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'NZ CATHOLIC' - http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In issue No.304; Nov. 16-29 2008 ...
Advertising Features: Good Shepherd College ... Conference and Retreat
Centres
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Radio New Zealand. 'Nine to Noon' with Kathryn Ryan
http://tinyurl.com/5te8qy
Feature Guest - Father Eugene O'Hagan. Father Eugene is part of a trio of
Irish singing priests which has just signed a recording deal with Sony.
Three schools, one principal
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=7696
"There's no time to be bored," says Jill Baird of her unusual principal's
job. She's in charge of Trinity Schools, a trio of integrated Catholic
schools in Southland that have a joint management and governance
structure...
Where the heart is, by Paul Little
Heritage New Zealand, Spr 2008; n.110:p.38-39
http://www.historic.org.nz/publications/hpt_magazine.html
Abstract : Features the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Reefton, a recent
addition to the NZ Historic Places Trust register. Speaks to Father Phil
King-Turner about the building’s history, design, and subsequent
refurbishments.
Catholic schools meet in touch
The Leader Nelson | 13 Nov 2008 | Page: 8
St Mary’s of Blenheim edged out host school Saint Paul’s of Richmond to win
the final of the competitive year seven and eight grade in the annual Top of
the South Catholic Schools touch tournament on Friday...
College can grow with new classrooms
Stuff â€" Eastern Courier â€" Eastern Courier â€" 11 Nov 2008
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4757542a22395.html
A new teaching block at Sancta Maria College aims to meet its increasing
roll. Called St Anne Block, the building was officially opened last month.
The three-level block with 12 classrooms will cater for maths, English,
drama and social science lessons...
God works in mysterious ways
http://tinyurl.com/5ez4zo
Auckland City Harbour News
A stolen crucifix has been returned, a little the worse for wear, to St
Patrick's Cathedral...
Italian visitors welcomed (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/63dcop
South waikato News
St Pius X parishioners welcomed international visitors to their parish over
Labour Weekend. The mayor and former mayor of Treviso in Italy visited
Tokoroa as part of their tour of St Pius X parishes in New Zealand and
Australia.
The altar boy with 35 great-grandchildren (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4756538a6479.html
Noel Byford suspects he is the world's oldest altar boy. Every weekday at
7am, the 94-year-old arrives at St Mary's Parish church in Taihape and --
despite blindness, spinal damage and a heart that's been mourning his wife
for quarter of a century -- begins a dutiful routine to prepare the altar
for mass...
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'A Home for the Homeless'
Sr Stephanie interviews Mike Leon (not me; my son - ML) manager of the
Wellington Night Shelter for homeless men.
'Using our gifts'
'Choose wisely'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 25:14-30 with Very Revd Frank Nelson,
Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington and two cathedral choristers, Lydia
and Lucy.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Station XV - Episode 16 - Priests and politics **
We promise - this is the last one where we'll be talking about this
election. But with both the N.Z. and U.S. elections complete, we'll talk
about Obama and Key, but also about the plight of Christian parties and MMP,
the persecution of Christians around the world, the flurry of ordinations in
New Zealand in the next couple of months, and we end with a great rendition
of "Panis Angelicus" from the new album by The Priests (www.thepriests.com).
** Catechiwi - Episode 3 **
A couple of hundred bishops spent most of October at the Vatican talking
about the Word of God. In this episode of New Zealand's newest Catholic
podcast, we talk to Auckland-based priest Fr Peter Fitzsimons about
Scripture and its importance in the Church.
** Familia - Episode 3 **
In this special edition of the Familia Podcast we commemorate the 40th
anniversary of Humanae Vitae with part one of a two part interview about
contraception with Dr. Chris Pemberton. Chris holds a Ph.D. in
Endocrinology, and he works as a biomedical researcher for the Christchurch
School of Medicine, and in this interview he discusses the medical facts and
social implications of the advent of the contraceptive pill.
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'BEING FRANK'
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand. Some current topics ...
Small Fry in a VERY Big Pond (in awe of the universe) ... "Hmmm. I don’t
agree with his Bart killing policy. But I do approve of his Selma killing
policy." (on totally forgetting the Canadian election) ... Lessons from the
community (on a year of living in community) ... The Ox’s Election 08 round
up ... How do we turn that Key? (on the new government)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Postmortem of the bishops' meeting; U.S. relations with the Holy See
From the outside, it's tempting to conclude that a hard-line position on
abortion prevailed among the U.S. bishops during their Nov. 10-13 fall
meeting in Baltimore. To be sure, that reaction has a basis in reality. The
bishops were remarkably compact in their determination that there will be no
"truce," as Bishop Daniel Conlon of Steubenville, Ohio, put it, in their
defense of unborn life. The bishops seem especially galvanized in opposition
to the Freedom of Choice Act, or FOCA, which would bar restrictions on
abortion at state and federal levels such as parental notification laws or
limits on partial birth abortion, and which, according to worst-case
readings, could eventually put Catholic hospitals in the position of either
providing abortions or closing their doors...
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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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EVENTS
'Winter Sun: Unpacking World Youth Day'
The 2008 'NZ Catholic' lecture with Archbishop Mark Colerdige of Canberra
and Goulburn
** Auckland: Monday Nov. 17, St Beenedict's Chruch Newton, 7.30 pm.
** Wellington: Tuesday Nov. 18, St Joseph's Church, Mt Victoria, 7.30pm.
** Christchurch: Wednesday Nov. 19, Villa Maria College, Upper Riccarton,
7.30pm.
Admission: Adults: $10; college students (with ID) $5.
'Hearts Aflame' Catholic Summer School
9-18 January 2008
St Bede's College, Christchurch
Details:
http://www.heartsaflame.org.nz/HA2009/tabid/1348/Default.aspx
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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 ]
Catholic Discipleship College, Takapuna, Auckland. Residential Leaders (Male
and Female)
http://www.cdc.ac.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 303, November 2 - 15, 2008 p.27, at:
http://www.cdc.ac.nz/NewsEvents/tabid/1003/language/en-GB/Default.aspx
and from Fr Neil Vaney sm, Principal, CDC, tel: (09) 489-8197; e-mail:
fr.neil@cdc.ac.nz
National Project Coordinator. Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Details in 'NZ Catholic' No.304; Nov. 16-29 2008 p.27, at Goodworks:
http://www.goodworks.co.nz/job.asp?id=3866&catid=101&keywords=&page=1 , and
from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at MICAH Partners, PO Box 499,
Wellington; tel: (04) 499 4749, mobile: 021-552 929, fax: (04) 499 7375;
e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz . Applications close 28 November 2008.
'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Parish presenters.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue 303, November 2 - 15, 2008 p.23, 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
