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'WEL-COM'
Wellington & Palmerston North diocesan newspaper http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the June 2004 issue ...
Cardinal William's letter: Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum ("I bring you news of great joy" (Luke 2:10))
Bishop John Dew's reflection: Knowing the people I’m called to serve
We have a new Bishop and Archbishop Last month Rome announced that John Dew was to be Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington and Colin Campbell would be Dunedin's new bishop. Here we provide a background on these two men...
Filmmaker’s passionate commitment to justice As a war correspondent, Max Stahl has filmed crises in Latin America, the Balkans, Chechnya and the Soviet Union. But the country where his work has had the greatest impact has been East Timor...
Offending by Alan Woodcock casts a black shadow over the Church Revelations that came to light last month over a former Marist priest have cast a black shadow over our local Church. On 17 May Alan Woodcock pleaded guilty to 21 charges relating to the sexual abuse of 11 teenage boys and young men between 1978 and 1987...
Hikoi proves to be one of Wellington‘s biggest ever marches It was on 22 April that the great Hikoi of 2004 set out from Cape Reinga in protest at the foreshore and seabed legislation. Many saw this as confiscation of Maori property. As the hikoi headed south it was joined by groups from all around the North Island and by 5 May had assembled in Wellington for an historic march to Parliament...
Saint Gianna Molla sacrificed her life to save her unborn daughter Among the six people who were canonized on 16 May was Gianna Beretta Molla, who accepted the risk of dying rather than undergo a medical treatment that would have caused the death of her unborn child...
Catholic Prison Chaplains Not far from the centre of Invercargill is the city’s prison which houses 172 inmates. Razor wire is visible from all points of this grey concrete building opened in 1910. Despite this Br Osmund McNamara who works there as a prison chaplain says he has a deep down conviction that this is the place Jesus would be found if he was in Invercargill today...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Civil union - a question of choice NZPA 18 June 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2945593a1861,00.html The Civil Union and omnibus Recognition of Relationships bills will be tabled in Parliament on Monday. Associate Justice Minister David Benson-Pope is fronting the bills. He talks to Maggie Tait about the proposed legislation and what it means for society...
Civil Union Bill and Human Rights Demands Press Release: Society For Promotion Of Community Standards Inc. http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0406/S00197.htm Maxim Institute Director Bruce Logan presented the following lecture at the Society's AGM on Monday night 14 June entitled "Human Rights Demands, are they in the Public Good?" He made special reference to the Labour-led Government's anti-marriage and anti-family Civil Union and Omnibus Bills....
Right-to-Life campaigners slam latest abortion statistics NZPA 16 June 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2942284a11,00.html Anti-abortion campaigners have condemned the latest abortion figures, calling them "a major crisis". There were 18,510 abortions performed in 2003, a 6.5 per cent increase on the 17,380 in 2002, according to figures released yesterday by Statistics New Zealand...
Schools urged to teach religion The Dominion Post 19 June 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2945670a7694,00.html Young New Zealanders are not being taught to think critically about issues such as sexuality and genetic engineering, Peter Vardy, a visiting British lecturer says. He spoke to about 550 secondary students at a seminar hosted by Samuel Marsden Collegiate in Wellington this week. He said many teachers in this country are reluctant to tackle religion, but in Britain, religion and values education is a mandatory part of the school curriculum...
Catholics urged to fight off New Age religions NZ Herald 19.06.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3573500&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=world&thesecondsubsection=
Catholics from more than 25 countries have been in Rome this week to hammer out a strategy for combating the threat posed to Christianity by "New Age" religions and fads...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
New Zealand Catholic schools, appreciated for high quality education, teaching corps and structures, grow steadily in number and number of pupils http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/15_2616.html Wellington (Fides Service) - Confidence in Catholics school education is growing among the people of New Zealand. According to a report by the NZ Catholic Education Office, the 2004 school year is starting out with new enthusiasm...
Solomon Islands consolidates social peace and restarts engines of economy and tourism - local Church works to promote social reconciliation and offer psychological assistance to heal traumas caused by violence http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/16_2624.html
“The Church wished to ask forgiveness not in a disordered manner but with effective knowledge of that happened because from the truth there is nothing to fear ” Card. Georges Cottier said at the presentation of the Acts of a 1998 International Symposium on the Inquisition http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/15_2617.html
Balanced History of the Inquisition Is Possible, Says Expert http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=55411
Pope Explains Why He Convoked "Year of the Eucharist" Church's Program Is to Start Afresh From Christ, He Says http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=55218
Papal Message to 95th Katholikentag in Germany: “Let us take the opportunities offered by united Europe to spread further the Gospel of Christ so that no one is denied God’s gift of salvation!” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/17_2627.html
The Pagan-Buster. How a brilliant monk laid the groundwork for Christian Europe. Christianity Today June 2004 http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/2004/jun10.html
“Carry Christ to every environment of daily life” is the mission of Cursillos of Christianity Mons. Ubaldo Speranza of the Italian branch of the movement told Fides the day after the consignment of the Decree of Canonical Recognition. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/12_2599.html
The Wall cuts in two parts some Jerusalem parishes http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=989 Jerusalem – (AsiaNews) – Sobhy Makhoul, a deacon of the Maronite church in a suburb of Jerusalem, comments on the consequences that will follow the construction of the Wall.
