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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
Quake doesn't stop World Youth Day pilgrims (22 Jul 2011)
A Mass will be held this Saturday in Christchurch to farewell a group
of young Catholics on their pilgrimage to attend World Youth Day, the
world's largest youth gathering.
Prison chaplaincy focus for 2011 Catholic Caring Appeal (21 Jul 2011)
This weekend, Catholic parishioners in many New Zealand dioceses will
be asked by their bishops to consider donating to the 2011 Caring
Sunday appeal to support the work of Catholic prison chaplains and
help the rehabilitation of prisoners...
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Young Catholics about to leave for World Youth Day (full text)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/80740/young-catholics-about-to-leave-for-world-youth-day
A mass is being held for young Catholics in Christchurch who had to
overcome a number of obstacles following the February earthquake to
participate in the World Youth Day in Spain. The mass is being held on
Saturday night for 70 pilgrims at St Gregory's Church, who will be
part of a New Zealand contingent of 200. An expected 2 million young
Catholics are heading to Madrid to join the Pope for World Youth Day.
Sister Helen O'Sullivan says the young people have been determined to
take part in the event despite of all the difficulties they faced. She
says it's phenomenal that they have struggled on and raised the money
needed.
Farewell for young Catholics on pilgrimage
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/farewell-young-catholics-pilgrimage/5/95904
A tireless worker on behalf of women
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/3jyxn92
Obituary of Veronica Elizabeth Ruth Pyle 1923-2011
`Amazing Grace' dies at 98 (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/obituary-amazing-grace-dies-at-98/3960448/
Obituary of Grace Constance August Heberley 1912-2011
Food bank 'originals' still soldiering on
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/3e6fulw
Twin volunteers at the Upper Hutt Food Bank since it started 20 years
ago have been honoured by the organisation.
Tragic but proud past kept alive (photos)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2011/07/printer_tragic_but_proud_past_kept_alive.php
Second and third generation Kiwis of Polish descent are expected to
reap the benefits of the legacy left by a man who survived a marathon
journey from war-torn Europe to New Zealand.
Immigration change set to beckon religious workers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/national-news/5304136/Immigration-change-set-to-beckon-religious-workers
There are hopes that changes to immigration policy will help address a
shortage of priests, rabbis, pastors and monks.
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News of the Schools
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Francis Douglas Memorial College and Sacred Heart Girls College, New
Plymouth: Gold for Fusion's first attempt (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/midweek/5306040/Gold-for-Fusions-first-attempt
St Joseph's School, Morrinsville: Noses glow to grow funds (photo
caption) Piako Post http://tinyurl.com/3kvavvr
St Joseph's School, Queenstown: iPads for Remarkables primary school
kids http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/169890/central-schools-utilising-technology
St Patrick's College, Silverstream: The masked avenger of the Junior
All Whites (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport/5313738/The-masked-avenger-of-the-Junior-All-Whites
St Patrick's College, Slverstream: Old boy now in chair Upper Hutt
Leader http://tinyurl.com/3e6fulw
St Patrick's School, Taupo: Small school a big move (photo) Taupo
Times http://tinyurl.com/3e5jdjg
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
'What we value'
Matthew 13:44-52: a reading and discussion with Very Rev. Frank Nelson
and Sister Sandra CSN at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington. (CSN =
Sisters of the Community of the Sacred Name, an order of Anglican
nuns)
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** Joy
** Should I care about New Feminism?
** The Man on the Metro (music and liturgy)
** The Contraceptive Mentality (child abuse, the fruit of
contraception and abortion)
** Should Catholics oppose civil unions?
** Does God have favourites?
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Preventing a 'spiritual Disneyland' in the Holy Land
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/preventing-spiritual-disneyland-holy-land
By now, the threat facing Christianity in its birthplace has become
depressingly clear. Christians represented 30 percent of British
Mandate Palestine in 1948, while today their share in Israel and the
Palestinian Territories is estimated at 1.25 percent. The risk, as the
Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, has put it, is that the
Holy Land is becoming a "spiritual Disneyland" -- full of glittering
rides and attractions, but empty of its indigenous Christian
population. This decline in the Holy Land is part of a broad Christian
exodus all across the Middle East. The reasons are also well known,
and fairly obvious ...
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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=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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FACEBOOK
Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/station15
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC EDUCATION CONVENTION
8 - 10 August 2012, Wellington Convention Centre
Registration opens on 1 October 2011
Further Details in mid-August.
A note about the Catholic Education Convention 2009 with a link to photos:
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/events-convention.html
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on
the Website the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Parish Pastoral Co-ordinator, Cathedral Parish of Palmerston North
http://www.stpats.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 17 - 30 2011 p.27 and from Fr Peter
Fahy, Saint Patrick's Parish, tel. 06 357 2891, e-mail:
pjf@stpats.org.nz Applications close 1 August 2011
