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Jay Kettle-WilliamsThe Prince and The ShepherdPORTSMOUTH Oct/Nov 2012 • Vol 12-5PEOPLENight after night at bedtime, I used to regale our two withtrue story after true story as to how Mummy and Daddyhad first met. They'd peep out from under the bedclotheslistening in awe at how Dad, a supremely handsomeprince clad in bright shining armour, proudly astride hiswhite charger, defeated merciless dragons, demons and devils to freetheir helpless captive. As they galloped away - rescuer and rescued,both astride Dad's faithful steed - to the safety of his castle, the hoodcovering the ex-captive's head would be blown back in the wind toreveal the smiling face of the world's most beautiful fairy princess.Not that the kids always believed me. At times I even wondered whowas humouring whom. But they would always engage, with willingsuspension of disbelief, clamouring for another true story. I don'tthink I ever once came up with a story about a shepherd.However, the two themes of prince and shepherd now come togetherin a true, 'prince and shepherd' story as our diocese celebrates theappointment of Bishop Philip Egan whom I first met, not in somebattle of Arthurian proportion of which even St George would havebeen proud, but in rather more down-to-earth circumstances: abuffet lunch. It was hosted at Bishop's House to acquaint the newincumbent with various people, lay and otherwise, from across ourdiocese.'And whan the lewed peple is doun yset', if I might take a fewwords from Chaucer, Fr Philip walked over to the empty place nextto me in the corner: 'You're Jay? Portsmouth People?' He smiledbroadly as he asked to sit down. And our conversation developedfrom there as we munched through lunch. A gentle man, a warmand engaging personality, with a sense of humour and traces of anorthern accent, Cheshire-born Fr Philip struck me as open, caring,approachable, interested yet perhaps a little wary (He once usedthe word 'trepidation') at what he was taking on. 'Who wouldn't bedaunted,' I thought, 'at taking on a mitre, following in thefootsteps of Bishop Crispian and having to deal with the likes of usdown here?'And as for the likes of us engaged in producing Portsmouth People,we all extend our warmest words of welcome in support of the RtRev Philip Egan, Eighth Bishop of Portsmouth, as we begin anotherchapter in the history of our diocese.CONTENTSBishop’s Bulletin 2Letters 4Teens & 20s by Dawn Harrison 6Quotable Quotes 7Parson’s Pointers by John Parsons 7Profiles 8 & 26Behind the Scenes: 8Redemptorist PublicationsProminent People from our Past: 9François Longuet by Lindsay MullaneyPrie-Dieu by Fr Denis Blackledge 10Take the WWW on your Spiritual Journey 10by Fr Tom GruffertyLive Issues by Dominica Roberts 11What’s in a Word 11Reviews 12EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF 13RIGHT REVEREND PHILIP EGAN,EIGHTH BISHOP OF PORTSMOUTHFascinating Facts & Figures 17A Broader View by Lawrence Fullick 17Just for Juniors 18This is IT! 19Crossword 19News & Announcements 20Vatican Two on My Mind 22by Canon David MahyJust a Thought 23Readership Survey 23Movers and Shakers 24Hints & Wrinkles: Ministry of Reading 26Catering for Catholic Tastes 27Connections 27Calendar 27What Sort of King is Christ? 28by Jeremy CorleyAcknowledgements: Candle Books for kind permission to reproduce theillustration on p18 from Jumbo Bible Activity Book © 2009 Lion Hudson plc.Front cover photograph: The Laying On Of Hands © jlkwPhotographs ©: Dawn Harrison; Barry Hudd (Church in Focus);Alex Kettle-Williams; JLK-W; Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk;Ann Saunders; Colin Talcroft (www.colintalcroft.com)PP distribution schedule for further issue in this volume: 26 Nov.Copy for publication in PP should be received as far in advance as possible of the firstworking day of the month of publication/distribution. Submission of copy can be noguarantee of publication. Further details on p28. Guidelines for submission and PPPowerPoint presentation available on request.Designed and produced by South Hants Digitalt: 023 9238 8087PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE 1

BISHOP’S BULLETININ CORDE IESULaudetur Iesus Christus![Latin: 'Praised be Jesus Christ']months, I was also the Vicar General of the Diocese ofShrewsbury under Bishop Mark Davies. Earlier this summer,we had the great blessing of the visit of the relic-heart of StJohn Vianney, and many people came to pray for priests andfor vocations.As a northerner, Portsmouth to me suggests the navy andsea-faring! I have very little knowledge of the Diocese ofPortsmouth and I look forward greatly to getting to knoweveryone in the years ahead. The priests and people of ourDiocese of Portsmouth belong to a wonderful tradition offaith. Indeed, after Lancashire and Yorkshire, Hampshire hasproduced many martyrs to the Faith. The Diocese is extensivein area. Add in the Channel Islands, and it is clear that I willneed to get used to a lot of travelling!‘We are saved only by a Person,Jesus Christ’Rt Rev Philip Anthony Egan, Eighth Bishop of PortsmouthIwant to thank you all for the warm welcome youhave given me as your new bishop. Thank you for allthe Masses, sacrifices and prayers that you haveoffered for my intentions, as I begin my apostolicministry as the Eighth Bishop of Portsmouth. Thankyou to all who have worked to make this period oftransition go smoothly and to those who helped toorganise the Mass of Ordination on 24 September. I mustalso express profound gratitude to Bishop Crispian for hispersonal kindness. Please pray for him, as he enters hiswell-deserved retirement, after twenty-three years ofgenerous service, as our teacher, priest and pastor. He hasleft us all a great legacy. I hope we will continue to buildon it for many years to come.‘The priests and people of ourDiocese of Portsmouth belong to awonderful tradition of faith’Before becoming your bishop, I was pastor of the busy parishof Our Lady and St Christopher’s, Romiley, in the Diocese ofShrewsbury. Romiley is near Stockport on the edge of thePeak District. We had just begun a major renovation projectof our property and the refurbishment of the church wascompleted just in time for my departure. For the last eighteenI am conscious of many hopes and expectations for thefuture. But one thing central to everything we will be doingover the next year is the Year of Faith that begins on 11October. Pope Benedict wants us to know our faith betterand to have a deeper faith, through prayer and throughstudying the Creed and the Catechism. He also wants us toengage in the work of ‘new evangelisation’. I always describenew evangelisation as ‘reaching in’ and ‘reaching out’. Weneed to reach out with the Gospel of Christ, especially tothose fellow-Christians who seem to ahave drifted away orlapsed from practice. We need to (re-)kindle their love andenthusiasm for the Lord. New evangelisation is also about‘reaching in’, that is, deepening our own faith anddiscipleship and so recovering a new ardour and love forChrist in our own lives.That brings me to my episcopal motto. I have chosen thewords In Corde Iesu, In the Heart of Jesus. I want to remindeveryone, that it is Him alone we serve. Jesus is our Lord andMaster, and it is from his Heart, that over the months tocome, we must confidently draw the love, strength andcreativity we need, to face the challenges ahead. We cannotbe saved by programmes and structures. We are saved only bya Person, Jesus Christ, and by a personal-passionaterelationship with him, within his Body the Church. That is myprayer for each one of us. In this ‘project’, may we be greatlyassisted by the powerful intercession of the ImmaculateVirgin Mary, and of St Edmund of Abingdon.In Corde Iesu,+PhilipBishop of Portsmouth2PEOPLE

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LETTERSA BROAD CHURCHAfter reading the many varied letters on the recentletters page, I felt I had to write to remind some of thosewho had been printed, that the church is made up of manydifferent sorts of people. From the ultra conservative tothe conservative, the middle of the road to the liberal andultra liberal, we all have a valid opinion and should (and manyoften do) voice our concerns and fears, our hopes andaspirations not only as individuals but as part of thesegroups within the church. Peter, our first pope, could beconsidered the conservative, wanting to work within thelaws. Paul could be considered the liberal, converting thegentiles, creating new ways of looking at the laws. All canbe considered as working as one within the framework ofsensus fidelium (the sense and power of the faithful).Is it not also part of our tradition to ‘Test everything:retain what is good (?)’ (1 Thes 5:21). Instead ofcriticising each other, we should be working together as awhole, encouraging positive dialogue and continuing toexplore the issues and questions we have.Tess PritchardCoshamCHRISTIAN LOVETo read some of the letters to PP(August/September: 12-4) one would find it hardto believe still the proud and lofty claims ofTertullian writing at the end of the second centuryto the rulers of the Roman Empire: ‘Look how theseChristians love one another’.Tom McCarthySouthseaBLESSED HUGH FARINGDONI found the article on Blessed Hugh Faringdon by JohnCasey interesting, however I must express a degree ofdisappointment.As said in the article, Faringdon appears to havesupported Henry VIII’s scrutiny in endeavoring to invalidatehis marriage by sending him supportive books and a letterto the Pope pointing out the possible evils in delaying thedivorce. He signed the Articles of Faith that gavesupremacy of the Crown over the Church and it is notknown whether Faringdon surrendered his Abbey willinglyor not. Based on this evidence I am sorry to say thatperhaps he should not have been placed in the ranks of theBlessed unlike St Thomas Moore and St John Fisher whodid in fact resist Henry’s demand to make them conformto the new order of things for divorce and to a new Churchwith Henry as supreme head of the Church in England. Therest is history, as they say, but Faringdon was indicted forhigh treason having been accused of supporting the rebelsin the North with money. It is not clear whether his supportof the rebels was for religious purposes or for political, sothe doubt still exists from this article as to how bona fidewas his position in resisting the changes for the sake ofthe Catholic Faith and consequently his position asBlessed.I do trust that a reader or two of Portsmouth Peoplewould be able to enlighten me with further facts on theposition of Blessed Hugh Faringdon.Robert StewardSouthseaFAITHFUL DISSENTSo, according to a few readers, some letters, includingmine (PP 12-4), show ‘a spirit of disobedience’ and‘blatant dissent’. There are many people in the churchwho cannot honestly subscribe to some currentCatholic teaching but continue to be its faithfulmembers and regularly attend Mass. Should they besilenced? I am pleased letters are published whichcover a wide range of views reflecting the thought andbelief of Catholics in the Portsmouth Diocese andbeyond. As a ‘faithful dissenter’ I am delighted tostand alongside Fr Derek Reeve and Lavinia Byrne andmany others like them who are not afraid to holdhonest and contrary views.The Editor regrets being unable(1) to enter into correspondenceother than through the pages ofthe magazine and (2) to accept forpublication any copy, includingLETTERS, submitted other thanelectronically.Susan LeeFarlingtonPEOPLE5

