Sunday, January 28, 2024

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Canterbury's Fr Michael Pui appointed new Director of MissioNZ
Father Michael Pui – the Parish Priest of Good Shepherd Parish Hurunui in North Canterbury – has been appointed National Director of MissioNZ the local face of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...

Bishop Michael Gielen and Anglican Bishop Ross Bay in Rome and Canterbury for international dialogue
Bishop of Christchurch Michael Gielen says it is a great privilege to be representing New Zealand's Catholic bishops at a major Anglican-Roman Catholic gathering underway in Rome this week and then moving to Canterbury. Bishop Gielen, along with the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Ross Bay, are representing New Zealand at the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) conference ...



** Congratulations and ka pai Fr Michael Pui – the Parish Priest of Good Shepherd Parish Hurunui in North Canterbury – appointed National Director of MissioNZ, the local face of the Pontifical Mission Societies, 

** NZ Catholic has published a handy list of all the changes in clergy appointments in each of the six dioceses for 2024

** Here's Bishop of Christchurch Michael Gielen (left) in Rome today with the Anglican Bishop of Auckland Ross Bay (right) representing their respective New Zealand bishops at a gathering of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission

** The first issue of NZ Catholic for 2024 is on sale in church foyers. Some headlines for this issue: Cardinal Tom Williams farewelled – requiem, obituary, editorial; the story of a married priest with children;  representations of Jesus in the first 300 years of Christianity; clergy moves for the six NZ dioceses.

** The National Liturgy Office has published parish resources for Waitangi Day Tuesday 6 February and the World Day of Prayer for the Sick which is the following Sunday, 11 February.

** The Sisters of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington, are seeking an Events and Volunteer Coordinator. Go here for details and to apply:

** Two years on, Caritas Aotearoa NZ has so far raised more than $600,000 to help with the recovery from the  Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano and tsunami in Tonga, but more needs doing.

** Happy news. Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, our Apostolic Nuncio, continues to improve following the stroke he suffered on 29 October

** Pope Francis has inaugurated a Year of Prayer ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, calling on the faithful "to intensify prayer to prepare us to live well this event of grace and to experience the power of God's hope."

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The latest issue of 'NZ Catholic' is on sale today. A summary of the main articles will appear here shortly.

The full content of the issue 0f December 3-16 is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column)

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Obituary: Cardinal Tom, the man who took on Robert Muldoon
When then Archbishop Tom Williams witnessed police viciously attacking protesters during the 1981 Springbok tour, he complained directly to the prime minister, Robert Muldoon, and police commissioner Bob Walton. Although he would go on to be a highly respected cardinal, he always listed his actions around the Springbok tour as a career highlight. Known to all as Cardinal Tom, he died on the Kapiti Coast, aged 93 ...

'Real privilege' — parish priest leaving
After 13 years, Fr Gerard Aynsley has led his final service at Dunedin's St Patrick's Basilica. The Mercy Parish priest said he had mixed emotions after Mass yesterday, ahead of his move to Invercargill ...

Cheers to a decade of partnership with Garin College
Garin College school staff took a break from routine to enjoy a morning tea shout, arranged by Nelson Regional Master Franchisee, Barbara de Vries. The club sandwiches, carrot cake and blondie slice were an expression of gratitude for their 10 solid years of support ...

Shared interests for a long and happy marriage (photo caption)
Celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary are Tony, 90, and Kathleen Fahey (nee White), 82, with (from left) their son Paul Fahey, great-grandson Harry Johnson, 3, and grandson Craig Johnson.

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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)   

Sunday Mass videos will resume on 4 February 2024 at: https://www.youtube.com/c/AucklandCatholic/videos


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

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 28 January 2024 
Join Anglican bishop David Moxon and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with Fr John O'Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
A 30-minute reflection and commentary on the Sunday readings by Julie South.
Understanding Authority and Power from Moses to Jesus

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  https://livingtheword.org.nz/
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Words and Actions

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


Amid furor over Vatican doc, Pope says aim is to bless people, not same-sex unions

Rome's Chief Rabbi voices 'great disappointment' with Vatican over Gaza

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EMPLOYMENT 
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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


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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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