NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/
Abortion ruling a step backwards, say New Zealand Catholic Bishops (2 June 2011) (full text)
The New Zealand Catholic bishops are very disappointed at the Court of Appeal decision which upheld a High Court ruling that unborn children do not have a right to life. The decision comes about after pro life group Right to Life appealed a 2008 ruling by Justice Miller that the right to life does not extend to foetuses. Spokesperson for the Catholic bishops, Fr Michael McCabe, says it is a very sad day for the unborn children in our community. “The right to life is fundamental and is the foundation of any just and moral society,” said Fr McCabe. “Every year more than 17,000 young New Zealanders die because we do not accord them this right.” “People on both sides of the abortion debate agree that there is an urgent need to reduce the number of abortions. This latest legal decision is a step backwards in finding common ground for the good of the unborn and their parents”.
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In issue no.367, June 5 - 18 2011: Vaccination incentives questioned ... Faith-based prison unit closure looms ... Government on notice for Budget impacts ... Australian bishop told to quit ... Joy as Faith and Light celebrates 40 years .. Advertising feature: Priestly and religious vocations (9 pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society investigation
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Police and SFO investigating fraud allegations at Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society (SFO press release)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
New Zealand Police and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that they are jointly investigating allegations of employee fraud at the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society (Hibernian).
$1m fraud suspected at Catholic society
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Hibernian Friendly Society defrauded of $1M
http://www.3news.co.nz/
Ex-staffer suspected in big credit union fraud
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
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Court of Appeal: Unborn Children do not have a Right to Life
Press Release: Right To Life New Zealand Inc
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Unborn children do not have a right to life according to a decision of the Court of Appeal. Our counsel presented to the Court a detailed submission in support of the recognition of the humanity and right to life of unborn children. The Court in its judgment did not address the substance of this submission holding this not to be necessary...
Quake damage echoes artist’s theme (photo)
High Country Community Herald
http://tinyurl.com/3kemse9
Life is a tough road – joyful at times, but often painful. Help is at hand, but death is inescapable. Geraldine artist John Badcock’s latest series, The Stations of the Cross, communicates this, but he did not consider that its first public showing at the Christ Church Cathedral would be called to a halt by an event that echoed his sentiments so clearly.
Bohemian families gather to celebrate (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/3rnsckt
It could be called a Bohemian rhapsody – an enthusiastic meeting of Puhoi’s oldest Bohemian families.
New project targets Inequality in New Zealand
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/
Leaders from NZ's major churches are supporting the launch of a new project today, aimed at reducing the gap between the rich and the poor in this country.
Saint statue still missing from church (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
One of the oldest surviving Catholic churches in the country is celebrating its 150th anniversary – without the statue of its patron saint. The Church of St John the Baptist Parnell, which was opened on May 12, 1861, will be celebrating its long history on June 12 with a mass by Bishop Patrick Dunn and brunch afterwards.
Catholics hail Mary, the quake-surviving statue (photo)
Waikato Times
http://tinyurl.com/3nt4oah
A statue of the Virgin Mary that turned 180 degrees during the February earthquake in Christchurch yesterday went full circle as part of a May procession.
More turning to food bank (photo)
Kapi-Mana News
http://tinyurl.com/3eb9zsr
St Vincent de Paul is much more than a food bank and second-hand store. Nestled among the small group of shops in Mungavin Ave, it has been operating in Porirua for 26 years now.
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News of the Schools
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St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui : Raising funds for life changing surgery (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.
A fund-raising campaign is under way to help a Papamoa girl get to New York for a life-changing operation. Zahnee Campbell's family is still waiting to hear if their bid for government funding from the Special High Cost Treatment Pool - money set aside for one-off treatments not otherwise funded by the public health system - has been successful.
Parents look overseas to fix daughter's eyesight (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/
Monte Cecilia, Auckland: Trustees expect conflict over shift (photo)http://www.nzherald.co.
