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I s s u e 2 4 5 M a y 2 0 1 8 5 0 p S e r v i n g t h e C h u r c h i n t h e S o u t h W e s t 1 6 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y o f P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l M o r e o n p a g e s 6 ­ 7 B u c k f a s t A b b e y : 1 , 0 0 0 y e a r s o l d P a g e 3 P o p e F r a n c i s o n F a k e N e w s P a g e 8 E a s t e r A r o u n d t h e S o u t h W e s t P a g e 1 1

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2 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t M a y 2 0 1 8 ‘ C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t ’ i s t h e m o n t h l y n e w s p a p e r w h i c h s e r v e s t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s n e e d s o f t h e c l e r g y , o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d p e o p l e o f t h e D i o c e s e o f P l y m o u t h . E D I T O R I A L N i c k L a y t o n Y o u r a r t i c l e s a r e m o s t w e l c o m e . P l e a s e s e n d b y e m a i l t o c s w @ c a t h c o m . o r g o r p o s t t o C a t h C o m 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 , C B 9 7 B N P l e a s e n o t e t h e p r e v i o u s e m a i l a d d r e s s w a s w r o n g A D V E R T I S I N G S a l e s M a n a g e r : J a n e t T o o k j a n e t t @ c a t h c o m . o r g P U B L I S H E R & D I S T R I B U T O R P u b l i s h e d b y : C a t h C o m L i m i t e 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 , C B 9 7 B N T e l . 0 2 0 7 1 1 2 6 7 1 0 W e b s i t e : w w w . c a t h c o m . o r g R E G I O N A L M A N A G E M E N T D e a n e r y C o n t a c t s C o r n w a l l D e a n e r y R e v A d r i a n D y e r , 0 1 2 0 9 2 1 3 6 9 8 a d r i a n 1 5 3 @ L i v e . c o m D o r s e t D e a n e r y B r i d p o r t : P a t M c E v o y , 0 1 3 0 8 4 2 4 3 5 8 p a t . m c e v o y @ b l u e b o t t l e . c o m P o o l e : B r i a n C o n d o n , 0 7 3 9 1 9 8 8 6 7 1 b r i a n . c o n d o n @ u w c l u b . n e t W e y m o u t h : E s m é e N i c h o l l s 0 1 3 0 5 8 3 4 0 9 8 E x e t e r D e a n e r y E x e t e r : F r a n c e s C a n n i n g , 0 1 3 9 2 2 0 9 5 4 2 f r a n c e s a n d e d w a r d @ b l u e y o n d e r . c o . u k P l y m o u t h D e a n e r y M o n i c a E v a n s , 0 1 7 5 2 6 6 3 3 8 8 m o n r o b i n @ H o t m a i l . c o . u k T o r b a y D e a n e r y R i c h a r d S t e a d , 0 7 9 5 2 6 7 0 2 9 2 r f v . s t e a d @ b t i n t e r n e t . c o m E d i t o r i a l P a n e l P a n e l M e m b e r s : R e v T o n y I r w i n , S u s a n n e K o w a l , S u e W a l s h a n d A d r i a n W a r d l e C h a i r m a n t o b e a p p o i n t e d . C O P Y D E A D L I N E : 7 t h M a y , J u n e E d i t i o n P l e a s e n o t e t h a t o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d b y c o n t r i b u t o r s a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h o s e o f t h e P u b l i s h e r s , E d i t o r , a n y D i o c e s e o r t h e w i d e R o m a n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . P r i n t e d o n 1 0 0 % r e c y c l e d p a p e r P l e a s e r e c y c l e t h i s p a p e r A b i g t h a n k y o u ! B i g I s s u e s e l l e r s , M i k e a n d E r i c , w r o t e t o S i s t e r V e r o n i c a , a t S t M a r y ` s C h u r c h i n F a l m o u t h , t o t h a n k a l l t h o s e t h a t h e l p e d t h e m d u r i n g t h e c o l d s p e l l . T h e y w a n t e d t h e " t h a n k y o u " t o r e a c h t h e v e r y p e o p l e w h o m a k e t h e w o n d e r f u l , d i s c r e e t a c t i o n s o f t h e S t V i n c e n t d e P a u l S o c i e t y p o s s i b l e - p a r i s h i o n e r s e v e r y w h e r e . T h e S . V . P . m a n i f e s t t h e p r a c t i c a l a n d c o m p a s s i o n a t e l o v e o f O u r S a v i o u r i n s o m a n y s i t u a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . T h i s s e e m s l i k e a n a p p r o p r i a t e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h a n k a n d a c k n o w l e d g e n o t o u r S . V . P . g r o u p i n F a l m o u t h b u t a l s o t h o s e e v e r y w h e r e ! S r V i c t o r i a M A R A T H O N S U C C E S S A c h a r i t y r e c o r d a n d a d o u b l e m a r a t h o n e f f o r t O n S u n d a y 8 A p r i l , i n t h e w a r m s u n s h i n e o f g l o r i o u s R o m e , J o h n L e w e l l y n f r o m S t J o s e p h ’ s p a r i s h P o o l e b r o k e t h e C a t h o l i c C h i l d r e n ’ s S o c i e t y r e c o r d f o r f i n i s h i n g t h e m a r a t h o n ! F i n i s h i n g i n a n a m a z i n g i n 3 . 1 2 . 5 7 J o h n w a s j u s t t h a t l i t t l e q u i c k e r t h a n S c o t P a r f i t t w h o r a n i n 2 0 1 2 ( f i n i s h t i m e 3 . 1 6 . 1 7 ) . O n r e a c h i n g h i s t a r g e t J o h n s a i d , “ I d i d w a n t t o b e t h e f a s t e s t R o m e m a r a t h o n r u n n e r f o r y o u r w o n d e r f u l c h a r i t y a n d I v e r y h a p p y I m a n a g e d i t ” C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s J o h n ! H e w a s a c c o m p a n i e d i n R o m e w i t h h i s f r i e n d M a r k P a y n e w h o f i n i s h e d i n 4 : 3 5 : 1 0 a n d B e v H a n s o n f r o m O u r L a d y o f A l l N a t i o n s C a m b o r n e w h o r a n t h e r o u t e t h r o u g h t h e c i t y i n 5 . 1 2 . 