Sunday, May 26, 2013

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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Deliverance from evil every day
Exorcism is part of her job description, a Timaru minister says.

Exorcisms all about prayer and kindness
Father Michael Blain does not believe in demons, but was once Wellington's own city exorcist. Now 70, the retired Anglican priest sees his old job as just another way of helping people. He learned exorcism in rural Zimbabwe, where he worked in the 1980s.

After the crash (photo)
Chanelle Taupo sat at her uncle's home in Melbourne listening to the phone call that she prayed was a joke. There had been a crash, she was told. Three of them were dead. Another was on life support at Middlemore Hospital. Dominic Stehlin, her partner and the father of her unborn child, was the driver. He didn't make it.

Councillors given QSM honours
Former Rangitikei councillor Maureen Fenton and current Wanganui councillor Sue Westwood received their New Year's honours at Government House in Wellington yesterday.

Priest feels call of Antarctica again (photo)
A trip to Antarctica is just a dream for most people but for a Timaru priest it could be a reality for the third time. Holy Family's Father Brian Fennessy is hoping he passes the stringent medical tests again so he can do another four-week stint at American Research Centre McMurdo Station in November.

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News of the schools
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Catholic Schools' Day

Schools celebrate Catholic Schools' Day (photo caption)
Newslink
Students at St Peter's College and St Mary's school in Gore joined more than 200 other schools in celebration of Catholic Schools Day yesterday. 

Mass marks unity (photo)
Catholic Schools' Day celebrations were held in the south yesterday.

Mass gathering as schools celebrate
The sound of 700 hymn-singing school children rose from St Joseph's Catholic Church in New Plymouth yesterday.

Wee visit for schools celebration (photo caption)
St Francis Xavier School new entrants' teacher Katie Montgomery helps preschooler George Sanderson (4) with an activity as part of Wee Kids Wednesday.

Other school news ...

Engaging storyteller back by popular demand (photos)
Wairarapa News
Internationally- known author, theologian, storyteller and lecturer Dr Megan McKenna captivated audiences last week at Chanel College with her vivid storytelling skills. Teachers and staff from Chanel College and St Patrick's Masterton, St Mary's Carterton and St Teresa's School in Featherston came together to participate in the workshops.


De La Salle College, Auckland: De La Salle in gear for 60 year jubilee (photos) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/8709301/De-La-Salle-in-gear-for-60-year-jubilee

Garin College, Nelson: Garin College out in front at Nelson rock finals http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/17266024/garin-college-out-in-front-at-nelson-rock-finals/?

Pompallier College, Whangarei: Superhero set to show off skills (photo) http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/superhero-set-to-show-off-skills/1875651/

Roncalli College, Rotorua: Truce be told, Roncalli a genuine threat http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/8700955/Truce-be-told-Roncalli-a-genuine-threat

St Bede's College, Christchurch: Restorative process for St Bede's bullies http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/17266501/restorative-process-for-st-bedes-bullies/?

St Bede's College, Christchurch: St Bede's slams cyber-bullies http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/schools/8695712/St-Bedes-slams-cyber-bullies


St Mary's, Tauranga: Warning over homeless man (photo) http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/warning-over-homeless-man/1875620/

St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Silverstream shares runner-up (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/upper-hutt-leader/8701820/Silverstream-shares-runner-up

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Omnipresent
John 16: 12-15: Three in one, a reading and discussion with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

Also: Sister Mary Scanlon, 'Expect the unexpected'

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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 19 – The history of the Church, from Apostolic times to the twenty-first century; the teaching of Pope Francis

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

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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Sounds Catholic May 12 2013
Our Lord's Ascension, in music, scripture and prayer; the Year of Faith, hymns and testimony

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Soaking up Rome (on pilgrimage in Rome)

** Catholic Extremists! (the "Catholic Action Group")

** There's one in every parish… (European parish report)

** Foundations for Dating – Nine Secrets! (good and holy foundations for a relationship)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Beneath the hype, Rio a major test for Francis

In exactly two months, Pope Francis will make his first overseas trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for World Youth Day. The crowds will be huge and enthusiastic, Brazil desperately wants the event to go well to showcase its status as the emerging superpower of the developing world, and Francis has already proven that he's more than ready for prime time. Beneath the hype, however, there are four challenges awaiting the new pontiff on this outing, and however many beguiling visuals and moving testimonials the trip generates, triumph is hardly a foregone conclusion...

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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

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 ]

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