A reflection on the occasion of the Church’s World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests: Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 18 June 2004 http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/17_2626.html
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Good Friday football match unlikely but... Lost Catholic community found in China after 50 years Communion: What does Ratzinger really say? Suicide not only big problem in Western world CEO head praises Catholic teachers
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ: REFUGEE CRISIS IN SUDAN
The Darfur region in Western Sudan is facing what is currently the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
The forced depopulation of nearly a million people by Janjaweed militias has seen a flood of people cross the border into neighbouring Chad. The refugees tell of the burning of villages, execution of civilians and robbing of food supplies by the militias who are supported by the Sudanese government.
The situation for the refugees now living camps close to the border is extremely difficult. The climate is especially harsh with frequent sand and dust storms and temperatures ranging from 4 C at night to 45 C during the day. Food and water is scarce and many refugees are showing signs of malnourishment. There is also a lack of adequate sanitation and health care facilities. The conflict has destroyed the fabric of family and community life with husbands and sons killed or captured by the militias; leaving women, children and the elderly to find sanctuary across the border.
Caritas Chad has been in the region since 1981 and is working with the Chad government, other NGOs and UNHCR to alleviate the plight of the refugees. Due to their long involvement in the area Caritas Chad is the main partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and has been responsible for the food distribution, water, sanitation and the maintenance of infrastructure in three camps, each in excess of 10,000 people.
In Sudan, Caritas is continues to work with its partners, SudanAid, the Sudan Council of Churches and the Action by Churches Together network to provide shelter, food, water and sanitation to thousands of people.
Caritas is now accepting donations to help assist the people of Darfur. Your donation will go directly towards helping those in greatest need. You can donate directly on-line via the link on: http://www.caritas.org.nz/world/appeal_sudan.asp or phone us on 0800 22 10 22, or post your donation to: Sudan Refugee Crisis Caritas Aoteoroa New Zealand Freepost 689 PO Box 12-193 Wellington NEW ZEALAND
Thank you for supporting the work of Caritas.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for June 18, 2004: Conservative critiques of the Vatican, the U.N. and international law; Episcopal appointments in Spain; Mea Culpa for the Inquisition; Debating Stem Cells; Not the Dean of Vatican Journalists
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
National Director, Office for Professional Standards A National Office for Professional Standards is to be established by the Catholic Church in New Zealand, charged with assisting dioceses, religious orders and complainants by offering an independent assessment of abuse complaints that have not had a satisfactory outcome, and by arranging, where necessary, an alternative procedure for dealing with such complaints. Further details: http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at MICAH Partners, tel. 04 499 4749, mobile: 021-552929, fax: 0-4-4997375 or e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz Applications close 2 July 2004
Researcher, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand http://www.caritas.org.nz 20 hours per week for a 6-month fixed term project to assist with NZ social justuice issues. Further details in 'Wel-com' June 2004 p.17, and from: claire@caritas.org.nz ; tel: (04) 496 1742. Applications close 1 July 2004
PA / Communications Assistant, Catholic Communications NZ The national office of Catholic Communications is the Media Office of the NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. We are seeking the services of a personal assistant to the National Director. This position, based at Pompallier Centre, Ponsonby, Auckland, involves assisting the National Director in a variety of duties. Good organisational, secretarial and computer skills are required, as well as the ability to write and communicate effectively. A good knowledge of, and commitment to contemporary Catholic teaching and practice is essential, as well as an ability to work collaboratively and in a small team environment. Minimum of 30 hours per week required. For job description and application form, contact Catholic Communications, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47 904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Telephone (09) 378 8017, Fax: (09) 360 3061 Email: communications@catholic.org.nz
Accountant, Clergy Trust Fund Board, Archdiocese of Wellington http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/wellington/clergy/Further details in 'Wel-com' June 2004 p.17, and from: The Secretaty, Clergy Trust Fund Board, PO Box 15-256. Wellington 6030; e-mail: holyx@xtra.co.nz
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Sunday, June 13, 2004
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
The Zaoui test - will we pass? ODT Saturday, 5-June 2004 http://tinyurl.com/33hme Ahmed Zaoui's lawyer Deborah Manning knows she is working on a landmark human-rights case and hopes her country can pass the test. Mr Zaoui is awaiting a hearing in the Auckland High Court at the end of this month on his application for bail, to allow him to be released into a community of Catholic Dominican Friars in Auckland, or transferred to the Mangere Refugee Detention Centre....