0 2 . F o r B e v t h o u g h , t h e c h a l l e n g e i s n o t y e t f i n i s h e d . S h e i s d o i n g i t a l l a g a i n f o r t h e S o c i e t y i n L o n d o n o n S u n d a y 2 2 M a y ! L e t ’ s p r a y t h a t w h e n y o u r e a d t h i s s h e h a s m a d e i t r o u n d s u c c e s s f u l l y . W h a t a f a n t a s t i c a c h i e v e m e n t ! T h a n k y o u s o m u c h t o o u r r u n n e r s a n d t o e v e r y o n e w h o h a s s u p p o r t e d t h e m a l o n g t h e w a y . T h e y h a v e e a c h r a i s e d o v e r £ 5 0 0 f o r t h e S o c i e t y a n d c a n s t i l l b e s p o n s o r e d t h r o u g h t h e i r p a g e s o n w w w . v i r g i n m o n e y g i v i n g . c o m W h a t a d i f f e r e n c e t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t w i l l h a v e m a d e t o a n u m b e r o f v u l n e r a b l e c h i l d r e n a n d f a m i l i e s i n o u r m i d s t . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o d o t h e s a m e p l e a s e v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e w w w . c c s p l y m o u t h . o r g . u k w h e r e y o u w i l l f i n d a l l t h e d e t a i l s . C l a i r e W a r r e n f u n d r a i s i n g o f f i c e r C C S P . B e v H a n s o n , o n h e r w a y t o g l o r y i n R o m e W o n d e r f u l S u p p o r t f o r T a c k a s h m a h J o h n L l e w e l l y n a n d M a r k P a y n e p r o u d l y w e a r i n g t h e i r b e a u t i f u l m e d a l s f r o m R o m e A f t e r r u n n i n g t h e L o n d o n M a r a t h o n , T a c k a s h m a h L a n g t h o r n e , h a s r a i s e d o v e r £ 6 0 0 f o r t h e J e s u i t M i s s i o n s . A s w e l l a s a l l t h e t r a i n i n g a n d h a r d w o r k , s h e h a s b e e n h e l p e d b y t h e w o n d e r f u l s u p p o r t f r o m b o t h : S t P a u l ` s , T i n t a g e l a n d S t C u t h b e r t M a y n e ` s , L a u n c e s t o n p a r i s h e s . C a k e s t a l l s o r g a n i s e d b y C a r o l i n a , T a c k a s h m a h ` s m o t h e r , h a v e r a i s e d c l o s e t o t w o h u n d r e d p o u n d s . S i n c e t h e n s e v e r a l o t h e r p a r i s h i o n e r s h a v e c o m e f o r w a r d s u p p o r t e d T a c k a s h m a h / t h e J e s u i t M i s s i o n s s i n c e t h e a r t i c l e w a s p u b l i s h e d i n C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t . I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o d o n a t e y o u s t i l l c a n a t : h t t p s : / / u k . v i r g i n m o n e y g i v i n g . c o m / T a c k a s h m a h L a n g t h o r n e T h e C a t h o l i c c o m m u n i t y i s v e r y m u c h a l i v e a n d h a s n o t o n l y s u p p o r t e d a l o c a l g i r l , b u t i s s u p p o r t i n g t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r k d o n e b y t h e J e s u i t M i s s i o n s o v e r s e e s ! T h a n k y o u !

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

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P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l c e l e b r a t e d 1 6 0 y e a r s s i n c e i t w a s f i r s t o p e n e d i n 1 8 5 8 . M a s s w a s c e l e b r a t e d i n t h e C a t h e d r a l o n t h e F e a s t F e a s t o f t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n a n d M g r N a n n e r y g a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g h o m i l y : T o d a y w e c e l e b r a t e t h e 1 6 0 t h b i r t h d a y o f t h i s C a t h e d r a l C h u r c h . O n t h i s d a y t h e F e a s t o f t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n 1 8 5 8 t h i s c a t h e d r a l o f S t M a r y a n d S t B o n i f a c e w a s o f f i c i a l l y o p e n e d a n d b l e s s e d b y W i l l i a m V a u g h a n t h e 2 n d B i s h o p o f P l y m o u t h . T h e c e r e m o n y s t a r t e d a t 1 1 a m a n d e n d e d a t 1 p m . T h i s C a t h e d r a l f r o m i t s v e r y b e g i n n i n g o n t h e f e a s t o f t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n h a s a l w a y s h a d a c l o s e r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h M a r y t h e M o t h e r o f G o d . B i s h o p R e s t i e a u x w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y f o n d o f r e m i n d i n g t h e p e o p l e h e r e a t t h e C a t h e d r a l e s p e c i a l l y o n i m p o r t a n t f e a s t d a y s l i k e t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n o f t h e l i n k b e t w e e n t h i s C a t h e d r a l a n d O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s . H e l o v e d t o p o i n t o u t t h a t a t t h e v e r y m o m e n t t h a t B i s h o p V a u g h a n w a s g o i n g a r o u n d t h i s C a t h e d r a l b l e s s i n g i t a n d s p r i n k l i n g i t w i t h H o l y W a t e r O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s w a s a n n o u n c i n g t o B e r n a d e t t e t h a t s h e w a s “ t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n ” . O n l y i n t h e l a s t c o u p l e o f w e e k s I c a n a c r o s s a s h o r t n o t e w r i t t e n t o m e b y B i s h o p R e s t i e a u x o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f m y a p p o i n t m e n t t o t h e C a t h e d r a l a n d g e r e a g a i n h e c o n c l u d e s b y s a y i n g r e m e m b e r B a r t t h a t P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l i s o u r L a d y ’ s s p e c i a l p l a c e a n d s h e w i l l a l w a y s l o o k a f t e r i t a n e v e r y o n e w h o w o r s h i p s t h e r e . N o t w i s h i n g t o s o u n d o v e r p i o u s , I   r e a l l y d o f e e l s t r o n g l y O u r L a d y o f L o u r d e s h a s l o o k e d a f t e r u s h e r e a t t h e C a t h e d r a l w i t h a m o t h e r l y l o v e . A n d I h a v e e v e r y c o n f i d e n c e h e r e p r e s e n c e h e r e w i l l b e a v e r y p o w e r f u l s o u r c e o f s t r e n g t h f o r m a n y g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e . I   c a n ’ t h e l p b u t t h i n k i t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r t u n a t e t h a t i n t h i s y e a r , t h e 1 6 0 t h b i r t h d a y o f t