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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
Catholic Institute Successfully Embraces New Technology (30 May 2012)
The newly formed Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand (TCI) has successfully integrated eLearning into its course offerings. A series of "faith updates" in the form of online modules has been created to complement the Institutes courses and were designed to offer people an exciting new learning experience they could access from the comfort of their own home ...
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
In issue no.392, June 3 - 16 2012:
Catholic radio show a winner in national awards ... NZ women told abortion is loving ... New priest likes multicultural New Zealand ... NZ catechetical directory published ... Human formation vital for priesthood ... Surrendering their lives to God, they remain calm in the face of trouble (West Papua) ... A MacKillop link restored in Christchurch ... Anti-bullying song a hit ... Advertising feature: NZ Dioceses
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Week of Masses for drowned dad, son (photos)
The New Zealand Herald
http://tinyurl.com/75rl4mw
Family and friends of the father and son whose bodies were pulled from the Manukau Harbour last week have begun to formally mourn their lost loved ones. Last night, the first of a series of family Masses was held for father So'saia Paasi and 7-year-old Tio at the family's church in Ponsonby.
Short-sighted Budget short-changes vulnerable
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/short-sighted-budget-short-changes-vulnerable/5/124709
Short-sighted policy changes taking with one hand while giving with the other may leave vulnerable groups short-changed in this year's Budget, says Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.
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News of the Schools
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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Schools pitch best voices (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/7kupdym
Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Pupils take acts to a higher stage (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/7011979/Pupils-take-acts-to-a-higher-stage
Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Sacred Heart notch up their first competition points http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/school-sport/7018990/Sacred-Heart-notch-up-their-first-competition-points
Sancta Maria College, Auckland: A famous one-liner (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/7020994/A-famous-one-liner
St Bede's College, Christchurch: Man shocked to read he'd died http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6998114/Man-shocked-to-read-he-d-died
St Catherine's College, Wellington: Student dives into music career (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/7031788/Student-dives-into-music-career
St Joseph's, Pukekohe: Long locks sacrificed (photo) Franklin County News http://tinyurl.com/88xdejg
St Patrick's College, Wellington / Francis Douglas College, New Plymouth: Francis Douglas pay hefty price for errors (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/taranaki-rugby/7019164/Francis-Douglas-pay-hefty-price-for-errors
St Patrick's College, Upper Hutt: Inspirational teens honoured (photo) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/6vjmofy
St Patrick's, Taumarunui: Young worm farmers get hooked on sustainability (photo) Ruapehu Press http://tinyurl.com/7yr229u
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
'Support': Isaiah 6:1-8 - God in three persons, a reading and reflection with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
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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
May 27 – Two-thirds of the world's population cannot read the Good News: Gerry Jackson explains the apostolate Faith Comes By Hearing and Matthew Bunson comments on this Year of Faith. Jill Bevilacqua looks at the life of St Joan of Arc. A reading from Pope Benedict's book, 'The Joy of Knowing Christ'.
[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
** The Adult Education Trust at it again… (Edwina Gately challenges Catholic women)
** Lying for Jesus? There's no such thing (pro-lifers and the wrongness of lying)
** The Non-Negotiables (what are the non-negotiables to call yourself a Catholic?)
** My Kingdom for an Octave (the tradition of the Octave Feast)
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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
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5
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
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
Pondering the 'what,' not the 'who,' of Vatileaks
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/pondering-what-not-who-vati-leaks
While the arrest of the pope's butler has triggered feverish speculation about the "who" of the Vatican leaks scandal, there's been less attention so far to the "what" of the revelations contained in the sensational new book His Holiness: The Secret Papers of Benedict XVI, published by journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi. Yet the substance of the leaks obviously merits consideration, so below, I present a sampling of the highlights, including material likely to interest English-speaking readers...
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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
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://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
New Zealand Catholic Education Convention 2012
8-10 August 2012, Wellington Convention Centre
http://www.conference.co.nz/nzceoc2012
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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 overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]
Director, St Francis Retreat Centre, Hillsborough Road, Auckland
http://www.stfrancisretreatcentre.org.nz
Details in 'Welcom' May 2012 p.10, at http://www.stfrancisretreatcentre.org.nz/job_vacancy_16.html , and from admin@stfrancisretreatcentre.org.nz
