Sunday, April 24, 2016

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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DEAR READERS: 
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Taranaki based priest celebrates 25 years of religious life (photo)
Serving as a priest in Taranaki for the last three years has been like a holiday for Father Freddie Barte. Hailing from the Philippines - a country where about 80 per cent of the population is Catholic - Barte used to oversee up to four church services a day.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Aquinas College, Tauranga: House build will benefit college (video) 
Aquinas College will undertake its biggest fundraiser ever as it plans to build and sell a brand new home at St Thomas Estate that could net more than $125,000.

Campion College, Gisborne: Campion College rebuild (photo) 
Plans are in place to replace three two-storey blocks with single-storey innovative learning spaces that meet international and Ministry of Education agreed standards for 21st century learning and teaching. 

Campion College, Gisborne: Five minutes of fame for college thespians (photo) 
This scene from Shakespeare's tragedy Othello took a trio of Campion College students to first place in the five-minute scene section of the annual East Coast Shakespeare Festival this week. 

Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Strong female characters claim Shakespeare win in the Waikato (photo)
A group of Sacred Heart Girls' College (Hamilton) students were crowned champions at the Waikato Regional Sheilah? Winn Shakespeare Festival.

St Joseph's, Timaru: Kids walk to raise money (photo gallery) 
Pupils from Timaru's St Joseph's School have raised about $1600 by walking laps around their school.

St Patrick's, Rotorua: St Patrick's students remember ANZACs 
Senior students of St Patrick's School, Rotorua, organised a mufti day for money to donate to the annual Poppy Appeal.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sunday 24 April  - John 13:31-33A, 34-35 The new commandment

Are you ready to make sacrifices to love better?
A reading and discussion with Theresa Ulmer and Vicky Wall.

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'CRUX', edited by John L. Allen


'Crux' is a free online magazine of articles on Catholic issues. On Crux now ...

** Teenagers get surprise chance to confess sins to the pope
Sixteen teenagers have gotten an unexpected opportunity to confess sins to Pope Francis, and the pontiff also got a cake for his saint's name day.

** Bishops' religious freedom chief 'cautiously optimistic' on Little Sisters
In response to accusations of being partisan, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore tells Crux that the U.S. bishops "didn't go looking for this fight" on religious freedom.

** Religious orders key to fight against sex abuse scandals
In a continuing effort to protect children, the Catholic Church's focus is now turning to religious orders of men and women in addition to dioceses.

** Is Catholicism being scrubbed from Ireland's 'Easter Rising'?
Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising was "drenched in Catholicism," with "the rosary the soundtrack to rebel activity wherever it took place," but today some are ignoring that…

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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' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


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/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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