Sunday, July 8, 2012

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'NZ CATHOLIC'


FTO = Full text on the website under Latest News and Events

In issue no. 394, July 1-14 2012: Hand of God seen in fire outcome ... Catholic layman heads Anglican same-sex enquiry ... New Filipino chaplain for Akld ... Speakers set for Scripture weekend ... Congress a springboard for Irish renewal ... Palmerston North celebrates cultural diversity (FTO) ... 2012 Voice for Life song contest to be held in Auckland (FTO) ... 18 European Union nations represented at Mass (FTO) ... Advertising feature: Diocesan Car Fund Trust

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

City churches facing 'double nightmare'
As various religious denominations make plans to have the structural strength of their historic Dunedin churches assessed, some are already preparing for the worst.

Glorious harmony at home (photos)
The Marlborough Express
Maike van der Heide meets a Renwick family living in a 110-year-old Catholic church music room which began life as part of St Mary's Catholic Church in Blenheim.

Catholic women meet
North Taranaki Midweek
More than 150 women, including four from Australia, have registered for the Catholic Women's League New Zealand conference in New Plymouth from July 11 to 14.

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News of the Schools
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Bridge to knowledge (photo captions)
South Taranaki Star
3D bridges took centre stage at Hawera's St Joseph's School last week. Room four students created the bridges at home with their families during ''learning in family time'' before showing them off to classmates in the last days of school. They created pamphlets with self-sourced information about their chosen bridge to go alongside and learned how to insert photographs.

Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Students' coffee the best (photo) East and Bays Courier http://tinyurl.com/85sk9m5

St Joseph's, Temuka: Students join forces in science study (photo) The Timaru Herald http://tinyurl.com/7r25t7h

St Mary's, Putaruru: Leader earns red socks (photo) South Waikato News http://tinyurl.com/84lrxw2

St Patrick's, Kaponga: Donation keeps students up to date (photo) South Taranaki Star http://tinyurl.com/6p2dhbk

St Patrick's, Paraparaumu: Firewood stolen Kapiti Observer http://tinyurl.com/79k4a39

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Courage
Mark 6:1-6: To have faith - a reading and reflection with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

July 1 – St Thomas More in his own words, as presented by Jill Bevilacqua and Sean Patrick Lovett; and Raymond Arroyo talks with Michael Coren, a Canadian columnist and broadcaster, about his book Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** What do Sr. Schneiders and Fr Garrigou-Lagrange have in common? (... in the writings of Fr George Duggan)

** More than just a building (an uplifting experience to start the week)

** Music and Why? (instruments suitable for Mass)

** "Catholic, gay and feeling fine" (a courageous post from a gay Catholic)

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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


A red, white and blue roundup

In honor of the July Fourth holiday, this week's column presents a red, white and blue roundup of recent news, meaning current events somehow linked to, or suggested by, those patriotic colors...

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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 ]