The Catholic Weekly 11 April 2021

$2 It is always possible to begin anew, because there is a new life that God can awaken in us in spite of all our failures” Pope Francis THE EASTER liturgies with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the re- newal of baptismal promis- es and the proclamation that Jesus has risen assure people that it is never too late to start again, Pope Francis said. “It is always possible to begin anew, because there is a new life that God can awak- en in us in spite of all our failures,” the pope said on 3 April during his celebration of the Easter Vigil. With Italy in lockdown due to the COV- ID-19 pandemic, Pope Fran- cis celebrated a pared-down vigil at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica with an estimated 200 people present and returned the next morn- ing with a similarly small congregation for Easter Mass and to give his blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world). The vigil was simpler than usual, but there still was the blessing of the fire, which blazed at the foot of the basil- ica’s main altar, and the light- ing of the Easter candle. Then, the darkened basili- ca slowly began to glow with the light of candles being shared by the concelebrants and the faithful present. In his homily at the vig- il, the pope said the Gospel proclamation of the resurrec- tion and the angel’s invitation to the women at Jesus’s tomb CONTINUED PAGE 14 ARCHBISHOP FISHER P8 Live an Easter faith Jesus calls everyCatholic to goout into theworldwherever they are towitness, Francis says at Easter TWO SYDNEY women say they feel blessed to be able to provide women and cou- ples with a powerful but lit- tle-known approach to repro- ductive health and infertility issues. Eliza Segara, of Panania, and Raimonda Waddy, Earl- wood, say that if not for dis- covering the Creighton Model of reproductive health their young children may never have been born. Both are interns currently training to become certified allied health professionals expert in the approach, and can accept clients under the supervision of Cathryn Mar- shall, Brisbane-based founder of Magnolia FertilityCare. The Creighton Model FertilityCare System is based upon the CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 ¾ Marilyn Rodrigues Mothers spur the fertility revolution on 11, April, 2021 GAY? NOT WELCOME IN THE CHURCH? LOOK AGAIN P10 Looking for a new job? www.catholicjobsonline.com.au ¾ Junno Arocho Esteves and Cindy Wooden A HAVEN OF HEALING P3 Eliza Segara and Raimonda Waddy, ambassadors for the Creighton Model Fertility Care System. PHOTO: PATRICK J LEE