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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Mother Teresa, bold missionary of the Gospel http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1721 Today, October 19, is the anniversary of the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whose life was "a bold proclamation of the Gospel", as the Pope wrote in proclaiming her blessed. AsiaNews offers its readers, in memory of this "mother of the poor", the last letter written to her sister Missionaries of Charity...
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'THE FAR EAST'
Magazine of the Australian and New Zealand province of St Columban's Missionary Society
http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
From the September issue:
Editorial: "Small is beautiful" In 1973 Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911-1977), the German-born British economist, wrote the book, Small is Beautiful, which still challenges people to view the world ‘as if people really mattered..."
The Director's Message Recently I listened to two young women talking at a mission conference about their experiences of missionary work in Africa. What was very important to them was the relationships that they had developed with the people there...
Two Poems 'In a land not my own', by Columban lay missionary Cynthia Empleo, as she prepared to return home to her native Philippines after serving in Fiji for three years. 'The Columbans', by Vikendra Nair, a teacher at St Teresa’s school, Ba, Fiji.
'Women of struggle' (Part 2) Columban Fr Leo Donnelly listened to the stories of a group of modern apostles about their experience of serving their communities.
'International interfaith', by Fr Colin Murphy I became enthusiastic about interfaith dialogue in 1995 in Jerusalem where I was studying for 12 months. My contacts with Muslims in Palestine and in other Middle East countries encouraged me to try to know them better and to improve understanding between religions...
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YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST
Between salvation and gratitude, Christ in Cambodia. A missioner describes how he announces the Eucharist in a Buddhist world. http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1732 Rome (AsiaNews) – The Eucharist is a distinctive sign that sets Catholics apart. It is the source of life for the Church, a concrete experience of God freely giving himself to us. This is how a Cambodia-based missioner described the Eucharist to AsiaNews as Cambodian Catholics experience it in a predominantly Buddhist context...
At the end of the Eucharistic Congress in Guadalajara, Fides spoke with some of the participants: “The Congress was a cry to all men and women to remember that they are loved by God ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/18_3325.html
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Ex-police boss takes church job The Press (Chch) 15 October 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3065193a6530,00.html Former police boss John Jamieson will head the Catholic Church's new new national office for professional standards...
Southland, where schools are cool (photo) The Southland Times 19 October 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3069634a7694,00.html It's official. Southland is home to two of New Zealand's coolest schools. St Teresa's School in Bluff and Mataura School were among only six schools nationwide that recently won TV2's Studio 2 "My School is Cool" comp-etition...
Catholics campaign to keep out Kerry. Abortion row overrides church loyalty The Daily telegraph (UK) 23/10/2004 http://tinyurl.com/6rjcz Last Tuesday half a dozen staunchly conservative Roman Catholic men gathered for their weekly lunch meeting. They had come to talk about their faith - and also to plan their next move to stop their fellow Catholic, Mr Kerry, winning the White House...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
The Pope addresses clergy gathered for International Congress for Priests: “The Lord calls you to be his apostles first of all through holiness of life. It is up to you to make resound everywhere the power of the Gospel’s word of truth the only word which can work a profound change in the heart of the human person and give peace ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/21_3353.html
“They killed a priest whose only aim was peace” local church sources in Bururi comment death of local Catholic priest http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/20_3348.html Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “He was loved by all and his only aim was peace” local Church sources in Burundi said of Father Gerard Nzeyimana, a Catholic priest in Burundi, ambushed and brutally shot dead on 19 October...
Christian TV spreads the Gospel across the Holy Land http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1744 Bethlehem (AsiaNews) – Al-Mahed (The Nativity) is unique in Palestinian media. Located near the Church of the Nativity, it is the only Private Christian TV station in Palestine and the Middle East. Every Sunday, it broadcasts the Catholic and Orthodox mass from different churches throughout Palestine...
Pope urges preserving diversity in food production http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=32803 Rome, Oct. 15 (CWNews.com) - In a message for World Food Day, Pope John Paul II emphasizes the need for "biodiversity," hinting at reservations about the production of genetically modified foods...
