Sunday, December 11, 2011

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50

Bishops in Rome for Ad Limina (9 Dec 2011)
New Zealand's Catholic bishops have arrived in Rome for their ad
limina visit, which begins Monday 12 December. They will be joined by
Archbishop Charles Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand...

Columban Calendars connect prisoners with God (5 Dec 2011)
One way the Columban Mission is reaching out to the marginalised this
Christmas is by donating 800 Columban Calendars to prisoners around
New Zealand. The calendars are being given to Catholic prison
chaplains to offer to prisoners...

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In issue no.380, December 4-17 2011: No. of Chch parishes to halve ...
Rugby stars about to kick off married life ... Large influx of
seminary students expected for 2012 ... Faith a major part of new MP's
identity ... Care provided for senior Marist priests and brothers ...
Village church a taonga at the lake ... Nurse answers call to mission
abroad ... Feature: Catholic marriage (3 pages)

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Cardboard cathedral 'will go ahead'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/6118504/Cardboard-cathedral-will-go-ahead
It would cost more than $100 million to fully restore the
earthquake-damaged Catholic cathedral in Christchurch. Cathedral of
the Blessed Sacrament leaders are considering whether to restore the
building for more than $100m or build a new cathedral for about $40m.

New office, take two (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/6106859/New-office-take-two
One of New Zealand's oldest Catholic churches is again facing the
possibility that it could be overshadowed by a new development next
door. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand at 202 Parnell Rd has
submitted a revised resource consent application for approval to
demolish its current premises and construct a new three-storey
mixed-use building there. The Church of St John the Baptist Parnell is
next door, separated only by Denby St.

What can religious organisations shield from the Privacy Act?
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=12987&page=0
[A summary, with a hostile commentary, of a hearing in 2008 before the
New Zealand High Court which seemed to mean that parties who provide
information in confidence to the Tribunal of the Catholic Church
cannot expect that information to remain confidential if another
affected party asks to see it]

Fate of churches in balance
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/6097097/Fate-of-churches-in-balance
South Canterbury's earthquake-damaged churches may face demolition as
the date looms for hefty insurance hikes.

Papal award for dedicated service (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/upper-hutt-leader/6097179/Papal-award-for-dedicated-service
Upper Hutt woman Mary Richardson has added a papal medal to her many
awards for a lifetime's service to the Upper Hutt community.

Long-banned carols performed in basilica
http://tinyurl.com/7a9blh5
St Mary's Basilica in Invercargill was filled with carols last night,
as Southlanders filled the pews to hear 13 Christmas songs forbidden
for 450 years in Scotland.

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News of the Schools
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Santa kicks off the season (photos)
http://tinyurl.com/85lwfxv
[In Christmas parades around the country, it's often thanks to the
local Catholic school and parish that Jesus, Mary and Joseph aren't
left out. God bless St Peter's Catholic School, Cambridge (see
right-hand column) and a pat on the back for the donkey - ML]

Baradene College, Auckland: A long love affair with languages (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/7dp9zcs

Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Riccitelli century
leads school side's fightback
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/6084634/Riccitelli-century-leads-school-sides-fightback

Garin College, Richmond, Nelson: Maths whiz takes honours (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/6uyvjpx

Hato Petera College, Auckland: College head to raise profile (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/6106374/College-head-to-raise-profile

Hato Petera College, Auckland: Principal named at Hato Petera
http://tinyurl.com/83bhtby

John Paul College, Rotorua: Extra staff better than sponsors'
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/extra-staff-better-than-sponsors/1200352/

Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Speedy youngsters stars of school sport
(photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/189709/speedy-youngsters-stars-school-sport

Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Year 9 roll up at city schools
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/189728/year-9-roll-city-schools

Roncalli College, Timaru: Pupils' posies for season's greetings (photo
caption) http://tinyurl.com/7kks8xt

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Teens turn disaster into success
(photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/6097616/Teens-turn-disaster-into-success

Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Protest wins roading
rethink (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/6096973/Protest-wins-roading-rethink

St Joseph's, Kaikoura: Pee wee trail racers steal the show (photos)
http://tinyurl.com/6sav29q

St Joseph's, Morrinsville: Age group title for local bmx rider (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/7l46bo7

St Theresa's, Featherston: Reports of gunman near school a product of
a 'vivid imagination'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772118

St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch: Radio New Zealand.
Afternoons. 'Emergency charger' (audio file)
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20110329-1425-Emergency_charger-048.mp3

St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch: Student creation lights
the way http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/student-creation-lights-way/5/109244
Stella Maris, Silverdale, Auckland: Halina a special teacher (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/6106763/Halina-a-special-teacher

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Attending', A voice cries: John 1:19-28, a reading and commentary by
Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral,
Wellington.

Also: 'Considering', a reflection for Christmas. "Being the change
that I want to be in the world", by Sister Mary Scanlan

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Access Radio

http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834

Programmes in December:

11 – Drs Robert Walley and Donna Harrison talk about the work of
MaterCare International.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Dissatisfaction (don't just sit there, do something)

** Two things I have trouble believing (about very small babies, and
video games)

** My Week of Anglicans (on the reasons for the Catholic-Anglican split)

** A Modern Seminarians' Dictionary (ironic definitions from the 1980s)

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

Global priest shortages, faith and reason in the U.K. and a loss in Ohio
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/global-priest-shortages-faith-and-reason-uk-and-loss-ohio

The most important Catholic story of our time is the demographic shift
from the global north to the south, with two-thirds of the Catholics
in the world today living in the southern hemisphere, a share that
will rise to three-quarters by the middle of the century. One
underutilized resource for pondering this transition is the missionary
orders, with their long experience navigating cultural gaps. As it
happens, I received two fascinating reflections this week from veteran
missionaries, one an Italian Comboni serving in the Philippines, Fr.
Renzo Carraro, and the other an American Jesuit currently in Malawi
after many years in Zambia, Fr. Pete Henriot. Although each covered a
variety of topics, they intersect at a critical point: priest
shortages and their frightening pastoral implications...

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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
Details in 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://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 of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North, Youth Ministry Coordinator, Wanganui.
http://pn.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 4-17 2011 p.23, in 'Wel-com'
December 2011 p.13, and from Katheleen Field at cya@dyc.net.nz ; tel:
(06) 350 3824 and 021 509 436


Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Office of Catholic Ministry with
Young People (3 positions)
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=322
Details on the Web page, and from Lorraine McArthur, Director,
Archdiocesan Pastoral Services, tel (04) 496-1706; email
l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz
Applications close on 20 December, 2011