Churches want faith-healer's claims tested (photo) The Courier Mail (Brisbane) http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,9784692%5E3102,00\.html Faith-healer or spiritual charlatan, American evangelist Benny Hinn still manages to pack in the crowds....
New priests prepare for challenges of a changed Catholic church http://cbs4boston.com/menews/ME--SeminariansHope-en/resources_news_html Boston (AP) The latest crop of ordained priests will serve in a Roman Catholic church still reeling from a widespread clergy sex-abuse scandal and burdened by financial obligations. But this group is determined to help the church move beyond the crisis....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Pope declares a Special Year of the Eucharist (full text) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=955
Three Streams, One Love: The Story of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, by Ann Bottenhorn http://www.wau.org/current/article.asp?id=2455 [The originator of the Sacred Heart Devotion] Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in France in 1647, when the monarchy, under Louis XIV, was on the verge of absolute power. She grew up during the age of Richelieu and Cromwell, of Newton and Galileo. It was an age of exploration and discovery. However, in this bold, exciting age, love for God - and knowledge of his love - had grown cold ....
Always rely on the kindness of strangers, by Michael McMahon The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00903 For 1,000 years, pilgrims have walked the camino de Santiago to the tomb of St James the Apostle in northwestern Spain. One who completed his 500 mile journey last week discovered on the way that Providence, in the guise of people he met, eased his passage ...
Persecutions, prison and tortures for Christians http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=940 There is no religious freedom at all in Saudi Arabia. Any kind of public activity, such as possessing a Bible, wearing a crucifix or pray, is strictly forbidden...
Swiss Marvel at John Paul II's "Magic" With Youth Press, Critics and Episcopal Conference Praise the Trip http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54917 Vatican City, June 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II returned to Rome elated by his meeting with young people in Bern and pleased with his third trip to Switzerland ...
The Pope in Switzerland: “The Church is mission! http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/07_2553.html "The time has come to prepare young generations of apostles who are not afraid to proclaim the Gospel. For every baptised person it is essential to grow from a faith of habit to a mature faith expressed through clear, convinced and courageous decisions ..."
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
International News: Bishop says Play School no place for 'two Mums' ... Tasmanian priest on sex charges ... Vatican observer on job creation's human and national development role ... Vatican set to publish documents from World War II archives ... Sydney Catholic Education Office recognised with leadership award ... Indian priest highlights destructive role of call centres
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for June 11, 2004: Swiss Catholics and Identity Politics; The Vatican and America; Personnel Changes in the Holy See; Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul; Bonhoeffer and Ratzinger
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
PA / Communications Assistant, Catholic Communications NZ The national office of Catholic Communications is the Media Office of the NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. We are seeking the services of a personal assistant to the National Director. This position, based at Pompallier Centre, Ponsonby, Auckland, involves assisting the National Director in a variety of duties. Good organisational, secretarial and computer skills are required, as well as the ability to write and communicate effectively. A good knowledge of, and commitment to contemporary Catholic teaching and practice is essential, as well as an ability to work collaboratively and in a small team environment. Minimum of 30 hours per week required. For job description and application form, contact Catholic Communications, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47 904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Telephone (09) 378 8017, Fax (09) 360 3061 Email communications@catholic.org.nz
Religious Education Adviser, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 30 - June 12 p.26 and fromMuriell Kivell RNDM, Episcopal vicar for Schools, Catholic EducAtion Office, Private Bag, 11 012, Palmerston North. Tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; e-mail: mkivell@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 18 June 2004
National Director, Office for Professional Standards A National Office for Professional Standards is to be establisehd by the Catholic church in New Zealand, charged with assisting dioceses, religious orders and complainants by offering an independent assessment of abuse complaints that have not had a satisfactory outcome and arranging, where necessary, an alternative procedure for dealing with such complaints. Further details at: http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at MICAH Partners, tel. 04 499 4749, mobile: 021-552929, fax: 0-4-4997375 or e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz Applications close 2 July 2004
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
The Zaoui test - will we pass? ODT Saturday, 5-June 2004 http://tinyurl.com/33hme Ahmed Zaoui's lawyer Deborah Manning knows she is working on a landmark human-rights case and hopes her country can pass the test. Mr Zaoui is awaiting a hearing in the Auckland High Court at the end of this month on his application for bail, to allow him to be released into a community of Catholic Dominican Friars in Auckland, or transferred to the Mangere Refugee Detention Centre....