TEENS & 20sTEENS & 20sDawn Harrison reports on Christopher Brown,a young man with a spring in his stepThe 2012 Olympics are now overand, for most of us, memoriesof this amazing event will besporting triumphs and medalswon. But for ChristopherBrown a golden torch is his reminder ofa very special day during the lead-up tothe Olympics. Christopher already has amedal, which is for long service as anAltar Server at both St Joseph and StAndrew in Romsey. But now he has theOlympic Torch which he carried on 15July when the Olympic Flame came toPortsmouth. Christopher is a LondonMarathon runner so he was easily ableto carry the torch along Queen Streetwhich was packed with crowds ofpeople with cameras. He was unable tohear the cheers and the applause as heis profoundly deaf but the waving offlags and clapping of hands showed himhow excited people were to see him. HisMum, Lucy, walked behind him as she isable to help him communicate throughsign language. A van with a televisioncamera drove in front of Christopherand he was able to watch his specialmoment on the BBC website as well asindividual videos posted on the Internet.Christopher Brown with Fr George LyonsIt was a very exciting day for a youngman whose determination to lead anormal life despite his deafness was aninspiration to the Olympic Torch RelayCommittee. Well done, Christopher!Dawn Harrison is a parishioner of St Joseph's, Romsey for whom she is aphotographer and organist and is involved with the KIT Diocesan Team.6 PEOPLE

POINTERSQuotable Quotes'I was raised as an only child, which reallyannoyed my sister'Will Marsh'More inhumanity has been done by manhimself than any other of nature'scauses'Samuel von Pufendorf'Grotesque subversion of a universallyaccepted human right'Cardinal Keith O'Brienon same-sex marriage'She was a do-gooder, which means thatall the ill she did, she did withoutrealising it'The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield'Streets flooded. Please advise'Message wired to a friendby humourist Robert Benchleywhen he first saw Venice'One small step for a man, one giant stepfor mankind'Neil Armstrong onsetting foot on the moon‘Life is full of misery, loneliness andsuffering – and it’s all over much toosoon’Woody Allen'You know who really gives kids a badname? Posh and Becks'Comedian Stewart Francis,Edinburgh Fringe 2012‘Conversation about the weather is thelast refuge of the unimaginative’Oscar Wilde'Cinquante millions de gens imparfaits,Et moi, et moi, et moi'Jacques Dutronc'So always treat others as you would likethem to treat you'Matthew 7:12'I owe a lot to my parents, especially mymother and father'Paul Hamm,US Olympic Gymnast 2012Parsons PointersJohn Parsons‘Christ is our King let the whole world rejoice’. We shall nodoubt be singing that on the Feast of Christ the King. Thatday is always a bit special for me as it was the day I made myfirst communion well over seventy years ago. The great thingis that it reminds us that Christ is the leader and ruler of allthe Christian Churches, a fact that it is all too easy to forgetwhen the various denominations are arguing about how to dothings and, indeed, about what is important in matters ofbelief. It is what is behind the great moves towards ChristianUnity, which have been made over the last 50 years and inwhich of course Bishop Crispian played an important part.We are lucky that we have been handed down the accountsof Jesus’ life on earth and of his teachings in that short spaceof the three years of his public life. Perhaps one of the mostpoignant is the account of his prayer to the Father ‘That theymay all be one’.By the time you read this, the Olympics and the Paralympicswill be over and in my own life the celebration of ourgrandson’s marriage and of our own Diamond Wedding willall have gone by. Perhaps we shall also have met our latestgreat Granddaughter who arrived somewhat early andweighed just over 2 pounds. Thanks to the skill of the doctorsand nurses she survived and prospered. We were greatlymoved by the massive amount of prayer that went up for her.The family celebration lunch for the Diamond Wedding wasenhanced by the fact that the catering was done by the ladiesof the local United Reformed Church who are great friends ofours.As time goes on and age takes it toll it gets more and moredifficult to do very much in the ecumenical field but it isvitally important that we remember that we are one in Christ.When I was a small boy we used to pray for our ‘separatedbrethren’. As I have remarked before in this column the accentwas on the separated rather than the brethren bit. But PopeJohn 23rd referred to it when he called the Vatican Council.As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of thatcouncil let us remember that all followers of Christ are ourbrothers and sisters.John worships at the Church of Our Lady in Fleet and is in the choirthere. He is a keen ecumenist and is a former Chairman of the DiocesanCommission for Christian Unity. He has been a regular contributor toPortsmouth People for some years with his column Parsons Pointers.PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE7

PROFILEJudy Pellat, ‘charitabletraveller’ from theCathedral parishPERSONALITY PROFILEJudy Pellat was born on the Isle of Wightwhere she attended the local non-Catholic State Girls School. Undaunted byher failure to pass the 11-plus exam, Judywas determined to further her educationand widen her horizons. Aged 16, shepacked her bags and headed for Germany.And it was there that Judy began tounderstand that life is not easy. Sheearned her keep by working as a plongeur.Two years later, back in England, she started working as anurse and specialised in operating theatres. In 1979 she leftfor Holland and worked there for the Sant Andres MedicalInstitute of Amsterdam.In 1990 Judy’s career took the degree route and then on tostudy for her Masters and Phd.However, the desire to help needy people has alwaysbeen the leitmotif of Judy’s life. Between 1980 andSpecial thanks to four students fromItaly (l-r) – Silvia Solitario, Oscar Gori,Vincenzo Melilli, Filippo Scarcia - who,during their recent summer course inPortsmouth, interviewed Judy andcompiled this profile for PP. Ed.With this issueBEHIND THE SCENES takes a look at …REDEMPTORIST PUBLICATIONS: 50 NOT OUT!BTS2005 she shuttled between France and England spendingsome weeks each year working in the Lourdes’ piscinae. Sheworked in Switzerland too looking after Mexican andSpanish children aged between 11 and 19.But the best was yet to come when Judy fell in love withTibet. Being there in 2006, in front of the Potala Palace inLhasa, was a dream come true. She’s currently learningChinese to keep mentally fit and, God willing, to returnagain to China.Over the last decade she has dedicated herselfwholeheartedly to cancer research. Her objective is to helpraise money to fight this disease, setting up and runningclinical trials.Her dream? To win the lottery. Well, that’s a common wish.But what distinguishes Judy from others is that she wouldgive most of her winnings to charity, keeping just a bit forher travels.For fifty years Chawton, the ‘Jane Austen Hampshire village’,has been the home of Redemptorist Publications which, over theyears, has become a household name to Catholics throughoutthe English-speaking world.On 4 January 1961 the first members of the Community arrivedat the new foundation of the Redemptorist Fathers inHampshire, to be known as Alphonsus House. The principalpublications at that time were The Sunday Bulletin and TheNovena Magazine which was edited by Fr Francis Dickinson.The priests operated the company from what was Carlyle Housebefore moving into a purpose-built office block in September1963 with two lay members of staff. Over the years theoperation has expanded and Redemptorist leaflets now reach430,000 Christians in the UK on any given Sunday. Otherpublications include books and booklets offering guidance andinformation for weddings, funerals, the baptism of babies andother key moments in Christian life. How to Survive BeingMarried to a Catholic is a timeless Redemptorist classic thatpresents Catholic beliefs in a cartoon/article format, brilliant forits presentation, simplicity and humour. Since its publication in1986 some 500,000 copies have been sold worldwide.It was in the 1970s, that the then Sales Director, Jim McKell,launched the RP Bookservice to supply religious, mainlyCatholic, books to customers throughout the world. This servicecontinues to grow with at least 3,000 different titles in stockand representing nine US publishers in the UK. The operation isthe exclusively distributor books published by St PaulsPublishing UK and St Pauls Publishing Australia, The Teacher’sEnterprise for Religious Education, and Marilla Ness.Redemptorist Publications has had a long association with TheTablet providing their readers with books that were reviewed inthe magazine and then, in 2010, taking on the parish distributionof the weekly publication.Redemptorist Publications now employs 26 members of staff atits base in Chawton as well as editors and writers who workfrom home. The long-term strategy has been to deliver strongand consistent growth. Through diversification into newterritories, new and strengthened product ranges and newpartnerships, Redemptorist Publications continues to develop abusiness for the future.For more information:Trish Wilson, Redemptorist Publications, Chawton, Alton,GU34 3HQ e: trish@rpbooks.co.uk t: 01420 5929688 PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE

