Sunday, July 1, 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Counting blessings after big winds (photo)
Strong winds which buffeted the South downed trees, overturned a campervan and blew the steeple off a Dunedin church. No injuries were reported.

Fifty years in God's service (photo)
Father Fergus Reeves has just two words to sum up his 50 years in the priesthood. "Thank you," he told an audience of 300 or so gathered to celebrate his milestone at St Joseph's Church in New Plymouth yesterday.

New stoush brewing over Erskine College (photo)
Century-old pohutukawas spread splendidly above, but weeds smother the plantings, broken glass flecks the path. The path's destination is Island Bay's Erskine College - the imposing Gothic building that for 79 years housed several hundred schoolgirls, moulding some of New Zealand's top female minds.

'Cathedral' piano sale a mystery
An online auction has struck a sour note with the Catholic and Anglican dioceses. A baby grand piano advertised on Trade Me sold for $6000 this week. The seller listed it as "Grand Piano from Christchurch Cathedral".

Engaged again after 70 years (photo)
Rodney Times
After 70 years Richard Tracy from Dayton, Ohio, and Norma Milford of Snells Beach are once again engaged. The rekindling of a World War II romance in Warkworth comes just as New Zealand recognises the arrival of United States forces here 70 years ago.

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News of the Schools
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Kavanagh College / St Kevin's College: Rugby: Cumming fires up Kavanagh http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/214428/rugby-cumming-fires-kavanagh



St Patrick's College, Silverstream: School tree planting is first step to restore Mawaihakona Stream (photo) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/7v96duu

St Patrick's School, Taumarunui: Onboard interaction (photo caption) Ruapehu Press http://tinyurl.com/7ac6gml New technology at St Patrick's School, Taumarunui

St Patrick's, Inglewood: Double delight for Riley's family (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/7175448/Double-delight-for-Rileys-family

St Teresa's, Featherston: Popular principal says farewell (photo) http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/popular-principal-says-farewell/1437126/

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Remembered - Mark 5:25-24 A woman remembered, a reading and reflection with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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The View from Down Here
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26 June - The View from Down Here returns with a full slate of stories that range from the downright scary to the ridiculous. In the former category is the controversial treatment of Attorney General Eric Holder regarding a policy that saw guns put in the hands of Mexican criminals — guns that were later used to kill an American man. Now, President Obama is using executive privilege to protect Holder. President Obama is also using his executive pen to allow young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States if they've been making a contribution to the country. Firmly in the ridiculous category is an Obama campaign suggestion that people use their wedding registry to help bankroll his re-election campaign. And there are plenty of stories between those extremes. Thanks for listening, and we'd love to get your feedback.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** My rant (what boys do; parishes and the pro-life cause)

** Triple tricky questions (the SSPX and communion with the See of Peter)

** Opus Dei? Tell me more…

** Liturgy, Interrupted (a Diocesan youth Mass at Auckland Cathedral)

** Can pregnancy be an accident? (ACC cover for pregnancy)

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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. '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

'Wel-com'. Newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses http://www.welcom.org.nz

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


An American moment in the Vatican

For those who can only see the world in terms of left vs. right, recent personnel moves in the Vatican undoubtedly look like the same old stuff on a different day.
Yet if I may make the bold suggestion that we set aside ideology for a moment, there's another lens through which to view what's going on. In effect, we're witnessing the dawn of a new "American moment" in the Vatican...

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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

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






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

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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 ]

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