Dear readers,
The usual summary of this week's 'NZ Catholic' newspaper is delayed
again because of a postal problem which I haven't been able to solve
yet. I will try again next month.
God bless,
Mike Leon
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Diocese stands by priest (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/3qpbojf
The Catholic Church is paying the legal bills for Christchurch parish
priest Father John Fitzmaurice despite laying the complaint that
started a police inquiry into financial irregularities.
Prison likely for Catholic fraudster
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/178974/prison-likely-catholic-fraudster
A Porirua woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding a 142-year-old
Catholic society of more than $1 million.
$1.2m stolen to fund trips to sports events
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/5670805/1-2m-stolen-to-fund-trips-to-sports-events
Guilty plea in $1m Catholic fraud case (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/5667564/Guilty-plea-in-1m-Catholic-fraud-case
Demolition work begins at cathedral (full text)
http://tinyurl.com/42c5ync
Demolition work on the rear of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
has begun. The Catholic cathedral was badly damaged by the February 22
earthquake. Work on the rear of the building should take about eight
weeks. Plans are in place to retain a section of the southeast wall
and the floor of the sanctuary. No foundations will be removed. The
dome was removed by August 20. The altar ''appears to have sustained
irreparable damage'', the cathedral newsletter says.
Ball sets garden theme (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/3lgnesz
St Mary's Parish hall in Blenheim will be transformed into a garden
next week for the church's second annual ball. The hall will be
covered in plants for the Garden of Eden theme. That will even stretch
to the food which will have a green tinge including green muffins,
says St Mary's church youth coordinator, Mieke Hilhorst.
Charity falls victim to the earthquakes
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/3s5pkjn
A Catholic charitable organisation that helped thousands of households
after the Canterbury earthquakes has itself fallen victim to the
quakes. The St Vincent de Paul Society in Christchurch has closed its
damaged headquarters and largest secondhand shop in Stanmore Rd in
Richmond, and faces a grim financial outlook.
Elders and parents help keep culture alive (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/3ndbcl8
There are a number of groups for young people in Taupo. Antonio
Sakaria writes about the Taupo Tokelauan Catholic Youth Group and
their activities which include developing their cultural knowledge and
identity.
Warm thanks from PNG (photo)
Kapiti Observer
http://tinyurl.com/4yyy5ql
Sister Fran Kosi has just one complaint about Kapiti: it's too cold.
The nurse, who is more used to 30-plus-degree days in Papua New
Guinea, is visiting Kapiti to thank residents for providing financial
support for a health centre.
Priest's cup role 'divine intervention' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/5655241/Priests-cup-role-divine-intervention/
Father James knows he has his work cut out for him today. As the
chaplain assigned to the Italian rugby team which meets Russia at
Trafalgar Park tonight, he will be quietly praying for a better result
than a fishing expedition he took part in on Tasman Bay last Saturday.
Residents say goodbye (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5646326/Residents-say-goodbye
Residents gathered on Sunday to farewell Lyttelton's 146-year-old
church St Joseph the Worker Church.
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News of the Schools
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Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Sex education 'kept
clean' http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/5658497/Sex-education-kept-clean
Garin College, Richmond: Garin band seizes opportunity (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/3cu5rex
Garin College, Richmond: Peasant band plays for victory
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/arts-entertainment/5648983/Peasant-band-plays-for-victory
Garin College, Richmond: Peasants revel in the riches of Rockquest win
(photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/entertainment/5648802/Peasants-revel-in-the-riches-of-Rockquest-win
Hato Petera College, Northcote: Threat of suspension for academic
performance http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5651563/Threat-of-suspension-for-academic-performance
Holy Cross, Papatoetoe: A mural in Bob's memory (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5674761/A-mural-in-Bobs-memory
McAuley High School, Otahuhu: Netball wonders (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/5636301/Netball-wonders
Rosmini College, Takapuna College boys build a mini racing bike
(photo) http://tinyurl.com/3lxdpja
Rosmini College, Takapuna: Chance encounter with the Pope (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/3jrg6xk
Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Memory boxes (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/3gst5gq
Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Quake fears mean Sacred
Heart hostel must close (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5676515/Sacred-Heart-hostel-closure
St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt / St Patrick's College, Silverstream:
League mates go head to head
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/5658037/League-mates-go-head-to-head
St Joseph's, Otahuhu: Schools embrace strings of joy (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/arts/news/article.cfm?c_id=544&objectid=10753081
St Joseph's, Upper Hutt: The past, present and future (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/3l7ppzo
St Michael's, Taita: Artbourne talents (photos) http://tinyurl.com/3zh8xve
St Patrick's College, Wellington: Fit, healthy - then just hours later
he's dead (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5670774/Fit-healthy-then-just-hours-later-hes-dead
St Paul's, Richmond: Bug Man shows the way
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/5677971/Bug-Man-shows-the-way
St Thomas More, Mt Maunganui: Taste of Bay for Prime Minister (photo)
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/mobile/16574-taste-of-bay-prime-minister.html
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
'Opportunity'
Matthew 21: 28-32, a reading and reflection with Very Rev. Frank
Nelson and Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkins at St Paul's Cathedral,
Wellington.
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Access Radio
http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834
Programmes in September 2011:
25 – Dr Janet Smith and Al Kresta discuss marriage and holiness with
comments and questions from listeners.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** The Pope in Germany (a selection of press reports)
** "You'll see all your favorite soccer stars. Like Ariaga! Ariaga II!
..." (new words in the Mass, the rugby World Cup, sex education)
** "Absolutely null and utterly void"? (Anglican Orders: the Catholic position)
** "I Vow to Thee My Country" (the hymn that gave the tune to the
Rugby World Cup song)
** Consecrated Hands? (are priests above criticism?)
** Time for a rethink on sex education
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
A blessing for the Vatican in (really) deep disguise
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/blessing-vatican-really-deep-disguise
Pope Benedict XVI is in Germany at the moment, where last year's sex
abuse scandals brought his own record squarely into focus. That debate
has flared up anew with a splashy public appeal by a New York based
legal foundation, along with the Survivors Network of those Abused by
Priests, to the International Criminal Court to prosecute the pope and
other senior Vatican officials. Granted, most experts say the Vatican
probably has a point in calling the idea a "publicity stunt." That
said, I want to float a counter-intuitive hypothesis: In the unlikely
event the ICC were to take the case, it might do the Vatican more good
than harm. Here's why...
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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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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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