Sunday, July 30, 2023


NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


*** Here's our third video from the 126 Kiwis on pilgrimage with Bishop Michael Gielen to World Youth Day 2023 Lisbon, where they will arrive on 31 July. This video includes their visit to Lourdes. 

*** Miriama Allen from the Archdiocese of Wellington shares photos, video and her experiences so far from the World Youth Day pilgrimage to Lisbon.

** An album of photographs from France from the Christchurch contingent of our pilgrims to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon.

** Here's another video of the 126 Kiwis on pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2023 Lisbon, where they will arrive on 31 July, accompanied by Bishop Michael Gielen. This video includes a visit to the birthplace of Suzanne Aubert, t

** A Facebook page has been created for the National Shrine for Mary Assumed into Heaven, which is at St Mary of the Angels church in Wellington. 

** Prison Chaplaincy Director sought. We are still seeking candidates for the very important position of Prison Chaplaincy Director.

** We are pleased to announce that the Episcopal Ordination and Installation of Reverend John Adams as Bishop of Palmerston North will be on Saturday 30 September at 11am at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Everyone is welcome

** This coming Sunday, July 30, is the Day of Prayer to End Trafficking and Slavery. The National Liturgy Office has created prayers and other resources for this special day:  

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Stratford District Citizen Awards: Patsy Caskey a humble yet passionate volunteer
When Patsy Caskey says volunteering is a rewarding thing to do, she is speaking from experience. More than six decades of it, in fact, as Patsy has spent the past 60-plus years giving her time and skills freely to a wide range of organisations ...

Stage set for Sacred Heart and St. John's College production of Godspell
The stage is set for this year's combined Sacred Heart College and St. John's College production of Godspell. More than 20 students from the brother-sister schools will take to the stage at Theatre Hawke's Bay for four nights this week for their rendition of the musical. Godspell, originally conceived in 1970, was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden). It's a collection of musical parables from the Gospel according to Matthew, ending with the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus ...

'Just Go For It': Do you dare travel alone? Are you stuck on the fence, yet to take the plunge? Here, two women reveal to Ellen Murphy how their lives were changed forever by solo travel.
The New Zealand Herald 25 Jul 2023 p.32
(Paywalled. Accessible via PressReader through the public library).
Two women have recounted their life-changing solo travel experiences — from trekking across Europe, to exploring the wonders of India's Golden Triangle — and revealed why the decision to go it alone was transformative. Helen Mitchell undertook a 1700km pilgrimage through Europe as she approached her 60th birthday. She said the kindness of the people she encountered — including the Pope — gave her a fresh outlook on life ...

Catholic church accused of performing unlicensed exorcisms
A South Island Catholic church has been accused by former clergy members of allegedly performing unlicensed exorcisms, some on young children. An expert is also concerned about the potential for long-term harm to be caused to the participants.

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SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) - Day of Prayer to End Trafficking and Slavery.

Today's Mass, celebrated by Mons Bernard Kiely at the parish of Good Shepherd, Balmoral, Auckland can be viewed at: 

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Sister Sandra CSN at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Matthew 13:44-52   The parable of the hidden treasure

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word:  17th Sunday Year A: The Kingdom of God.

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


Archbishop says 'Oppenheimer' invites reflection on morality of nuclear arms
As portrayed in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, in 1945 after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who led the development of the nuclear weapons, told President Harry Truman that he had "blood on his hands." The scene stood out to Archbishop John Wester. He said the moment, along with others that highlight Oppenheimer's moral dilemma after the bombings, invites people of today to assess for themselves the "morally untenable reality" of a world with nuclear weapons ...

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Whanau Mercy Ministries. Executive Director
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 16-29 p.5, and from Denise Fox tel. 027 6777169 

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference: Kaihapai Maori Role
Applications are invited for the position of Kaihapai Maori for the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC). This is an influential role that will shape the future of the bishops' national agencies in advancing a deeper understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi and a Maori way of working across all ministries.
Applications close 21 August.

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference. Director of Prison Chaplaincy 
The Prison Chaplaincy Director is a full-time national role, providing pastoral and professional leadership and support to the Catholic chaplains who provide chaplaincy services in New Zealand prisons.
Applications to Damian Dempsey, NZCBC Executive Director,  secretariat@nzcbc.org.nz.
Applications close 28 August 2023. 

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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News of the Church 
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