Sunday, November 26, 2023

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Key bishops' document Te Kahu o te Ora: A Consistent Ethic of Life now also a flip book
The landmark bishops' teaching document Te Kahu o te Ora: A Consistent Ethic of Life is now available online as an easy-to-read flip book ...

UN expert tells Wellington Catholics Israel-Palestine tragedy has simple solution
Nothing will ever be the same in the Holy land after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's apocalyptic response, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, told a Catholic audience in Wellington today ...



** Ka pai Catholic Enquiry Centre, on launching your new blog today, Sowing Seeds.

** We are saddened to learn of the loss of another Caritas Jerusalem staff member. Issam Abedrabbo, aged 35, and two of his children were killed in a bombardment… 

** Holy Cross Seminary: Deo gratias! On Thursday 16th of November Bishop Colin Campbell (Interim Rector) celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass for the end of this year's formation program. 

** Joyous news. Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, our Apostolic Nuncio, has been moved to Kenepuru Hospital from Wellington Hospital to begin his rehabilitation proper, following the stroke he suffered last month.

** Nothing will ever be the same in the Holy land after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's apocalyptic response, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, told a Wellington Archdiocese Ecology, Justice and Peace Commission audience today

** The landmark bishops' teaching document Te Kahu o te Ora: A Consistent Ethic of Life is now available online as an easy-to-read flip book, 

** Rest in peace Fr Paul Shannahan, who among many roles was director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre from 1988 to 2006, helping countless people find their way to our Church and become children of God. Read about his life here: 

** Giving Christmas gifts with a difference has never been easier! With Caritas Gifts e-cards, you can help vulnerable communities to thrive this Christmas. 

** The First Sunday in Advent is 3 December. The National Liturgy Office has prepared substantial resources for all four Sundays of Advent, a time during which we prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth through prayer and reflection

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2023/ 

In issue no. 674  November 19 - December 2, 2023: Cathedrals close doors over security concerns ... Archbishop Martin receives his pallium ... Holy Land work to build respect and tolerance (Sr Cecelia Martin - Congregation of Our Lady of Sion) ... Pro-life groups disappointed at abortion number increase ... Guest editorial by Elizabeth Scalia: Sacred Architecture ... Report prompts challenge to live Christian identity (Dr Rocio Figueroa) ... It's raining men, amen and Hallelujah ... Top Scholars 2023 ... Helen Luxford: Ordinary Time ... Making waves - Laudate Deum washes ashore in Wellington.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Hard working New Plymouth volunteer honoured for her service to St Vincent de Paul
Gabrielle Carman moved to New Plymouth from Auckland in 2014 and hit the ground running, getting involved with St Vincent de Paul straight away, she said. "I thought I could be pretty useful somewhere, and I'm a member of the Catholic Church" ...

Church marks 75 years with Mass (photo caption)
The 75th year of Mary Queen of Peace Church on Otago Peninsula was celebrated with a Mass led by the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, Michael Dooley, yesterday. Also attending were Dunedin MP Rachel Brooking and Polish ambassador Grzegorz Kowal. People from the wider Dunedin Polish community and locals were also present at the celebration.

'I was terrified all the time': Catholic Brother, schoolteacher faces trial for historical sex offences
Three hours of police video interviews with the complainant were shown to the court on the opening day of the trial of 81-year-old former Marist Brother and teacher Charles Afeaki, who faces 14 charges related to alleged historic sexual offending in Invercargill and Auckland in the 1970s.

Taking a stand
Much of Dunedin is still standing, thanks to Lou Robinson. We love our built heritage, but it wasn't always so. Paul Gorman talks to the man who saved it from the wrecking ball.

NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Ancient discovery made (text and video)
When a Dunedin teacher uncovered a prehistoric bone on the edge of an Otago river she turned to her pupils to help deduce its origins.
Trinity Catholic College teacher Kathryn Davie said she noticed the bone nearly a month ago at the edge of the Waihemo/Shag River ...

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SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (A)  

Today's Mass is celebrated by Monsignor David Tonks at the parish of St Joseph's Church, Takapuna, Auckland. It 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). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday,  Hymns on Sunday, 26 November 2023 (audio and text). 
It's Christ the King Sunday, and we're also marking feast days for Saints Cecilia and Clement, and hymn writer Isaac Watts.


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 Sister Stephanie Kitching And Sister Marcellin Wilson.
Matthew 25:31-36   The final judgement

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King:

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  Solemnity of Christ the King: Year A

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
A 30-minute reflection and commentary on the Sunday readings by Julie South.
Sheep Shepherds and Scrutiny: Exploring the Metaphors in Ezekiel, Corinthians and Matthew
Discover why the Catholic Feast of Christ the King from 1925 still matters in today's world. Explore how our world today is similar to back then.

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


Mother Teresa's nuns hang on in small convent near embattled Gaza hospital
Near Gaza's embattled Al-Shifa hospital, three nuns of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity are current struggling to support roughly 60 trapped people, including the elderly and disabled, with only intermittent contact with the outside world, according to an India-based priest who recently spoke with one of the sisters ...

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Pleroma Christian Supplies  https://www.christiansupplies.co.nz/ seeks a new Manager for its Central Hawkes Bay business. Founded in 1978 by Shirley and Ian Duthie, it has been led in recent years by their daughter Malissa Webster, who is now moving on. Pleroma Christian Supplies is a not-for-profit Catholic Christian resource supplier (retail and wholesale) serving our dioceses and faith communities.  Seeking someone who would welcome the chance to relocate to Central Hawkes Bay and lead this well-established and respected  business. Go here for details and to apply:  https://www.seek.co.nz/job/71340271   Applications close  8 December 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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New Zealand Catholic 
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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. 
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