Voice Katolika: Quarterly Newsletter of the Catholic Church

Produced by: Catholic Church Solomon Islands, for the Archdiocese of Honiara, Diocese of Auki and Diocese of Gizo
Published by: Catholic Communications Solomon Islands
Editor and layout: Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb
Co-editors: Fr. Luciano Capelli sdb, Sr. Marie Toravavini smsm
Printed at: Solomon Islands Printers Limited, Honiara

Office address: Catholic Communications Solomons, P.O. Box 647, Honiara, Solomon Islands
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In this issue:

Balanced Quality Education
A new Auxiliary Bishop
Preach to the Housetops
Letters to the Editor
Catholic Education in Solomon Islands
The Dinghy follows the ship
The Catholic School and Evangelizing
Voices on Education
Makira’s First Local Marist Priest
Preach from the Housetops
Press Onward
Don Bosco commences its Vocational Education
Stress Management for Solomon Islanders
Give up everything
Personalities
News Bits
What have you Learned in life

Education is a matter of the heart"

Balanced Quality Education

Bishop Gerard Loft sm, Bishop of Auki

‘You are never too old to learn’ goes that old saying. You and I ought never to lose sight of the fact that education is an ongoing process.

Catholic Church the world over places great emphasis on Education. Solomon Islands is no different. Immense effort and expenditure are invested in education. A balanced quality education that gives literacy and sociological skills as well as inculcates values and moral principles is needed today. Without this balanced quality education there can be no true development of individuals or society. The setup in Solomon Islands causes many of our young people to cut short their formal education. Rural Training Centers have stepped in to fill that void. It’s encouraging to see that the government and aid agencies now recognize its importance and are offering support. ‘Adult Education’ too should be an important part of our educational work. In our age of the laity, success of education rests with the people. Several have come forward, and we are very grateful to all of them. But the field is vast and the labourers are few. While we thus implore the Lord to send in labourers, let’s do our part to fill in that need for the growth of ourselves and our beloved country Solomon Islands. God bless us all !

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A new Auxiliary Bishop

John Paul II has named Most Reverend Christopher Cardone, op., Auxiliary Bishop of Gizo, the Apostolic Nuncio based in Port Moresby announced.

His Excellency the Most Reverend Christopher Cardone was born in Long Island, New York, in the United States of America, on 20th December, 1957. He hails from a Catholic family of Italian origin. His elder brother is a Marianist Father and at present Superior of the Long Island – New York province.

He attended primary and secondary school in New York, and later moved on to Providence College in Rhode Island, from where he graduated as Bachelor of Arts. He joined the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and made his religious profession on 15th August 1981. He completed his theological studies at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, obtaining a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree, as well as a Masters in Divinity. On 30th May 1986 he was ordained a priest.

For two years after his ordination he was assistant parish priest at St. Gertrude’s in Madeira, Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1988 he was loaned to the Dominican Vicariate of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea for six years (1988-94). He was also vocation director of Gizo diocese, as well as Vicar General (1992-94) under former Bishop Eusebius Crawford. In all his responsibilities Bishop Cardone distinguished himself as a great worker and a committed pastor. In August 1994 he returned to his home province in the United States, only to come back a year later to Solomon islands. From 1995 to 2000 he was parish priest in Noro. In June 2000 he was appointed parish priest in Nila, a post he still holds today. He is also part-time teacher at the Community High School in Tuha. He will be ordained on the 9th June in Gizo.
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Preach to the Housetops

Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb, Editor

In our age of global communications and technological advancement, the basic need for authentic human bonds is sometimes lacking. Many of us seek answers to questions like: "Who am I? Where do I come from?  Where am I going? Why does evil exist?  What awaits us in the life to come?" God communicates himself to us in the person of Jesus Christ - the Word of God who is LOVE.  He offers himself as the Light of the World to enlighten and educate us.  We therefore have the duty and the responsibility to proclaim this Word in this era of global communications.


"Preach from the housetops", has been the theme of the recently celebrated 35th World Communications Day. Each one of us is called to bear witness and proclaim Gospel values using the means we have at our disposal.  The invitation to all of us is to use the Audio, the Visual, the Print and the Internet media to share this Word.  We therefore have to preach not only from the housetops but also preach to the housetops - as the various means of communication as symbolized in antennae, aerials ...are all placed on housetops - so that everybody is educated, enriched & empowered by the Word of God in our world of global communications.

This issue of Voice Katolika deals with a very important subject: ‘Education’.  I am happy that it contains the views, ideas and reflections of a cross section of people.  May it stimulate us to think, reflect and act.

May the Lord bless us all.
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Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor and staff,

Catholic Education in Solomon Islands

Fr. J.N.Arkwwright, Chairman Education Board, Archdiocese of Honiara

The church has always taken a major interest in education fully convinced that the educated are lamps shining in the darkness, committed to growth and development of life through learning. Since church missions arrived in Solomon Islands, the first establishments set up were to teach people how to think, read, express ideas, write and use numbers.  Education began at a very simple, literacy and numeric level. The early missionaries helped people attain a high degree of literacy. Primary schools started at the mission stations. Gradually the primary centers moved to the villages thus providing space for secondary or community high schools at the mission stations. Rural skills training was also provided.

In the 1960's while churches in the rural areas were still initiating new primary centres, the government was setting up senior primaries on mission stations for which the more advanced students were selected.  The secondary levels followed and well-known schools became centers to which parents were willing to send their children despite long distances to be traveled with differences in language and customs.

The outstanding contribution in learning by different missionaries, male and female, has shown what amazing life commitment they had to the cause of education at the heart of Solomon society. Even though they didn't get national acclaim, they persisted in their ideals for the local common good.  Teacher training in-service programmes, translations of the bible and local language dictionaries, liturgical programmes, and the communication of trade and agriculture skills were all a part of this effort. St. Isidore's was a ground breaking project in rural training in the 1960's. The youngest institution to carry the light of learning in the Catholic Church in these islands is the seminary, Holy Name of Mary, Tenaru, which is a major step in the church's commitment to fostering learning and quality education locally. Nazareth Apostolic Centre, Tenaru, was its predecessor in courses of study specially established for church personnel.  It started in the 1960's, and goes back to St. Vincent's House of Studies at St. Martin's Tenaru in the 1950's, to Gausava Catechist Centre, Tangarare in the 1940's and to Rua Sura, Guadalcanal at the turn of the last century. Visale, the home of the DMI Sisters, had the distinction of being a Teacher Training Centre for girls in the 1950's and 1960’s, and for quite a few years supplied some good quality national primary school teachers throughout Solomon Islands.

