NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
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Former Christchurch Bishop John Cunneen dies
Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, John Cunneen, died peacefully on 9 November at Nazareth House, aged 78, after a long period of illness...
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
The Hobbit resolution - sovereignty or sellout? (8 November 2010)
Sovereignty, or the right to independent nationhood, is something which must be jealously guarded, and something New Zealand took particular pride in more than a quarter of a century ago when the then Prime Minister David Lange took a firm stance against the United States Government to declare New Zealand nuclear free...
Vatican II the final documents summarised (8 November 2010)
A summary of documents passed during the final session of Vatican II ...
Vatican II the final session Sep 14-Dec 8, 1965 (8 November 2010)
Following the interminable debates and document revisions of the third session of Vatican II, it was with a great deal of apprehension that bishops gathered in September 1965 for the final session...
Reflect: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Luke 21:5-19 (Veronica Lawson RSM 12 November 2010)
Fifty years ago there was no Te Papa Tongarewa national museum. A hundred years ago there was no Auckland Harbour Bridge. It is hard to imagine a time when they did not exist or a time when they will cease to be ...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church mourns 'amiable soul' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, John Cunneen, has died. Bishop Cunneen died peacefully last night at Nazareth House, aged 78, after a long period of illness.
History of St Mary popular (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
Hundreds of Arrowtown residents and guests of all ages, and from around New Zealand, followed in the footsteps of St Mary of the Cross for a series of celebrations marking the canonisation of Australasia's first saint and her legacy in the Wakatipu.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin's celebration of Canonisation of St Mary Mackillop, Arrowtown, Saturday, November 6th. (gallery of seven photographs)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
Church saved from flames
The Napier Mail p.2
http://www.napiermail.co.nz/
The fire at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Munroe St last Wednesday night was a minor one, much to
the parishioners’ relief.
US experts to identify Kiribati remains
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/
US experts are likely to be called in to identify the remains of headless bodies found on Kiribati and believed to be the remains of 17 New Zealanders executed by the Japanese during World War II. The incident had an extraordinary link to the Featherston camp POW massacre 19 weeks later.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Schoolboy heroes 'simply doing their duty'
Three pupils of Rosmini College Takapuna have been praised as heroes for rushing to help the dying and injured occupants of a car that hit their school bus.
Article and photo:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/
Video interview with the three lads:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/
Maori College Launches Recruitment Campaign (photo)
http://news.tangatawhenua.com/
One of the country's leading Maori secondary schools has launched a recruitment campaign in a bid to lift its student roll in 2011. First established in 1928, Hato Petera College on Auckland's North Shore is a co-educational Catholic boarding and day school.
Teen ready to dive into her future (photo)
The Wellingtonian
http://tinyurl.com/28s759z
Teenage diver Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott was named College Sport Wellington young sportswoman of the year on Sunday.
High flier: College Sport young sportswoman of the year Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott.
Pupils' design wins playground funds
http://www.rotoruadailypost.
St Mary's Catholic School pupils are helping their school get a new playground which they've designed. A team of seven pupils aged between 9 and 11 has placed first equal with two Auckland schools in the Year 5 to 8 category of the Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards.
Kavanagh eyes demolition after purchase (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin has taken advantage of a rare opportunity to expand Kavanagh College by up to 25%, by buying the neighbouring Otago Polytechnic buildings which were owned by the Ministry of Education.
A win, no debate (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/2ereqyy
Sacred Heart College is proving it can produce some very persuasive pupils.
Isay: Sacred Heart hostel's days numbered (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Hamilton's Sacred Heart Girls' College looks set to close its boarding hostel.
Parents keen to save Sacred Heart hostel
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Bishop applies to close St Patrick's School (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
St Patrick's School in South Dunedin will be the sixth primary school in two and a-half years to close in the city, but an education specialist believes closures may become less frequent.
Acting's a breeze for cheese star (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Two weeks can seem like a lifetime for an anxious nine-year-old, but "good things take time", and no child knows that better than Oliver Lodge. The St James Catholic School pupil is one of the newest stars in the Mainland Cheese ad campaign, which aired on television in September.
School remodelling, Gonville Centre win national architecture awards
http://www.wanganuichronicle.
Meticulous detail and delightfully subtle design touches - two Wanganui architects are winners in the regional New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. Gerald Cogan, a partner in BSM Group Architects, remodelled the entrance and administration area of St Mary's School, in London St.
On the edge of his seat (photo)
Sunday Star Times
http://tinyurl.com/27htrgj
Today, you don’t have to win an election to rule parliament. The corridors of power are open to the public and the seats of influence are up for grabs in Parliament’s Open Day. Sacred Heart Primary School student Gem Inkster, five, above, was excited to have a go at being Speaker of the House.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** “Give me a drink” (a bar opens in the crypt of a Roman church)
** “Back then, I was known as Sgt. Simpson, and I commanded the Flying Hellfish" (In Britain: Armistice Day; derelict churches)
** Some changes for Filia (shock, horror)! (women priests and other issue)
** Arvo Part, Religion, and Art
** So who’s the (ministerial) priest here? (the role of participants in a baptism)
** So, it’s goodbye from me…kinda (Farewell from James the Least)
** And I thought it was all about pretty lights… (Guy Fawkes here and overseas)
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Change' - Luke 21: 5-19, a reading and commentary with Sister Stephanie Kitching.
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Vatican misdirection, the relevance of the pope, Iraq and Sudan
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Magicians understand that playing on an audience's expectations is the heart of making a trick work. When people think they know what's going to happen, where their attention ought to be focused, a little misdirection is usually all it takes. Making sense of current events, just like catching on to a trick, has a lot to do with seeing past expectations. When a priori assumptions cloud one's perceptions, it's easy to miss what actually happens. The past week brought two good examples of misdirection, albeit largely unintentional, vis-à-vis the Vatican. Diagnosing how the trick was pulled is important to an accurate understanding of what's going on...
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Bishop Pat Dunn's diary
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Catholic Discipleship College
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'The Fifteenth Station'
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Youth for Family and Life (YFL) New Zealand
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SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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