h i s C a t h e d r a l , w e c e l e b r a t e t h e F e a s t o f t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n i n E a s t e r t i d e . F a t h e r C a n t a m a l e s a t h e H o l y F a t h e r ’ s R e t r e a t g i v e r d r a w s a b e a u t i f u l p a r a l l e l b e t w e e n M a r y ’ s e n c o u n t e r w i t h t h e A n g e l a t t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n a n d t h e A p o s t l e s e n c o u n t e r w i t h t h e r i s e n C h r i s t a f t e r t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n . C a n t a m a l e s s a p r a y s “ H o l y M a r y w e a r e i n a w e o f t h e G r a c e G o d h a s g i v e n y o u . Y o u s a i d “ y e s ” t o t h e A n g e l e v e n y o u k n e w s o l i t t l e o f h o w G o d ’ s p l a n w o u l d w o r k o u t f o r y o u . M a r y y o u p u t a s i d e y o u r o w n p l a n t o d o G o d ’ s w i l l ” . C a n t a m a l e s s a t h e n g o e s o n t o s a y t h a t t h e A p o s t l e s t o o a f t e r t h e i r e n c o u n t e r w i t h t h e r i s e n C h r i s t t h e y t o o e x p e r i e n c e d a s i m i l a r G r a c e t o M a r y a t t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n . C a n t a m a l e s s a m a k e s t h e p o i n t m y s t e r i e s a r e n o t i n t e n d e d t o b e e x p l a i n e d t h e y a r e m e a n t t o b e e x p e r i e n c e d . I t i s m u c h m o r e i m p o r t a n t t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n t h a n i t i s t o e x p l a i n i t . T h e A p o s t l e s l i k e M a r y b e c a u s e o f t h e G r a c e t h e y r e c e i v e d i n t h e i r e n c o u n t e r w i t h t h e r i s e n C h r i s t p u t a s i d e t h e i r o w n p l a n t o d o G o d ’ s w i l l . M a l c o l m M u g r i d g e o n o f t h e l e a d i n g a n d d i s t i n g u i s h e d j o u r n a l i s t ’ s i n t h e l a s t d e c a d e s o f t h e 2 0 t h C e n t u r y a n d g r e a t a d m i r e r o f S t T e r e s a o f C a l c u t t a , o n c e s a i d i n o n e o f h i s b o o k s t h a t w h a t f i n a l l y c o n v i n c e d h i m t h a t A t h e i s m w a s o n t h e w r o n g p a t h a n d t h e C h r i s t i a n G o s p e l h e l d t h e t r u e m e s s a g e o f l i f e w a s t h e i n e x p l i c a b l e a n d r e m a r k a b l e c h a n g e t h a t t o o k p l a c e i n t h e A p o s t l e s i n t h e i m m e d i a t e a f t e r m a t h o f t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n . J u s t b e f o r e t h e C r u c i f i x i o n t h e A p o s t l e s w e r e a r g u i n g w h i c h o f t h e m w a s t h e g r e a t e s t a n d w h o w o u l d b e o n h i s r i g h t a n d w h o w o u l d b e o n h i s l e f t i n h i s k i n g d o m . B u t a f t e r t h e i r e n c o u n t e r w i t h t h e r i s e n C h r i s t t h e r e w e r e n o m o r e s i l l y q u e s t i o n s , t h e y w e r e c o m p l e t e l y t r a n s f o r m e d a n d p r e p a r e d t o - a n d d i d d i e f o r h i s m e s s a g e . I t w a s n ’ t j u s t t h e k n o w l e d g e o f t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n t h a t c h a n g e t h e i r l i v e s , i t w a s t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n . T h e e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n u t t e r l y c h a n g e d l i v e s o f t h e A p o s t l e s . E q u a l l y , t h e p r o o f t h a t w e h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n s h o u l d b e e v i d e n t i n a c h a n g e i n o u r l i v e s , a c h a n g e f r o m b i t t e r n e s s t o f o r g i v e n e s s , a c h a n g e f r o m s a d n e s s t o j o y , a c h a n g e f r o m d e s p a i r t o h o p e . 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Y 5 2 8 0 J o i n u s o n T h e P i l g r i m ’ s C h o i c e F l y d i r e c t t o L o u r d e s f r o m E x et e r 2 5 t h M ay t o 1 s t J u n e 2 0 1 8 T h e D e v o n , C o r n w a l l , S o m e r s e t a n d D o r s e t L o u r d e s P i l g r i m a g e T a n g n e y T o u r s 2 0 1 8 t h e m e ­ “ D o w h a t ev e r H e t e l l s y o u ” By a i r ­ f r o m £ 6 9 9 p e r p e r s o n S t a y i n g a t t h e 4 s t a r E l i s e o H ot e l w w w . t a n g n e y ­ t o u r s . c o m e ­ m a i l : s a l e s @ t a n g n e y ­ t o u r s . c o m F R E E B R O C H U R E L I N E : 0 8 0 0 9 1 7 3 5 7 2 w w w . t a n g n e y ­ t o u r s . c o m / E x et e r Fa t i m a b y a i r ­ F r o m L o n d o n H e a t h r ow 1 1 J u n e 4 N i g h t s 1 1 S e p t . 6 N i g h t s Fr o m £ 5 8 0 p p i n c . i g h t s Fr o m £ 6 7 9 p p i n c . i g h t s H o l y L a n d P i l g r i m a g e s 1 2 N ov 7 N i g h t s Fr o m £ 9 9 9 p p p l u s i g h t s R o m e , S a n G i o v a n n i & A s s i s i 1 5 O c t 7 N i g h t s Fr o m £ 7 2 9 p p p l u s i g h t s L a s t s p a c e s a v a i l a b l e ! 1 1 O c t . 4 N i g h t s Fr o m £ 5 8 0 p p i n c . i g h t s L o u r d e s b y a i r ­ F r o m B r i s t o l 1 4 ­ 2 1 S e p t e m b e r 7 n i g h t s s t a r t i n g f r o m £ 7 3 5 6 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t M a y 2 0 1 8 The Latin Mass Society www.lms.org.uk 020 7404 7284 Masses in the Extraordinary Form in Plymouth Diocese : St. Edward the Confessor, Home Park Ave., Peverell, Plymouth, Devon. PL3 4PG Sundays 11.30am . Sung Mass Blessed Sacrament Church, Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon. EX1 2QJ 3rd Sundays at 3pm St. Cyprian’s Chapel, Ugbrooke House, Chudleigh, Devon. TQ13 OAD 4th Sundays at 3pm. Lanherne Convent, St. Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 4ER Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation . Sung Mass 8am. * Mondays to Saturdays inclusive 7.30am Low Mass *Rosary and sermon at 7.30am Our Lady’s, Old Mill lane, Marnhull, Dorset DT10 1JX Thursdays at 12 noon the following dates – June 14th; August 16th; October18th. All Masses Low Buckfast Abbey (Blessed Sacrament Chapel), Buckfastleigh, Devon. TQ11 OEE All Masses are Low and are at 10.30am Wednesday May 16th; Wednesday June 13th; Wednesday July 18th; Wednesday August 15th Our Lady of Lourdes & St. Cecilia, White Cliff Mill Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset. DT11 7BN All Masses at 12 noon the following days and dates: Thursday 10th May; Thursday 26th July; Saturday 8th September. 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A s a p a r t o f a n e w C a t h o l i c D i o c e s a n s t r u c t u r e c r e a t e d i n 1 8 5 0 , P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e w a s f o r m e d . I t c o m p r o m i s e d o f t h e c o u n t i e s o f D o r s e t , D e v o n a n d C o r n w a l l . P l y m o u t h w a s n o m i n a t e d t h e C a t h e d r a l C e n t r e b e c a u s e , a l t h o u g h E x e t e r h a d i t s o w n h i s t o r i c a l p r e c e d e n t , t h e r e w e r e m o r e C a t h o l i c s i n t h e t o w n . F u r t h e r m o r e , a n e w l a w p r e v e n t e d t h e r e s t o r e d C a t h o l i c D i o c e s e f r o m u s i n g t h e s a m e t i t l e s a s h a d b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d C h u r c h o f E n g l a n d d i o c e s e . P l y m o u t h ’ s f i r s t R o m a n C a t h o l i c b i s h o p w a s G e o r g e E r r i n g t o n , a Y o r k s h i r e m a n , w h o h a d b e e n V i c e - r e c t o r t o t h e E n g l i s h C o l l e g e i n R o m e . A s p r i e s t a t S t . J o h n ’ s C h u r c h i n S a l f o r d , M a n c h e s t e r h e w a s c o n s e c r a t e d B i s h o p b y C a r d i n a l W i s e m a n o n t h e 2 5 t h J u l y 1 8 5 1 . I n P l y m o u t h , B i s h o p E r r i n g t o n s o o n o v e r c a m e t h e b i g o t r y o f t h e t o w n t o w a r d s C a t h o l i c s a n d c o n c e n t r a t e d o n b u i l d i n g u p a C h a p t e r o f C a n o n s a n d t h e D e a n e r i e s o f t h e D i o c e s e . H e p r o v i d e d s u p p o r t f o r h i s f e w p r i e s t s a n d s u p p o r t e d h i s m i s s i o n s . P a r t i c u l a r l y a c t i v e i n t h e S t o n e h o u s e M i s s i o n , h e c e l e b r a t e d t h e S a c r a m e n t s a n d v i s i t e d t h e s i c k a n d d y i n g . H e b e c a m e e s p e c i a l l y f o n d o f h i s w e e k l y v i s i t t o D a r t m o o r P r i s o n . C a n o n W i l l i a m V a u g h a n b e c a m e t h e s e c o n d b i s h o p o f P l y m o u t h . H i s f a m i l y p r o v i d e d m a n y b i s h o p s f o r E n g l a n d . A t t h e R e s t o r a t i o n o f t h e H i e r a r c h y h e w a s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e P r o - C a t h e d r a l o f t h e H o l y A p o s t l e s i n C l i f t o n , B r i s t o l . I t w a s t h e r e t h a t C a r d i n a l W i s e m a n c o n s e c r a t e d h i m o n 1 9 t h J u l y 1 8 5 5 . A t t h a t t i m e t h e r e w e r e o n l y t w e n t y - t h r e e m i s s i o n s a n d t w e n t y - t h r e e p r i e s t s i n P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e . A f t e r h i s f o r t y - s e v e n y e a r s a s a b i s h o p , t h e r e w e r e o n e h u n d r e d p r i e s t s , t h i r t e e n m a l e r e l i g i o u s h o u s e s , t w e n t y - e i g h t n u n s ’ h o u s e s , f o u r o r p h a n a g e s , t w e n t y - s e v e n e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l s a n d f i v e s c h o o l s f o r o l d e r c h i l d r e n . T r u l y , B i s h o p V a u g h a n w a s a F o u n d i n g F a t h e r o f t h e P l y m o u t h D i o c e s e . S t . M a r y ’ s h a d b e e n t h e P r o - C a t h e d r a l a n d B i s h o p V a u g h a n d e c i d e d t h a t a f i t t i n g n e w b u i l d i n g w a s r e q u i r e d . O n 2 0 t h F e b r u a r y 1 8 5 6 , h e b o u g h t a p o r t i o n o f “ F i v e f i e l d s ” o n E l d a d H i l l a t t h e t h e n t o w n s ’ o u t s k i r t s . M r . E d m u n d B a s t a r d p r o m i s e d £ 1 0 0 0 a n d a s u c c e s s f u l a p p e a l w a s l a u n c h e d t o r a i s e t h e r e s t o f t h e m o n e y t h r o u g h o u t t h e d i o c e s e a n d c o u n t r y . T h e H a n s o m B r o t h e r s , J o s e p h a n d C h a r l e s ( o f “ H a n s o m C a b ” f a m e ) b e c a m e t h e a r c h i t e c t s a n d M r . R o b e r t s o f S t o n e h o u s e t h e b u i l d e r . 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H e e x p r e s s e d h i s t h a n k f u l n e s s t h a t n o t a l i f e h a d b e e n l o s t o r l i m b i n j u r e d o f a n y o n e e n - g a g e d o n t h e o p e r a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h i s c h e q u e r e d p r o g r e s s . " T h e m u s i c w a s W e b e r ` s i n G c o n d u c t e d b y O r g a n i s t , M . L e o p o l d d e P r i n s . A t t h e e n d o f t h e M a s s t h e T e D e u m w a s s u n g . " P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l s t i l l s t a n d i n g a f t e r t h e B l i t z P l y m o u t h C a t h e d r a l H i g h A l t a r i n 1 8 8 9

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