Government stepped in to organize education and demand a higher and better standard. The many village and mission based schools were then taken over by government administration, and something was lost in the process of becoming provincial schools. In the 1980's discipline of teachers, lack of commitment and ideals were problems that the provincial administration wanted to pass back to churches while government still held the purse strings.  The government regarded churches as convenient ways of making their system efficient but churches needed to be in the process as partners. 

The Church of Melanesian throughout its educational institutions has made an unparalleled contribution. The United Church especially in the West, the Seventh Day Adventist and the South Seas Evangelical Church are other major contributors. They have enjoyed better administration and financial support than the Catholic Church Solomon Islands. In recent years, the 3 separate dioceses of Honiara, Gizo and Auki have fallen back on their previous achievements. Under its plans of 2001 the Archdiocese of Honiara is attempting to revive and consolidate the previous spirit of creativity in educational spheres.  It has become clear that the Archdiocese of Honiara is responsible for its educational institutions:  St. Joseph's Tenaru Secondary, now into Form VI and Bishop Epalle School, Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary, the first catholic school to have been started and maintained through the enthusiasm of parents. The Kindergarten system has now received formal recognition and the present government education ministry has been working at Rural Training Centre recognition.  St. Martin's Tenaru, Divit Visale, , Corpus Christi and Tanagai on Guadalcanal, Stuyvenburg Centreand and Manivovo on makira are also registered under the Archdiocese of Honiara.  St. Dominic's , Vanga Point, Kolombangara, first in the field of rural training education, now seems likely to become a teacher training centre qualified to prepare future staff for RTC's.

We need to recognize that the foundations of our educational traditions have developed through the dedication of teaching staff both local and expatriate, with the help of highly motivated volunteers, who have worked through hardships in places like Marau, Buloabu, Rokera, Buma, Aruligo.  These origins have an impressive history but we mustn't delay in reaching out further to deal with our present day needs.  It has never been easy to spread learning and if we were blessed by the efforts of so many religiously committed men and women, we should ask ourselves how in this age we can emulate those giants who went before us.

The Educational Board of the Archdiocese of Honiara is currently involved in evaluating its Christian educational system. Our vision of Catholic education comes at an important time when we need to look carefully at possibilities for long term reorientation.  Now is the time for young people and staff whether in primary or secondary or community high school or rural training centre or kindergarten or pastoral centre or seminary to assert their belief in the future.

Catholic Vision of Education

In our commitment to the coming of the Kingdom of God, we wish to provide quality education and training in our parishes and institutions to guide students into holistic personal development, thereby preparing them for active and faithful participation in Solomon Islands society.

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The Dinghy follows the Ship!

Dr. John Roughan

Pacific Island people are no strangers to small ships with their small boats, their dinghies, following behind them everywhere they sail. The dinghy always follows the mother ship and never leads. The dinghy is at the beck and call of the mother ship and never the other way around. I use the ship-dinghy picture as a way of linking the close relationship of the pacific formal education class and the role formal education plays to the market economy that dominates village lives.

When a young island child enters her first classroom, she enters upon a world very different from her village life. In other words, what she begins to experience from the very first day of Std 1, is more than a simple leaf classroom, a new teacher, different children and sometimes even a new language. What she experiences from the very first day of school, then, is a strangely, deeply different way of viewing the world. Little in the village had prepared her to handle a way of life so alien and so different from life in the village. From the first days of class, she is solemnly informed to work hard, study well and at the end of the day she will be rewarded with a job. Paid employment is but the starting point to this new world that all her formal education aims at. She had never heard such language used when she undertook learning from her parents, uncles, aunts, ‘wontoks’, etc.

Her parents and ‘wontoks’ had introduced her to life’s fundamentals. Village living, the small picture of what is important, what is vital and what is of less importance had been the constant lessons she was taught from her mother’s breast. Village life introduced her to the important personal relationships - who are her parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, in-laws, distant relations - and most importantly, what relationship she had to the land, the very source vital to her well-being for the rest of her life. The special life patterns of her people, their customs, their special treasures and their special secrets become the normal lessons she learnt daily. Respect, tolerance and patience with other people and especially with the surrounding landscape, a value system, were shared by those older, wiser and more knowing. Environmental thinking, to use the language of the stranger, was already a normal part of her up-bringing because she lived in the hanua (vanua, whenua, etc) everyday. It wasn't a lesson learnt but a living out of her every day life.

But these life-values are rarely touched upon in school. There she meets a new world, one which focused tightly on things which at the time made little sense but since it seems everyone in the tribe thought this school life was something good, the small child obediently follows what her parents and elders had said. What is most surprising for our young schoolgirl, however, is that a totally different tongue now fills her head. Her mother-tongue, the language in which she first met the world, is no longer spoken. The language she had mastered and could speak in remarkably short time, the most important tool to interact with her relatives, is in fact, sometimes laughed at and told that it is something unimportant. Talk about confusion!

The continuing strength of ‘kastom’ in people’s thinking and acting helps us understand how important villagers see education. Kastom is not simply about unique ways of cooking, dressing and acting. A people’s basic education package focuses upon deep values, important aspects of life and the very survival of a people. Rather than understanding kastom as a hindrance, schools should consider it as an important foundation for school learning.

The ship-dinghy picture is a good way of understanding the place of our formal education system. Our education patterns reflect the reality and the demands of how to make money. No amount of tinkering with curricula, teacher training, expert advice and the setting of national priorities will advance unless it is understood that 'how to make money' is firmly in the drivers’ seat. The question must be how to understand this power and work within it to strengthen the reality of village living.

