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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
Two Auckland students to meet Pope tomorrow morning (18 Aug 2011)
Two year 13 students from Auckland have just received the exciting news that they will be meeting Pope Benedict XVI at the World Youth Day Papal Welcome Ceremony in Madrid early tomorrow morning. The Ceremony will take place on 19 August at 5.30am New Zealand time (18 August at 7.30pm Madrid time)...
'Kiwi' World Youth Day gathering in Spain tomorrow (17 Aug 2011)
Around 200 young New Zealand Catholics will gather in Madrid's Parque del Buen Retiro tomorrow for a 'Kiwi' gathering, which will include Mass. The event will begin at 3.00pm Wednesday 17 August (1.00am Thursday 18 August New Zealand time)...
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'NZ CATHOLIC' No. 372 Aug. 14-27 2011
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In this issue : bogus bishop scam halted .. Excited WYD pilgrims depart for Madrid .. New Maori texts near formal approval ... Priest polishes French for Rugby World Cup ... Silence a key part of Pope's WYD liturgies ... Kiwi Dominican Sister realises her UN dream ... Fr John Rizzo: Pastoral care provided in shattered city ... Kiwi scholar to study Marist Frs founder ... Advertising feature: Disability Concern.
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
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World Youth Day
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Eating with pope is a permanent memory; the menu, not so much (photo)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1103306.htm
Madrid (CNS) -- Lunch with Pope Benedict XVI was an unforgettable experience for 12 young people at World Youth Day. Just don't ask them what they ate.
Two Auckland students to meet Pope tomorrow
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/two-auckland-students-meet-pope-tomorrow/5/98729
Two year 13 students from Auckland have just received the exciting news that they will be meeting Pope Benedict XVI at the World Youth Day Papal Welcome Ceremony in Madrid early tomorrow morning. The Ceremony will take place on 19 August at 5.30am New Zealand time (18 August at 7.30pm Madrid time).
Kiwis gather in Spain for World Youth Day
http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/kiwis-gather-spain-world-youth-day/5/98570
Around 200 young New Zealand Catholics will gather in Madrid's Parque del Buen Retiro tomorrow for a 'Kiwi' gathering, which will include Mass. The event will begin at 3.00pm Wednesday 17 August (1.00am Thursday 18 August New Zealand time).
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Woman of God set Houstoun on path of greatness (photo)
Sister Mary Eulalie Martini, born Hokitika, 1909; died Hokitika, August 2, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3wn3yuy
When acclaimed New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun performed a concert in Wellington recently, he might have privately dedicated the performance to the woman who set his career on a path to greatness. Just two days earlier Houstoun was informed that his first piano teacher, Sr Mary Eulalie Martini, had died, surrounded by members of her extended family. She was 102.
New Zealand: Caritas advises removing shoes for St. Francis liturgy
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=11428
The New Zealand bishops' relief and development agency is advising Catholic school administrators to plan a special liturgy for the feast of St. Francis that involves taking off shoes in repentance for sins against creation.
Priest to entertain (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/3hpscqe
One of the church's most notable entertainers, singer/ songwriter Father Chris Skinner, is returning to Te Aroha this month.
Cathedral to hold special Rugby World Cup Mass
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/local-live/5460924/Cathedral-to-hold-special-Rugby-World-Cup-Mass
The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Palmerston North is holding a Special Mass of Thanksgiving at 9.30 am on Sunday 2nd October for the Rugby World Cup visitors to the city including the Argentinian, Georgian and Romanian players and supporters.
Bowls: Catholic seal fours success
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/indoor-bowls-catholic-seal-success/1070669/
Bay of Plenty Champion of Champions was fought out at Whakatane on Sunday with 17 clubs vying for the honour.
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News of the Schools
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Catholic parents hit with fees rise (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/otago/174289/catholic-parents-hit-fees-rise
Thousands of Catholic parents in Otago and Southland face another rise in school attendance dues as the church moves to a national fees system.
