h o u g h I m a y b e s l e e p ­, i n g o u t i n t h e o p e n a i r a f e w t i m e s d u r i n g t h i s c h a l ­, l e n g e , g e t t i n g w a t e r i s u n l i k e l y t o b e a n i s s u e f o r m e . I ’, l l k e e p t h i n k i n g a b o u t t h o s e l i v i n g i n c o u n t r i e s f o r w h o m a c c e s s t o w a t e r , l e t a l o n e c l e a n w a t e r , i s a c o n ­, s t a n t s t r u g g l e f o r s u r v i v a l . “, I t w i l l b e C A F O D a n d t h e p e o p l e t h e y s u p p o r t a n d m y a m a z i n g f a m i l y , f r i e n d s , s t u d e n t s a n d f e l l o w t e a c h e r s t h a t h a v e d o n a t e d m o n e y a n d h a v e a r e a l b e l i e f i n m e t o c o m p l e t e t h e r a c e t h a t w i l l k e e p m e m o t i v a t e d w h e n t h e g o i n g g e t s t o u g h . “, I ’, m m o s t l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o a l l t h e p e o p l e I ‘, l l m e e t a l o n g t h e w a y a n d t h e s c e n e r y , a n d g e t t i n g b a c k h o m e o n t h e 2 4 A u g u s t o f c o u r s e . ”, I f y o u a r e i n s p i r e d b y M i k e ’, s e f f o r t s , w h i c h w i l l b e l i f e c h a n g i n g f o r m a n y l i v i n g i n p o v e r t y o v e r s e a s , p l e a s e s p o n s o r h i m a t h t t p s : / / j u s t g i v i n g . c o m / C a f o d J u s t O n e W o r l d Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Education Service Starng Date: 1st January 2016 (or earlier if available) Salary Range: £,70,000 ­, £,85,000 per annum Having successfully established the Diocesan Educa",on Service as a company (NRCDES) and as an academy sponsor, the Board of Directors are keen to appoint an excep",onal individual to this key post. Building on solid founda",ons and working closely with our recently ordained Bishop, Rt Rev Patrick McKinney, the new Director of Educa",on will con",nue the work of engaging proac",vely with the ever changing educa",onal landscape, se#ng out a strategic vision for Catholic educa",on within the Diocese. Applica",ons are welcome from prac",sing Catholics who have a proven track record of successful leadership in educa",on or a related professional area. For further informa",on and/or an applica",on pack, please contact Julie Sweeney at NRCDES, Tel: 01332 293 833 ext. 225, The Diocesan Centre, Mornington Crescent, Mackworth, Derby, DE22 4BD, or download a pack from www.no#ngham­,des.org.uk Closing Date: 10th September 2015 Interviews: 21st September 2015 Director of Education T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 P a g e 1 1 L i n c o l n s h i r e t e a c h e r c y c l e s a g a i n s t p o v e r t y M i k e h a v i n g a b i k e f i t w i t h P a u l B o n h a m a t T e r r y W r i g h t C y l c l e s , M a r k e t D e e p i n g L o u g h b o r o u g h C a t e n i a n s R a i s i n g F u n d s f o r C A F O D A n i m p o r t a n t a s p e c t o f t h e C a t e n i a n s ’, e t h o s i s t o r a i s e m o n e y f o r c h a r i t a b l e c a u s e s . I n 2 0 1 4 / 1 5 t h e L o u g h b o r o u g h C i r c l e w e r e d e l i g h t e d t o h a v e r a i s e d o v e r £, 1 8 0 0 f o r t h e S t r o k e A s s o c i a t i o n w h i c h w a s t h e c h a r i t y c h o s e n b y l a s t y e a r s P r e s i d e n t R o g e r G a l v i n . T h i s y e a r s P r e s i d e n t J o h n F e r n a n d e z h a s c h o s e n C A F O D a s h i s n o m i n a t e d c h a r i t y a n d J o h n r e c e n t l y a r r a n g e d f o r M a r i e M o l l o y w h o i s t h e N o t t i n g h a m D i o c e s a n C o o r d i n a t o r f o r C A F O D t o c o m e a n d t a l k t o t h e c i r c l e a b o u t t h e C A F O D o r g a n ­, i s a t i o n . M a r i e ’, s t a l k c o v e r e d m a n y a s p e c t s o f t h e C A F O D c h a r ­, i t y i n c l u d i n g i t s h i s t o r y w h i c h d a t e s b a c k t o t h e 1 9 6 0 s a n d t h e s c o p e o f t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s i n h e l p i n g p e o p l e t o m a k e a l i v i n g , p r o ­, v i d i n g r e l i e f i n e m e r g e n c i e s a n d d i s a s t e r s a n d c a m p a i g n i n g f o r j u s t i c e a n d a n e n d t o p o v e r t y . C A F O D w o r k w i t h m o r e t h a n 4 0 0 p a r t n e r s w o r l d w i d e a n d M a r i e d e s c r i b e d s o m e w o n d e r f u l e x a m p l e s o f i n i t i a t i v e s i n c o u n ­, t r i e s s u c h a s N e p a l , E t h i o p i a , M y a n m a r a n d E l S a l v a d o r t h a t r e a l l y i l l u s t r a t e d j u s t h o w e s s e n t i a l t h e i r w o r k i s . A l l o f t h i s w o r k r e q u i r e s a l o t o f f u n d i n g a n d C A F O D r e l y h e a v ­, i l y o n d o n a t i o n s f o r t w o t h i r d s o f t h e i r i n c o m e . T h e L o u g h b o r ­, o u g h C a t e n i a n s r a i s e d £, 1 9 7 p l u s £, 4 0 i n g i f t a i d o n t h e n i g h t a n d a r e a i m i n g f o r a n o t h e r s u c c e s s f u l y e a r o f r a i s i n g f u n d s s o t h a t t h e y c a n m a k e t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e e x c e l l e n t w o r k c a r ­, r i e d o u t b y C A F O D .