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M a y 2 0 1 8 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 9 P r i n c e C h a r l e s V i s i t s T r u r o A n g l i c a n C a t h e d r a l O n T h u r s d a y 2 2 M a r c h 2 0 1 8 , T r u r o C a t h e d r a l w a s h o n o u r e d t o w e l c o m e H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s T h e P r i n c e o f W a l e s , k n o w n a s T h e D u k e o f C o r n w a l l w h e n i n C o r n w a l l , t o b o t h t h e c a t h e d r a l a n d t h e n e w l y r e n o v a t e d O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l . D u r i n g t h e v i s i t , H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s m e t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m v a r i o u s c a t h e d r a l c o m m u n i t y g r o u p s , u n v e i l e d a p l a q u e t o c o m m e m o r a t e t h e v i s i t a n d c h o s e t o ‘ S i g n - A - S l a t e ’ i n s u p p o r t o f t h e c a t h e d r a l ’ s R o o f A p p e a l . T h e r e s t o r a t i o n a n d r e n o v a t i o n w o r k o n t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l h a s o n l y j u s t c o m p l e t e d a n d t h e c a t h e d r a l t e a m w a s d e l i g h t e d t o b e a b l e t o s h o w H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s a r o u n d t h e b u i l d i n g w h i c h h a s b e e n t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o a n i c o n i c , c r e a t i v e h u b t h a t w i l l f o c u s o n e d u c a t i o n , m u s i c a n d a r t f o r t h e C i t y o f T r u r o a n d t h e w i d e r c o u n t y o f C o r n w a l l . T h e D e a n o f T r u r o , t h e V e r y R e v e r e n d R o g e r B u s h , s a i d : “ T h i s i s a v e r y e x c i t i n g t i m e f o r T r u r o C a t h e d r a l a n d w e w e r e t h r i l l e d t o w e l c o m e T h e D u k e o f C o r n w a l l t o d a y . P e o p l e f o r m t h e h e a r t o f T r u r o C a t h e d r a l , a n d s o t o o w i l l t h e y f o r m t h e h e a r t o f t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l , s o w e w e r e d e l i g h t e d t h a t H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s w a s a b l e t o m e e t a n d s p e a k w i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m s o m a n y a r e a s o f t h e i r w o r k a n d l i f e . ” W h i l s t e x p l o r i n g t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l , H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s w a s w e l c o m e d w i t h m u s i c s u n g b y t h e c a t h e d r a l c h o i r a n d m e t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m a h o s t o f c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i s a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g t h e S o u t h W e s t M i n i s t r y T r a i n i n g C o u r s e , C o a d ’ s G r e e n P r i m a r y S c h o o l , M a r j o n U n i v e r s i t y , t o g e t h e r w i t h c a t h e d r a l v o l u n t e e r g r o u p s i n c l u d i n g t h e S e w i n g G u i l d , P a s t o r a l C a r e T e a m a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f T h e F r i e n d s o f T r u r o C a t h e d r a l . H e a d C h o r i s t e r , P i r a n B i s h o p , a g e 1 2 , c o m m e n t e d : “ I t w a s a n h o n o u r f o r u s t o s i n g t o w e l c o m e H i s R o y a l H i g h n e s s a s h e e n t e r e d t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l . I t w a s o u r f i r s t t i m e s i n g i n g i n t h e n e w b u i l d i n g a n d w e d i d n ’ t h a v e t i m e t o r e h e a r s e m u c h o n t h e b a l c o n y b u t l u c k i l y i t w e n t r e a l l y w e l l ! H e c a m e t o s e e u s a f t e r a n d s a i d h e ’ d l i k e d w h a t w e ’ d s u n g , h e w a s r e a l l y n i c e a n d I t h i n k i t ’ s a n e x p e r i e n c e n o n e o f u s w i l l f o r g e t . ” D u r i n g h i s v i s i t , T h e D u k e o f C o r n w a l l a l s o t o o k t i m e t o l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e c a t h e d r a l ’ s R o o f A p p e a l a n d d e m o n s t r a t e d h i s s u p p o r t b y p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n S i g n - A - S l a t e . H i s s l a t e w i l l b e l a i d o n t h e r o o f t o g e t h e r w i t h t h o s e p r e v i o u s l y s i g n e d b y h i s s i s t e r , T h e P r i n c e s s R o y a l , a n d b y h i s s o n a n d d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w , T h e D u k e a n d D u c h e s s o f C a m b r i d g e , d u r i n g P h a s e I I I o f t h e p h y s i c a l w o r k s . T h e D e a n c o n t i n u e d , “ I t w a s a g e n u i n e p r i v i l e g e t o w e l c o m e T h e D u k e o f C o r n w a l l . I t w a s a n h o n o u r t o p r o v i d e h i m w i t h s o m e i n s i g h t i n t o b o t h t h e h i s t o r y a n d t h e f u t u r e o f b o t h t h e c a t h e d r a l a n d t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l , a n d w i t h t h e c o m m e m o r a t i v e p l a q u e h e u n v e i l e d b e i n g i n s t a l l e d i n t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l a n d h i s s i g n e d s l a t e b e i n g i n s t a l l e d o n t h e r o o f o f t h e c a t h e d r a l , h i s v i s i t w i l l l i t e r a l l y b e c o m e p a r t o f t h e f a b r i c a n d s t o r y o f b o t h . ” I T ’ S A L L H A N D S t o t h e p u m p a t t h e C h u r c h o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n o f O u r L a d y , T o r q u a y , a s t h e b u s y e v a n g l i s a t i o n t e a m , l e d b y F r . K i e r a n K i r b y , h o s t a s e r i e s o f e v e n t s t o h e l p s p i r i t u a l l y e n r i c h t h e l i v e s o f t h e i r p a r i s h i o n e r s . T h e i r q u e s t t o i n i t i a l l y e v a n g e l i s e t h e i r o w n f l o c k , w h i c h w i l l , i n t u r n , e v e n t u a l l y i n c l u d e a w i d e r a u d i e n c e , h a s p r o v i d e d a w h o l e p l e t h o r a o f s p i r i t u a l n o u r i s h m e n t . A n d s p e a k i n g o f h a n d s , t h e y a r e , i n f a c t , p r e p a r i n g f o r t h e i r n e x t i n i t i a t i v e … T h e L i t t l e W a y H e a l i n g M i n i s t r i e s w i l l b e v i s i t i n g t h e p a r i s h f r o m 7 t h – 1 0 t h J u n