PPPProminent People from our PastWe continue our series on the founding spirits of our diocese with a tribute toFrançois Longuet 1771 - 1817Founder of the Reading Missionby Lindsay MullaneyAmong the hundredsof French priestswho came toEngland as exilesduring the FrenchRevolution was a young studentfrom the seminary of Caen, inNormandy. His name wasFrançois Longuet and he wasthe youngest of ten children ofa prosperous farmer. The onlysurviving picture of him,reproduced here, probablyshows him as a very young manbefore he left France.His elder brother, Louis, wasalready a priest and wasmurdered by a revolutionarymob in Paris in 1792. Françoiscame to Portsmouth shortlyafterwards, but we knownothing of his movements forten years, except that he wasordained somewhere inEngland.By 1802 François had definitelyarrived in Reading and we knowthat he earned his living by teachingFrench. In 1809 he asked for permissionto build a chapel for the Catholiccommunity in Reading. He found a plotof land and, with his own savings, thehelp of the Bishops and of some wealthyCatholics, was able to borrow enoughmoney to buy a house and build hischapel, which he named The Chapel ofthe Resurrection. Tradition has it thatit was where the modern pub called TheRising Sun now stands.François seems to have loved teachingthe children of his parish. In one letterBishop William Poynter, the VicarApostolic of the London district, wrotethat he was delighted by how well theyknew their catechism. Longuet washelped in his work by at least two nuns.François Longuet, a man with a visionWe know that he regularly went toReading prison where he met men whowere about to be transported toAustralia. His congregation grewsteadily and in January 1813 he wasable to report that ‘A month ago 174Catholics were reckoned in my Chapel’.‘His murderer wasnever found’Although his main work was to build upthe Catholic community he workedclosely with ministers of other Christianchurches, for example in raising fundsto build the Reading Dispensary, theforerunner of the Royal BerkshireHospital. He was strikingly modern insome of his attitudes and shocked someother priests and laity byencouraging women and girls tojoin in the servers’ responses atMass.Despite his work in the parishFrançois continued to teachFrench in the neighbourhood. Itwas while he was riding backfrom teaching in Wallingford,where he had been paid for halfa year’s work, that he waswaylaid and murdered on whatis now the Oxford Road to thewest of Reading. This was on thenight of 12 February 1817. Hishorribly mutilated body wasfound by a postman the nextmorning. The money had allbeen taken but not his watch orhis ring, engraved with the Latinmotto meaning For God and theKing.Despite a long police investigationand generous offers of areward, the culprit was neverfound. François’ congregation,and the whole town of Reading,were devastated and many peopleattended his funeral. He was buried inthe chapel he had founded. When StJames’ Church was opened in 1840 hiscoffin was placed under the high altarand a brass plaque commemoratingFrançois Longuet was placed over it. It isnow at the foot of the communionsteps.In a letter to a Protestant clergyman inWallingford, shortly before he wasmurdered, Francois wrote, ‘I daily prayfor the prosperity of the good andgenerous England; may She and herchildren be blessed to the end of theworld’. Reading and the diocese owe agreat deal to this remarkable man who,like other French priests, contributed somuch to Catholic life in England.PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE9

PRIE-DIEUJUST A CLICK AWAY…Loving Lord,you are always there,waiting graciously at the doorto welcome each one of us,waiting for each one of usto dare to knock at that doorso that you may open that doorever more widelyand welcome us home to you.Loving Lord,you are always therewith a welcoming look,with warm enfolding hands,with open-hearted hospitality.You are constant in your desireto welcome the returner,to pardon the sinner,to bandage the wounded,to give fresh home and hope to the stray.Loving Lord,your door is always opento enable us to re-discover a taste for you,to encounter you afresh,to provide us with renewed enthusiasm,to show us the power and beauty of the faith.THE DOOR OF FAITH[written after praying and pondering Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei, to open the Year of Faith]Loving Lord,you are always thereto take us to your heart,to confirm our understanding,to challenge us to further exploration,to enable us to grow in our witness of you,ato radiate our joy in believing.Loving Lord,you hold out the precious giftof a more conscious and profound adherenceto your Gospel of life.You grace us with the abilityto profess, celebrate and witness to your Gospelat the level of the heart,that authentic sacred space within each one of us.Loving Lord,as we enter into this Year of Faith,we would not be seeking youhad you not already set out to seek and meet us.Keep on reminding usthat our faith is no theory,but our faith is first and lasta live encounter with You, Jesus,who live within the Church.Loving Lord,keep on reminding usthat our faith is a conscious decisionto stand with Youso as to live with Youand with the values you bring.Keep on reminding usthat our profession of faithis both personal and communitarian.Keep on reminding usthat we are called to be credible witnesses,individuals and a communitywho show their convictionby daily lives lived withsomething of the Spirit of Jesus.Loving Lord,then this Year of Faithwill blossom out intosomething beautiful for you,and others will noticeand be attracted bysuch clear witness,and long to belongmore closely to Jesusand to his family, the Church.Amen.© Denis Blackledge SJFr Denis Blackledge SJ is Parish Priest, Corpus Christi Boscombe, Bournemouth.Take The WWW On Your Spiritual JourneyFr Tom Grufferty points to some online stepping stones for your spiritual journeyThe Year of Faith begins on October 11. The purposeof this special year is to focus on the Second VaticanCouncil which opened 50 years ago in October1962. The Documents of the Council continue to have aprofound influence on the life of the Church and will continueto do so for the foreseeable future. The Year of Faith also marksthe 20th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Churchwhich was one of the major fruits of the Council.The Logo for the Year [See inset] is worthstudy. The Ship stands for the Church. Theship’s mast is the Cross with a monogram ofChrist and the half circle representing theEucharist. The official title for the Year isPorta Fidei, ‘the door of Faith’, as in Acts14:27. The Vatican webpagewww.annusfidei.va. Is well worth a period of reflection as is thepastoral recommendations that accompanies the site.According to the National Catholic Record (USA) there areseven deadly sins with Parish Websites. Matthew Warnersays that the sole purpose of all parish WebPages is tolead the faithful closer to Christ. The deadly sins are:you cannot find the times of Masses or otherservices; background music or imagesprevent you reading the contents of the page; non co-ordinatedcolours and poor fonts;out of date information; large blocks oftheology; more money is spent on the annual parish BBQ than inthe Parish website.I personally would add that it is essential that visitors knowimmediately that the Church is Catholic and the post code isclearly visible for visitors.The Parish webpage for St Swithun’s, Yateley www.stsithusyateley.org.ukhas not committed any such deadly sins. The homepage is bright with cheerful colours and instantly you know theMass times. It has very clear contact details and you knowimmediately who is at the coal face of the Parish.Finally a word on FaceBook and other networking engines. Ipredict that we are coming to the end of e-mails per se as thereis a revolution going on in texting and messages. These are fastbecoming much more interactive with the facilities tocommunicate face to face.You heard about it in Portsmouth People first!To recommend a site for comment please emailtom.grufferty@ntlworld.com10 PEOPLE

LIVE ISSUESLive Issues:The Anscombe Centre:Defence Against theDark ArtsIt is just not true that ‘all you need is love’. There arewell-intentioned actions which can lead tohorrifyingly cruel results if not checked by accurateinformation and clear ethical thinking. Those behind the1967 Abortion Act meant to help women but haveharmed them, as well as killing millions of innocents.Most pro-euthanasiasts want to spare others fromsuffering, but are scaring and putting at risk thedisabled, elderly and ill. Dr Guillotine was sorry forvictims of botched beheadings, and Dr Nitschke wantseasily available means of killing oneself instead of messysuicides. The blaming of ‘unwed mothers’ has beenreplaced by the unhappiness of thousands of childrengrowing up without a father. IVF practitionerssympathise with the infertile and end up killing tinyhuman beings.Our defence against this is the moral teaching of theChurch, about which we need to be well educated. Avague feeling that something is probably wrong is a poorbasis for combating it, and there is danger that we canbe taken in by the secular media's superficial plausibility.The Anscombe Centre (formerly known as the LinacreCentre and now based in Oxford) engages with ethicalquestions of this sort. It has been described as 'not justthe premier Christian bioethics institute in Britain, butone of the finest in the world, Christian or secular'. Itprovides ‘scholarship, support and advice to healthcareprofessionals, policy makers and the general public’including schools, on matters from the earliest beginningof a human life, via the current hot topic of organdonation, to end-of-life questions such as the benefitsand dangers of the Liverpool Care Pathway.For example we strongly recommend a one-dayconference on Tuesday October 30th for teachers inCatholic schools, and a talk on October 15th ‘Fairinnings? Healthcare rationing in favour of the youngover the elderly’ by the brilliant Australian Bishop Fisher(both in Oxford).The Anscombe Centre's work is at least as vital andentitled to our support as the pro-life practical help orpolitical action of other groups. To join, or see what ison, or for podcasts of past talks, seehttp://www.bioethics.org.uk or telephone 018 6561 0212Dominica Roberts is a parishioner of St Joseph and StMargaret Clitherow in Bracknell, and active in severalpro-life groups.CHURCH, CHURCHESWhat’s in a Word -CHURCH, CHURCHESThese common terms are understood differentlyamong Christians. The word Church comes fromthe Greek word ekklesia (roughly meaning 'calledout' and usually translated 'church' in English). Inthe New Testament, 'the Church' can refer toeither individual Christian communities (Romans 16.1; 1Thessalonians 2.14) or the universal Christian communityin general (Galatians 1.13; Philippians 3.6). The Bible neveruses the word to refer to church buildings. Many Christiansunderstand 'the Church' to refer to the wider communityof believers rather than a particular denomination. Thosenot tending to equate 'the Church' with any one particulardenomination often emphasise the teaching of Paul aboutdiversity within the Christian community (e.g. 1Corinthians 12).Officially, Catholics understand 'the Church' to be theRoman Catholic Church alone, while also acknowledgingthat other genuine Christians might well be found outsideits hierarchy. As they see it, the gospel of Matthew hasPeter (understood as the first Pope) being handedleadership of the entire Christian community by Jesus.(Matthew 16.13-20). There are different views on thisissue among Orthodox Christians, mirroring both theseinclusive and exclusive positions.However, some New Testament scholars have questionedwhether Jesus even intended to found a Church organisationin the first place. They believe that Jesus simplyencouraged people to follow Him, rather then becomemembers of an in-group. Others scholars, however, haveemphasised the use by Jesus of structured communitylanguage to refer to His following (e.g. 'family','household', 'flock'). With this in mind, they believe that itis plausible that Jesus meant to found a Church.Words, and their definition, taken from the Bible Style Guide(Bible Society 2008) and reproduced here with the permission ofBible Society. No part may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,mechanical, photocopying or otherwise without prior permissionfrom Bible Society. For permission requests, please emailpermissions@biblesociety.org.uk or telephone Bible Society on017 9341 8100. To access the Bible Style Guide please go tohttp://www.biblesociety.org.uk/style-guidePEOPLE11