A people’s education patterns and the formal education system must not be on opposite sides of a child’s education for life. They must be viewed as two sides of the same coin. In environmental terms, for instance, it is well accepted that we do best to learn from the local knowledge base and a community’s know-how before our scientific insights root well. Both sources of knowing must be harnessed one to another for successful students' life.

Rather than throwing our youngest into the formal education system with little if any preparation, early childhood training schemes are vital for the continued health of our formal educational systems. At present early childhood training attempts are in parents' hands, especially mothers, who are particularly close to the needs of their small ones. Although Early Childhood Training is necessary, all other levels of formal education must become aware of its power and how it directs all education for its own ends. Learning how to make money is one of the most powerful inventions that men and women have created and it seems it will only become stronger with globalization. Formal education, like the dinghy that I spoke about at the beginning, follows the powerful ship of how to make money. Village life and village realities are not part of this vision but you and I must change that.

Dr. John Roughan

is Advisor of the Solomon Islands Development Trust, a Non-Government Agency that caters to development at grass root levels.
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The Catholic School and Evangelizing

Fr. Luciano Capelli sdb

Nothing can be more inspiring than a joyful witness that not only teaches about the good news but inspires hearts to follow it. A good way is certainly that which shows us how to enjoy the good news through a personal, deep and convinced manner so that it can be proclaimed more effectively. A non-effective way of proclaiming the good news is that which is done by a non-credible witness or in a non-credible way. It has also been said that the best school of atheism is a superficially done catechesis class.

As members of the church, called, anointed and sent in baptism to proclaim the good news with the triple task: kingly, priestly and prophetic we take our roles to heart and try to do it passionately. The church in its role of "mother, teacher and guide" of the good news has lately given very much importance to Education as a new form of Evangelization, indeed as a "spirituality" itself.

Is it possible to educate while evangelizing? The history of the church certainly proves that is very possible to use the gospel values as content and method for educating the faithful. Is it possible to evangelize while educating? Yes it is and that should in fact be the case.

Without taking anything from the role of the parish community, the catholic school can and should become a community of believers living and proclaiming effectively the Good News by living the educational process fully and creating an educational environment saturated with the "good news values". For this to happen, the catholic school must "qualify" itself and become what a true "church" is in the new ecclesiology: "a communion of communities". The only way the catholic school can be a builder of church communion is by becoming a Christian community itself, a competent and credible subject of the educative and evangelizing process involving every single member in its task. The process involves the educators, parents, students and community representatives sitting down and "envisioning" this kind of an Educative and Pastoral Community.

The envisioning process will then lead the Educative Pastoral Community (EPC) to study and analyze concrete challenges the school will have to respond to in all the areas of holistic and Ecclesial approach. Each member of the EPC - Parents, students, educators, community representatives… is part of the input, process and output of the evangelizing and educative work.

There would seem to be five areas of concern for the EPC to reflect upon and set guidelines, objectives, activities and methodologies, to identify resources, to make clear provisions for evaluation and re-planning through a well thought out common Educative Pastoral Plan (EPP).

The catholic school can be a vital community within the church communion or it can be a separate or independent unit. What will guarantee the communion will be the Holy Spirit and the amount of educational planning that educators are willing to invest. Beginning with a renewed vision based on the framework of the "new Evangelization", "new education", "new spirituality of communion" envisioned by the Holy Father as a trend and goal for the new millennium.

This new vision of the Church is a guarantee for the renewal of education and for the "re-qualification of education" as "a new way of evangelization". It is also indeed a prerequisite for the survival of the catholic school system itself. Without this "spirituality" of education, without this evangelizing while educating vision, the catholic school will be "a good school" at its best. It will not be a living community, living member of the church community, a joyful and powerful subject witnessing and proclaiming the message of the good news.
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Voices on Education

We are happy to bring you views of a cross section of people


Knowledge, skills and attitudes - Francis Kairi, Education Secretary, Archdiocese of Honiara

I believe that any system of Education that does not have a positive impact on persons is a futile undertaking. Education is often misunderstood to mean schooling. But I would think that education is the unending process of our human search for meaning, for truth and for God. All this is happiness, something that we are constantly in search of. Education must therefore form in us core values that touch us and are a part of us. They must reflect the fact that we are men and women with a character projecting the image of God. Our education must instill in us truthfulness, respect, responsibility, self-sacrifice, justice, loyalty, dedication, commitment, obedience, love, etc. Education is more than teaching a few ideas, concepts and skills. It is about acquiring knowledge (what to do); gaining skills (how to do) and developing the right attitudes (why to do). We thus become educated individuals.


Parents educate your children- Robert Mangauli, Loun Island, Russell Islands

Parents remember that you are the first educators of your children and are responsible for their education right through life. Your responsibility cannot be shared by your ‘wontoks’.


Education of Women - Grinta Tome, Honiara

Women are the first educators of their children. They therefore need to be educated to better participate in their development and growth.


Education for all to be human- Cornelius Hagawasi, Wainoni Bay

Education is for all - students, teachers, parents, children, church leaders, government officials, etc. It’s the key to success. If we stop being educated we stop being human. The Basic Christian Communities recently started in our parish emphasis the four stages of development - physical, spiritual, social and mental. It helps one become self-reliant. That I believe is Education.


Education – to make the right choice -Tina Afegau, Su’u Harbour

Education is the constant transmission of ideas right through our lives. It’s up to each one of us to rightly choose what will enrich us a persons and help us grow in love, harmony, justice and peace.


Missing links in education - Dennis Taeburi, Holy Spirit Parish, Buma

A person needs to be educated on both the physical and the spiritual planes to be a total human being. A balance needs to be sought and missing links need to be joined. The church and the state need to work together to achieve this.


Education begins at home - Irene Qolu, Yandina, Russell Islands

I owe to my parents what I am today and thank them for fully supporting and encouraging me in my education.