e . T h e o r g a n i s i n g t e a m f e e l t h a t t h i s w i l l b e a n e x c i t i n g a n d i n n o v a t i v e e v e n t f o r e v e r y o n e a n d a n a t u r a l p r o g r e s s i o n f r o m p r e v i o u s i n i a t i v e s . T h e l i t t l e W a y H e a l i n g M i n i s t r i e s s a y o f t h e m s e l v e s : ‘ L i t t l e W a y H e a l i n g M i n i s t r i e s h a s g r o w n r a p i d l y o u t o f t h e s h a r e d h e a l i n g m i n i s t r y o f F r . L a u r e n c e B r a s s i l l O . S . A . a n d P a u l i n e E d w a r d s . T h e y f e e l c a l l e d t o h e l p p a r i s h e s s e t u p t h e i r o w n h e a l i n g m i n i s t r y w h i c h i s a p o w e r f u l a n d p e r m a n e n t w i t n e s s t o t h e L o r d s h i p o f J e s u s . P e o p l e a r e a m a z e d w h e n t h e y s e e A l m i g h t y G o d w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h e i r o w n o r d i n a r y p a r i s h i o n e r s . W e a r e l e d b y t h e H o l y S p i r i t , p r a y i n g f o r t h e h e a l i n g o f m e m o r i e s a n d c o n s e q u e n t e v a n g e l i s a t i o n t h r o u g h t e s t i m o n i e s o f t h e h e a l i n g , t h e r i s e n L o r d i s w o r k i n g i n o u r m i d s t ’ . A p a r i s h m i s s i o n t a k e s p l a c e w h e n F r . L a u r e n c e a n d P a u l i n e a r e i n v i t e d t o a p a r i s h , o f t e n b y t h o s e w h o h a v e n o t i c e d h o w t h e L o r d b l e s s e s p e o p l e w h e n t h e y p r a y w i t h t h e m f o r h e a l i n g . T h e y g o t o a p a r i s h ( a l o n g w i t h t h e i r t e a m ) a f t e r b e i n g g i v e n a n i n v i t a t i o n b y t h e p a r i s h p r i e s t , a n d t h e i r h o p e i s t o l e a v e a l e g a c y b y w h i c h p a r i s h i o n e r s w i l l h a v e t h e c o n f i d e n c e t o o f f e r p r a y e r f o r h e a l i n g o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s a f t e r S u n d a y M a s s e s . T h e l a y i n g - o n o f h a n d s p r a y e r a n d s u p p o r t i n g p e o p l e i n p r a y e r a r e p a r t o f t h e i n s t r u c t i o n g i v e n t o t h o s e w i s h i n g t o h e l p a n d b e c o m e i n v o l v e d . L i t t l e W a y H e a l i n g M i n i s t r i e s h a v e r e a l i s e d o v e r t h e y e a r s t h a t n o t m a n y p e o p l e i n t h e p a r i s h e s h a v e w i t n e s s e d t h e h e a l i n g p o w e r o f J e s u s . T h e r e f o r e t h e y w a n t t h e m t o s e e t h a t J e s u s i s a l i v e a n d i s h e a l i n g t o d a y u s i n g v e r y o r d i n a r y p e o p l e . I n v i e w o f a l l t h i s , t h e p a r i s h e v a n g e l i s a t i o n t e a m a t t h e C h u r c h o f t h e A s s u m p t i o n a r e e x c i t e d a n d o p t i m i s t i c a b o u t t h e o u t c o m e . W i t h t h e H o l y S p i r i t w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h e m a n d f o r t h e m , h o w c a n t h e y b e o t h e r w i s e ? B y J u l i a B e a c r o f t I T ’ S A L L H A N D S T h e D u k e o f C o r n w a l l u n v e i l i n g a s t o n e t o c o m m e m o r a t e h i s v i s i t t o t h e O l d C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l , a n d s i g n i n g a s l a t e i n s u p p o r t o f t h e c a t h e d r a l ’ s R o o f A p p e a l . ( P h o t o g r a p h y c r e d i t : C l a i r e W i l s o n , L L E P h o t o g r a p h y )

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I n M a r c h , o v e r 3 0 0 y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m a c r o s s t h e g l o b e , g a t h e r e d i n R o m e a t t h e P o p e ’ s i n v i t a t i o n t o r e f l e c t o n t h e i s s u e s t o b e d i s c u s s e d a n d p r o d u c e a d o c u m e n t t o a s s i s t t h e B i s h o p s i n t h e i r t a s k . M u c h o f t h a t d o c u m e n t r e f l e c t s t h e f i n d i n g s o f t h e y o u t h s u r v e y c a r r i e d o u t i n E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s , a s c a p t u r e d i n t h e r e c e n t r e p o r t w r i t t e n b y T e r e s a C a r v a l h o a n d F a t h e r C h r i s t o p h e r J a m i s o n O S B . T h e f i r s t p a r t o f t h e y o u n g p e o p l e ’ s d o c u m e n t r e f l e c t s o n t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r y o u n g p e o p l e i n t h e w o r l d t o d a y ; e g : “ Y o u n g p e o p l e l o o k f o r a s e n s e o f s e l f b y s e e k i n g c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t a r e s u p p o r t i v e , u p l i f t i n g , a u t h e n t i c a n d a c c e s s i b l e : c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t e m p o w e r t h e m … . . Y o u n g p e o p l e a r e d e e p l y v e s t e d i n a n d c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t o p i c s s u c h a s s e x u a l i t y , a d d i c t i o n , f a i l e d m a r r i a g e s , b r o k e n f a m i l i e s a s w e l l a s l a r g e r s c a l e s o c i a l i s s u e s … . a s w e g r a p p l e w i t h t h e s e c h a l l e n g e s , w e n e e d i n c l u s i o n , w e l c o m e , m e r c y a n d t e n d e r n e s s f r o m t h e C h u r c h - b o t h a s a n i n s t i t u t i o n a n d a s a c o m m u n i t y o f f a i t h . ” T h e s e c o n d p a r t r e f l e c t s o n f a i t h , v o c a t i o n , d i s c e r n m e n t a n d a c c o m p a n i m e n t ; e g : “ T h e r e i s a n e e d f o r t r u s t i n y o u n g p e o p l e t o l e a d a n d t o b e p r o t a g o n i s t s o f t h e i r o w n s p i r i t u a l j o u r n e y . . . M e n t o r s s h o u l d n o t l e a d y o u n g p e o p l e a s p a s s i v e f o l l o w e r s , b u t w a l k a l o n g s i d e t h e m , a l l o w i n g t h e m t o b e