REVIEWSREVIEWSWATERSHEDTurning points on the spiritual roadMichael FordDLT pbk, 142 pages, 2012, £9.99As a well-known religious broadcaster for BBC, Michael Ford has had theprivilege to interview individuals at critical – watershed – moments oftheir lives. This book touches on such moments both in the lives ofothers, some of them very well known names, and in his own life-change from journalistto cleric. Ford has a gentle and compassionate ear, and in his nine chapters brings outdeeply touching stories. He deals with addiction, hurt, loss, illusion, struggle andsearching with great delicacy and tact, and presents the reader with memorablecharacters and turns of phrase. More than well worth a read.TEN LETTERSto be delivered in the event of my deathChris RussellDLT pbk 173 pages 2012 £…The author thinks everybirthday might be his last,and is filled with an elementof surprise that he is still alive. So, rathercleverly, he has penned ten letters toparticular individuals, some close to him,some not, and two he has never met, to behanded to them when he dies. There arenot meant as a last word on the subject,says he, but as a stimulus for replies.But these are not just letters to individuals tobe read after his death. The topics coveredtouch areas of the lives of most of us, andeach reader will be challenged, moved totears, and learn much about the hub andnub of Christianity by plunging into theseamazing pages.Russell begins his book with a mother ofthree put off Christianity at an early agebecause the faith was beaten into her. Hegently coaxes her into understanding thatshe now still assumes that Christianity iswhat it isn’t, and he practically waltzes herthrough the tenets of the Creed, and how webelong to a loving God. He shows her thatChristianity is not a message, but contactwith a living person. He ends the book witha touching letter written to a two-year oldchild he had the privilege of baptising.In between times, another letter goes tosomeone whose father is dying of cancer,but who is convinced that God will performa miracle and cure him. And the aftermathwhen God did not do ‘magic’. Russell tries toshow the son that God is there either in thehealing or in the dying, and that trust growsthrough such moments.12 PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE© Denis Blackledge SJThen there’s an aunt who does her ownthing as a Christian, but who doesn’t wantto ‘belong’: the author shows her how sheneeds to belong to a living community as aChristian, and cannot go it alone. There arewords for an atheist journalist friend,tackling the problem of sin; and words foranother individual to live their own life inan integrated way. One chapter is forsomeone who knows all the answers, butwho has no questions: every singlesentence is a question! We step into publicliturgy, with the adventure of youthworship.Perhaps the most challenging letter is‘Limelight’, addressed to anonymous‘Famous Christian Man’. The author writesthis piece because he knows the danger ofthe gap between the projected image andthe reality.Pastors will find material here for theirpreaching, and Christian women and menfrom young to old will find much tochallenge them into a better following ofJesus.There is so much to commend, as the writerblends theology, scripture, plus a variety ofauthors, all with a lightness of touch and nofootnotes. But don’t read it unless youwant to be challenged and changed!© Denis Blackledge SJREFORMATION, REVOLUTIONAND REBIRTHThe Story of the Return ofCatholicism to Reading and theFounding of St James’ ParishScallop Shell Press 160 pages, pbk, 2012,£8.00(+£1.70 p&p from Scallopshellpress@yahoo.co.uk.)This fascinating book isof much greater thanlocal interest. It sets ina wide context anencouraging story about theresilience of the CatholicChurch in difficult times.The account, painstakinglyresearched by retired teachersand bookshop owners John and Lindsay Mullaney,covers half a century in which the Church inEngland emerged from the shadows. In 1789oppressed Catholics in Reading had to cower in arented room to hear Mass. By 1837 the HighSheriff of Berkshire was a Catholic, riding in acarriage with his Chaplain to lay the foundationstone of a fine new church at the most historic sitein the town.Local people learned about the French Revolution,and the arrival in what is now our diocese ofhundreds of fleeing priests, from the ReadingMercury, which was owned by a Catholic family.One of them acquired a building in the town, andconverted an upstairs room into a chapel. In 1792she invited four of the exiled priests to live there,and they helped lay the foundations for the Churchin Reading today.A fifth priest, Francois Longuet, was hugelyinfluential, and erected a purpose-built chapel (SeeProminent People from our Past p9). His murderleft the Church in some disarray, but salvation wasat hand in the form of the Whebles, a local Catholicfamily who had made a fortune from a candlefactory.They bought part of the site of the ruined NormanAbbey, and commissioned the Catholic convertPugin to design what is now St James’ Church therein the same style. As the current parish priest,Canon John O’Shea, says in theForeword, this is holy ground wherethe last Abbot of Reading wasmartyred for the faith. We havecome a long way since then.© Colin Parkes

BISHOP PHILIP EGANRT REV PHILIP EGAN ORDAINED EIGHTH BISHOPThe ordination of Philip Egan as the eighth Bishop ofPortsmouth was a very grand and formal occasion.But it was threaded through with moments ofintimacy, like beads on a necklace.The grand tone was set from the beginning of the two and a halfhour ceremony. The congregation from all over the diocese hadlong been in their places. Half an hour before the start some 200white-robed priests processed in and took their seats in thesanctuary.Everyone rose respectfully as the civic dignitarieswere escorted to their pews: the Lord Lieutenant ofHampshire, the High Sheriff of the county, the LordMayor of Portsmouth. Also there were the MP forFareham, the Vice Chancellor of the University ofPortsmouth, representatives of the Police and theRoyal Navy, and four Anglican Bishops.All this time the choir sang and the organ played -five separate pieces. Our new Bishop is himself acomposer and was closely involved in the choice ofmusic for the Mass. He commissioned our Directorof Music, Paul Inwood, to write a new ’Te Deum’,and dropped in on the ninety-strong choir to thankthem as they rehearsed on the morning of theservice.The organ rose to a crescendo and fell silent. Therewas an expectant pause and people glanced overtheir shoulders to the West Door. There was asudden blast of trumpets, a fanfare by HerMajesty’s Royal band based in Portsmouth, thesame men who are heard at events like RoyalWeddings.Then came the Catholic Bishops: twenty-two ofthem, followed by five Archbishops, ‘a greatassembly’, said Bishop Crispian in his openingaddress. All were in white, which made the scarletof Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor all the morestriking. They were escorted by the Papal andEquestrian Knights in full regalia.Finally the central figures: Bishop Crispian; hisconcelebrants Peter Smith Archbishop ofSouthwark and Mark Davies Bishop of MonsignorEgan’s former Diocese of Shrewsbury; and, flankedby two supporting priests, Philip Egan himself.Alone of the party they took their seats not up thesteps in the sanctuary, but on the same level as therest of us. He was in the front pew – and here wasone of the intimate moments – beside his father ina wheelchair and with his three brothers in the pewbehind, supported by his family in the big step hewas about to take.14PEOPLE

BISHOP PHILIP EGANST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL24 SEPTEMBER 2012This was followed by a series of gestureswhich, step-by-step, one man toanother, symbolised the transfer fromthe old Bishop to the new. BishopCrispian anointed Bishop Philip withchrism, rubbing it over his scalp beforeplacing a pink skull cap on his head.This was followed by a ring, a Mitre andthe same silver crozier that had beenhanded to Bishop Crispian 24 yearsbefore.From then on, Bishop Philip was seated in the central Bishop’schair, already emblazoned with his coat of arms, with BishopCrispian to one side. He became the main celebrant, chanting alengthy preface with confidence. He is clearly keen on music, andin his written introduction in the order of service expressed thehope that we would all rediscover the ‘beautiful treasury’ ofplainchant.The new ’Te Deum‘ of thanksgiving was a fine piece, composed,printed and rehearsed in a few short weeks. The congregationeasily picked up the refrains and responded strongly. While it wasbeing sung the new bishop strode through the church lookingpeople in the eye with a friendly smile and blessing us all with avigorous sign of the cross.Finally he returned to his chair to address us. He spoke strongly,urging us with passion to take the true way:‘It's not a strategy, a philosophy or a package-deal. This Way hasa Name, because it's a Person, the only Person in human historywho really did rise from the dead, a Person alive here and now:Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son Incarnate.We must offer this message to a people, sorely in need of newhope and direction, disenfranchised by the desert of modernBritish politics, wearied by the cycle of work, shopping,entertainment, and betrayed by educational, legal, medical andsocial policy-makers who, in the relativistic world they're creating,however well-intentioned, are sowing the seeds of a stranglingcounterculture of death.’Then suddenly, with a big grin he was just a plain man among us.‘I must stop now,’ he said. ‘Or we'll be late for the do’ - a referenceto the reception that followed.Bishop Philip ended by asking for our prayers that he might be a‘humble and holy, orthodox, creative and courageous Bishop ofPortsmouth.’He repeated the request when Icaught up with him outside andasked him how he thought it hadgone. Without pause and fixingme with bright blue eyes and abig smile he said:‘It has been a wonderful day, andthe Lord has been present withus. As I come to lay down my lifefor my flock, I would ask you allto pray for me, that I shall be agood bishop.’The Bishops’ addresses appear as online supplements to this issue. Ed.16 PEOPLE

