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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Booker returns (photo; full text)
http://tinyurl.com/7hootgb
Former St Peter's College [Palmerston North] student Ben Booker, who
has just finished his third year in classical piano performance at the
New Zealand School of Music, will perform at a piano recital at Te
Manawa art gallery on Sunday, November 20, at 3.30pm. The recital
comprises eight pieces from four composers, from the Baroque
contrapuntal genius of Bach through the humorous elegance of Haydn, to
the two masters of Romantic piano works, Chopin and Liszt. Proceeds
(entry by donation) will go to the charity Caritas, which aims to make
a difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice.
Growing wealth gap alarms charities
http://www.sto.nz/national/5996449/Growing-wealth-gap-alarms-charities
Charities say they have watched with concern as the gap between rich
and poor grew over the past few years with no solution in sight.
Sweet taste to raising funds (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/73cstf2
St Joseph's Venturer Scouts are using an oldfashioned tried-and true
fundraising method to help some of their members on their way –
selling lamingtons. Twenty three Venturer Scouts will attend the 12th
New Zealand Venture in Southland late next year, and three will attend
the 46th Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School in Matamata in January.
Divine mission elevates spirit of the faithful (photo)
http://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/2757/New-Zealand/Divine-mission-elevates-spirit-of-the-faithful
The Divine Retreat Centre's movement in New Zealand held a 6-day full
time mission for the first time at Christ the King Church, Owairaka,
Auckland from October 8 to 13 this year. Divine Retreat Centre,
located in Kerala, India is the largest Catholic Retreat Centre in the
world. Over 10 million people from India and all over the world have
attended retreats here since 1989. The retreats are conducted every
week of the year in English and 6 other Indian languages.
Global Occupy movement a 'biblical voice'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/religion-and-beliefs/news/article.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10766768
A leader of New Zealand's mainstream churches says the worldwide
"Occupy" movement is a prophetic voice in the tradition of Biblical
prophets such as Jeremiah and Isaiah. New Zealand Christian Network
director Glyn Carpenter, representing most of the main Protestant and
Catholic churches, visited the Occupy movement campsite in Auckland's
Aotea Square on Tuesday to support the protesters' call for "a
dialogue on growing inequality".
Monsignor Bell brushed up on his French for RWC (photo)
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/news/monsignor-bell-brushed-up-on-his-french-for-rwc/1173673/
If you thought watching the Rugby World Cup final was hard going,
spare a thought for Monsignor David Bell. Msgr Bell, from St Mary's
Catholic Church, was assigned as chaplain to the French rugby team for
this year's tournament and while Les Bleus didn't seek his
involvement, he still felt compelled to support the players.
It's all about hope
http://tinyurl.com/8889qbq
An essay by Brother Pat Lynch, CEO of the New Zealand Catholic
Education Office, on hope and the human spirit ...
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News of the Schools
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Hato Petera College, Northcote, Auckland: Attracting Maori into health
academy http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/5983648/Attracting-Maori-into-health-academy
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Home run as White Sox player named
college's best (photo) http://tinyurl.com/7ktqfn8
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Title leaves young golf star looking
for words (photo) http://tinyurl.com/823w4on
St John's College, Hamilton: Deputy takes the head role at St John's
(photo) http://tinyurl.com/7wfj9kq
St Joseph's, Arrowtown: Appeal date postponed
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/arrowtown/186893/appeal-date-postponed
St Patrick's College, Silversteeam: St Pat's honours its top sportsman
(photo) http://tinyurl.com/6pexyc6
St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Top teams win CSW awards
http://tinyurl.com/7vod7c2
St Patrick's College, Wellington: School's cash went on sex and high
living (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5972521/Schools-cash-went-on-sex-and-high-living
St Patrick's School, Taupo: In the pink (photo caption)
http://tinyurl.com/74l2l54
St Patrick's, Taumarunui: School takes town to the movies (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/74ho2oz
St Patrick's, Taupo: Over she goes (photo caption)
http://tinyurl.com/6mhfwem Athletics day at St Patrick's School, Taupo
St Peter & Paul's, Lower Hutt: Hands off but exciting to see (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/84dkxjx
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
'Self-sorting': Matthew 25:31-46, a reading and discussion with Sr
Stephanie Kitching and Sr Marcellin Wilson
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Access Radio
http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834
Programmes in November:
20 – Teresa Tomeo talks about her book, Extreme Makeover; Fr Robert
Barron reflects on the Lord's Prayer
27 – Bridging the gap between the deaf and those who can hear.
Programmes in December:
4 – The women saints of Advent; and Mary, Mother of the Redeemer.
11 – Drs Robert Walley and Donna Harrison talk about the work of
MaterCare International.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
Station XV: Episode 50 — Elections, succession and ammunition (November 17)
In this, the 50th episode of The 15th Station, the panel discusses the
upcoming New Zealand general election, including the views of the two
main parties' leaders on a contentious moral issue, as well as changes
to the closeness of Catholics to Britain's throne, a call for better
homilies and plea from bishops in the US to parishioners that they
don't "pack heat" when they head to church. Never a dull moment on the
50th episode of New Zealand's first Catholic podcast.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** Restoration (an amazing Christian band touring state schools)
** "Look, Scratchy, it's our new friend, Poochie" (Christmas special,
starring Pamela Anderson as ... Mary)
** Atheists that have something sensible to say (some quotes from a
number of writers)
** The Film Distribution Conspiracy (who decides the films we see - or
don't - in NZ?)
** And the first shall be last… (the new Missal)
** The Case Against Euthanasia
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet'
http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires'
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_lighting_new_fires.html
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News'
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger'
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The
Nathaniel Report'
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine.
http://www.tuimotu.org/articles
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Memo to bishops: Think globally on religious freedom
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/memo-bishops-think-globally-religious-freedom
During their fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops
heard a report from their new Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty,
led by Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Conn. It's a measure of how
seriously the bishops take the subject that the committee includes
heavyweights such as Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington as well as
Archbishops Charles Chaput of Philadelphia and Wilton Gregory of
Atlanta. The committee was created primarily to fight American
church/state battles, such as proposed mandates from the Department of
Health and Human Services regarding coverage of contraception and
sterilization in private insurance plans; a Supreme Court case that
could erode the "ministerial exception" allowing religious groups to
hire and fire in accord with their beliefs; and threats to the ability
of Catholic individuals and organizations to decline to serve same-sex
couples under gay marriage laws...
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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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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on
the Website the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Tertiary Chaplaincy, Auckland Catholic Diocese
Details in 'NZ Catholic' November 6 - 19, p.23, and from Linda
McQuade, Vicar for Education, Catholic Diocese of Auckland, tel.
09-360 3054; email: lindam@cda.org.nz Applications close 21st
November 2011