Churches want faith-healer's claims tested (photo) The Courier Mail (Brisbane) http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,9784692%5E3102,00\.html Faith-healer or spiritual charlatan, American evangelist Benny Hinn still manages to pack in the crowds....
New priests prepare for challenges of a changed Catholic church http://cbs4boston.com/menews/ME--SeminariansHope-en/resources_news_html Boston (AP) The latest crop of ordained priests will serve in a Roman Catholic church still reeling from a widespread clergy sex-abuse scandal and burdened by financial obligations. But this group is determined to help the church move beyond the crisis....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Pope declares a Special Year of the Eucharist (full text) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=955
Three Streams, One Love: The Story of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, by Ann Bottenhorn http://www.wau.org/current/article.asp?id=2455 [The originator of the Sacred Heart Devotion] Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in France in 1647, when the monarchy, under Louis XIV, was on the verge of absolute power. She grew up during the age of Richelieu and Cromwell, of Newton and Galileo. It was an age of exploration and discovery. However, in this bold, exciting age, love for God - and knowledge of his love - had grown cold ....
Always rely on the kindness of strangers, by Michael McMahon The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00903 For 1,000 years, pilgrims have walked the camino de Santiago to the tomb of St James the Apostle in northwestern Spain. One who completed his 500 mile journey last week discovered on the way that Providence, in the guise of people he met, eased his passage ...
Persecutions, prison and tortures for Christians http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=940 There is no religious freedom at all in Saudi Arabia. Any kind of public activity, such as possessing a Bible, wearing a crucifix or pray, is strictly forbidden...
Swiss Marvel at John Paul II's "Magic" With Youth Press, Critics and Episcopal Conference Praise the Trip http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54917 Vatican City, June 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II returned to Rome elated by his meeting with young people in Bern and pleased with his third trip to Switzerland ...
The Pope in Switzerland: “The Church is mission! http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0406/07_2553.html "The time has come to prepare young generations of apostles who are not afraid to proclaim the Gospel. For every baptised person it is essential to grow from a faith of habit to a mature faith expressed through clear, convinced and courageous decisions ..."
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
International News: Bishop says Play School no place for 'two Mums' ... Tasmanian priest on sex charges ... Vatican observer on job creation's human and national development role ... Vatican set to publish documents from World War II archives ... Sydney Catholic Education Office recognised with leadership award ... Indian priest highlights destructive role of call centres
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for June 11, 2004: Swiss Catholics and Identity Politics; The Vatican and America; Personnel Changes in the Holy See; Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul; Bonhoeffer and Ratzinger
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
PA / Communications Assistant, Catholic Communications NZ The national office of Catholic Communications is the Media Office of the NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. We are seeking the services of a personal assistant to the National Director. This position, based at Pompallier Centre, Ponsonby, Auckland, involves assisting the National Director in a variety of duties. Good organisational, secretarial and computer skills are required, as well as the ability to write and communicate effectively. A good knowledge of, and commitment to contemporary Catholic teaching and practice is essential, as well as an ability to work collaboratively and in a small team environment. Minimum of 30 hours per week required. For job description and application form, contact Catholic Communications, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47 904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Telephone (09) 378 8017, Fax (09) 360 3061 Email communications@catholic.org.nz
Religious Education Adviser, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 30 - June 12 p.26 and fromMuriell Kivell RNDM, Episcopal vicar for Schools, Catholic EducAtion Office, Private Bag, 11 012, Palmerston North. Tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; e-mail: mkivell@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 18 June 2004
National Director, Office for Professional Standards A National Office for Professional Standards is to be establisehd by the Catholic church in New Zealand, charged with assisting dioceses, religious orders and complainants by offering an independent assessment of abuse complaints that have not had a satisfactory outcome and arranging, where necessary, an alternative procedure for dealing with such complaints. Further details at: http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at MICAH Partners, tel. 04 499 4749, mobile: 021-552929, fax: 0-4-4997375 or e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz Applications close 2 July 2004
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Sunday, June 6, 2004
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PAPAL VISIT TO SWITZERLAND
Swiss Catholic Youths Welcome Pope The Guardian June 5, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4172002,00.html Bern, Switzerland (AP) - Pope John Paul, who arrived Saturday for a 1 day stay in Bern, received a rapturous welcome from 10,000 Swiss Catholic youths Saturday evening in a hockey arena...