Fascinating Factsand FiguresBROADER VIEWA Broader ViewLawrence Fullick looks at the wider worldEstimates suggest that there are 5.5million British expats worldwide, thatsome 385,000 (including 200,000 fromSpain, representing 21% of thosebased in Spain) visited the UK at thetime of the Olympics, that 275,000 ofthem held tickets for London 2012.On average an adult in the UK spends4 hours per day watching TV.The term 'love', as traditionally usedfor scoring in tennis, is a corruption ofthe French expression l'oeuf (meaning'the egg' and pronounced as L in 'lot' +UR as in 'urgent' + F as in 'forget). Theoval shape, like that of an egg, wasused to mean zero, nought.Major outbreaks of whooping coughseem to occur every 3/4 years or so.The last such outbreak was in 2008.According to research at HarvardUniversity, eating avocados with oliveoil can increase fertility by 3 times.The oldest buildings in the world are inMalta.A recent study has shown that, onaverage, 10-year-olds, who watchedTV for 18 hrs p.w. when aged 4, havewaistlines 7.6 mm bigger than thosewho spent an average of 14.8 hoursp.w. doing so. The study also showsthat the distance children can jump isreduced by 0.3 cm for each extra hourp.w. in front of the box when theywere 2-year-olds.English Premier League clubs' spendingon players reached almost £500mduring the 2012 summer transferwindow.At present Syria dominates the internationalheadlines. Nightly there are horrific sceneson the television news. What seemed like astraightforward popular revolt against anoppressive regime is developing into a morecomplex conflict. Governments and groupsfrom outside Syria are involving themselves,pursuing different interests. The real victims,innocent civilians, are often forgotten.Elsewhere in Asia less widely reported storiesare emerging of discriminatory treatmentagainst Christians in Pakistan. A worryingcase was that of an eleven-year-old girlwith Down’s syndrome who may face thedeath penalty under the country’sblasphemy law. Protests against her haveincluded attacks on other Christians in thecountry who are facing widespreadproblems on a scale leading the WorldCouncil of Churches to hold a specialconference in Geneva on the subject inSeptember.‘Local disputes change easilyinto violence’A problem for Christian churches is that inmany Asian countries they are identifiedwith Western political interests. In parts ofPakistan and Afghanistan the use of dronesto kill terrorists selected mainly by theAmericans, but often with casualties amonginnocent civilians, is taken as a pretext bythe Taliban to encourage attacks onWesterners and also local Christians.In the early days of the ‘Arab Spring’ itlooked as if Christians in Egypt were joinedwith Muslims and others in the campaignfor a democratic system of government.That having apparently come about,elections have been won by the IslamistMuslim Brotherhood. While the regime isapparently even-handed in its dealings withChristians, only one Copt has beenappointed as an assistant in thegovernment. Local disputes change easilyinto violence.Christians in Europe including Britain feelunder some threat as secularists influencegovernments on issues such as gaymarriage and life issues. HoweverChristians are not the only group to feelafflicted. In Germany anti-immigrantattitudes affect public treatment ofMuslims. A court decision against circumcisionof baby boys is causing concernamong the Jewish community. From timeto time different countries attempt tointroduce rules on the slaughtering ofanimals for meat by people applying halalor kosher rules.‘Christians in Europe includingBritain feel under some threat’Over the years Christians have not beeninnocent of bad treatment of others –remember the Crusades; but there havebeen many times when the worst crimeshave been those committed by oneChristian group against another. Today cooperationbetween churches is much betterdeveloped. A welcome event was thesigning of an historic message by thePresident of the Polish Catholic Bishops’Conference and the Russian Orthodoxpatriarch Kyrill.Groups which might benefit from an effortat harmonious relations do not alwaysachieve this; hopes of peace between Israeland Palestine seem to be on hold for themoment.The situation in Syria reminds us that thereare several different groups amongMuslims who sometimes have greatanimosity towards one another; suchfeelings are sometimes whipped up bypolitically motivated troublemakers.Thank God that the very significantAmerican election is proceeding withouttoo many acts of violence, even thoughsome do happen in that country.House of Lords staff are now formallyadvised that the ‘golden rule’ of treatothers as you would like to be treatedhas been replaced by the ‘platinumrule’ of treat others as they would liketo be treated.Lawrence Fullick, a parishioner in Bournemouth, is treasurer of the Wyndham PlaceCharlemagne Trust, a charity which promotes discussion of international issuesamong people of all faiths or none.Summer 2012 was the wettest summerfor 100 years.PEOPLE17

JFJJust for Juniors‘Among you there are the futuresaints of the 21 st century’Pope Benedict XVITony’s given us twoteasers for this issue:(1) ‘What did the cheese say whenit saw itself in the mirror?’ and (2)‘How come there's a man in ourparish who has married 200women without breaking the law?’Turn this page upside down to read the answers.The good Samaritan is looking after a man who was robbed onthe road. Spot ten differences between the pictures.You can read this story in Luke 10:25-37.Mark's picture caption competition:'Look at this pictureof a mammoth kite, agiant fish, taken atthis year's internationalkite festival onSouthsea Common in August.Can you think of a good name forthe kite or a good caption for thepicture? The entry judged by the JfJ team to be the best will bepublished with the winner's name in the next issue of PP.'Answer: (1) Haloumi, pronounced 'Hello me';(2) He's our parish priest.Sam flags up aninteresting point:‘Did you know there's a right wayand a wrong way to hang theUnion Flag? The secret lies withthe white diagonal bands. Thebroader strip needs to be on thetop of the side against the mast.Portsmouth People is looking for more junior correspondents.If you have a joke, story, prayer, photograph, report orcomment to add to the JfJ page or anywhere else in PP, thengreat! Just ask an adult member of your family or yourteacher (with parental consent) to send it to the Editor statingyour name, age and parish.Correct.Incorrect.‘The flag can be used the incorrect way, butthat'll give a negative signal registering distress,defeat, despair ...’.WORDSEARCH >Becky says,‘See if you can spot the 12 words we’vehidden here. The words, all to do withchurch buildings, have been writtenhorizontally, vertically or diagonally inany one of the 8 directions. Theanswers are on page 21.’Publication policy: To protect all parties concerned, PP does not publish the names as well as the photographs of minors,nor does PP enter into direct communication with minors. Minors are designated as ‘persons under 18 years of age’. Ed.18 PEOPLE

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NEWS ...CHEEKBY JOWL:Parishioners crammed into theCathedral Centre on 9 Septemberafter evening Mass, BishopCrispian’s final Mass before hisretirement. Partying well-wishersjostled to have their souvenirphotos taken, a selection of whichis posted as an online supplementto this issue of PP.Bishop Crispian can now be contacted at Stable House, Fairview, Mells, FROME,Somerset BA11 3PP t: 01373 813284 e: crispian.hollis@sky.com2 BY 2: Noah’s Ark had to be large enough to house two of every animal on theplanet. By the looks of the mammoth wooden vessel being built on New York’sLong Island, film-makers may have achieved just that. Rather than a computergenerated ark for Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming epic Noah, a huge set has beenunder construction for the film to star Russel Crowe.ON A WING AND A PRAYER? Some birdslike the western scrub jay (See inset) appear to holdfunerals for their dead. When the jays encounter adead bird, they call out to one another and stopforaging. The jays then often fly down to the deadbody and maintain station around it. The revelationcomes from a study by Teresa Iglesias and colleaguesat the University of California, Davis, US.Western Scrub Jay ©Colin Talcroft, 2010SIGNPOST SLIP-UPIN SEVILLE (SPAIN):Probably better translatedas ‘The former/ancient HQof the cavalry’.SING ALONG A-MILFORD: The parish of St Francis of Assisi,Milford-on-Sea, needs more hymn books to bolster its existingstock. If any other parish has spare copies (up to 50) of TheComplete Celebration Hymnal (Ed. Stephen Dean) published byMayhew in 1984, please contact Anthony Kirke t: 015 9064 5521, e:a.kirke@talktalk.netBishop Kieran ConroyOREMUS: Catholics in England andWales are being invited to pause for amoment in prayer every first Friday ofthe month as an act of faith and publicwitness. The invitation comes from RtRev Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel andBrighton and Chair of the Bishops’Department for Evangelisation andCatechesis. The practice of pausing forprayer at 3pm on Friday has been alongstanding tradition Catholictradition.THE ROWANS HOSPICE SHOPOPENS IN WICKHAM: The RowansHospice opened the doors to its 13thshop on 3 September in Wickham. TheRowans Hospice shop is amongst thefirst premises in the Warwick Lanedevelopment to open to the publicthanks to thefantasticvolunteersupportreceived.HEAD FOR LITERARY HEIGHTS:John Cosgrove (pic left),head of Christ the KingCatholic Primary School(Reading), has had hissecond book published asan e-book. OrangeBlossom Spring is a lightheartedmemoir of the year that Johnand his wife Madeleine spent inValencia, Spain, just after they weremarried. ‘There are some interestingsidelights for Catholics. San VicenteFerrer’s recipe for a happy marriage, forexample, deserves to be better known, asdoes the Mass setting to the tune of‘Puff the Magic Dragon’!’ OrangeBlossom Spring is at present onlyavailable as an e-book for Kindle fromthe Amazon website atwww.amazon.co.uk[In 2000 Routledge-Falmer publishedJohn’s first book, Breakdown, exploringthe problem of stress in teaching. Ed.]20 PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE

AND ANNOUNCEMENTSNEWS IN BRIEF (STOP PRESS)WITH A SONG IN THEIR HEARTS! While manyschool children were making the most of the school summerholidays, the 42 choristers of the award-winning ChapelChoir of St John’s College (Southsea) were singing in some ofthe world’s most famous Cathedrals during a two-week tourstarting on 20 August. Venues included Pisa Cathedral,Florence Cathedral, Assisi Cathedral, the Emperors Balcony ofthe Colosseum, the Papal Archbasilica and St Peter’s Basilica,the Vatican. A particular highlight of the trip was to singPater Noster with the Pope in the courtyard of CastelGandolfo, the Pope’s private residence.• Convicted sex offenders now have the right to appeal againsthaving to register with the police for life, but will have to wait15 years after leaving prison to do so• Current British law allows for Imans to carry out Islamicreligious marriage ceremonies of consenting brides andgrooms aged under 16 so long as they don't have sex untilthey are 16• Branches of Tesco’s supermarket chain set up dedicatedChristmas aisles across the nation at the start of September• A notary in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has sparkedcontroversy by accepting a civil union between three people• A Bible formerly owned by Elvis was recently sold at auctionin Greater Manchester for £59,000• Mildred Nevile MBE, former General-Secretary of the CatholicInstitute for International Relations, died on Sunday, 2September. Requiescat in PaceWORDSEARCH:Solutions to the WORDSEARCHchallenge on page 18L ro R: Fr Wojciech Tychnowski; Deacon Peter Silsbury; CanonMarek Wende; Fr Henry MruczkowskiBLACK MADONNA AND CHILD: A recent invitation bythe parishioners of the church of the Holy Spirit and StCatherine of Alexandria in Gdynia (Poland) has strengthenedrelations with St Patrick’s and Annunciation churches inWoolston and Netley. Deacon Peter Silsbury and his wifeMelinda were accompanied by Isabella Wolska-zimny at theinvitation of Canon Marek Wende. Deacon Peter, on behalf ofSt Patrick’s and Annunciation parish, was presented with anIcon of the Black Madonna and child.WINDOW ON THE WORLD: Through the doggedperseverance of Fr Sean Tobin and the vision of Jude Tarrantof Sunrise Stained Glass (Southsea), St Paul's window wasfinally realised, celebrated and recently blessed at a specialMass at St Paul's Church Paulsgrove. The window was madepossible through contributions from St Colman with St Paulparishioners and Living our Faith funds. The window giveslight and colour to St Paul's Church and is a symbol of God'spresence within the Paulsgrove community.WOW!Solutions to our freeform crossword on page 19PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE21

VATICAN TWO... AND YOFVATICAN TWO ON MY MINDCanon David Mahy concludes his thoughts on what the Councilhas meant to a priestThe Order of Deacon has beenrestored as a permanentministry in the Church and isopen to married men. Marriedmen are eligible for ordinationas priests if they had been ministering inthe Anglican communion prior to theireventual admission to full communionwith the Catholic Church, although thisis the only exception to the rulerequiring celibacy for Catholic priests.‘Celibacy is a great giftto the Church’The question ‘Who should be ordained?’is raised, although the authoritativeteaching of Rome has no forum for suchspeculation. Celibacy as a freely chosenpledge of commitment to God’s serviceis a great gift to the Church, and shouldbe a sign to the world of total dedicationto God’s service, but our married priestshave shown how the grace of thesacrament of Matrimony can bring aspecial blessing to priestly ministry.‘Controversy in the Churchis not new’Controversy in the Church is not new.The New Testament tells ofconfrontation between Peter and Paul.In our own day, opposing views are airedwithin the Church. Established authorityis questioned and sometimes met withdisciplinary action. There are sinners aswell as saints in the Church, at everylevel, and indeed some of us manage tobe both at the same time.Fifty plus years since ordination, I havelearned that my generation of Catholicswere not God’s final answer to humanneeds and aspirations. The Holy Spirithas enabled us to review ourrelationship with fellow Christians,seeing one another more as ‘brethren’than ‘separated’. For centuries,missionaries to hitherto unknown landshave seen that the Spirit was already atwork before they arrived. Conveningthe 2nd Vatican Council, Pope John XXIIIwas inspired by the Spirit to open thewindows of the Church to the world,calling together the three thousand orso bishops of the world and launching arenewal in the life of the Church. TheCouncil opened in 1962 and the ‘60swas an exciting time to be ordained, atime filled with of hope and promise, asthe building of the Kingdom here onearth must continue to be until theSecond Coming.‘The Year of Faith challengesus to reaffirm our confidencein the future’The Church has come a long way sincethe days of the men and women whowere first-hand witnesses to theresurrection of Christ. Even so, theiressential witness is as much for us todayas it has been for interveninggenerations. Previous Councils have allhad to build on what had gone before,and the Church must always hold on toand proclaim the essential faith of thosefirst witnesses, and showing what thatfaith has to say to the people of ourown time. The Year of Faith challengesus to reaffirm our confidence in thefuture, to see the Second VaticanCouncil as a great event in the story ofthe Church, an event whose fruits haveyet to be fully realised, a Work of God inprogress. Some day there will beanother Council, but this one is enoughto get on with. It remains a resource forour mission: to present the truth of theGospel to our world today.22PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE

JUST A THOUGHTLe Penseur by RodinJUST ATHOUGHT …Peter Hayward wonderswhether London 2012 hasprised the lid off politicalcorrectnessOlympian Michael Johnson, talking about fellow blacks,recently said, ‘I believe there is a superior athletic genein us.’Such a comment to obvious Darwinian effect brought a greatsigh of relief from me. As a WASC (White Anglo-SaxonCatholic) I certainly could not have made and, for fear of allsorts of action, would not have dared to make such a racialcomment in a society such as ours. It would surely havebrought the axe or guillotine of political correctness orwhatever crashing down upon the nape of my neck. Butperhaps, with thanks to an excellent and fearlesscommentator such as Michael Johnson, the gag around myand the mouths of other WASCs – not to mention the mouthsof the WASPs (Think about it!) - may now have beenloosened.So, we're told that blacks are athleticallysuperior. Good luck to them! Canwe now say that they're great, perhapsthe greatest rhythmic dancers? Thatthey're great, perhaps the greatest jazzplayers? ... And what’s more, dare wenow say that they can't swim too well,or not as well as others? That otherraces, predominantly Caucasian, have Michael Johnsonpioneered the many major technical advances for the benefitof mankind (and womankind)? That some cultures haveshown they can espouse equality and democracy more readilythan others? That multiculturalism, like society at large andany family at micro level, should be concerned with blendingand giving, and to hell with separatist entitlement? That weChristians now can again be celebrated globally for ouraltruistic and cohesive values rather than be reproached,condemned, ridiculed, persecuted and even victimised? Gloryof glories, I can again say what I think rather than be toldthat I should only listen when others run down the likes ofme. A new dawn. A new beginning. That's good news. Great!But I still shudder and look over my shoulder. Maybe thattime hasn't yet arrived. Perhaps it yet will. Till that day comes,I'd better just hold my tongue ... and dream on with Christianforbearance. But should I?Michael Duane Johnson was born on 13 September 1967 inDallas, Texas. American sprinter, Johnson held world recordsin the indoor 400 metres and the outdoor 200 metres. At the1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, he became the firstman to win gold medals at both distances; he also setOlympic marks in both events. Johnson retired fromcompetition in 2008 and has figured largely commentatingfor the BBC on the recent Olympics.SURVEYPEOPLE - Readership SurveyYour co-operation in completing this short questionnairewould be greatly appreciated.How long do you normally spend reading any issue of PP?Up to 10 mins [ ] Up to 30 mins [ ]Up to an hour [ ] An hour or more [ ]How often do you see PP?Every 2 months [ ] On occasions [ ] Rarely [ ]Where do you pick up your copy of PP?Town/City: ........................................................................................................................Location (e.g. church, school, repository): ............................................................Do you find obtaining a copy regularly:Easy [ ] Fairly easy [ ] Difficult [ ] Virtually impossible [ ]Do you visit PP’s website?Yes [ ] No [ ] If yes, how often? ..............................................................Do you subscribe to receive PP online?Yes [ ] No [ ]Do you download PP online?Yes [ ] No [ ]Do you send PP to friends or relatives?Electronically [ ] In hard copy/By post [ ]Which are your favourite/regularly read sections?Please use the scale 1 to 9 (9 being your most preferred).Sections can be ranked equally.A Broader View [ ]Behind the Scenes [ ]Catering for catholic tastes [ ]Church in Focus [ ]Connections [ ]Crossword [ ]Editorial [ ]Faith in Action [ ]Fr Corley’s Column [ ]Hints & Wrinkles [ ]Just for Juniors [ ]Letters [ ]Life Issues [ ]News & Announcements [ ]Movers & Shakers [ ]Open to Debate (Occasional feature) [ ]Parson’s Pointers [ ]Personality Profiles [ ]Prie-Dieu [ ]Prominent People from our Past [ ]Reviews [ ]Teens & 20s [ ]This is IT! [ ]What’s in a Word? [ ]What, if anything is missing from PP? ..............................................................Additional comments: ..............................................................................................Please post your completed questionnaires to:The EditorPortsmouth PeopleDepartment for Pastoral FormationPark Place Pastoral CentreWinchester RoadWickhamHampshirePO17 5HAI do appreciate the time and effort in returning completed questionnaires.Unfortunately PP has no budget to enter all returned questionnaires into a prizedraw for lucky persons to win mega prizes. But all feedback will be taken fully intoaccount to support the appeal of our diocesan magazine. EdPEOPLE23

