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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
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Married At First Sight NZ will trivialise marriage, church says
Three's latest reality television import cheapens marriages and is "a ratings-driven trivialisation", say church and family lobby groups.
Bangladesh trip for Zonta woman (photos)
An Oamaru woman has recently returned from her latest travels involving Zonta and other service projects.
After 67 years, Porirua church hangs WWII honours board - Catholic names and all (photos)
It was 1950, and the parishioners of St Alban's Church were planning a memorial immortalising the district's World War II soldiers would hang on the wall of the little Anglican church in Pauatahanui, Porirua. The names were gathered, the design drawn up and everything was ready ... until the vicar brought everything to a screaming halt. Catholics.
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News of the Schools
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Baradene College, Auckland: Bay dermatologist behind charity ball
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 The walk to Emmaus
A reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
** Pope warns Korean conflict could threaten 'good part' of humanity
In a typically wide-ranging press conference at the end of his two-day trip to Egypt, Pope Francis warned that a widened conflict around nuclear-armed North Korea could have disastrous consequences, saying it could wipe out a "good part of humanity," The pontiff called for a diplomatic solution and said the role of the United Nations has been overly "watered down."
** The Vatican's quiet reformer
The President of the Vatican Information Authority (AIF), René Brülhart, was speaking at Oxford University's Blavatbik School of Government on reforming Vatican finances on Thursday night. Brülhart has sought to create a "tailor-made" system of regulation — a term he used often in his talk — that brings the Vatican into line with contemporary European standards but without sacrificing its uniqueness.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS (UPDATED JANUARY 2017)
'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22
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. '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/
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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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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz
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