Sunday, April 8, 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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Easter 2012
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An Easter message from the leaders of the Auckland churches: Rising hope
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10796782
In conquering death, Jesus shows us that extinction is not our evolutionary fate, because through him death is not the end of the road. Easter is the great event that lies at the very heart of the Christian faith, and if there is one word that encompasses this meaning and significance, that word is "hope"...

The Big Question
Sunday Star Times
http://tinyurl.com/89464cf
For some, Easter weekend means little more than public holidays and hot cross buns. For others, it's the most significant date in the calendar. From bishops to rugby league players, from those who believe to those who don't, we asked one simple question: What does God mean to you? ...

Maori Catholics to attend annual Easter celebration
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/102621/maori-catholics-to-attend-annual-easter-celebration
Catholic kapa haka groups have been practising to go to Hokianga Harbour this year for the annual Maori Catholic Easter Celebration, the Hui Aranga. The event has been held every Easter since 1946. It attracts a mainly rangatahi (younger) audience who compete in cultural performances, oratory, debates, quizzes and sports...

Deeper meaning for Aquinas students (photos)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/deeper-meaning-holds-for-aquinas-students/1333141/
Aquinas College students gathered at Red Square on Thursday to begin a Catholic pilgrimage through town - the Cross Walk.

Celebrating the crucifixion (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/news/todays-news/7242-celebrating-the-crucifixion.html
The Methven Christian community combined to celebrate the crucifixion with a carrying of the cross ceremony yesterday.

Crucifixion uploaded to Facebook – challenging message on billboard (photo)
http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2012/04/crucifixion-uploaded-to-facebook-judas-iscariot-likes-this/
A priest at St Matthew-in-the-City is hoping the church's latest billboard – based on the popular social media website Facebook – will encourage debate about Easter.

In other news ...

Quake fears strike Catholic churches (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6706376/Quake-fears-strike-Catholic-churches
More than half of all Catholic Church buildings in Wellington are immediate earthquake concerns, with 25 churches revealed as earthquake-prone just days before Easter.

Also:
Wellington Catholic Church Buildings At Risk
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6701211/Wellington-Catholic-Church-Buildings-At-Risk

Enter church at your own risk (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/upper-hutt-leader/6689406/Churchs-future-uncertain

Sts Peter and Paul shifts services to college gym (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/6682648/Sts-Peter-and-Paul-shifts-services-to-college-gym


Inside New Zealand's Arise Church
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/6706471/Teens-tuning-in-to-Gods-new-beat
A United States study last year listed New Zealand as one of nine countries where religion will all but die, and the latest census figures in 2006 showed the number of people ticking the "no religion" box was increasing. Despite the decline, Victoria University religious studies professor Paul Morris says there is evidence of a "religious revival" among youths.

Ancient bibles found in library (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6700864/Ancient-bibles-found-in-library
Tattered pieces from two bibles more than 1200 years old have been found in another bible in an Auckland library.

'Emotional' exhibition draws to a close (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/6696888/Emotional-exhibition-draws-to-a-close
Geraldine's McAtamney Gallery will soon bid farewell to one of its long-running exhibitions. The exhibition called Stations of the Cross, created by Geraldine artist John Badcock, is set to move from Geraldine to Rotorua.

Up the boohai with chief Te Hemara (photos)
A three-page illustrated feature on Puhoi's Bohemian Catholic settlers.
'Escape'
Page 1: http://tinyurl.com/7oc9dlk
Pages 2 and 3: http://tinyurl.com/6ued7lf

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News of the Schools
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Catholic Cathedral College, Christchurch: Top Results for quake-hit school (video) TVNZ. Breakfast. Tuesday 3 April 2012 http://nz.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/28809172/19467489/

John Paul College, Rotorua: Record breaker has eye on Rio (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/record-breaker-has-eye-on-rio/1301172/

Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rowing: McBride shows way in Maadi Cup sculling (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rowing/203807/rowing-mcbride-shows-way-maadi-cup-sculling

St Anne's School, Christchurch: The show must go on despite quake damage (photo caption) The Press http://tinyurl.com/6lm4qsf

St Joseph's Cathedral School, Dunedin: Girl power supporting pioneer vision therapy (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/203998/girl-power-supporting-pioneer-vision-therapy

St Joseph's, New Plymouth: St Joseph's students care for coast (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/86qd22y