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Coach hits player in schoolboy soccer clash http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Sacred Heart's steely purpose wins Cup http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Skater wins golds (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/43h4tf6
Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Sacred Heart on mission to retain cup at home Taranaki Daily News http://tinyurl.com/3tey3j9
St Joseph's School and Parish, Upper Hutt: Events mark parish century Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/42cypgz
St Joseph's, Invercargill: Piggy banks (photo caption) The Southland Times http://tinyurl.com/3wq2upo
St Joseph’s, Pukekohe: Metal for camp funds Franklin County News http://tinyurl.com/3df9tzn
St Joseph’s, Temuka: Movin’ and a groovin’ (photo) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/3hagern
St Joseph’s, Waitara: Making the most of a soggy field (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3tcb8zt
St Mary’s, Blenheim: Blenheim teacher heading for Globe (photo) The Marlborough Express http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Wayward Silverstream pupils miss triumph (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Patrick's, Inglewood: School grateful for community support (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3p65nzu
St Patrick’s, Taupo: TV personality back for ski fundraiser (photo) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3el6f4f
St Peter's College, Auckland: Synthetic drug easy for kids to buy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
St Peter's College, Auckland: Flying start to season for St Peter’s Waikato Times http://tinyurl.com/3ljp3u9
St Peter's College, Palmerston North: Depression fuels teens’ theatre act (photo) Manawatu Standard http://www.stuff.co.nz/
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Go, therefore'
Matthew 28:16-20 : a reading and commentary by Sr Stephanie Kitching.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: Ascension and Pentecost (June 4, 2011)
Here we are on the eve of two of the great feasts in the Church’s liturgical year: Ascension and Pentecost. Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin this week about those feasts, what they celebrate and their importance to the life of the Church in the first century and still today.
** Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 2 (June 1, 2011)
In this month’s Catechiwi episode, we continue our series on The Ten Commandments started last month. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, talks to Gavin about the third and fourth commandments: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day and Honour your father and mother. What do those commandments call us to, beyond the literal words? How do they play out in a society about 3000 years removed from the passing on of the Commandments?
Ignition: Talk 3, Part 4 (May 31, 2011)
In this week’s episode of Ignition, we share some questions and answers following Bishop Anthony Fisher’s talk “Catholic Conscience in the 21st Century”, given as the inaugural NZ Catholic Lecture in 2007. Check the Ignition archives to listen to the three-part serialisation of the lecture.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
*** Matrimony and ordination (two ordinations and a wedding)
** “Sono abitato dai fantasmi di diecimila maiali morti” (Milan, 'The Last Supper' and 'The Lost Symbol')
** The hunt continues (.. for a new blogger; plus Gavin Abraham on planking)
** Half Time (at the mid-point of the year)
** It’s not that bad – seriously, look who’s got the Moascar Cup (sport and Catholic schools)
** On a whim or a prayer (possible closure of schools because of a lack of priests)
** Taking a mental health day (mental states and sick leave)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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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 - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Church/state relations, Vatican smiles, and Libya
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Lucas Davenport is a fictional detective who's the hero of John Sandford's "Prey" series. (He's also, by the way, a lapsed believer but still Catholic to the core, whose best friend and dispenser of psychological insight is a nun.) Davenport has this rule of thumb for working a case: You're starting to get a handle on things if you can make an accurate prediction. On that note, here are three predictions about what the rise of the global South in Catholicism will mean for church/state relations in the 21st century ...
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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Bishop Patrick Dunn
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Catholic Discipleship College
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'The Fifteenth Station'
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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)
http://www.catholicherald.co.
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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 ]
Pastoral and Spititual Care Coordiantor, St Catherine's Rest Home, Ponsonby, Auckland.
http://www.eldernet.co.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no.366, May 22 - June 4 2011 p. 23, and from Dennis Horton, Director of Missio, tel (09) 360 7874, PO Box 6015, Wellesley St., Auckland 1141