MOVERS ...MOVERS and SHAKERSWe pick up on the enthusiasm and achievement across our dioceseHAPPY BIRTHDAY!Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, former priest ofour diocese, celebrated his 80th birthday on Friday24 August. Reaching 80, the Cardinal ceases to bean active member of the Congregation for Bishopsand the Congregation for the Evangelisation ofPeoples and all the other offices within the RomanCuria. He will no longer vote in any future PapalConclave but will remain a Cardinal and will holdthe titular church of the Basilica of Santa Mariasopra Minerva for life. Many happy returns!HIKE ‘N’ BIKE IT!Fr Mark Hogan, pictured, invites you toconsider pedalling and plodding yourprayers for vocations next year by joiningin the Big Biathlon for Vocations. Why notjoin the group of people to cycling (mostof) the perimeter of the Isle of Wight(about a mature 50 miles worth) and thensauntering from the east to west coast ofthe IoW (a more youthful 20-somethingmiles) on the same day? Or just come alongfor the cycle part or the walk part. The dateis almost certainly Sat 8 June 2013.Contact Fr Mark on 012 5632 3595 orvocations@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk[Maybe those coming from the mainland could make a whole day of it and justswim over and back. Ed.]CONGRATULATIONS!Congratulations to everyone at St JohnBosco in Woodley, the first parish inEngland and Wales to have received thelive simply Award which was presented by CAFOD’sDirector Chris Bain on 16 September during a specialCreation Mass. For more information about theaward visit livesimplyaward.org.ukFr Chris Wheelan and CAFOD’s Director Chris BainNO SMOKE BUT MIRRORSL to R: Outside St Laurence at 10am the firstvisitors, Jean Cook from All Saints, East Meon(strider) , Ann Johnstone, St Laurence welcomerand organiser, and the Lewis family from theUnited Reformed Church, Petersfield (riders).RIDE AND STRIDEThe 31st annual Ride and Stride,organised by the Hampshire and theIslands Historic Churches Trust, tookplace on Saturday 8 September withover 20 churches in the Petersfield andsurrounding area participating.Thousands of pounds are regularly raisedfor repairs and restoration to thechurches and chapels of Hampshire andthe Isle of Wight. St Laurence CatholicChurch has recently benefitted from a£4000 grant and a £4000 interest-freeloan for its new dome from the HIHCT. StLaurence rider Ann Saunders said: ‘I hada really fun time visiting 7 churchesfrom Buriton to West Liss and haveraised about £180 thanks to ourgenerous parish’. Further details fromHIHCT representative Sarah Trew t: 0172271 7473 or e: sarah@saratrew.co.ukThe Sanctuary Candle in a church is alwayslit, traditionally by a candle in a red glasscandle holder. What with the rising cost ofcandles, the potential fire risk and sootpollution, Fr Tom Grufferty (St Josephs,Havant) and Ian Corps wondered what couldbe done. The answer was a lamp made outof plastic, three small mirrors, a LED (LightEmitting Diode) and two rechargeablebatteries running 4-5 weeks at a time. Virtually maintenancefree, costing less than £20 to produce and paying for itself in lessthan three months, the invention saves over £100 per year incandles. Details from Ian Corps t: 023 9249 9554 or via Fr Tomt: 023 9248520 e: tom.grufferty@ntlworld.com24 PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE

AND SHAKERSWOULD YOU LIKE A REALCHALLENGE?DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2012Led by Monsignor Vincent Harvey, in the absence of Bishop Crispian, anddirected by Father John Cooke, this year’s pilgrimage drew 120 of all agesfrom across the Diocese to the Marian Shrine. At the Diocesan MassBishop Crispian was remembered and Bishop Elect Philip Egan was prayedfor as he prepared to be ordained Bishop of Portsmouth.Volunteering in Lourdes (France) with ThePilgrimage Trust (HCPT) could be for you. Asa volunteer you return physically exhaustedand challenged, but spiritually uplifted bythe experience of devoting yourself to others.Volunteer helpers cover a wide range of ages,backgrounds and skills. You’d be sure to fit in.Full back-up and training is provided by theTrust. Further details: www.hcpt.org.uk or e:anthony.mcewen@hcpt.org.ukCAPTION COMPETITIONReaders in ourprevious issue wereinvited to submit asuitable caption forthis photograph ofFr Denis Blackledgetaken on theoccasion of theOlympic torchpassing throughour diocese. Noprizes but famewere offered forthe winner judgedby the Editor to have submitted the mostengaging caption. Of the many submissionsfrom within and beyond our diocese, RobertSteward (Southsea) submitted two whichwere considered engaging as runner-ups: ‘IfI can sell this on eBay then I’ll be able tofund those church roof repairs’; ‘I neverknew that mobiles came this size!’. But thewinning entry, by a narrow margin, wasdeemed to have been submitted by BobAdams (Our Lady of Assumption, Thatcham):‘I’ll never learn to play this thing in time forthe opening ceremony’.BIG WALK 2012This year’s Portsmouth diocese Big Walk for Vocations took place inWordsworth territory, beginning just outside Keswick and passing throughGrasmere, Elterwater and Nibthwaite, as well as along Thirlmere andConiston, before reaching Barrow-in Furness, some 40 miles and 13.5 hourslater. Kendal Mint Cake (chocolate coated) and homemade flapjack provedto be the unofficial sponsors of the event. Less blistered than last year, butstill battle weary, those who took part are already planning ahead to 2013.See HIKE ‘N’ BIKE IT! or e: vocations@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukIT DON’T MEAN A THING …This year sees Jazzman Mike Slipper’s 9th Annual Jazz Evening for the benefitof the Waterside Catholic Parish. Date: Saturday 27th October. Venue: StBernard’s Church Hall, Southbourne Avenue, Holbury, Hants. The Band as onprevious occasions: The Cavalier Jazzmen who’ll be getting into the rhythm ofthings from 7.30 pm. AnAmerican Supper affair. Raffle.BYOB. Tickets £7.00 from Mike(t: 023 8084 3908.) or FaithHope and Charity Shop (Hythe)or St Michael’s and St Bernard’sChurches. Tickets also availableat the door. All proceeds to theWaterside Parish.PORTSMOUTH PEOPLE25

PROFILEPRIEST'S PROFILEMonsignor Murtagh was born in 1926 inJersey, the youngest of nine children. Hisfather was a Regular soldier and was in thegarrison there at the time, so he onlyspent some 18 months in Jersey as achild. But this standing as a ‘Jerseymanborn’ proved a pastoral trumpcard when he happened to be sent toSt Mary and St Peter's as curatemany years later! At 18, in l944, hewas called up and served until 1948:attached at one time to the PolishResettlement Corps, he was awardedthe Honorary Membership of the 3rdCarpathian Division and is very proud ofhis medal and certificate (The award forgallantry in teaching Poles English!).This was followed by three very enjoyable years readingEnglish at Oxford, where his lecturers included C. S.Lewis, Tolkien and David Cecil. Towards the end ofthis, he says, he took the risky step of asking God'sguidance and realised he had simply been dodgingGod's quiet, insistent call. So seven years at theVenerable English College in Rome followed. ‘Inthose days all teaching and examinations were inLatin, and the method of teaching owed more tothe l3th century than the 20th!’H&WOrdained by Bishop John HenryKing in 1957, he served at thecoalface in Copnor, Jersey,Southampton, North Hinksey,Petersfield, and now in Liphook,where he says that the FatherMurtagh Preservation Society is Mgr Cyril Murtaghdoing a good job! In the course ofhis ministry, he also served for many years on theMatrimonial Tribunal (He still works as a judge on theOslo Tribunal). He also served as our diocesan VicarGeneral for 13 years, and Provost of the CathedralChapter. ‘At 5 am on Easter Tuesday 1988’, he says, ‘thephone went from the Cathedral to tell me BishopAnthony Emery had totally unexpectedly just died of asudden heart attack’. Ten months as DiocesanAdministrator followed. A spell which left him with a realappreciation of the burdens a shepherd of the Diocesehas to bear. ‘One realises that, for some people, the parishpriest is usually wrong, the Bishop always wrong and thePope infallibly wrong.’Two final reflections on the 53 years: ‘Firstly, I would echoGerard Manley Hopkins line: “Sheer plod makes ploughdown sillion shine” [The Windhover]. Secondly, to newpriests: Respect these people you are privileged to serveand meet them where they are, not where you would likethem to be’.Esmé Shaw of the Cathedral parish offers some guidelinesHints &WrinklesThe Ministry ofReading theWord of GodWhen we stand at the lectern and read either from the Old Testament or the New, we stand toproclaim our faith. Faith is an active verb! We proclaim our faith by who we are and how we live.The Holy Spirit lives in us and we need to experience that because ‘... God needed and desired tobecome our bodies, our senses, our emotions in time and space, so that divine being could beexperienced everywhere, by everyone, not just notionally known by the few’. Daniel O’Leary.We need to relate the scripture that we are reading to the world, because it mirrors commonhuman experiences. Ask yourselves how often a verse of scripture has come to mind when youhave experienced something? Is this not the Holy Spirit nudging you? The Bible is a classic andit has meaning for us which we hope to enable others to understand.When you prepare to read you need to:1. Allow enough time to prepare adequately.2. Find a quiet place where you can be withGod, even to say: ‘Here I am Lord, I come todo your will’.3. Still yourself. You probably live a busy lifeand may well need to ‘shake the dust of theday off your feet’.4. Ask God to show you what He wants you tosee and understand in the passage that youare going to read.5. Read the passage through slowly. Let itspeak to you. How do you feel? Read itthrough again and again if you wish.6. Acknowledge to yourself how it makes youfeel. Feelings arise naturally and maybeGod is trying to speak to you through them.7. Find out more about the passage in a Biblecommentary, or to talk to someone whoseapproach to the scriptures you respect.26 PORTSMOUTH PEOPLEHow we understand and read the Word is very important.These guidelines are complemented by an online supplement on this subject compiled byPeter W H Swan. Ed.

