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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Onward Christian voters
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3395623a14496,00.html
Summary: When it comes to politics, New Zealand has remained steadfastly
secular, and Kiwis have never elected a purely Christian party to
Parliament. But growing unease at the pace of social change overseen by
Labour in the last Parliament -- including the legalisation of prostitution
and the introduction of civil unions -- has convinced Christian Heritage and
Destiny New Zealand that their time has finally come.
Verdon to become year 7-13 school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3396815a6568,00.html
Verdon College would become a year 7 to 13 school from 2006, Education
Minister Trevor Mallard announced yesterday. The announcement followed a
survey of parents and parishioners in the Invercargill area on whether they
supported the proposal for the college to take year 7 and 8 pupils from its
three contributing Catholic schools...
(earlier report) Catholic School fates hopefully known soon
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3394628a6568,00.html
Man goes unpunished for abuse
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/608238
The Catholic Church has paid convicted killer Sonny Reti $20,000
compensation for abuse he suffered at Hato Paora College in Feilding. Bother
Bernard abused Reti over 20 years ago and has never been reported to police
or brought to justice...
School IT worker on porn charges
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/hawkesbay/0,2106,3395632a6012,00.html
A school information technology worker has pleaded guilty to 45 child
pornography charges. St John's College in Hastings confirmed that Andrew
James Hancock, 23, of Marewa, Napier, had been an employee of the Catholic
boys' school...
Trip to sister school in Samoa
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3395550a6497,00.htm/
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A village school in Samoa will be visited by 30 pupils from St Anne's School
in Manurewa this month. St Theresa's School has a roll of 100 and is in the
village of Fusi on the island of Savai'i...
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(The following article is not available on the newspaper's free Website. It
can be read at the public library, or via the libraries free 'Newztext'
service for members)
Priest's victim gets $5000, by Yvonne Martin
The Press (Chch) - Local News - 3 Sep 2005
A Catholic order has paid $5000 to a Christchurch victim sexually molested
by paedophile former Marist priest Alan Woodcock, but denied any legal
liability...
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Papal Telegram on Behalf of Hurricane Victims (full text)
Vatican City, Aug. 31, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Here is the telegram of sympathy,
for the victims of Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast of the United
States, sent by Benedict XVI through Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican
Secretary of State, to the country's civil and ecclesiastical authorities :
Deeply saddened by the tragic consequences of the recent hurricane in the
United States of America, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI assures all those
affected of his closeness in prayer. The Holy Father commends the deceased
to the loving mercy of Almighty God, and upon their grieving families he
invokes divine blessings of strength and consolation. His Holiness likewise
prays for the rescue workers and all involved in providing assistance to the
victims of this disaster, encouraging them to persevere in their efforts to
bring relief and support. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State
Church reaches out to hurricane victims
http://www.cathnews.com/news/509/11.php
Catholic Church facilities across the USA are responding to emergency and
long-term needs of Hurricane Katrina refugees, by providing shelters, food,
medicine and schooling...
Author breaks Bard’s code
http://tinyurl.com/c6lvk
Far from being an ambitious entertainer who played down his Catholic roots
under a repressive Elizabethan regime, Shakespeare took deliberate risks
each time he took up his quill, according to Clare Asquith’s new book,
Shadowplay. She argues that the plays and poems are a network of crossword
puzzle-like clues to his strong Catholic beliefs and his fears for England’s
future...
A new level of interest
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-01076
Religious studies is increasingly popular as an examination subject with
sixth-formers in Britain’s schools. But higher intellectual rigour among
young people will require a similar level of engagement from the clergy ....
Religion on demand
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/29/business/godcast.php
Kyle Lewis, 25, missed going to church one Sunday last month. But he did not
miss the sermon.
Lewis, who regularly attends services of the National Community Church in
Alexandria, Virginia, listened to the sermon while he was at the gym,
through a recording he had downloaded to his iPod. Instead of listening to
the rock music his gym usually plays, he heard his pastor's voice...
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MARIST MESSENGER
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text from the September Messenger ....
Lisieux and the Early Life of Therese
Lisieux is an attractive town about two hours by rail west of Paris and I
arrived on the same train as two nuns from India...
Pope Benedict's Address to the NZ Ambassador
Geoffrey Kenyon Ward presented his credentials to the Vatican recently, and
this is part of the Pope's address to him...
An Experience of Illness
Does God really understand what it’s like to be human? Does He understand
the emotions, the upheaval of body and mind that a medical diagnosis can
bring - the struggle to leave problems and crises with Him and let go of
them? ...
Seen-Shang: Missionary to Miners
Walking along the alpine tussock and barren crust towards Cardrona I think
of him. The air strikes my face like dry ice; tiny shards of rock dig
uncomfortably into the soles of my shoes and the unforgiving mountain gives
me no rest from the steep gradient. With every step I think of the endless
miles of undulating mountains Reverend Alexander Don traversed on foot to
follow his dream and his God ...
Also in this issue ...
* Pope Benedict speaks
* Tolkien's Catholic Inspiration
* My Annulment
* God's Beauty Secrets Part 3
* My Favourite Prayer
* Reflections before the Blessed Sacrament
* And my Soul will live for him
* Readers' Survey Report
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CARITAS AOTERAROA NZ
NEWSROOM
How You Can Help After Hurricane Katrina
2 September 2005: “The images on our television screens and in the
newspapers show that even in developed countries with infrastructure,
emergency personnel and military assistance, the task of responding when a
disaster strikes is huge....Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people
along the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina, and to those who are
working to bring relief.�....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)
US Bishops issue call to help poorest dioceses affected by Katrina ...
Catholic Church responds massively to Katrina refugees ... Vatican radio
given legal rights to Pope Benedict's voice ... Family groups horrified as
California senate seeks to redefine ‘marriage’ ... Argentina identifies
French nun slain in Dirty War ... Church responding to needs after Katrina
... Vatican inspectors to hit U.S. seminaries ... Expected Vatican ban on
gay clergy may be shelved
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
This week ...
Benedict and the Lefebvrites; Interview with Fr. Franz Schmidberger of the
Society of St Pius X; reactions to the meeting; private audience with Oriana
Fallaci; WYD debriefing; Soulforce in Rome; A footnote to the CL meeting
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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005
http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz
The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.
The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.
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OTHER EVENTS
Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19
"The History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm
[If you can't make it to the exhibition, you will find many of the
photographs from it at your public library in: 'The Turin shroud : the
illustrated evidence', by Ian Wilson and Barrie Schwortz, published by
Michael O'Mara, 2000 (232.966 WIL), or you can request it via Interloan. ML]
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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 ]
'NZ Catholic' Presenters
'NZ Catholic' newspaper is looking for people who are able to express
themselves well and have a strong belief in the value of the Catholic press.
Details in issue 220, August 28 - September 10, p.13 and from Dennis
Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000,
Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
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