Sunday, January 11, 2009

11 January 2009 -

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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Father Gerard Burns
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Archbishop apologises for priest's attack
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10551066
The Archbishop of Wellington has apologised for the actions of a clergyman
who attacked a memorial to former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin...

Priest who defaced grave could face police charges (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/National/tabid/309/articleID/86482/cat/64/Default.a\
spx#video

A Catholic priest who smeared a mixture of red paint and his own blood on an
Israeli monument may find himself in trouble with the law, as well as the
church...

Church probes bishop's hoax letter to paper
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4815287a11.html
The Catholic Church is investigating a hoax letter purporting to be from the
Bishop of Auckland, which criticised the actions of a priest who desecrated
a memorial in an anti-war protest last week...

My actions were against the state of Israel
New Zealand Herald â€" A15 â€" 10 January 2009
Father Gerard Burns , the priest who smeared blood on the memorial to former
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin, replies to a Herald editorial
criticising his actions ...

Editorial: Desecration does nothing to help Gaza
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10550878

Israeli backers condemn priest's 'tasteless vandalism'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10550753
An Israel support group has condemned Father Gerard Burns, a Catholic priest
who splattered red paint over a memorial to former Israeli Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin.

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Fate of epic Jesus film 'in the balance'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4815278a1860.html
The fate of an epic movie about the life of Jesus, filming of which was due
to start in New Zealand this month, is rumoured to be in the balance. Dean
Wright, the director of Kingdom Come, has flown to Los Angeles for talks
with the writers and investors...

Melbourne brothers killed in NZ glacier crush 'lovely boys'
The Age, Melbourne
http://tinyurl.com/a3o2jm
A family friend of two brothers caught beneath a massive ice fall on a New
Zealand glacier says members of their tight-knit Catholic community are
devastated by their deaths...

Pupils may 'opt out' of religion
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4814218a11.html
Schools are set to receive guidelines on how to run religious education and
ceremonies, paving the way for pupils to get out of any religious
activity...

Sisters show no sign of slowing (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dailynews/4811073a6554.html
Marcelle Walsh has been a nun for 75 years but that doesn't stop her text
messaging. She's also media savvy. Yesterday the Stratford-born nun warned
five other women celebrating significant periods as Sisters of Our Lady of
the Missions, to mind what they said to the press.

Churches support later summer holidays
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4810050a11.html
Religious leaders favour shifting summer holidays away from Christmas, but
accounting experts say it could harm the economy.

Faith constant from Burma to Aotearoa (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4809706a6497.html
93-year-old Herbie Charlesworth says his Catholic faith helped him to
adjust to the Kiwi lifestyle after he emigrated. He has worshipped at the
same church in west Auckland for 58 years.

Staunchly ethical role model
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/4808122a6579.html
Doug Pattenden was staunchly ethical. He would never pocket an office pen
for home use. He gave full measure at work and expected his staff to do the
same. He was a much-appreciated senior boss in the New Zealand Electricity
Department and its later reincarnation, Electricorp. Doug died from cancer
on Monday, December 15. At his funeral at St Thomas More Catholic Church, Mt
Maunganui, former colleagues agreed he was the best boss they ever had.

Tremors' damage in hand (photo)
Hauraki Herald
http://tinyurl.com/8oecu8
Retired plumber Anthony Munn celebrated his 70th birthday while upgrading a
water supply to the village of Vunakanau in Papua New Guinea, where a
Catholic boys' college houses about 300 boarders and staff ...

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WEL-COM - The newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North diocese

http://www.welcom.org.nz

News
No formula for solving family problems ... When Christmas presents problems
... 'Apartheid' thrives in Israel but no protest here

World News
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
Archbishop's column: Will you come with me? ... Editorial: An Advent hope
for Palestine ... Romans: Paul's gospel-centred vision (Kieran Fenn FMS)

Schools
Hutt school tops wearable arts ... Marist St Pat's takes the Swindale ...
Viard barbershop excels in pan Pacific contest

Features
The Giver - a Christmas reflection ... 'One small step for man': Bishops
argue over women reading in Mass ... A reflection on the Holy Souls

Wellington
The cathedral 160 years ago ... Sister John Bosco Fraser RSM RIP ... God
gave us a gift in Sr Jean-Marie McErlane

Palmerston North
The sneaky effects of stroke ... Retreating everyday in search of regular
spirituality ... Spring a time of hope for young

Reflect
Reflection on the readings for The Baptism of Jesus Year B (Veronica Lawson
RSM)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

"Relaxing" with teenagers
Jenny on life as a mother, a teacher, a parish worker ...

Eye-catching new mural
The making of a mural at St Catherine's College, Wellington

Challenging youth
Rebekah Siave and Natalie Graham, Wellington Catholic youth and young adult
ministry workers.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand. Some current topics ...

Thank you Mr. Dawkins (atheists' bus campaign in the UK) ... Season of Hope?
(the Gaza protests) ... Confessions of an Altar Server ... Survivor Liturgy
Island ("Eight Catholics. Two teams. One Island. Ten days of dubious
liturgy") ... Holiday reading

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Vatican, Israel lock horns over Gaza violence (again)
No crisis in the Middle East would be complete without a mini-drama
involving alleged Vatican bias in its criticism of Israel, and as if on cue,
just such a spat erupted this week. On Wednesday, an Israeli official
complained that the Vatican has swallowed "Hamas propaganda," following
comments from Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council
for Justice and Peace, comparing the Gaza Strip to a "huge concentration
camp" ...

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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

Parachute Music Festival
Mystery Creek, Hamilton. January 23 to 26 2009
http://websites.parachutemusic.com/festival/2009/

Legacy: "Witness the Spirit"
Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 February 2009
Tahaki Reserve, 250 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland
World Youth Day follow-up for ages 16-35
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 307 Dec. 21 - Jan 24 2008 p.8, and from Jo van
Kempen, tel: (09) 360 3023; (027) 249 1448

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