Sunday, February 4, 2018

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Catholic Communities Welcome Refugees
Press Release: Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas, as one of four organisations approved for the new Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) programme, will lead the coordination of a number of Catholic organisations who will support a refugee family to settle in New Zealand.

Veteran journalist Pat Booth dies, aged 88
Veteran journalist Pat Booth has passed away at a rest home in Kumeu after a short illness. Sally Collings, his youngest daughter, confirmed he passed away about 1.20pm today. "Pat Booth was a very respected journalist, but not only that he was loving father of four children," she said. "We will miss him and his stories ... and we love him." Ms Collings said her father was proud of his work covering the infamous Arthur Allan Thomas case, and the Mr Asia crime syndicates.

Filipino Sinulog festival celebrated in Dunedin (video)

St John of God 'pulled up the draw bridge' for Marylands School abuse victims, advocates claim (photos)
Australasian head of the order at St John of God Brother Peter Burke, pictured in 2002, the year compensation processes for men abused at Marylands School began. Critics say payouts have become smaller and non-negotiable since Burke resigned in 2007. He died in 2010.

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News Of The Schools
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Sacred Heart College welcomes new principal Maria Neville-Foster with powhiri (photo of Maria with Mary)
In a "moving" powhiri yesterday, two school communities came together to welcome the new principal of Sacred Heart College. Havelock North High School, led by principal Greg Fenton "handed over" their former deputy principal, Maria Neville-Foster, to the Catholic girls' secondary school.

Sarah Catherall: The highs and lows of a high-school reunion
I arrive late for my school reunion too, which seems apt, but it means I miss the photographs for my decade group – the girls who went to Sacred Heart College in Napier in the 1980s...

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin


At Olympics, Vatican showcases bond between faith and sports
One doesn't have to go any further than St. Paul's letter encouraging Corinthians to "run in such a way as to take the prize" to find the deep connection between sports and faith. On Friday, Vatican officials announced a further step in the Church's relationship with the Olympic games, and the possibility that it might evolve into something permanent...

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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'. 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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz


'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

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

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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

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