a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h e j o u r n e y . ” T h e f i n a l s e c t i o n d e a l s w i t h t h e C h u r c h ’ s f o r m a t i v e a n d p a s t o r a l a c t i v i t y ; e m p h a s i s i n g : “ T o d a y ’ s y o u n g p e o p l e a r e l o n g i n g f o r a n a u t h e n t i c C h u r c h . W e w a n t t o s a y , e s p e c i a l l y t o t h e h i e r a r c h y o f t h e C h u r c h , t h a t t h e y s h o u l d b e a t r a n s p a r e n t , w e l c o m i n g , h o n e s t , i n v i t i n g , c o m m u n i c a t i v e , a c c e s s i b l e j o y f u l a n d i n t e r a c t i v e c o m m u n i t y … . A c r e d i b l e C h u r c h i s o n e w h i c h i s n o t a f r a i d t o a l l o w i t s e l f b e s e e n a s v u l n e r a b l e . . . W e , t h e y o u n g C h u r c h , a s k t h a t o u r l e a d e r s s p e a k i n p r a c t i c a l t e r m s a b o u t c o n t r o v e r s i a l s u b j e c t s s u c h a s h o m o s e x u a l i t y a n d g e n d e r i s s u e s , a b o u t w h i c h y o u n g p e o p l e a r e a l r e a d y f r e e l y d i s c u s s i n g w i t h o u t t a b o o . . . W e w o u l d l i k e t h e C h u r c h t o m e e t u s i n t h e v a r i o u s p l a c e s i n w h i c h s h e c u r r e n t l y h a s l i t t l e o r n o p r e s e n c e , . . . w h e r e ( y o u n g p e o p l e ) a r e c o m f o r t a b l e a n d w h e r e t h e y n a t u r a l l y s o c i a l i s e . . . T h e C h u r c h m u s t a d o p t a l a n g u a g e w h i c h e n g a g e s t h e c u s t o m s a n d c u l t u r e s o f t h e y o u n g s o t h a t a l l p e o p l e h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o h e a r t h e m e s s a g e o f t h e G o s p e l . ” T h e f u l l t e x t o f t h i s i m p r e s s i v e d o c u m e n t i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e V a t i c a n w e b s i t e . P e t e r F a r r e l l , l o c a l c o - o r d i n a t o r f o r A C T A . . p r o m o t i n g d i a l o g u e i n t h e c h u r c h t e l 0 1 6 2 6 3 6 9 4 7 8 e m a i l : p e t a n e @ o u t l o o k . c o m 1 0 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t M a y 2 0 1 8 H a v e y o u g o t a n y Y o u t h N e w s ? D o y o u h a v e a n y Y o u t h e v e n t s i n y o u r p a r i s h ? D o y o u w a n t t o w r i t e s o m e t h i n g a b o u t y o u r Y o u t h g r o u p ? S e n d u s y o u r Y o u t h N e w s c s w @ c a t h c o m . o r g

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M a y 2 0 1 8 C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t - 1 1 Rising Sun Nurseries, near Callington, Cornwall, has a complete range of garden care products, tools, pots, composts and accessories for all your gardening needs, and a wide range of plants, shrubs, trees, bulbs and seeds for every garden. We are open 7 days a week throughout the year. There is ample parking and our coffee shop serves snacks, cakes, teas and ices. Our friendly staff are always on hand to help you and to offer advice and recommendations. • Bedding Plants • Hanging Baskets • Patio and Pot Plants • Bird Feeders • Annual Seeds • Ceramic Pots and Troughs • Composts • Gifts • Cut Flowers and Bouquets • Christmas Trees Rising Sun Nurseries, Harrowbarrow, Callington, Cornwall PL17 8JD 01579 351231 Website: www.risingsunnurseries.co.uk HTA National Garden Gift Vouchers O u r L a d y S t a r o f t h e S e a , W e y m o u t h O n E a s t e r S u n d a y t h e C h i l d r e n ` s L i t u r g y G r o u p b r o u g h t i n a c r o s s w h i c h w a s p l a c e d i n f r o n t o f t h e a l t a r . F r S t e p h e n G e d d e s d i s - t r i b u t e d E a s t e r E g g s t o t h e " c h i l d r e n " o f t h e p a r i s h . H o l y F a m i l y E x m o u t h & B u d l e i g h S a l t e r t o n C h i l d r e n a n d y o u n g p e o p l e w a l k i n g t h r o u g h H o l y W e e k F r o m P a l m S u n d a y t h r o u g h t o E a s t e r S u n d a y , H o l y F a m i l y P a r i s h i o n e r s w e r e b l e s s e d t o b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e y o u n g e s t o f t h e p a r i s h . L e d a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e w e e k b y r a t h e r ` r e l u c t a n t ` d o n k e y s f r o m t h e S i d m o u t h D o n k e y S a n c t u a r y o n P a l m S u n d a y , t h e y c a m e t o g e t h e r a g a i n o n G o o d F r i d a y . T h e C o n f i r m a t i o n g r o u p g u i d e d t h e y o u n g e s t o f o u r c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h t h e S t a t i o n s o f t h e C r o s s i n a t r u l y m o v i n g a n d p r a y e r f u l w a y o f t h e c r o s s . O n S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g t h e c h u r c h w e l c o m e d m a n y P o l i s h f a m i l i e s w h o b r o u g h t t h e i r E a s t e r b r e a k f a s t s t o b e b l e s s e d b y F r . P h i l i p . T h e y w e r e t h e n i n v i t e d t o h a n g E a s t e r e g g s o n t o b a r e b r a n c h e s a n d b r i n g t h e d i s p l a y b a c k t o l i f e , t o s y m b o l i c a l l y r e p r e s e n t t h e j o u r n e y o f J e s u s t h r o u g h d e a t h t o l i f e . S o m a n y c h i l d r e n a c c o m p a n i e d t h e i r f a m i l i e s o n E a s t e r S u n d a y t h a t t h e y w e r e s i t t i n g o n t h e c a r p e t i n f r o n t o f t h e s a n c t u a r y t o e n a b l e a s m a n y p e o p l e a s p o s s i b l e t o g e t i n t o t h e c h u r c h ! A f t e r t h e c h i l d r e n ` s l i t u r g y t h e y r e t u r n e d a n d s a n g H a p p y B i r t h d a y t o a s u r p r i s e d F r . P h i l i p w h o w a s c e l e b r a t i n g h i s b i r t h d a y o n E a s t e r D a y . W e a r e t r u l y b l e s s e d t o h a v e s o m a n y y o u n g p e o p l e i n o u r p a r i s h .