Crisis in Education ! - Br. Andrew Wetara sm, St. Martin’s, Tenaru

The two years of tension have challenged our Educational System in Solomon Islands. Most schools closed down during the crisis. To avoid a further crisis realistic steps will need to be taken immediately. Some of them are: 1. Teachers comply with official hours of work; 2. A sensitive approach is to be exercised in schools that cater to the two warring groups; 3. Students need extra coaching to catch up; 4. Students are to be reminded to avoid criminal activities; 5. Harmful drugs are to be banned; 6. Teachers are to be paid on time. Perhaps these will ensure a stable and reliable Educational System in Solomon Islands after our recent crisis.


Education brings Discipline - Deborah Basi, Kirakira Christian Education brings in discipline and that in turn will help youth appreciate themselves, develop their talents and be useful persons in society.


Education widens our horizon- Dn. Herman Tique, Archdiocese of Honiara Education widens our horizon, broadens our vision and opens us to face the realties of life. It throws us choices and possibilities. Our choice should always be for our growth and development as persons. Only then can we say that we will build a better nation and a better Solomon Islands.


Education holds the future for the individual, the family and the country. It is Life passed on to the people of the village as they realize their rights and duties. Pastor Alfred Victor, Chairman of the Nguva school


Education for life - Victor Kohania, Kirakira

Catholic Church records proves that the first missionaries spent years tireless ensuring that our people received a good education - not merely to pass an examination and get a job, but to live life. The basic questions that worry all people: Who am I? Where do I come from and where am I going? Why does evil exist? What awaits us in the life to come? were dealt with. Perhaps if we evaluate the work of the early missionaries we may be able to find some good information which might help us as we struggle through our crisis today.


Education to rebuild ourselves- Stanley Wale, Laulana Primary School, Malaita Province, Auki The recent tension has affected our children's education, who do not feel free to attend school. Cash flow has also seriously affected schools. May our young men give up their arms and ammunition and take up their books and pens. To rebuild ourselves and our country we need Education.


Resources, talents and skills - Francis Wehi, Manivovo The Lord has blessed us with an abundance of resourses, talent and skills. Work hard, don’t be discouraged and share what you have. I’m sure it will bring us joy, peace and happiness.
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Makira’s First Local Marist Priest

- Victor Kohania


The Church of Solomon Islands is proud to see Fr. Paul Wa’abu ordained as a Marist priest.

More than two thousand people from the three parishes in Makira - Manivovo , Wainoni and Kirakira , gathered at Tawani village on 16th December 2000 to witness the Priestly Ordination of Deacon Paul Wa’abu. He is the third born son of the late Simon Peter Haganitoto of Ngorangora village and late Melanesia Kamakai of Tawani village and was the first to be ordained a Marist priest in Makira.

Paul Wa’abu was born in 1958. His early primary education was at Pawa school on Makira. He then went to St Joseph’s Tenaru and later KG6 National Secondary School, Honiara. He was awarded a scholarship that gave him the opportunity for further studies at UNITECH in Lae, PNG. Back in Solomon Islands he worked for the Hong Kong Shanghai bank now WESTPAC for the next two years after which he resigned to become a member of the Marist Society, he left for Fiji in 1992 and began his studies for the priesthood. 1995 took him to Bomana Seminary in PNG for the next phase of his priestly training.

The celebrations started with a solemn procession from Paul’s family’s residence where a traditional farewell ceremony was performed and Fr. Paul was decorated with shell money. He was led by his uncle, Moses Gamori and his aunty Josephine Kamakai, his nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters carrying traditional food and gifts. The Tawani youth pan pipe group played the Ave Maria Stella and led Archbishop Adrian Smith and the other celebrants to the wooden platform prepared for the liturgical celebration. The Tawani village choir, Arohane, Manibena combined choir, Manivovo and Wainoni choir led the congregation in harmonious singing, while the Ngorangora youth pan pipe sang and danced at the end of the liturgy.

Archbishop Adrian Smith in his sermon, thanked and praised the first Marist missionaries of 1845 who toiled hard to plant the seed of the Catholic Faith. Their efforts have now borne fruit.

Under the blazing heat of the sun, a traditional feast was held to celebrate the event. Local food was shared and all enjoyed themselves. An entertainment that lasted till eight at night followed.

The next day Fr. Paul offered his Thanksgiving Eucharist with his family and community. An evening meal organized by the Tawani community marked the end of a wonderful celebration. Fr. Paul is now posted at Wainoni Bay and doing pastoral work in the Wainoni Parish.
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Preach from the Housetops

Media Education Seminar - Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb

The Media Education Seminar with its theme: "Preach from the Housetops" was held at Buma, 1st to 4th May, for 12 participants of the Diocese of Auki, while at Honiara, 13th to 16th May, a similar seminar was attended by 22 participants from the different parishes of the Archdiocese of Honiara.

The participants hailed from the parishes of Rokera, Rohinari, Tarapaina, Buma, Kwalakwala, Kukum, Ruavatu, Tangarare, Tetere, Visale, Manivovo, Wainoni Bay, Kirakira, Savo and Russell Islands. Two participants from the Church of Melanesia also attended.

All the participants were made aware that the media influences persons and their lives and they have the duty and the responsibility to interact, influence and involve themselves in the media. Sessions dealt with the Audio and Print Media and focused on: The Challenge to Communication, Radio and its different programmes, the Anatomy of a Newspaper, the 5 W’s and an H, News: its elements and sources, Reconstructing reality, etc.

A special part of the programme was the Panel Discussion held in the afternoon of 16th May. The panelists were eminent media personnel in the Local and Foreign Media. Alfred Maesulia, Director of the Government Information Office, stressed the need to work together. He also stated that his office is responsible for the release and exchange of all Government Information. Mody Nanao, Acting manager and Supervisor of Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reminded the participants that it is the duty of the media to inform, educate and entertain people. She also explained that SIBC, due to the present situation, has focused on National Unity and Reconciliation. Programmes on education, health, environment, etc. are also dealt with. George Atkin, President of the Media Association of Solomon Islands and editor of the Express believes in free and responsible reporting and brought home very strongly in his own amicable way, the fact that the media needs to broadcast news that is factual and true. Linette Russell, the fourth panelist, has been a correspondent for CNN and has done several World Reports for TV broadcasts, a few of them being Child Rape and AIDS, Floods, Seal Culling and the White Rhino. As a journalist she stated that it is the lives of the ordinary people that matter and it is they that make the important stories. She stressed ‘Word Economy’ and the need to touch the heart of persons through the media. The panel provoked several questions that were well answered by the panel.

