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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS' MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
** Caritas dispels refugee myths (6 Jun 2008)
** 4000 international pilgrims soon to arrive prior to World Youth Day (4
June 2008)
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington and the
Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the June 2008 issue ...
News
Girls cream O'Shea Shield ... Something vital just clicked - WYD legacy
online ... We've built a cathedral - now let's fill it! Pilgrims to World
Youth Day thank supporters ... Caritas helps 60,000 cyclone survivors in
Myanmar ... Caritas warns of genocide in Zimbabwe, calls for arms ban ...
Death of Sri Lanka church worker in bomb blast ...
Columns
The Year of St Paul, pilgrim and missionary. Kieran Fenn FMS ... Provision
for the Latin Mass. Archbishop John Dew ... Editorial: How the poor stay on
the margins. Cecily McNeill ...
Schools
Masterton principal sixth at the World Masters Swimming Championships ...
Silverstream Vinnies ... St Joseph's School, New Plymouth, mines history for
class names ...
Features
Waihopai, divination and resisting empire ... Euthanasia and the dignity of
palliative care ... Developing sabbath spirituality: restoring life's rhythm
... The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart 160 years ago ... Sister John Bosco
Fraser RSM RIP ... Sr Jean-Marie McErlane RIP
Palmerston North
Hato Paora retreat for Sydney ... The RNZAF drops by St Peters ... St Peters
third in O'Shea
Reflect
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A. Matthew 9:9-13. Veronica Lawson RSM
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Catholic parishes brace for 4000 pilgrims
http://www.stuff.co.nz:80/4572395a11.html
New Zealand Catholic parishes are bracing themselves as they prepare to host
4000 international pilgrims heading for World Youth Day in Sydney next
month...
Scholarship for St Pat's student
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/6kqxmq
St Patrick's Silverstream student Angus Oliver has been presented with the
Kiley Family Memorial Trust Scholarship for 2008 ...
Students showcase talent (photo)
Whangarei Leader
http://tinyurl.com/3epwrv
The Sheila winn Festival of shgakespeare in Schools has come and gone again
with Pompallier Catholic college and Kamo High School students walking away
with four out of five awards ...
An end of an era in Stratford (photo)
The Stratford Press
http://tinyurl.com/45ohsm
This past weekend, the Catholic Parish community said farewell to the
Sisters of the Mission ending 111 years of service in the Stratford
community.
Conversion for convent
Stuff â€" Taranaki Daily News â€" Taranaki Daily News â€" 3 Jun 2008
A Stratford convent is to be resurrected as a backpackers lodge. Tramping
and tourism business the Eastern Taranaki Experience is taking over the
former Roman Catholic convent in Miranda St.
Acts of faith, by Steve Hart
Employment Today, May 2008; n.128:p.12-14
Interview with Kerry Coleman, general manager of the Catholic Diocese of
Auckland, about the changes implemented at the organisation which resulted
in its being placed seventh in the 2007 Unlimited/JRA Best Places to Work
survey for small to medium workplaces. [This magazine may be found at some
public libraries. Issue 128 can ordered from the publishers:
http://www.employmenttoday.co.nz ]
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'BEING FRANK'
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ...
IVF, entertainment, and morality ... Appreciation for the elderly ... The
fragility of life ... "Boys and girls: you are the favourites of Jesus" ...
Youth week and hoodies ... God save the Queen ... Gender imbalance in the
Church?
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EVENTS
World Youth Day
Sydney, 14-20 July 2008
http://www.wyd.org.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
The radical witness of Houston's Casa Juan Diego; Tony Blair's new 'Faith
Foundation'
In a recent NCR cover story I described a phenomenon in Texas I called
"Evangelical transfer," meaning ways in which the state's strong Evangelical
Protestant ethos shapes the Catholic experience. This week, I want to
describe another "evangelical" face of Texas Catholicism, this time in the
sense of lives lived in radical witness to the values of the Gospel...
Also: A new generation looks at John Paul's theology of the body and the
family ... Christianity and Islam 'neither twins nor strangers' ...
Catholicism's changing face and the dangers of denial ... Young theologians
today face 'paranoia,' new Fordham prof says
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 1-14 2008 p.19, and from Dennis Augustine,
Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail:advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Camp Director. Ministry Camps Co-ordinator (2 positions). El Rancho
Christian Holiday Park, Kapiti Coast
http://www.elrancho.co.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 4-17 2008 p.26, at
http://www.elrancho.co.nz/ERwork.htm and from adelle@elrancho.co.nz ; tel.
(04) 902 6287
Live-in Support People, Mt Tabor Trust, Mt Albert and Helensville
http://www.supportoptions.co.nz/support/provider.aspx?pID=919&l=1&sID=318
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 4-17 2008 p.26 and from Mike, Marie or Joanne,
tel. (09) 420 9701.