Further Reports of the visit ...
from SwissInfo: http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=110
from Google: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=UTF-8&q=pope+swiss&scoring=d
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2928763a3845,00.html Otago Daily Times Campbell's ordination at town hall 03 June 2004 The first Roman Catholic ordination of a bishop in Dunedin in more than 20 years will take place on July 9. Pope John Paul II announced Fr Campbell's appointment last week to replace Bishop Boyle, who announced his retirement two years ago after nearly 20 years in the job. Catholic communications spokeswoman Lindsay Freer said the ordination mass would be held in the Dunedin Town Hall to accommodate the many hundreds of people expected to attend...
Former priest admits sexual abuse of teen Sunday Star Times 06 June 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2932131a6442,00.html A new sex scandal has surfaced in the Catholic Church, with a former priest acknowledging he sexually abused a teenager in the '70s. Wairarapa woman Sam (formerly Ann-Marie) Shelley, 48, was paid $25,000 compensation by the church last July after she spoke about the abuse she suffered at the hands of former Sacred Heart Lower Hutt school chaplain Peter Hercock in the '70s...
Strong sermon from the pulpit (photo) NZ Herald 05.06.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2lhr8 In issues of sex Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe, the new leader of New Zealand's Anglicans, is conservative. In Maori matters he is radical. Catherine Masters investigates the basis of his beliefs...
Pope chides Bush over Iraq Newsday.com June 5, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2sr6c Rome -- A frail Pope John Paul II on Friday chided President George W. Bush about the conflict in Iraq, reminding the president of his opposition to the war and indirectly criticizing the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison...
Furore over rash of `miracles' Otago Daily Times Thursday, 3-June 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3adkt Brisbane: True believers think God has granted a miracle in troubled times. But the experts remain unconvinced. Nine separate religious icons, including four crucifixes and a statue of the Virgin Mary, have apparently either bled or leaked rose oil at a Brisbane church in the past fortnight...
At the altar of the silver screen Sydney Morning Herald June 4, 2004 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/03/1086203560762.html Where we worship, how we tell our stories and the search for meaning are questions that have long caught the imagination of Father Richard Leonard, head of the Catholic Film Commission. Maybe we once found the answers at church, muses the Jesuit priest. But in secular society, he believes, the church has been replaced by the cinema...
Principals who play pastor The Australian May 31, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2srzx Increasing demands imposed by a changing society have forced teachers to go beyond the traditional role to deal with a growing number of welfare issues both in and out of the classroom. The situation is particularly difficult for teachers in the Catholic school sector, who are bound by the church's pre-eminent doctrine of pastoral care ...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Catholic leader asks Saudi King to release a Christian prisoner http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=903 New Delhi (AsiaNews) – “We request His Majesty to take appropriate steps to see that the religious police stop the torture, and that Brian O'Connor is given a fair trial and released”. John Dayal, a Catholic activist, asks King Fahad bin Abdulaziz al Said to release the Indian citizen in a letter to the king through the Saudi ambassador in India...
Benedictine Bible Blends the Past and Present http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54721 Rome, June 3, 2004 (Zenit.org).- At the Wednesday audience of May 26, the St. John Bible Society Of Minnesota presented John Paul II a full-size reproduction of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles from the first handwritten illustrated Bible to be produced in 500 years. This presentation marked the second stage of a project that has been under way since 1998...
Rome and Moscow: a willing separation? http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=902 Moscow (AsiaNews) – Cardinal Walter Kasper’s recent visit to Russia is beginning to be show its first fruits. Probably, the most important result of the trip is the organisation of the Joint (Orthodox-Catholic) Working Group. The Joint Group, which started its activity in May, is established to analyse the various existing controversies between the two Churches, and to suggest possible solutions...
Questions the Holy See is asking about the Eucharist in preparation for 2005 Synod http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54595 Vatican City, June 1, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A questionnaire sent out by the Holy See to prepare for next year's Synod of Bishops will serve to evaluate how the baptized celebrate and live the Blessed Sacrament...
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'THE PASSION'
Pope to beatify nun whose images inspired Gibson's film Ha'Aretz (Tel-Aviv) 30 May 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2htfc Paris - The 19th century German nun whose blood-soaked visions of Jesus's death inspired Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of The Christ" will soon be put on the path to sainthood, Catholic Church officials have said. Anne Catherine Emmerich, a sickly mystic who lived from 1774 to 1824, has already reached near cult status among traditionalist Roman Catholics for her book that gave Gibson the grisly details the Gospels did not provide...
'Passion' star turns down $75 M for his Catholic beliefs http://www.staugustine.com/stories/053004/nat_kr005505.shtml "The Passion of The Christ" star Jim Caviezel has turned down the chance to become a multimillionaire by doing a series of TV commercials --because he wants to stay true to his strict Catholic beliefs, reports IMDB.com. ...