St Joseph's, Invercargill: Family celebrates each achievement (photo) The Southland Times http://tinyurl.com/87rc6ex

St Joseph's, Temuka: Pupils give back to the community (photo) The Timaru Herald http://tinyurl.com/7xxdtz7

St Kevin's College, Oamaru: Shield retained by St Kevin's (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/204478/shield-retained-st-kevins

St Patrick's, Inglewood: Cash or pizza for tin's whereabouts (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/6682611/Cash-or-pizza-for-tins-whereabouts/

St Patrick's, Paraparaumu: Doing their bit (photo caption) The Horowhenua Mail http://tinyurl.com/7uhuu7y

St Paul's College, Auckland: St Paul's College moves up a league (photo) http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/news/st-pauls-college-gaining-attention/1330335/

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'WEL-COM'

http://www.welcom.org.nz

News
Some parishes urged to seek alternative venues for Mass ... Court review tough on vulnerable families ... New tertiary institute director starts work

Columns
Bishop's column: Putting out the nets at Christ's word, by Emeritus Bishop Peter Cullinane ... Mary for Today - the second millennium, by Kieran Fenn fms ... Editorial: Industrial action and the gospel, by Cecily McNeill

Schools
Studying liturgy ... St Pat's Town wins McEvedy for the third time in five years ... McKeefry school parties and learns with gospel rocker

Features
From Jerusalem to Hiruharama - making the links ... An Easter message of hope from the Holy Land ... Good popes bad popes - the first millennium

Palmerston North
Under the lamp-post: the newsletter 'Deaf Southern Star' ... A school year full of promise for Catholic kids ... Flaxmere students sent forth

Reflect
Easter vigil Year B Mark 16:1-8, by Veronica Lawson rsm 4 April 2012

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

"Knowing": John 20: 1-9, a reading and discussion with Christine Paterson and Fr James Lyons.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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The View from Down Here
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http://station15.co.nz

April 3, 2012: It's just Brendan and Gavin again this week, and there's a long list of stories to cover. After a quick chat on the primaries and on Ron Paul and his curious inability to attract Catholic voters, we navigate through atheist waters, wonder about President Obama cosying up to Planned Parenthood and discuss this curious story of a woman who's in trouble with the law over her decision to baptise her children. And there's also some musical interlude from Catholic rapper Righteous B.

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834

2012-04-1 – 1 – The focus is on Holy Week with a reflection by Msgr Figuiredo, and a "retreat" given by Fr Owen Gorman in Derry Cathedral. From the Columbans, a commentary on the April painting displayed in their calendar.

[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Wholly Holy Thursday (Holy Thursday as the Heavenly banquet)

** Being Frank for the final time (farewell from Inkling)

** The manner of receiving Our Lord (extracts from an article)

** Easter and the Silly Anglicans (Another season, another St Mathew's-in-the-City billboard)

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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

Benedict XVI and the lament of the hawks
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/benedict-xvi-and-lament-hawks

Three decades ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger rose to fame as the architect of the Vatican's crackdown on liberation theology in Latin America, which he saw as a dangerous baptism of Marxist class struggle. Since his election as pope, Benedict XVI has seemed less notable for his anti-communist audacity than his appetite for détente. Benedict's March 26-28 visit to Cuba, in which he met both the Castro brothers but none of the pro-democracy dissidents, offered the latest case in point ...

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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
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

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/

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/

http://www.romereports.com (video)

http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EVENTS

Hui Aranga Annual Easter Celebrations
Friday 6 April 2012, 8:00 am to Monday 9 April 2012, 4:00 pm @ Whanganui
Host Club: Te Roopu o te Whetu
Contact: Danny Karatea-Goddard

Eucharistic Convention 2012
April 13 - 15, Westlake boys High School Auditorium. Takapuna North Shore Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 11-24 2012 p.13 and from http://www.eucharistic-convention.com

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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 ]

PA / Executive Assistant to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
Details at:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/jobs/office-administration/executive-assistant/listing-461884012.htm
and from Tony Murphy, Diocesan Manager ph. 06 3503820, tmurphy@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 13th April 2012

Youth and Young Adult Ministry Support Coordinator, Catholic Diocese of Auckland
Details at:
http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/youth-and-young-adult-ministry-support-coordinator/
and from the Diocesan Youth Website http://www.akyouth.org.nz Applications close 23 April.