A third seminar is planned at Moli Pastoral Centre from 23rd July to 26th for the Diocese of Gizo. These seminars have been organized by the Catholic Communications Solomons. The Church encourages all people to see that our Media is not devoid of the Word of God. The relationship between reality and the media has grown more intricate. On the one hand, it can blur the distinction between truth and illusion; but on the other, it can open up unprecedented opportunities for making the truth more widely accessible to many more people. The task of the Church is to ensure that it is Truth, Justice, Honesty and Love that are what actually happens. 

The housetops today are fitted with aerials and dish antennas to enable people to keep in touch with the rest of the world. Each one of us therefore is responsible to "Preach to the Housetops", so that the gospel values are highlighted and constantly brought to the attention of people. It is important that the media is not devoid of Christian Values and principles.

The seminar was animated by Fr. Ambrose Pereira, Dr. John Roughan, Joe Vidiki and Brenda Mauli. The programme has been made possible through Unda-OCIC, the Audio and Visual wing of the Catholic Church, Catholic Communications Solomons, AusAID and several other agencies who believe that the Media can play an important role in shaping the lives of people and communities. It has enlightened the participants who have been in constant fear of this powerful tool of influence - ‘media’.
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Press Onward

St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary Tenaru - Placida Pita, Principal


The first Marist Brothers’ School began at Marau in 1938, but was discontinued during the Second World War. At the end of the war the late Philip Kakasi conducted a little school at Bula’abu, an island in the Langa Langa Lagoon. Six boys from the school at Bula’abu became the first students of St. Joseph’s Tenaru when it opened on the 7th October 1946 on its present site, which was the old American No. 8 hospital. A co-educational school, St. Paul’s Secondary School was set up in 1965 at Aruligo. In 1972, St. Joseph’s and St. Paul’s combined to become a coeducational National Secondary school and its motto changed from "Spera in Deo" (Hope in God) to that of S. Paul’s, "Press Onward".

Currently the school has 337 students studying in Forms 1 to 6, and has a staff of 17 locals and 2 expatriate religious. Most of the students come from the rural areas. About 85% of the students are Catholic while the rest are from other denominations.

The school endeavors to educate the whole person. Academic excellence is coupled with programmes for human and spiritual development. The teaching and learning programmes strive to help students to be able to participate fully in the growth of their own families, their communities and the nation. "It’s wonderful to be part of their life story, to accompany them as they grow and mature into adults" reflects a smiling Sr. Anne Ryan op, teacher of Maths, Geography and New Testament Studies at the school for over six years.

Regular extra-curricular activities give the students the opportunity to celebrate their diversity, learn from the others, appreciate their differences and celebrate their unity as a nation. Individual and team assignments bring out the best in the students. Success and failure are all a part of their lives. "The teachers are kind and supportive and are with the students in indoor as well as outdoor activities", states Jenny Taukoni, Head Girl of the school. "I appreciate the stress on healthy ways of living that will constantly remain a part of me as I bring up and care for my own family", states Hilda Waitahi, a Form 3 Bina student.

"Courage, humility, hard-work and dedication are important values that are learnt as the students engage in raising cattle, chickens, bees and in farming", states Thomas Kaoni, the Agricultural teacher who has been with St. Joseph’s Tenaru for the past 15 years. He continues, "Br. Paul has laid the foundation of Agricultural Education giving the students a broader educational base, additional revenue to the school and helps improved nutrition for the students. The students of St. Joseph’s thus have an advantage over other school students".

True to its motto St. Joseph’s Tenaru has prepared men and women to ‘Press Onward’. Down the years hundreds in Solomon Islands owe their education and values to St. Joseph’s Tenaru. May it continue to enrich the lives of its students and thus help build our ‘Hapi Isles’.

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Sharings

"In spite of everything it’s wonderful to have the school up and running and for this we thank the broader community for their tremendous support and backing offered to us during the recent crisis"


- Br. Joe Huges fms

Each of our lives are filled with difficulties, yet we "Press Onward", striving at all times to recognize the talents God has given us and develop them. - Mrs Placida Pita, Principal

I hope that each student understands Catholic principles, appreciates other religions and matures both physically and spiritually - Theresa Hou, Religious Education teacher

Everyday is a new mountain to climb and my joy in being a leader is in helping others to climb higher. – Steve Erehira, Form 6, Arts, Head Boy

As a leader I do my best to advise and encourage the others follow the rules of the school. Following them we will be better persons." - Jenny Taukoni, Form 6, Arts, Head Girl


I enjoy helping the students understand and relate science to life - Renaldo Wale, Head of Science


Agricultural Education exposes the students to different possibilities that are very useful in life

- Thomas Kaoni, Agricultural Education
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Don Bosco commences its Vocational Education

-Fr. Luciano Capelli sdb

Fr. Stephen Fujikawa, Provincial of the Province of Japan and overall responsible for the Salesians in Japan and Solomon Islands, Fr. Aldo Cipriani sdb, Provincial Economer, Fr. Orlando Puppo sdb arrived to visit the Salesians and evaluate their work of education and evangelization.

On 7th May, 2001, the school was blessed by the Provincial and inaugurated in the presence of government and funding ministries. Don Bosco Solomons is indeed happy to be a sign of hope for the youth of the land who have no other chance for further education.

The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development is very supportive of the work of Don Bosco Technical Institute, Henderson. Donald Malasa, Under-secretary in the Ministry of Education complimented what Don Bosco is doing for school leavers. "Vocational classes with stress on agriculture and industrial developments play an important role in the economy of the country", he added. He congratulated the staff and students and thanked the churches and NGOs for their attempts to assist in addressing the problem of youth by providing vocational education.

Present for the blessing and the opening was Angela Mercuri, AusAID, G-Province’s Premier Ezekiel Alebua, Bernard Rapasia and others.