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: South's spirit strong in area tournament http://www.odt.co.nz/news/schools-news/173870/souths-spirit-strong-area-tournament?page=0%2C1
Nelson-area schools: Stage is set for schools' concert marathon (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/5446578/Stage-is-set-for-schools-concert-marathon
Pompallier Catholic College, Whangarei: Living on $2.25 a day (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/northland/whangarei-leader/5446741/Living-on-2-25-a-day
Pompallier Catholic College, Whangarei: Young ballerina delights at mentoring role (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/northland/whangarei-leader/5446739/Young-ballerina-delights-at-mentoring-role
Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli clinch thriller (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/5443390/Roncalli-clinch-thriller-in-Crusaders-comp
Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli outclass TBHS in final (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/5477875/Roncalli-outclass-TBHS-in-final
St Bede's College, Christchurch: Intense St Bede's prove too good (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/rugby/5446639/Intense-St-Bedes-prove-too-good
St Bede's College, Christchurch: No surprise when Bede's wins Press Cup http://tinyurl.com/3c2q396
St Catherine's College, Wellington: Goodbye to college principal (full text) http://tinyurl.com/3nyoaze
St Catherine's College, Wellington: Principal steps down http://tinyurl.com/3lz6tlb
St Francis, Thames: Teacher learns NZ ways (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3s9fmmq
St Joseph's, Nelson: Pasta from scratch, it's the Italian way (photo) http://tinyurl.com/4x4dchb
St Joseph's, Nelson: Superb in black (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3ztumg7
St Joseph's, Rangiora: Students' hair for peer (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3rnrwtx
St Patrick's, Taupo: Blessing of St Patrick's astro turf courts (photo caption) http://tinyurl.com/3k8yp7t
St Peter's College, Palmerston North: St Peter's on top after tough final http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/school-sport/5457212/St-Peters-on-top-after-tough-final
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.co.nz
** Station XV: Episode 47 — Irish eyes aren't smiling (August 16, 2011)
In our fourth birthday episode, we discuss the ongoing saga in Ireland as the Church there continues to battle through the sex abuse crisis and its fallout. Stinging criticism from the Irish Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Dublin's response are on the agenda, as is the subsequent suggestion that priests should be forced to disclose confessions of those admitting to having abused children. On a happier note, we preview this week's World Youth Day in Madrid and check out a new website causing a stir in Germany.
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: The Assumption (August 14, 2011)
August 15 marks the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, one of the Church's great Marian feasts. It is a cause for great celebration throughout the Catholic world, but especially in New Zealand, where it is the patronal feast day. In this episode, Bishop Patrick talks with Gavin about the feast, the different understandings of the Assumption and some of the Catholic doctrines relating to Our Lady.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** NFP (outcomes of Natural Family Planning)
** Blog reader tired (blog reader's fatigue, and Edward Feser)
** Reflections of a Warming Nature, and A Partial Indulgence (WYD and St John of Avila)
** Dream Sequence? (our bishops' vision for the Church in New Zealand in 2013)
** WYD #3: The Heart & Spirit of WYD
** Phoney attitudes
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
Big Picture at World Youth Day: 'It's the Evangelicals, stupid!'
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/big-picture-world-youth-day-it%E2%80%99s-evangelicals-stupid
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Madrid for what is officially the 26th edition of World Youth Day, a total which includes off-year events organized, at least in theory, at the diocesan level. Counting just the massive international gatherings headlined by the pope, Madrid is the 12th World Youth Day since John Paul II launched the tradition in Rome in 1985. From a media point of view, the instinct is to look for what's new about a particular World Youth Day, to which the only honest answer is "not much." By now, the template is pretty well set; what changes isn't so much the show, but the audience...
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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://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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EVENTS
New Zealand Apostolic Congress on Mercy 26-28 August 2011
St Bede's College, 210 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch
http://www.divinemercy.co.nz/NZACOM/
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 ]