Gibson’s film inspires passionate interest in Aramaic http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=909 Kochi (AsiaNews) - Mel Gibson’s blockbuster film ‘The Passion of The Christ’ released across India May 7th, has sparked new interest in Aramaic - the language that Jesus Christ spoke. Kerala, a state on the West Coast of India, is perhaps one of the few places in the world where the study of the Syriac dialect has been kept alive, along with Sanskrit and Arabic, over the centuries...
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'MARIST MESSENGER'
Monthly magazine of the Society of Mary, NZ
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Online in the June Messenger:
The Focus for June, by Fr Carl Telford sm concerns the prayer of the heart
'Finding the best place to start', by Fr Tom Ryan sm. How to live a good life is the focus on this first of a series of articles by NZ born Fr Ryan.
'How to pray', by John Smith. Prayer involves praying daily and in dryness!
Book review of Fr Paul Glynn's latest book on reconcilation and healing
'Prayer is not complex', by Fr Michael Tomasi sm. Praying is friendship, not performance
Also in the June Marist Messenger
Finding new life - my journey... Our Lady of Good Counsel... The shaking of the tree - obedience? ... Bringing in the clowns! (humour)... Are we overlooking the head of the Holy Family? ... Prayer as an expression of the love of God.... Faith and martyrdom in the East.... God's gift of life.... Comment on the film - The Passion ... The Jesus Chair -hospitality.
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'THE FAR EAST'
Monthly magazine of St Columban's Mission Society
http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/TFE_fp.htm
Online from the June issue:
Editorial: Woman’s witness to courage
The Director's Message: Challenges to being on mission in Australia and New Zealand
'Women of struggle' (Part 1), by Leo Donnelly Columban Fr Leo Donnelly listened to the stories of a group of modern apostles about their experience of serving their communities.
'Women in a culture of silence', by Maria Benita Clamonte (Nitz) Subaanen women’s role in social functions was, until recently, to provide entertainment through music. Nitz and Columban Fr Donald Kill have worked among the Subaanen people since the 1980s. She talks about their roles within their tribal community.
'The work of St Vincent de Paul', by Peter and Marie Morgan, Columban Partnership Programme. On a visit to Ba, Fiji we visited some ‘lost’ families. Almost ‘lost’ except that the society of St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) finds them each week and brings them supplies and help. The SVDP society is their lifeline....
Also in the June issue:
'Blooms that bud all year': Columban Sisters live close to the people of Peru. 'A heroine of human dignity': Everyone knows a ‘character’ or two. 'A reason to smile': Being able to smile spontaneously liberates the whole person. 'A man with a gift for words': A tribute to a fine missionary who wrote many stories for The Far East. 'A why to live for': A sick woman regains her dignity in Korea. 'Mother of 80 children': Children learn to socialise, read and write because of one woman. 'An arduous path to justice': One migrant woman’s fight for justice in Taiwan. 'A woman with pictures to tell': A Chinese artist replaces the stained glass windows in Shanghai Cathedral. 'Hope through a mother’s love': A mother’s fight for her twin sons. 'An escape from brutality': The story of a wife and mother who refused to accept violence at home.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for June 4, 2004: President Bush and the Pope; Preview of John Paul's Swiss trip; The next 25 years in the life of the Catholic Church.
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Religious Education Adviser, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 30 - June 12 p.26 and fromMuriell Kivell RNDM, Episcopal vicar for Schools, Catholic EducAtion Office, Private Bag, 11 012, Palmerston North. Tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; e-mail: mkivell@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 18 June 2004
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PAPAL VISIT TO SWITZERLAND
Swiss Catholic Youths Welcome Pope The Guardian June 5, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4172002,00.html Bern, Switzerland (AP) - Pope John Paul, who arrived Saturday for a 1 day stay in Bern, received a rapturous welcome from 10,000 Swiss Catholic youths Saturday evening in a hockey arena...
Further Reports of the visit ...
from SwissInfo: http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=110
from Google: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=UTF-8&q=pope+swiss&scoring=d
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2928763a3845,00.html Otago Daily Times Campbell's ordination at town hall 03 June 2004 The first Roman Catholic ordination of a bishop in Dunedin in more than 20 years will take place on July 9. Pope John Paul II announced Fr Campbell's appointment last week to replace Bishop Boyle, who announced his retirement two years ago after nearly 20 years in the job. Catholic communications spokeswoman Lindsay Freer said the ordination mass would be held in the Dunedin Town Hall to accommodate the many hundreds of people expected to attend...
Former priest admits sexual abuse of teen Sunday Star Times 06 June 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2932131a6442,00.html A new sex scandal has surfaced in the Catholic Church, with a former priest acknowledging he sexually abused a teenager in the '70s. Wairarapa woman Sam (formerly Ann-Marie) Shelley, 48, was paid $25,000 compensation by the church last July after she spoke about the abuse she suffered at the hands of former Sacred Heart Lower Hutt school chaplain Peter Hercock in the '70s...
