Sunday, April 21, 2013

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Catholic Bishops consider passing of Same Sex Marriage Bill bizarre (18 Apr 2013)

Catholic Bishops instruct group not to use the word "Catholic" in their name (19 Apr 2013)

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - April 21 - May 4, No. 413


In the current issue: Cardinals to review Vatican admin (full text on site) ... Pre-marriage stats surprise priest ... Call made for NZ Church media revamp ... Black and Brown Josephites to merge ... Champion of life was healed from a porn addiction ... A life of letters shot through with spirituality (interview with Joy Cowley) ... Archbishop (Balbo) leaves the Pacific ... Advertising feature: Funerals (4 pages)

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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Marriage Amendment Bill
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Bishop laments 'gay marriage' approval in New Zealand
Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, president of the Bishops' Conference of New Zealand, has expressed profound sadness over the authorization of 'gay marriage' by the country's Parliament on April 17.

Gay marriage vote 'bizarre' - priest (photo; text and video report)
A Catholic priest this morning has said he is "saddened and concerned" with last night's vote to legalise same-sex marriage. Father Merv Duffy, speaking on Firstline this morning, described the new law as "bizarre", comparing it to a 19th century attempt to legislate the value of a mathematical constant...

Churches review stance on same sex marriage
Presbyterian and Anglican churches are considering their stance on marrying gay couples after MPs voted to legalise same sex marriage, but the Catholic Church is not reviewing its position.

Christians pray over gay marriage (photo)
Groups supporting and opposing the Marriage Equality bill, which would legalise same-sex marriages, gathered at separate events in Blenheim yesterday [Note the classic Freudian slip in the photo caption after 'Churchgoers ...' - ml]

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Radio New Zealand. Nights, with Bryan Crump: Attending Church
In this 40-minute interview, Paul Morris, a professor of religious studies at Victoria University, compares the new heads of the Catholic Church and the Church of England and discusses how the two churches are changing in New Zealand.

Radio NZ. Saturday Morning, with Kim Hill. 
John Lennox: Maths, Science and God
Kim wrestles John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, who, after debating Richard Dawkins, has found himself a leading spokesman on the Christian side in controversies with the new atheists.

After 100 years, Vera gets photo in newspaper (photo)
For Vera Tourell, one of the best things about turning 100 was having her photograph taken by the Otago Daily Times. Although she was born in Dunedin, and has lived in the city all her life, she had never appeared in the paper.

MasterChef to Mrs Quinn (photos)
Local celebrity Chantelle O'Brien can now call herself Mrs Quinn after marrying her Irish sweetheart, Damien Quinn, at St Patricks Catholic Church in Akaroa. Chantelle, who became a household name after her stint as a finalist on reality cooking show MasterChef, described the experience as "the most amazing day of our lives".

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News of the schools
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Catholic schools tie event (photo)
After 120 ''fiercely, but fairly'' contested games of football, rugby, hockey, basketball and netball, it proved impossible to separate Oamaru's and Timaru's top teams in the inaugural Southern Catholic Colleges Tournament on Monday.

Schools demand cash to gain spot
Parents are being asked for money to secure a spot for their children on school rolls for next year, with one Lower Hutt school charging $1500.

Aquinas College, Tauranga: swimming achievements http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/school-sport-18-april/1836218/

Baradene College, Auckland: College Netball: Defending champions step onto centre court http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/college-netball-defending-champions-step-centre-court/5/153071

Garin College, Nelson: Adventure racing: Accolades after action-filled day http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/college-sport/8561695/Accolades-after-action-filled-day

Pompallier Catholic College: O'Connor goes back to school to meet inspirational teacher (photo) http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/oconnor-goes-back-to-school-to-meet-inspirational-/1837498/

St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt: St Bernard's in tough pool but hope to make top four (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/8558547/St-Bernards-in-tough-pool-but-hope-to-make-top-four

St Joseph's, New Plymouth: Children offer forgiveness to statue vandals http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/8553762/Children-offer-forgiveness-to-statue-vandals

St Kevin's College, Oamaru: Sweet results in sport event (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/communities/8567739/Sweet-results-in-sport-event


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INSPIRATIONAL TV

Care: John 10:27-30, Good shepherd, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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April 14 – Marriage and the family 

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

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STATION XV
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Station XV: Episode 67 — Speaking frankly about Francis (April 16, 2013)

It's been just over a month since Pope Francis took the helm of the Barque of Peter as leader of the Catholic Church. In this month's episode, papal musings dominate the show, with Helen, James, Don and Gavin talking about his first Easter Triduum, his first discussion of the sexual abuse crisis and also the Argentinian connection — tenuous as it may be — between Pope Francis and Diego Maradona. The panel also chats about the likely passage of same-sex marriage legislation in New Zealand. Could anything stop it from becoming law?

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** The Acton Institute… just what I've been looking for…! (The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty)

** Gossiping and complaining (falling by our own tongue)

** You know what's REALLY annoying? (when today's homily comes from the parish financial report)

** How the mighty have fallen… (the state of the former Dominican Priory in Dunedin)

** Theology of the Zombies (the film 'Warm Bodies' and the theology of the body)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Book indicates pope is a moderate realist
Available today on bookshelves everywhere, of both the physical and virtual sort, is Image Books' English translation of On Heaven and Earth, a dialogue between Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Pope Francis, published while he was still Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. In a word, it's well worth the read...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

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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

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Catholic Discipleship College

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






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EVENTS

Catholic Charismatic Renwal. New Evangelisation Weekend
Auckland, May 17 to 19
Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 21 - May 4, p.5 and from Brendan Woodnutt, woodnutt@gmail.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 ]

[Job vacancies at the Archdiocese of Wellington are listed on http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs ]

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

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