At the end of his visit a contented provincial stated with confidence and pride, that the educational and evangelical work in Solomon Islands is the frontier and the ‘sign’ of the Japanese province. He considers it a light of hope for the Salesians of Japan and states clearly that the mission of Solomon Islands is very necessary and important.
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Catholic Church Solomon Islands web page

CatholicNET is the virtual web community of the Diocese of Cleveland where Most Reverend Anthony M. Pilla, D.D., M.A. , is Bishop of Cleveland. They are our hosting for the Catholic Church Solomon Islands Web page. Also to William C. Laufer who constantly updates the site.


Visit us at: http://www.catholicnet.com/solomon and http://www.catholicnet.com/solomon/katolika-main.htm

News items for the net are most welcome.

Stress Management for Solomon Islanders

- Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb


A Critical Incidence Stress Management (CISM) programme organized jointly by SICA and the Archdiocese of Honiara commenced on 2nd April and concluded on 6th April, 2001, at the SICA office. The 30 participants including two men, were from the different churches. They have received an insight in how to manage traumatic stress and help themselves and their family deal with reactions to crisis situations.

Earlier 47 women from Guadalcanal attended the Rape Case Trauma Counseling Seminar at Christ the King Parish, Tetere. The seminar was held from 26th to 30th March, 2001. The women learnt the skills of dealing with rape cases, helping out on rape cases and teaching other women about rape cases. They also have increased their knowledge and skills to deal professionally with issues of sexual assault, incest and domestic violence.

The speakers were Fr. Makario Waganivalu sm, Mareca Misivono, Sergeant from the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces and Lavenia Lovodua, Sergeant in the Fiji Police. Br. Herman Tique, Fr. Donation Kelly and Mrs. Martha Horiwapu of the Catholic Women’s organization organized the programe. The participants and the organizers have been delighted with the programme as they realized that it is most needed as the recent crisis has brought with it several problems to all.


Fr. Makario Waganivalu sm, studied at the Gregorian University, Rome, and has qualified himself in psychological, group therapy and group counseling at Ellicott City, Maryland, USA. He has been involved in the formation of seminarians in Fiji. In recent years the crises in Bougainville and Aitape required his services. Presently he is the director of the newly formed Fiji Security Forces CISM Team that consists of Military, Police and Prison Officers trained in CISM. Archbishop Adrian Smith sm, Archbishop of Honiara invited him to run programs that help persons deal with their own mental, physical and personal symptoms related to traumatic stress. 67 persons, both male and female attended his programs last year. CISM, the programme that has recently concluded, helps individuals deal with the side-effects of further events. "Women minister to women and help them come to grips with the pain and the suffering they undergo. Consistent domestic violence, marital rape, incest, forced marriages, divorce, painful separations, etc., are very prevalent in the society we are in. Understanding CISM, knowing and dealing with situations will open up ways and means to assist and help women lessen and avoid the negative stress in their lives, so prevalent in our male dominated society." Fr. Makario has recently suffered a stroke in the US and is under medical treatment. Prayers are required for his complete recovery.


Lavenia Lovodua, Sergeant in the Fiji Police has been involved with trauma counseling for the past eight months. As a training officer with the Fiji Police she has been in direct contact with families, traumatized due to the nature of the work they are involved in. "Low self-esteem is a major cause of stress in persons and awareness of the aspects of stress in the life of a person makes a difference to a person’s life. It is definitely a help to building up the nation. Perhaps my biggest reward is in the friends I have made and the women who have touched my life, especially those who have trusted me and had the courage to share their very personal secrets."


Mareca Misivono, Sergeant in the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, joined the forces in 1988. She started getting involved with the military and civilians after the mutiny in Fiji in the later half of the year 2000. "It’s important that they feel safe to let go of their anger, hatred and fear. Confidentiality is of prime importance in Critical Incidence Stress Management and people heal themselves of their inner hurts as they express their fears, realize the need to forgive and strive to reconcile themselves to persons who have hurt them. They are then able to resurrect themselves and live again. I leave for Fiji satisfied that I have contributed something to make another woman friend’s life a little better".
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Give up everything

A Personal testimony - Joyce Drawman

"I met the Salesians of Don Bosco in September 1999 as a Pidgin Language teacher. In the weeks that followed, we interacted at value levels. I was also asked to translate Teresio Bosco’s book "Great Dream Come true" into Pidgin.

As I read each page and translated it into Pidgin my heart ‘began to sink’ at the life of this man "Don Bosco". I was translating a book that was speaking powerfully and loudly to me each day of my work, in a different way.

My family had left everything they possessed to me even though I spent more than half of my time abroad raising my three kids as a single mother while my younger sister put a lot of time, work and effort into our family business. She was left without anything. Due to this for 13 years my sister and I gradually avoided each other, and even hated each other. I felt I had the right to the business because I was the eldest and I did not want to give in. She felt she had the right to it because she worked to build it up these many years.

After reading the book and working on the translation I was struck by how Don Bosco gave up everything he had and all his comforts at home for his poor youth, to the point of getting seriously sick, yet his heart remained full of love. I suddenly realized that I was not sick, I had family friends and lots of other comforts and yet I was so selfish in sharing my business with my sister. I was inspired to do what I never wanted to do – ‘give up everything in favor of my sister’. After six months of inner struggle, I finally had the courage to give up the whole of the business to my sister and went to stay In Australia.

Eight months later my sister turned up on my front door at my home in Australia. We had a long talk. We forgave each other. We now love each other and share everything in a renewed relationship as true sisters. I believe that it was because of Don Bosco that we are now reunited and more blessed".

Joyce Drawman

declared herself unworthy of God’s love as she is a single parent. She felt condemned for being a source of embarrassment to her family. She finally felt that this man "Don Bosco" has shown her great love and respect. She is now certainly more open to the Experience of God’s love and indeed He is touching her in a very special way. Thanks to Don Bosco "The Man of Great Dreams". If any of you would like to share your faith experience, just write to: The Editor, Voice Katolika, P.O. Box 647, Honiara, Solomon Islands.

