Sunday, February 18, 2024

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


"Through the desert God leads us to freedom" – Pope Francis' 2024 Lenten Message
In his message for Lent 2024, Pope Francis tells us: "Through the desert, God leads us to freedom." Lent is a "season of grace, a time of conversion," he writes, where the desert can become "a place where our freedom can mature in a personal decision not to fall back into slavery ...



** Ka pai Christian Domilies, St Peter's College Auckland Year 12 student, for achieving the top score in the world (and New Zealand) in religious studies in the 2023 Cambridge International exams.

** Te Kupenga - Catholic Theological College welcomed its new students today. A lovely album of photos here.

** In a Food for Faith article today, Fr John O'Connor of the National Liturgy Office sees the popular TV show The Repair Shop as an image of Lent.

** Today's CathNews has an article about the experience of the Synod assembly shared this week in Zoom meetings with Archbishop Paul and Auckland Vicar for Maori Manuel Beazley. 

** Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College runs online part-time courses on Safeguarding in the Catholic Church in Aotearoa NZ.

** The Catholic Enquiry Centre has created a new online page of prayers. 

** Lent is the time of Caritas Aotearoa NZ's annual Lenten Appeal. Envelopes are available at Mass, or you can make a secure donation online. 

** In his message for Lent 2024, Pope Francis invites the faithful to pause for prayer and to assist our brothers and sisters in need, in order to change our own lives and the lives of our communities

** With the season of Lent beginning tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, the National Liturgy Office's Fr John O'Connor blogs on the origins of the season

** CathNews reports on the talk this week by Czech Catholic priest, philosopher, and theologian Tomáš Halík at  Victoria University Wellington

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LENT 2024 - 

Caritas Aotearoa's Lent Reflection Programme is here:

On the same page, Caritas'  Lent 2024 Resource Kit is available including: Notes for Speaking, Notes for Parish Newsletters, Liturgical Resources, Ideas for helping focus on the meaning of Lent, Prayers of the Faithful.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  
The full content of issue 677  January 28 - February 10 is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column).

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Hidden graves found under Onehunga church, including former Catholic Bishop of Auckland
The hidden graves of three church luminaries, including the fourth Catholic Bishop of Auckland, have been found under a city church more than a century after their deaths. Tradies discovered three side-by-side headstones last year while removing old carpet and carpet tiles at Our Lady of the Assumption in the central Auckland suburb of Onehunga.

Auckland St Peter's College student is top of the world in religious studies
Auckland's St Peters College Year 12 student Christian Domilies got the highest score in religious studies in the world for his Cambridge exams. About 1.5 million students from 150 countries and more than 6000 schools enter Cambridge exams every year. Annually, it hands out about 2,750,000 grades globally.

Mangere College students viciously attack Marcellin boy in carpark
The mother of a young Marcellin College student who was hospitalised after a serious attack by around 10-15 teenagers from Mangere College is calling for action before another child is seriously hurt or killed.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (B)   

Today's Mass is celebrated by Father Stephen Berecz at the parish of St John the Baptist, Parnell, 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). 


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

Homily for the First Sunday of Lent, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
A 30-minute reflection and commentary on the Sunday readings by Julie South.
Lent, Baptism, and Temptation: Insights from Genesis, First Peter and Mark's Gospel
Q&A: Where is Lent mentioned in the Bible?

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  https://livingtheword.org.nz/
First Sunday of Lent – Repent and Believe

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


In a social media era, make private time for God, pope says
Pope Francis opened the Lenten season with a procession and Mass on Ash Wednesday, telling Catholics to carve out a silent space for God amid the buzz of the digital era in which little remains private ...

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Executive Director, Whanau Mercy Ministries Trust
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan.28 - Feb 10 2024 p.20 and from Gerard at mercy@scanfam.nz
Applications close 19 February 2024.

Events and Volunteer Coordinator. Sisters of Compassion Group, Island Bay, Wellington

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'  

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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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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