Strong sermon from the pulpit (photo) NZ Herald 05.06.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2lhr8 In issues of sex Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe, the new leader of New Zealand's Anglicans, is conservative. In Maori matters he is radical. Catherine Masters investigates the basis of his beliefs...
Pope chides Bush over Iraq Newsday.com June 5, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2sr6c Rome -- A frail Pope John Paul II on Friday chided President George W. Bush about the conflict in Iraq, reminding the president of his opposition to the war and indirectly criticizing the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison...
Furore over rash of `miracles' Otago Daily Times Thursday, 3-June 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3adkt Brisbane: True believers think God has granted a miracle in troubled times. But the experts remain unconvinced. Nine separate religious icons, including four crucifixes and a statue of the Virgin Mary, have apparently either bled or leaked rose oil at a Brisbane church in the past fortnight...
At the altar of the silver screen Sydney Morning Herald June 4, 2004 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/03/1086203560762.html Where we worship, how we tell our stories and the search for meaning are questions that have long caught the imagination of Father Richard Leonard, head of the Catholic Film Commission. Maybe we once found the answers at church, muses the Jesuit priest. But in secular society, he believes, the church has been replaced by the cinema...
Principals who play pastor The Australian May 31, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2srzx Increasing demands imposed by a changing society have forced teachers to go beyond the traditional role to deal with a growing number of welfare issues both in and out of the classroom. The situation is particularly difficult for teachers in the Catholic school sector, who are bound by the church's pre-eminent doctrine of pastoral care ...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Catholic leader asks Saudi King to release a Christian prisoner http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=903 New Delhi (AsiaNews) – “We request His Majesty to take appropriate steps to see that the religious police stop the torture, and that Brian O'Connor is given a fair trial and released”. John Dayal, a Catholic activist, asks King Fahad bin Abdulaziz al Said to release the Indian citizen in a letter to the king through the Saudi ambassador in India...
Benedictine Bible Blends the Past and Present http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54721 Rome, June 3, 2004 (Zenit.org).- At the Wednesday audience of May 26, the St. John Bible Society Of Minnesota presented John Paul II a full-size reproduction of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles from the first handwritten illustrated Bible to be produced in 500 years. This presentation marked the second stage of a project that has been under way since 1998...
Rome and Moscow: a willing separation? http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=902 Moscow (AsiaNews) – Cardinal Walter Kasper’s recent visit to Russia is beginning to be show its first fruits. Probably, the most important result of the trip is the organisation of the Joint (Orthodox-Catholic) Working Group. The Joint Group, which started its activity in May, is established to analyse the various existing controversies between the two Churches, and to suggest possible solutions...
Questions the Holy See is asking about the Eucharist in preparation for 2005 Synod http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54595 Vatican City, June 1, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A questionnaire sent out by the Holy See to prepare for next year's Synod of Bishops will serve to evaluate how the baptized celebrate and live the Blessed Sacrament...
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'THE PASSION'
Pope to beatify nun whose images inspired Gibson's film Ha'Aretz (Tel-Aviv) 30 May 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2htfc Paris - The 19th century German nun whose blood-soaked visions of Jesus's death inspired Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of The Christ" will soon be put on the path to sainthood, Catholic Church officials have said. Anne Catherine Emmerich, a sickly mystic who lived from 1774 to 1824, has already reached near cult status among traditionalist Roman Catholics for her book that gave Gibson the grisly details the Gospels did not provide...
'Passion' star turns down $75 M for his Catholic beliefs http://www.staugustine.com/stories/053004/nat_kr005505.shtml "The Passion of The Christ" star Jim Caviezel has turned down the chance to become a multimillionaire by doing a series of TV commercials --because he wants to stay true to his strict Catholic beliefs, reports IMDB.com. ...
Gibson’s film inspires passionate interest in Aramaic http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=909 Kochi (AsiaNews) - Mel Gibson’s blockbuster film ‘The Passion of The Christ’ released across India May 7th, has sparked new interest in Aramaic - the language that Jesus Christ spoke. Kerala, a state on the West Coast of India, is perhaps one of the few places in the world where the study of the Syriac dialect has been kept alive, along with Sanskrit and Arabic, over the centuries...
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'MARIST MESSENGER'
Monthly magazine of the Society of Mary, NZ
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Online in the June Messenger:
The Focus for June, by Fr Carl Telford sm concerns the prayer of the heart
'Finding the best place to start', by Fr Tom Ryan sm. How to live a good life is the focus on this first of a series of articles by NZ born Fr Ryan.
'How to pray', by John Smith. Prayer involves praying daily and in dryness!