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1 2 - C a t h o l i c S o u t h W e s t M a y 2 0 1 8 2 - i n - 1 C r o s s w o r d b y A x e Annual Novena in honour of S t. Rita of Cascia Patron of the Helpless The Novena begins on 14th May and finishes with Mass at 12 noon followed by the Blessing of the roses on her feast day 22nd May. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Jonathan Stewart(Dean of Exeter) at St. Rita’s Centre, Honiton, Devon A fter the feast day, blessed rose petals will be sent out to those who request them. To j o i n i n t h e N o v e n a p l e a s e w r i t e t o : S t R i t a ’s P r o m o t i o n s , S t R i t a ’s R e t r e a t & C o n f e r e n c e C e n t r e , Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton, Devon EX14 1AP For more information: Tel: 01404 42635. Email: stritas@btinternet.com. Visit our Web Site and see our video: www.stritascentre.org.uk C R Y P T I C A c r o s s 7 G l o b e i s n a i l e d o n a f t e r p u b l i c i t y t o p r o d u c e s u p e r f i c i a l f i l m ( 6 ) 8 N e e d d i r e c t i o n s t o f o l l o w . . . ( 6 ) 9 . . . t y p i c a l L o n d o n s t r e e t , i t ` s e a s t t o w e s t , i n t h e s c r i p t ( 4 ) 1 0 C a l m s f r e a k e d - o u t c h a r a c t e r s f l e e i n g g r a m m a r s c h o o l ` s d e s t r u c t i o n , o n e o f b i b l i c a l p r o p o r t i o n s ( 8 ) 1 1 V i s i t o r s t o c o u n c i l I C I a p p r o p r i a t e d i n t h e T a r s u s r e g i o n ( 7 ) 1 3 P l a c e i n S c o t l a n d w h e n i t t u r n s h o t i s v a c a t e d b y t r a v e l l e r ( 5 ) 1 5 O n e s t o f o l l o w , b e i n g y o u n g ( 5 ) 1 7 A g r i p p a ` s s i s t e r ` s d i a m o n d s a p p e a r t h e c o n s e q u e n c e o f S w i s s c a p i t a l ( 7 ) 2 0 L i n e t h r o u g h t h e c o u n t r y , l i k e t h e b o r d e r , h e m s i n G r e e k h e r o ( 8 ) 2 1 F l y b a c k , i n i t i a l l y r e s t a n d e v a l u a t e t r i p ( 4 ) 2 3 S o r r y , t i r e d l a s t p a r t i n k e y p r o g r a m m e ` s b e e n c l i p p e d ( 3 , 3 ) 2 4 ` B e a s t f r o m t h e E a s t ` t o h i t L i m e r i c k i n t h e w e s t – i t ` s o n t h e B l a c k S e a ( 6 ) C R Y P T I C D o w n 1 O n e c u t s e v e n n o t e s , g o i n g t h r o u g h t h e a l p h a b e t ( 4 ) 2 L i t t l e t r e e s m e l l s n e w w h e n o p e n i n g t o p n o t c h ( 6 ) 3 D a v i d ` s w i f e ` s a n e n o r m o u s p a i n ( 7 ) 4 I t a l i a n p h y s i c i s t , o n e d o w n o n t h e f a r m i n N o r m a n d y b r i e f l y ( 5 ) 5 F a s t r u n w a n t e d t o b r e a k u p a p i e c e o f m u s i c ( 6 ) 6 B r o b d i n g n a g i a n s o l d i e r ` s a c t i n g s u s p i c i o u s l y . . . 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( 8 ) 1 4 . . . h e ` s h e a d o f a L e v i t i c a l f a m i l y s o m e s t r a n g e r s h o n o u r e d ( 7 ) 1 6 I d i o t ` s a d m i t t e d c h a n g e d u e t o b e i n g m a r r i e d ( 6 ) 1 8 L o w e r a n d g r a b a t g i r l ( 6 ) 1 9 P u l l t h e f i n a l s t r i n g o f s m o o t h m o v e f o r t h e c l o s e o f s a l e ( 5 ) 2 2 C a t h e d r a l a r e a f o r a d d i t i o n a l p a r k i n g s o u t h e n d a n d n o r t h e n d s o n l y ( 4 ) Q U I C K A c r o s s 7 G a t h e r o n t h e s u r f a c e c h e m i c a l l y ( 6 ) 8 I n v o l v e ; n e c e s s i t a t e ( 6 ) 9 F o r m e r s t a b l e b l o c k o r b l o c k s r e - e n v i s a g e d a s c h i c t o w n d w e l l i n g s , e s p e c i a l l y i n L o n d o n ( 4 ) 1 0 T o w n u s e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e B i b l e a s a w a r n i n g o f G o d ` s j u d g m e n t ( 8 ) 1 1 B i b l i c a l r e g i o n , i n t h e N T a R o m a n p r o v i n c e o f A s i a M i n o r ( 7 ) 1 3 C a p i t a l o f W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a ( 5 ) 1 5 C o n c e r n : e d i t i o n ( 5 ) 1 7 S i s t e r o f H e r o d A g r i p p a I I ( 7 ) 2 0 F o r e m o s t G r e e k w a r r i o r a t t h e s i e g e o f T r o y ( 8 ) 2 1 R i p : r a c e ( 4 ) 2 3 C i g a r e t t e b u t t : r e m a i n i n g o r w o r t h l e s s p a r t o f s o m e t h i n g ( 3 , 3 ) 2 4 P o r t o f U k r a i n e ( 6 ) Q U I C K D o w n 1 W o o d w o r k e r ? ( 4 ) 2 A r t o f g r o w i n g d w a r f v a r i e t i e s o f t r e e ( 6 ) 3 W i f e o f N a b a l , i n i t i a l l y ( 7 ) 4 E n r i c o - - - - - , p h y s i c i s t w h o w o r k e d o n t h e f i r s t A - b o m b s ( 5 ) 5 D e p r i v e ; b e i n w a n t ( 6 ) 6 E n o r m o u s ( 8 ) 1 2 P a t r i a r c h s o n o f J a c o b a n d L e a h ( 8 ) 1 4 H e a d o f o n e o f t h e t h r e e L e v i t i c a l f a m i l i e s ( 7 ) 1 6 L e e d s , S h e f f i e l d o r M a n c h e s t e r , p e r h a p s ( 6 ) 1 8 L o w e r p a r t o r r e g i o n ( 6 ) 1 9 O m i t , s u p p r e s s o r a b r i d g e ( a s y l l a b l e o r v o w e l ) ( 5 ) 2 2 C h u r c h r e c e s s ( 4 ) Y o u c a n u s e b o t h s e t s o f c l u e s t o s o l v e t h e p u z z l e : t h e s o l u t i o n s a r e t h e s a m e . S o , i f y o u w a n t t o t r y t h e C R Y P T I C p u z z l e , f o r i n s t a n c e , b u t a r e u n s u r e , u s e t h e Q U I C K c l u e s t o h e l p y o u w o r k o u t t h e s o l u t i o n . S i m i l a r l y , i f y o u t r y t h e Q U I C K c l u e s , u s e t h e C R Y P T I C c l u e s t o h e l p y o u p r o v e t h e s o l u t i o n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 A c r o s s : 7 A d s o r b , 8 E n t a i l , 9 M e w s , 1 0 G o m o r r a h , 1 1 C i l i c i a , 1 3 P e r t h , 1 5 I s s u e , 1 7 B e r n i c e , 2 0 A c h i l l e s , 2 1 T e a r , 2 3 F a g e n d , 2 4 O d e s s a . D o w n : 1 A d z e , 2 B o n s a i , 3 A b i g a i l , 4 F e r m i , 5 S t a r v e , 6 G i g a n t i c , 1 2 I s s a c h a r , 1 4 G e r s h o n , 1 6 U n i t e d , 1 8 N e t h e r , 1 9 E l i d e , 2 2 A p s e . S O L U T I O N

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