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Open Day Saturday 3rd October 10.30am to 2.30pm Book your tour now by calling 01509 638282 Our Lady’,s Convent School, Gray Street, Loughborough LE11 2DZ Web: www.OLCS.leics.sch.uk Email: fi,ndoutmore@olcs.uk.net Member of ISA Now part of Loughborough Endowed Schools P a g e 1 2 T h e C a t h o l i c N e w s . S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5 W E W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K T H E S C H O O L S O N T H I S P A G E F O R S U P P O R T I N G T H E P A P E R I f y o u r s c h o o l w o u l d l i k e t o p u r c h a s e a s u p p o r t a d v e r t i n t h e p a p e r p l e a s e c o n t a c t A l i c e o n 0 1 4 4 0 7 3 0 3 9 9 o r e m a i l a l i c e j at c a t h c o m . o r g A 5 c m x 6 . 2 c m a d v e r t i n t h i s s e c t i o n i s o n l y £, 3 5 . Saint Hugh`s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Woodfield Avenue, Doddington Park, Lincoln LN6 0SH Headteacher Mr G Hughes Telephone 01522 501137 Saint Charles Catholic Primary School Bosworth Road, Measham, Leicester DE12 7LQ Headteacher Mrs Smith Telephone 01530 270572 C h e s t e r f i e l d R o a d , M a t l o c k D E 4 3 F T H e a d t e a c h e r P a u l S c u l l y T e l e p h o n e 0 1 6 2 9 5 8 3 6 1 6 S t J o s e p h ` s C a t h o l i c P r i m a r y S c h o o l The Trinity Catholic School Beechdale Road, Aspley, Notts NG8 3EZ Headteacher Mr M McKeever Telephone 0115 929 6251 A r u s h a P r i e s t V i s i t s S t M a r y ` s S c h o o l Y e a r 6 L e a v e r s M a s s a t S t M a r y ` s D e r b y S t M a r y ` s S c h o o l , D e r b y , w a s d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e F r C y r i l f r o m t h e A r u s h a D i o c e s e i n T a n z a n i a . T h e A r u s h a P r o j e c t i s a l o n g ­, s t a n d i n g p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n S t M a r y ` s P a r i s h a n d t h e c o m m u n i t y o f A r u s h a . E v e r y y e a r a g r o u p o f y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m S t B e n e d i c t S c h o o l t r a v e l t o w o r k i n t h e s c h o o l s o f A r u s h a , h e l p i n g t h e s t u d e n t s w i t h t h e i r E n g l i s h . I n r e t u r n , o n e o f t h e A r u s h a p r i e s t s c o m e s t o S t M a r y ` s C h u r c h t o m i n i s t e r d u r i n g t h e p r i e s t s ` h o l i d a y s . I t i s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h a t F r C y r i l h a s l e f t T a n z a n i a , a n d h e p a i d t r i b u t e t o t h e g e n ­, e r o s i t y o f a l o c a l f a m i l y i n h e l p i n g h i m a c h i e v e h i s d r e a m o f b e c o m i n g a p r i e s t b y s p o n s o r i n g h i s s c h o o l f e e s . H e s p o k e t o t h e S t M a r y ` s S c h o o l c h i l d r e n a b o u t h i s i m p r e s ­, s i o n s o f D e r b y a n d t h e d i f f e r e n c e s t o A f r i c a . D u r i n g A s s e m b l y , c h i l d r e n w e r e f a s c i n a t e d t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e M a a s a i t r i b e , i n c l u d i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n a l d r e s s , t h e l e a d e r s w h i t e s t i c k s i g n i f y i n g t h e i r a u t h o r i t y ( f o r t u n a t e l y t h e y n o l o n g e r h a v e t o k i l l a l i o n ! ) , j e w ­, e l l e r y , m a s k s , m u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s , h o w t h e p r i e s t b l e s s e s t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n w i t h c o w s m i l k , a n d t h e y r e a l l y e n j o y e d l e a r n i n g l o c a l s o n g s a n d t h e j u m p i n g d a n c e ! F r C y r i l t h e n s p e n t t i m e i n t h e c l a s s e s w i t h t h e c h i l d r e n a s t h e y w o r k e d o n a s p e c i a l p r o j e c t a b o u t T a n z a n i a , a n d l a t e r c r e a t e d t h e i r o w n a r t i n a n A f r i c a n s t y l e . ", T h e Y e a r 6 c h i l d r e n f r o m S t M a r y ` s S c h o o l w e r e w e l c o m e d b y p a r i s h i o n e r s a t t h e 9 a m S u n d a y M a s s , a s t h e y p r e p a r e d t o l e a v e P r i m a r y e d u c a t i o n a n d e m b a r k o n t h e n e x t p h a s e o f t h e i r s c h o o l i n g . M a s s w a s c e l e b r a t e d b y F r T i m O ` S u l l i v a n w h o a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e h a r d w o r k a n d a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h e c h i l d r e n a n d t h e i r t e a c h e r s . A t t h e e n d o f M a s s , t h e H e a d T e a c h e r , M r s A m a n d a G r e a v e s , p r e s e n t e d e a c h c h i l d w i t h a h a n d h e l d c r o s s f r o m B e t h ­, l e h e m . ",

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