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The St Joseph's orphanage case
Catholic bodies `not liable' in abuse case
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3413075a6479,00.html
A volunteer Catholic social agency is denying it has any legal liability to
a woman who says she was abused and neglected 30 years ago. Catholic Social
Services, an agency of Wellington's Catholic Archdiocese, is opposing the
woman's $550,000 claim on legal and factual grounds...
Orphanage case built on fiction, says lawyer
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3411819a6479,00.html
A woman suing Catholic organisations alleging abuse and neglect unwittingly
built a fiction around remote, minor events, a lawyer says. In the High
Court at Wellington yesterday Chris Finlayson said a huge injustice would be
done if today's standards were applied to the care and discipline at St
Joseph's Orphanage, Upper Hutt, in the 1960s and 70s...
Doctor questions woman’s recall of events
http://tinyurl.com/bs2p4 (Otago Daily Times)
Wellington: The feelings of a woman accusing Catholic organisations of abuse
and neglect might strongly influence her perception of what happened to her,
a psychiatrist said yesterday. Dr Tony Marks was the second psychiatrist to
give evidence about the woman, now 45, who claims various forms of abuse
while in the care of a Lower Hutt Catholic orphanage in the 1960s and 70s...
Blow 'unlikely' to tear eardrum
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3409402a6479,00.html
A former orphanage girl's torn eardrum was very unlikely to have been the
result of a blow, a specialist has told a High Court judge...
Nun used strap on orphans court told
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3408291a6479,00.html
A grateful former St Joseph's Orphanage girl says she felt much safer there
than at home, but has confirmed a disputed allegation that girls were
strapped...
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‘Sad moment’ for Allanton congregation (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/8d953
Mona Todd brought a penny to put in the plate on Saturday, but there was to
be no collection at Allanton’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Mass of
thanksgiving at the tiny South Otago church marked its final day as a place
of worship, after serving the needs of its mainly Polish community since
1888...
Costs hit resort school building projects
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3410804a6011,00.html
Wanaka schools face similar problems to Queenstown with escalating building
costs and rapid roll growth. Catholic Education Office director Tony Hanning
said it cost "significantly" more to build classrooms in the Queenstown
Lakes District, where competition for builders and contractors was fierce...
Spirit moves the power to heal
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050915/LIFE04/509150320/1079/lif\
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For three decades, the Rev. John Rea has traveled the world, trying to help
people connect with Jesus. He does it through preaching. He does it through
humor. And he does it by laying his hands on people and praying that God
will heal their ills, be they emotional, physical or spiritual. "It's for
anybody and everybody who's got a need," said New Zealand-born Rea, a
Catholic priest who will conduct healing prayer sessions through Sunday in
mid-Michigan. "I can't guarantee any results, because that's up to God...."
Psychology Rediscovers the Power of Forgiveness
Robert Enright on a Means of Healing
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=76418
Madison, Wisconsin, Sept. 12, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Forgiveness was a key
message of the Gospel. It has also led to the foundation of a psychological
institute. Dr. Robert Enright, a psychologist, began the International
Forgiveness Institute in 1994 as a way to apply years of research on the
practice of forgiveness. He is co-author of "Helping Clients Forgive: An
Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope". He shared with
ZENIT his research and experience on the effectiveness of forgiveness for
personal healing and world peace...
Pssst... where the devil is the exorcists convention?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3412818a4560,00.html
Vatican City: Orthodontists have national conventions, as do lawyers and
computer salespeople. So, some might say, why not exorcists? At the end of
his weekly general audience Pope Benedict greeted Italian exorcists who, he
disclosed, are currently having their national convention, presumably in
Rome...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)
Turkish Government invites Benedict XVI to visit country in 2006 ... Priest
says Catholics live in fear after Protestant riots ... Pope calls Catholics
to mend split between faith and daily life, 'a serious error of our age' ...
EU asks China to reconsider travel ban for bishops ... Vatican to Check U.S.
Seminaries on Gay Presence ... Social Justice Statement says affluenza is
'wasting Australians away' ... Both Vatican and Human Rights Watch troubled
by Rwanda priest charges ... Pax Christi tells Australian Foreign Minister
to fight poverty and stop arms race
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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 ...
The world's largest inter-religious gathering; interview with the Archbishop
of Canterbury; Plans for papal trip to Turkey; A visit to Taizé; John De
Gioia of Georgetown; Simone Veil; Chief rabbis of Israel meet pope; Belgian
missionary arrested in Rwanda; A statue blessed
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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
The Chris Skinner National Cathedral Tour, 19 September - 11 October 2005
Wellington priest Fr Chris Skinner together with Peter Van Gent Productions
proudly announce a 12-venue tour of New Zealand's finest cathedrals in
September and October. Chris will perform his hit songs including You Raise
Me Up and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother -- recordings described by
industry veterans as being better than the originals! As a singer/songwriter
and recording artist, Fr Chris has been writing and performing his songs for
many years, his latest album Golden Light is a favourite among fans. Many
songs flow from his personal experience and listening to the stories of
others. Chris is a priest of the Society of Mary in New Zealand. Venue
details and booking page at: http://tinyurl.com/88me6
Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19
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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 ]
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