CALENDARCatering for catholic tastes …PP brings the world’s cuisine to your tableCullen skink:Scottish smokedfish soupSkin and bone 1 lb Finnan haddock (or any smoked white fish) andcut into 1 inch pieces. Melt 1 oz butter, stir in 1 sliced onion and1 1/2 lbs peeled and cubed potatoes. Some people add 1 or 2sliced leeks. Add 1 pint of water and simmer for 15 minutes untilsoft. Mash some of the potato with a fork against the side ofthe pan to thicken the soup. Add the fish (and half a fish stockcube if you like). Simmer for 15 minutes more. Add 1 pint of milk,black pepper, (probably no salt, but taste it) and heat until nearlybut not quite boiling. You can add some chopped parsley orsnipped chives, and a little cream. Amounts are variableaccording to taste, how many you are feeding, and whether it isthe first course of a banquet or a whole meal in itself.German ConnectionsWith this issue of PortsmouthPeople we offer a ‘communitycommunications checklist’ forGerman nationals and for othersin our diocese with Internet accesswho are interested in Germany:Country Profile (BBC):http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299607Tourism and travel information:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germanyTravel Guide:http://www.worldtravelguide.net/germanyTourist Office:http://www.germany.travel/en/index.htmlTravel advice:http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/europe/germanyInternet Radio Stations:www.live-radio.net/Further details:http://www.travelnotes.org/Europe/germany.htm(Similar 'Community Connections' compilations arewelcome for other nationalities. Ed.)CALENDAR OF FORTHCOMING EVENTSFor further information please contact the parties identifiedOctoberTue 02 Parenting Teenagers. A Practical Parenting Programme.Immaculate Conception & St Joseph, Purewell,Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 1EHt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukTue 02 Fr Gerry O’Collins SJ ‘We are all Priests, Prophets and Kings.What did Vatican II mean?’ 7.30 – 9.30pm Booking essential.St Stephen’s Church, Olivers Battery, Winchester, Hants. SO22 4JBt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukFri 05 CAFOD HARVEST FESTIVALt: 012 5232 9385 www.cafod.org/portsmouthFri 05 Fr Gerry O’Collins SJ ‘We are all Priests, Prophets and Kings.What did Vatican II mean?’ 7.30 – 9.30pm Booking essential.Cathedral Discovery Centre, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth,Hants. PO1 3QAt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukSat 06 Fr Gerry O’Collins SJ ‘Exploring the Spirit of Vatican II’10.30am – 4.00pm Booking essential.St Bede’s Church, Popley, Basingstoke, Hants. RG24 9DXt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukSat 06 Listening for life Led by Acorn Christian Healing Foundation.Immaculate Conception & St Joseph, Purewell, Christchurch,Dorset. BH23 1EHt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukTue 09 Parenting Teenagers. A Practical Parenting Programme.Immaculate Conception & St Joseph, Purewell, Christchurch,Dorset. BH23 1EHt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukThu 11 Launch of Year of Faith in celebration of 50TH Anniversary of theopening of the Second Vatican CouncilThu 11 Fr Gerry O’Collins SJ ‘We are all Priests, Prophets and Kings.What did Vatican II mean?’ 7.30 – 9.30pm Booking essential.Immaculate Conception & St Joseph, Purewell, Christchurch,Dorset. BH23 1EHt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukSat 20 Called to a Noble Adventure A day for Youth Leaders.St Swithun Wells School, Hillcrest Avenue, Chandlers Ford,Hants. SO53 2JPt: 013 2983 5583 e: estephenson@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukSat 27 Day for Organists St Boniface, Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton,Hants. SO15 3JDt: 013 2983 5583 e: pinwood@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukNovemberSat 10 Just Listen! This day will use a resource from the Acorn ChristianHealing Foundation to provide an introduction to listening skills.Corpus Christi, Sturges Road, Wokingham, Berkshire. RG40 2HEt: 013 2983 5583 e: kbabei@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukSat 24 Diocesan Youth DayA day for young people to celebrate National Youth day.Bishop Challoner Secondary School, St Michael’s Road, South Ham,Basingstoke, Hants. RG22 6SRt: 013 2983 5583 e: dhill@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukDecemberSat 01 Advent Choirs Festival St Edward the Confessor,191 Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Southampton, Hants. SO53 2DUt: 013 2983 5583 e: pinwood@portsmouthdiocese.org.ukTue 25 Christmas DayWed 26 Boxing DayThe Editor welcomes entries for inclusion in the Calendar of Forthcoming EventsPORTSMOUTH PEOPLE27

CHRIST THE KINGWhat Sort of King is Christ?Notes on the Sunday Reading for October and November by Fr Jeremy CorleyOn the last Sunday ofthe Church’s year (25November) we celebrate the Feast ofChrist the King. This king has no landexcept all the earth, no nation exceptthe company of his followers, and noflag except Christian charity. The gospelfor the feastday tells of Pontius Pilate’squestion to Jesus: ‘Are you the King ofthe Jews?’At the time of Jesus, other messianicpretenders had sought to stir up theJewish people to revolt against theirRoman overlords. But this king was notgoing to begin any armed struggle.Instead, the leaven of the gospel wouldtransform the Roman empire fromwithin, so that by the fourth century theway of Jesus was being followed fromPalestine and Egypt as far as France andSpain.The long lead-up to Jesus’ crucifixion istraced in our Sunday gospel readings forOctober and November. In these Sundaygospels we hear of various events thatoccurred during Jesus’ journey toJerusalem - events that somehowforeshadow the cross. Indeed, St Mark’sGospel has been called a passionnarrative with a long introduction.On the 28 th Sunday of the Year (14October) we hear of a rich young man,who has sincerely tried to keep God’scommandments from the time of hisyouth. He asks Jesus: ‘Good Master, whatmust I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesusanswers: ‘Go and sell everything youown and give the money to the poor.Then come, follow me’. But sadly the richman finds this too difficult. What therich young man could not do, Jesus’apostles had done, leaving home andproperty so as to follow Jesus. And in hishumanity Jesus himself had given uphome and possessions to proclaim thegood news, and would eventually give uphis whole life to save the world.‘Go and sell everything you ownand give the money to the poor.Then come, follow me’Although the first apostles had lefthome and family to follow Christ, theystill hankered after glory, as we hear inthe gospel for the 29 th Sunday of theYear (21 October). The two brothersJames and John make a request of Jesus:‘Allow us to sit, one at your right and theother at your left, in your glory’. Thinkingof glory, they utterly fail to appreciatethe cup of suffering that Jesus will haveto drink in Jerusalem. In Jesus’ last hour,when in his humanity he most neededthe support of friends, James and Johnwill have run away in fear. Instead ofthese two brothers, on his right and onhis left there will be two crucifiedbrigands.We hear of the cure of the blind beggarBartimaeus in the gospel for the 30 thSunday of the Year (28 October). Thestory begins like other healing narratives.Bartimaeus cries out: ‘Son of David,Jesus, have pity on me!’ In response, Jesusstops and heals him of his blindness. Butthe newly-healed beggar does not just sitdown again to relax and enjoy his sight.Instead he follows Jesus on the road thatleads up to Jerusalem.‘Which is the greatest commandment?’This is the question posed to Jesus in thegospel for the 31 st Sunday of the Year (4November). Jesus gives a double answerfrom the Old Testament. First he refers tothe teaching from the Book ofDeuteronomy: ‘You shall love the Lordyour God with all your heart’. Then he addsa text from Leviticus: ‘You shall love yourneighbour as yourself’. These twocommands were not just slogans. Jesusshowed how much he loved his heavenlyFather by becoming obedient, even to thepoint of death. And he showed the depthof his love for his people by ransoming usfrom death at the cost of his own blood.‘Which is the greatestcommandment?’The gospel for the 32 nd Sunday of the Year(11 November) places before us the figureof the poor widow. In her generosity shecontributed her whole livelihood into thetemple treasury, without holding anythingback for herself. Her self-sacrificeforeshadows the self-sacrifice that Christis soon to accomplish on the cross, whenhe will offer up his whole life to hisheavenly Father to redeem us.And so, when we come to the Feast ofChrist the King, hopefully we will be moreaware of the depths of Christ’s love for us.As the feastday Preface of the Mass says:‘By offering himself on the altar of thecross, as a spotless sacrifice to bring uspeace, he accomplished the mysteries ofhuman redemption’. May we receive thegrace to follow in his footsteps.Portsmouth People is the diocesan publication for the Catholic Diocese ofPortsmouth. It is distributed free of charge to parishes and other groups in theDiocese which covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Isles and partsof Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire. The Portsmouth Roman CatholicDiocesan Trust is a registered charity (number 246871) with its address atDiocesan Office, St Edmund House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth PO1 3QAwww.portsmouthdiocese.org.ukEditor:Dr Jeremy L Kettle-WilliamsDepartment for Pastoral Formation, Park Place Pastoral Centre,Winchester Road, WICKHAM, Hampshire PO17 5HAeditor@portsmouthpeople.org.ukt: +44(0)23 9283 3121f: +44(0)23 9287 2172www.portsmouthpeople.org.ukAdvisory panel: Fr Denis Blackledge, Barry Hudd, Paul Inwood, Nicky StevensDistribution Manager: John Ross (JHRoss6523@aol.com)Area Contact (Romsey, N. Badd):Dawn Harrison (dawn.harrison13@btinternet.com)Area Contact (Reading and Newbury):Colin Parkes (colin.parkes@gmail.com)Portsmouth People, printed on forest-sustainable paper in Rotis Semi Sans 10 pt, isa bi-monthly publication distributed no later than the last working day of every oddmonth. Material for publication should be submitted to The Editor in electronicformat (Guidelines available on request) no later than the first working day of everymonth of publication. All rights of reproduction, translation and adaptation reservedfor all countries. The Editor reserves the right to edit material. All material received forpublication is understood to be free of copyright and any form of restraint. Noundertaking, except by prior arrangement, can be made to return any materialsubmitted by post. There can be no guarantee of publication for material submittednor can the Editor or any other officer enter into discussions regarding decisions toedit or not to publish. 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