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Personalities

Fr. Marcelo Manimtim cm, completes six years as Rector of Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru. "I consider myself blessed to be part of the growth of the church in this vibrant part of the world - the Pacific. I’ve grown in humility and the appreciation of persons through the warm ecumenical interaction, dedicated pastoral care of the Marists and the simple and generous faith of the DMI sisters. Thanks for your friendship." As he leaves Solomon Islands he carries with him deeply engrained memories.

 


Fr. Francisco Vargas cm, volunteered for the foreign missions and has just arrived in Solomon Islands to be part of the community at Holy Name Seminary, Tenaru. He is professor of Catechetics, Christian Anthropology and Fundamental Moral Theology. He looks forward to a happy time of interaction with the nice people of Solomon Islands.


Fr. Joseph Kluwen sm replaces Fr. David Galvin sm as the Marist Regional Superior for the next three years. He came to the Solomons in December 1961 and has worked in Guadalcanal and Malaita. His last six years were spent in Wainoni Bay and Manivovo. He is happy to coordinate the work of the Marists in Solomon Islands.


Fr. Ida Tetsu Vincent sdb, joins the Salesian community at Henderson. He comes to share his rich experience of engineering and committed hard work.


Br. Kunimoto Kimura, from the Diocese of Sendai has opted to spend the next five months with the church in Solomon Islands, interacting, learning and sharing his gifts with the people here.


Bishop Osamu Misobe, Bishop or Sendai "This visit of mine has been a happy-sad experience. Never had I ever thought that a conflict of this magnitude would destroy the serene and calm atmosphere of the ‘Hapi Isles’. Perhaps there is a reason and in the spirit of Faith, I believe that it will be for the growth and good of all. On the other hand I am indeed very happy to see the work of the Salesians here in Solomon Islands. I am delighted that my abstract dream is gradually being realized." Solomon Islands has a very special place for Bishop Misobe who has been here every year for the past 8 years. Accompanying him was Fr. Peter Shiro Komatsu from the Diocese of Sendai and Fr. Francis Xavier Yukinori Kumagawa from the Diocese of Nagasaki.


Fr. Augustinus Marsup cm, is professor of Philosophy at the Holy Name of Mary Seminary, Tenaru. "I appreciate the simple life-style, the generosity and the warmth and friendly interaction of the people".


Fr. Jim Nolan visited the Solomon Islands to capture once again the joy of the people, with whom he has spent several wonderful years.


Fr. Orlando Puppo sdb, is the councilor In-charge of the Mission of Solomon Islands from the Japanese Province. He has been impressed by the joy that the people radiate. He is charmed by their innocent and happy smile.

It is in sharing our life and activity that we find happiness. The Catholic Church of Solomon Islands is happy to share its life and activity with all those who are interested in building up the church here. All are welcome. May the Lord bless us.
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News Bits

Dominican Sisters hold Chapter - Sr. Anne Ryan op

The Dominican Sisters held their Chapter at Loga, near Gizo in November, 2000, at which issues of community life and ministry were discussed. Sr. Maria Tom was elected Vicaress and Srs. Philomena Barivudu, Tabiria Tabeana, Joanna Tebitara and Leonie Megogole her councillors. They appreciated very much the presence of Sr. Rose Mary Kinne, who represented the Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and the Solomon Islands, Sr. Jenny Gerathy and Sr. Anne Ryan. The sisters work mainly in the Diocese of Gizo in areas of pastoral ministry, nursing and teaching, in both the Diocesan and Government ventures.


Movement for a better world - Joseph Lalaubatu

Fr. Michael Fallon and Ms. Jill Gibbs of the Movement for a Better World facilitated a two weeks retreat and resource planning and preparation at Gizo. The renewal programme commenced three years ago and has been very much appreciated by the people of Kavata, Moli, Nila, Wagina and Gizo parishes. 36 participants representing the 5 parishes in the Diocese of Gizo attended the programme that helped in building relationships with each other and with God.


Diocesan Youth Office established - Joseph Lalaubatu

As a result of the spill over effects of the recent social unrest on Guadalcanal, a Diocesan Youth office has been established in Gizo. The five parishes have over 10,000 Catholics 50% of whom are youth. By pooling ideas, and resources and through the cooperation of people we hope to bring out the best in our youngsters.


Youth Leadership Course – Sr. Jennifer Vatukubona DMI

57 boys and girls, representatives of the different parishes of the Diocese of Auki attended a two month Youth Leadership Course from 4th February to 31st March, 2001. The social teaching of the church, various encyclicals, Leadership, Human Development, etc were topics that were dealt with. The animators were Sr. Clarita Salanatin ond, Fr. John Adai, Msgr. Francis Maaka, Sr. Daniela Tovatada DMI and Peter Channel Wara. The programme has stimulated the youth leaders to share their faith and strive to speak out boldly in favour of truth and justice. They look forward to the next phase of the programme in October-November, 2001.


Youth Prayer Rally – Ambrose J. Raraifiu

A youth prayer rally was organized by Fr. Francis Maaka for the youth of Dala parish, Auki Diocese. Inspirational talks and reflections challenged the youth to live their lives as God calls each of them. Video presentations of the life of Christ enhanced their understanding of the talks of the day. Transformed and renewed they go to live out what they have discovered by becoming responsible and responsive Christians for the good of their communities and families.


Sunday School animation – Joe Vidiki

The Sunday school co-coordinators of the Archdiocese of Honiara, Francis Bosa and Martin Besiki completed a month-long programme around the different churches of Savo. The seminar gave the teachers new ideas and formats for their Sunday School classes.

 Easter preparation and celebration – Joe Vidiki

All through Lent preparations for Easter were in progress. Recollections and retreats with priests, brothers and catechists visiting the various local churches were conducted in the three dioceses of the Catholic Church. Catholic Communications was happy to screen the much acclaimed Franco Zeffirelli’s passion of Jesus of Nazareth for about 9 communities and parishes. Holy Cross parish, Honiara, Holy Family parish, Kukum, St. Joseph’s, Tenaru, Tangarare station and others had moving enactments of the Passion of Our Lord. A spirit of forgiveness, repentance and acceptance of persons was evident in all the celebrations.