“Lion of Munster” opposed Nazi Euthanasia and Persecution of Jews. Clemens Augustus von Galen To Be Beatified http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=60831
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THE CHURCH IN IRAQ
Maronite Church voices solidarity with Iraqi Christians: “There must be an international awareness campaign to protect Iraqi Christians” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/18_3321.html Baghdad (Fides Service) - The World Maronite Union intends to call a special meeting in Washington inviting also representatives of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq, leaders of other Christian Churches as well as civil and political authorities to discuss at the international level the urgent need to provide protection for the Christian minority in Iraq...
“Ramadan holy month of violence, threats and kidnappings: what about prayer, peace and charity? A local Catholic Sister appeals to Fides: “More dialogue with Muslim leaders could persuade Imam to educate to peace and convince perpetrators to stop violence http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/20_3345.html
“Long before the first Muslims arrived there were Christians in this region and we intend to stay here. We will not abandon our country”, a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Baghdad told Fides http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/18_3323.html
May God forgive those who destroy churches, Baghdad priest says http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1710 Baghdad (AsiaNews/AFP) – Signs of hope are emerging out of the ruins of the churches hit last Saturday night. In Baghdad’s Greek-Catholic church a newly-born was baptised on Sunday...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
National Director appointed for Catholic Church’s new National Office for Professional Standards (14 October 2004) The Catholic bishops, and the leaders of religious orders in New Zealand, have announced the appointment of a director for their newly-established National Office for Professional Standards. He is former Commissioner of Police, Mr John Jamieson.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Archbishop Bathersby applauds politicians' focus on family PNG Archbishop criticises politician allowances Mugabe olive branch for Church in Zimbabwe Catholic leaders cautious about Anglican report on church divisions Cardinal Ratzinger prays for beatification of John Paul I Report says students have no home life
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CATHOLIC TV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Cente
Highlights of a Multi-cultural Mass celebrated at St Teresa’s Parish Church in Karori on Sunday October 10
Education Report, by Br. Pat Lynch. CEO, NZ Catholic Education Office: There is a new concept being talked about in schools - “strategic resilience”. Brother Pat Lynch explains ...
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MARIST MESSENGER
NZ Society of Mary
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
From the October issue ...
The Focus this month by the editor is on peace of heart In these stressful times we need serenity to serve the Lord
My problem with fidelity in marriage Hollywood knows nothing about this!
Marist spirituality Our Lady has been my guide since early age
Our Lady's Rosary by Fr Paddy Cahill There is power in the beads!
The hermit of Vava'u by Fr David Mullins sm Fr Breton sm was a prayerful marist missionary
Also in the October Marist Messenger ... St Therese - model of love ... Teenagers! ... The Rosary - a prayer for everyone ... October - month of the missions ... Book Review - history of St Mary's Parish, Taradale ... Joe, you're just doing that out of habit - Christian living ... St Joseph and the Jesuit ... Our Lady in the life of Dorothy Day
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for October 22, 2004 : The Vatican and the US election; How the Vatican views the American Church; the purported "excommunication" of John Kerry
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EVENTS
Schools Of Evangelisation http://www.wave.co.nz/~jlewis/SOE.html (The link to Mexico is now in English)
Te Aroha - Jesus in the four Gospels - October 30/31 and November 6/7 2004 Let four friends take you to Jesus - each Gospel writer shows us a different aspect of Jesus. Venue: The Catholic Hall, Te Aroha Starts 9 am Saturday through to 5.30 pm Sunday each weekend. Facilitated by members of the Hamilton Diocesan Schools of Evangelisation Cost $80 - or as much as you can afford! Contact: John at jlewis@wave.co.nz, or phone John 07 846 2691
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Edmund Rice Network, New Zealand. National Co-ordinator http://www.edmundrice.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 17-30 2004 p.23 and from Br Paul Robertson, St Peter's College, mountain Rd., Auckland 1003. Tel (09) 524 8108 ext 313; e-mail: admin@st-peters.school.nz Applications close 15 November 2004
