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'NZ CATHOLIC'
Website: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text articles: https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2018/
In issue no. 544, July 15-28 2018: Cardinal shares homily tips at clergy assembly ... Strengthening mana Maori in Church ... Ne ARCIC document pushes the positives ... Fr Neil Vaney SM: Revisiting Humanae Vitae after 50 years ... Fr Francis Vernon Douglas last seen 75 years ago ... Lighting New Fires: News from Catholic schools across New Zealand (2 pages, illustrated)Spiritual and pastoral boost in Nth Shore parish.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral closes after being deemed a significant quake risk (photos)
Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral has abruptly closed, and could remain so for years, after a structural assessment deemed it a significant risk to occupants in the event of an earthquake. In a statement, a spokesperson for the cathedral on Hill St in Thorndon said that while detailed planning for remediation work had not started yet, it was likely the building would be closed for several years and would cost "several" million to fix.
Obituary: Mary Nelson, August 5, 1942 to June 25, 2018
Mary Nelson was a familiar face to many people in Taranaki. A brilliant cook and baker, Mary most recently worked part-time at the Fridge Butchery and Delicatessen on Devon Street for her nephew Mark Wormald. Before that Mary's culinary prowess was to the fore for many years as she variously worked in several food outlets including Nelsons Bakery Inglewood and Fitzroy, Countdown Supermarket, where she was team leader of the bakery, and as cook at Coronation Lodge Rest Home...
The soup run warming the hearts and tummies of a Te Awamutu street (text, video)
Wednesdays during the winter months in Te Awamutu are soup days for the residents of Palmer Street social housing units. Volunteers from St Patrick's Catholic Church in Te Awamutu make the soup in advance and, at 4pm on Wednesday, it's reheated and delivered to people's homes.
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News of the Schools
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Bishop Edward Gaines, Tokoroa; St Mary's, Putaruru: Young South Waikato leaders celebrated (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/south-waikato-news/105346572/young-south-waikato-leaders-celebrated
Garin College student Tiare Donelan selected for business field trip to Chile (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/105429491/garin-college-student-tiare-donelan-selected-for-business-field-trip-to-chile
Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Wearable memorial for much-loved former Taranaki teacher and principal (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/105375792/wearable-memorial-for-muchloved-former-taranaki-teacher-and-principal A New Plymouth high school has commissioned a wearable memorial to honour Diane Kawana, a much-loved former teacher and principal, as well as reflect its bicultural journey. Sarah Foy reports on the korowai to be woven for Sacred Heart Girls College.
St Bede's College: City schoolboy beats farm teens (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/105354190/city-schoolboy-beats-farm-teens
St Bernard's College: Local Teens attend international youth summit in Boston http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1807/S00344/local-teens-attend-international-youth-summit-in-boston.htm
St Patrick's, Te Awamutu: Waipa's young leaders recognised with Sir Peter Blake awards (photo) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/good-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503279&objectid=12086220
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INSPIRED WORD
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw (Under: Created playlists)
Mark 6:7-13 Jesus sends out the twelve disciples
A reading and commentary with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
Facing crises inside and out, Latin America's Church is hands-on
As news of escalating crises continues to roll in from various quarters of Latin America, the Catholic Church is taking a strikingly hands-on approach. That proactive stance applies both when the mess it faces is external, as in Venezuela and its political and humanitarian challenges, or in-house, as in Chile, where the Church is paying the price for decades of mismanagement of clerical sexual abuse...
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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
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/
'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 https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
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EVENTS
MAX18NZ National Catholic men's event
28- 30 Sept 2018
Kings College
Otahuhu, Auckland
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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
Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz
Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/