Good Shepherd Feast – Joe Vidiki and Isaiah Perosaia

The different communities of Ando, Makile 1 & 2, NAC students and others got together to celebrate the feast of the Good Shepherd. Over a thousand people attended the liturgical celebrations and the games that followed. In the absence of a parish priest Fr. Augustine Marsup cm, celebrated the Holy Eucharist. The people await their shepherd. Holy week celebrations were well prepared with dance and drama, bringing out joy, peace, love and unity.


SICA speaks out - Pacific News, 19th April, 2001

The archbishop of the Church of Melanesia in Solomon Islands, Ellison Pogo, said that the Solomon Islands Christian Association has a moral responsibility to speak out for the voiceless.  The archbishop who was the chairman of SICA was commenting after the government had criticized the association's call that it abandon plans to extend the parliamentary term to five years.  The government accused SICA of political interference but Sir Ellison says SICA has a moral obligation to speak out.  He says SICA may have changed the language it is using to get its point across but its stance has not changed.


Women’s Interdenominational Fellowship - Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb

Over three hundred women, men and children joined in prayer, reflection and celebration at Christ the King parish, Tetere, on 20th and 21st April, 2001. Women are Special, Spiritual and Sacrificing, emphasized Fr. Ambrose. Other topics touched upon Healing and Pastors George, Alfred Victor and Leonard and others dealt with Forgiveness, Peace, Reconciliation and Restoration. These celebrations have united the community and helped in their integration. IPMT, Tetere and the women leaders of the community coordinated the programme.


Disarm for the sake of Public Safety – PMC News release, 28th April, 2001

"We do not want to fear each day that our children may be killed at school or as they sleep in their beds by the persons trying to settle disputes with a gun rather than with words. This is not what Solomon Islanders want. The men with guns must realize that not only do they risk killing, but they are traumatizing the community," said PMC Chairman, Sir Peter Kenilorea, after the shooting at White River on 26th April, 2001. The Government and the Police Commissioner are encouraged to act immediately to recover all unlawful weapons in Honiara and surrender them to the International Peace Monitoring Team so that they can be locked away. These repeated warnings are for the sake of public safety and so that innocent adult’s and children’s lives are not put at risk.


Visit of Fr. Jim Nolan – Joe Vidiki

The staff and students of Corpus Christi were delighted to welcome Fr. Jim Nolan on 18th May, 2001. He also visited the communities of Su Su, Rere and Valasi. Over 300 people attended the Holy Mass presided over by Fr. Jim and concelebrated by Fr. Benedict Labusia, during which there were 6 baptisms and two marriages.


Catholic Covenant Community – Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb

John Kennedy, Leader of the Disciples of Jesus Catholic Covenant Community and involved in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal spent a few days here in Honiara in the middle of May, 2001. He sees great possibilities for the Catholic Covenant communities, a lay association of the Catholic Church to be established here in Solomon Islands. The community adds a different flavour to the diversity of renewal and has wide appeal to persons of all ages and states. He was happy with the warm welcome of the clergy and the people.


Mary celebrated in family simplicity - Fr. Luciano Capelli

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians which was celebrated on

24th May ,

2001, gave a number of communities around Honiara a chance to express

their Marian love and devotion.  Marists, Salesians, Dominicans, Daughters of Mary Immaculate, Vincentians, and 11 of the local seminarians joined forces for prayer and a fun-filled evening.   The 'Three Tenors' included a Japanese Salesian singing opera, a Marist Bishop and his Wantoks singing Irish songs, and assorted other national presentations.  A Marist 'Salve Regina' and a Salesian 'Good Night' concluded an evening, which had begun with the Eucharist, and had expressed simply, deeply and familially, that quintessential Catholic love for the Mother of God.


Preparations for the arrival of the Spirit

A week long preparation commenced at Holy Spirit parish, Buma on 27th May 2001, to prepare the parishioners for the celebration of Pentecost.


Ordination to Diaconate - Fr. Luciano Capelli

Herman Tique will be ordained deacon on 3rd June, 2001 at Christ the King parish, Tetere. We pray for an outpouring of the Spirit that he may preach what he believes in and practise what he preaches.


Bishop to be ordained – Bishop Bernard O’Grady op

Most Reverend Christopher Cardone, op., Auxiliary Bishop of Gizo will be ordained on 9th June, 2001 at 10am in the Gizo cathedral. Several guests, family and friends are expected from abroad. Among them will be former Bishop of Gizo Bishop Eusebius Crawford now 83 years old. A Mass of thanksgiving will be held on 10th June, 2001. SIBC and Solomon Star will report on the event.


Catholic Church Solomon Islands Web Page - Fr. Ambrose Pereira sdb

We are delighted to inform you that the Catholic Church Solomon Islands has through the kindness of Most Reverend Anthony M. Pilla, D.D., M.A., Bishop of Cleveland put up news items and issues of the Voice Katolika on the World Wide Web, since the Jubilee Year 2000, via CatholicNET. A special word of praise and appreciation to William C. Laufer who constantly updates and maintains the site. Several who have visited the site have words of praise and appreciation for our work here. You are welcome to visit the Catholic Church Solomon Islands page and Voice Katolika page and send us your comments. News items for the net are most welcome.


Send in your news items together with photographs to reach the editor by 30th July, 2001. Thank you.

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What have you learned in Life?

I’ve learned -

that when you're in love, it shows.

that love, not time, heals all wounds.

that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

that a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

that the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done.
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
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Voice Katolika

is the newsletter of the Catholic Church of Solomon Islands. ‘Kustom’ and Culture is a topic of prime importance in our country as it goes through its process of rebuilding itself and its people. Kustom is a way of protecting the unity, value, good relations and harmony of our people, thus ensuring that society works. Down the centuries these have developed. The August issue will focus on Kustom. Share your views, reflections, experiences and ideals. Awaiting your articles, news items for Radio, Print and the Internet Media. Faith experiences and Testimonies, Letters to the editor, Questions on moral and church issues, etc. are also welcome. Don’t forget to send in photographs as well. All matter to be addressed to : The Editor, Voice Katolika, P.O. Box 647, Honiara, Solomon Islands.


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