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'NZ CATHOLIC' - May 19 - June 1 2013 no. 415
Auckland parishes warned of big quake costs ... Daily reflection helps students ... Wellington may halve number of parishes ... Papal honour for pro-life legend ... Year of Faith: Bells and smells tell Catholic story ... Faith and science dialogue on origins ... Korean barred from his church community ... New magazine aims to uplift women ... Advertising feature: Education (5 pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Parishes set to merge in Catholic Church restructure (video report)
Dozens of Catholic parishes at the bottom of the North Island and top of the South Island are set to merge, in an unprecedented restructure for the Catholic Church.
Church closures likely in parish shake-up
Waikato Times
Earthquake-prone churches and a shortage of priests have shaken the Catholic Church into an unprecedented restructure. Dozens of parishes in the lower North and upper South Island are set to merge after a review conducted by the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington, with some small churches likely to close.
Catholic parishes may merge
The Marlborough Express
Blenheim, Picton and Kaikoura Catholic parishes would merge to form one parish under a planned restructure of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.
Catholic Church powerless in face of extreme fringe
A radical group that sent emails to MPs saying they were "on the road to hell for all eternity" if they voted in favour of the Marriage Amendment Bill has been told to stop claiming to be Catholic - but the Catholic Church admits it has no power to enforce the ruling.
Take the time to plan homes and communities - Caritas
Rushing legislation to implement new housing policy could actually undermine promising new housing initiatives in the 2013 Budget, says Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tributes flow as church duo retire (photo)
A fond farewell was given to Temuka St Joseph's Catholic Church stalwarts Rosanna Munro and Sister Lorraine Gaines last week as they were forced to retire due to ill health.
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News of the schools
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Aquinas College, Tauranga: Aquinas College, Young Volunteers Recognised http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1305/S00244/young-volunteers-recognised.htm
Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Francis Douglas enjoy historic win (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/8683507/Francis-Douglas-enjoy-historic-win
Garin College, Nelson: Garin College Takes The Day at Smokefreerockquest http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1305/S00312/garin-college-takes-the-day-at-smokefreerockquest.htm?
John Paul College, Rotorua: Sinclair and Price to co-captain NZ Secondary Schools http://www.voxy.co.nz/sport/sinclair-and-price-co-captain-nz-secondary-schools/5/155692
St Peter's College, Palmerston North: School marks adventure milestone Half a century of the "Duke of Ed" http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/8680079/School-marks-adventure-milestone
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
Special
John 20:19-23: Peace, a reading and commentary 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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May 12 – St Augustine and the Rule of St Ignatius; Marian apparitions in Northern Ireland; the Ascension of the Lord
[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 68 — Church expands, and so does definition of marriage (May 16, 2013)
In the May 2013 episode of The 15th Station, James, Helen, Don and Gavin talk about the latest statistics that show the Catholic Church is growing faster than the rate of population growth, and the number of seminarians, priests and bishops is growing with it. Another thing that's growing is the number of relationships New Zealanders can consider marriage, with the passage of legislation allowing same-sex marriage. Some of the arguments against such moves are outlined in this piece, What is Marriage?, which Don mentions in the show. The panel also discusses Pope Francis's upcoming trip to South America, the Church's view on economic matters and the story that's gone viral — a three-year-old Colombian boy who celebrates Mass.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** Billings, Billings everywhere… (positive responses to the Billings Ovulation Method)
** Hipster Catholicism and other things (on being an early adopter)
** Thank You Teresina! (a pilgrim statue in Te Rapa parish, Hamilton)
** The Transcendent Third (dating, courtship, and chaste relationships)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
Demographics don't spell an end to the culture wars
To no one's surprise, the Monday release of the Vatican's 2013 statistical yearbook, which surveys the global Catholic population as of 2011, confirmed the shift in Catholicism's center of gravity away from Europe and North America to the southern hemisphere...
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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. '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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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
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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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 ]
Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic'
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 5-18 p.28, at http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2013/04/23/advertising-manager-wanted-nz-catholic/ and from the editor, PO Box 147000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; editor@nzcatholic.org.nz Applications close 24 May 2013.
Clergy Heathcare Coordinator, Archdiocese of Wellington
Details in 'Wel-com' May 2013 p.2 and from Archbishop's office, tel: (04) 496 1766 ; j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz applications close 31 May 2013
The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand. National Centre for Religious Studies
1. Head of partnerships and Director
2. Curriculum and resource developer
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 19 - June 1 2013 p.27, at (1) http://www.trademe.co.nz/jobs/education/other/auction-592730442.htm and (2) http://www.trademe.co.nz/jobs/education/other/auction-592731711.htm and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at MICAH Partners, tel. (04) 499 4749 ; contact@micahpartners.co.nz
