NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/
Holy Father says religious freedom the path to peace (2 Jan 2011)
In his message for the World Day of Peace (1 Jan 2011) Pope Benedict XVI described religious freedom as “an authentic weapon of peace, with an historical and prophetic mission”...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Singing to help others: Winton priest hits the high notes (photo)
The Invercargill Eye
http://tinyurl.com/4kmndb3
Fr Ronelo Resco has recorded a CD to raise funds for the people of the Solomon Islands
A Kiwi completes Spain's grand design (photos)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
An iconic building on Barcelona's landscape, Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia was a challenge New Zealander Mark Burry took on and won.
Top organist in city (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/4epy2wz
A noted organist from Britain will be guest performer at the Royal School of Church Music summer school in Hamilton this week. Although Anglican himself, Mr Noon works as the director of music at the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool.
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News of the Schools
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John Paul College, Rotorua: Rotorua Night Market to rock with Ward 16
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Roncalli College, Timaru: Pint-sized and prepared (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Daniel's here to help (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Mark's, Pakuranga: Facing the danger
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Mark's Catholic School principal Catherine Rivers is concerned about the number of primary and intermediate children with Facebook accounts. The age restriction is 13 but Mrs Rivers says most of her students in the nine to 11 age group use the social networking site.
St Paul's School, Dallington: War veteran saved by Kiwis gives gift
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
St Thomas of Canterbury, St Peter's, Liston College, St Kentigern: Rain stops teens' play
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
Verdon College: Farewell to Marist Brothers in south
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
Fri, 14 January 2011
Station XV - Episode 40 - Face the facts
It's a political show to start 2011 as we talk about the Pope's comments on Pakistan, Cardinal Pell's notes to "Catholic" politicians, China's comments to the Pope on "religious freedom" in China, and the need to GPS-track holy items?!? What is the world coming to!
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Pope John Paul II (Soon to be Blessed…) and Natural Family Planning
** The little people (from Sint Maarten, in the Carribean)
** Pope speaks out on blasphemy laws
** St Philomena’s Birthday
** Engaging the Homily (Why don’t we participate more in Homilies?
** Christ and surfing
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox: http://catholicsoapbox.com
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS
Marist Messenger - December 2010
http://www.maristmessenger.co.
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' - December 2010
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.
The Nathaniel Centre. The NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report'. Issue Thirty two. 16 November 2010
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?
Tui Motu InterIslands - October 2010
http://www.tuimotu.org/
Society of St Vincent de Paul. 'Society News'. Summer 2010
http://svdp.org.nz/images/
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' November-December 2010
http://svdp.org.nz/images/
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Warning labels for Vatican stories, especially on exorcism
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
We live in a world of warning labels, on cigarette packages, slippery floors, rear-view mirrors, and on and on. Whatever one makes of that, if labeling is to be the rule of the day, I hereby propose that any news item with the word "Vatican" in the headline carry the following proviso: "Warning: The following story may be bunk" ...
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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
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Twitter:
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Bishop Pat Dunn's diary
http://www.facebook.com/
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz
Icon Media
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/
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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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EVENTS
Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference: "Put out into the deep" (Lk 5:4)
Friday 4 March - Sunday 6 March 2011
Barrycourt Quality Hotel Conference Centre, 20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland, NZ
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 19 - 24, p.9, at http://www.
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