Book review of Fr Paul Glynn's latest book on reconcilation and healing
'Prayer is not complex', by Fr Michael Tomasi sm. Praying is friendship, not performance
Also in the June Marist Messenger
Finding new life - my journey... Our Lady of Good Counsel... The shaking of the tree - obedience? ... Bringing in the clowns! (humour)... Are we overlooking the head of the Holy Family? ... Prayer as an expression of the love of God.... Faith and martyrdom in the East.... God's gift of life.... Comment on the film - The Passion ... The Jesus Chair -hospitality.
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'THE FAR EAST'
Monthly magazine of St Columban's Mission Society
http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/TFE_fp.htm
Online from the June issue:
Editorial: Woman’s witness to courage
The Director's Message: Challenges to being on mission in Australia and New Zealand
'Women of struggle' (Part 1), by Leo Donnelly Columban Fr Leo Donnelly listened to the stories of a group of modern apostles about their experience of serving their communities.
'Women in a culture of silence', by Maria Benita Clamonte (Nitz) Subaanen women’s role in social functions was, until recently, to provide entertainment through music. Nitz and Columban Fr Donald Kill have worked among the Subaanen people since the 1980s. She talks about their roles within their tribal community.
'The work of St Vincent de Paul', by Peter and Marie Morgan, Columban Partnership Programme. On a visit to Ba, Fiji we visited some ‘lost’ families. Almost ‘lost’ except that the society of St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) finds them each week and brings them supplies and help. The SVDP society is their lifeline....
Also in the June issue:
'Blooms that bud all year': Columban Sisters live close to the people of Peru. 'A heroine of human dignity': Everyone knows a ‘character’ or two. 'A reason to smile': Being able to smile spontaneously liberates the whole person. 'A man with a gift for words': A tribute to a fine missionary who wrote many stories for The Far East. 'A why to live for': A sick woman regains her dignity in Korea. 'Mother of 80 children': Children learn to socialise, read and write because of one woman. 'An arduous path to justice': One migrant woman’s fight for justice in Taiwan. 'A woman with pictures to tell': A Chinese artist replaces the stained glass windows in Shanghai Cathedral. 'Hope through a mother’s love': A mother’s fight for her twin sons. 'An escape from brutality': The story of a wife and mother who refused to accept violence at home.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for June 4, 2004: President Bush and the Pope; Preview of John Paul's Swiss trip; The next 25 years in the life of the Catholic Church.
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Religious Education Adviser, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 30 - June 12 p.26 and fromMuriell Kivell RNDM, Episcopal vicar for Schools, Catholic EducAtion Office, Private Bag, 11 012, Palmerston North. Tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; e-mail: mkivell@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 18 June 2004
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Sunday, May 30, 2004
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES Southland priest named as new Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (25 May 2004) Coadjutor Archbishop for Wellington (25 May 2004) New appointments to the New Zealand hierarchy (25 May 2004)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Church welcomes Govt 'man and woman' marriage definition ... Cardinal Arinze explains tough stand on Eucharist ... Pope condemns torture as affront to humans ... Pell comments on obligation to 'build a decent Iraq' ... Catholic teachers join in pay case strike ... Virgin tears spark boom in statue sales
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 188, May 30-June 12, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
New bishop for Dunedin and coadjutor for Wellington Wellington - The Holy See has annouced two long-awaited appointments of bishops within the dioceses of New Zealand....
Schools act on cellphones Wellington - Catholic schools are restricting the use of cellphones by students to minimise the trouble they can cause...
Marist clubs honour player Auckland - Blues and Auckland rugby captain Xavier Rush was honoured on May 16 as New Zealand's best 2003 Marist rugby player...
Also in the latest issue ... Pope¹s advice to Helen Clark; Irish influence shaped Treaty of Waitangi; Catholic Supplies closing down; Diocesan priests face "huge" work pressure; Vatican issues new guidelines on migrants; Eight-page education feature.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Priests welcome Campbell as one of their own, no stranger Otago Daily Times Thursday, 27-May 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3bna4 Dunedin Roman Catholic priests were the first on the telephone to congratulate the new bishop of the diocese, the Rev Colin Campbell...
Insight to our new bishop The Southland Times 27 May 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2bt27 Mention New Zealand Idol to the Catholic Bishop-designate for the Dunedin Diocese and he not only knows what it is, he can name the finalists. This is not a man isolated in an ivory tower from the community he has been appointed to serve...
MP fights abortion consent clause NZ Herald 25.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2olaq National MP Bill English wants the law that allows girls younger than 16 to have abortions without their parents' knowledge overturned...
Tower puts cathedral at risk, claims church (photo) NZ Herald 26.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2ayt9 The Catholic Church is worried about possible damage to St Patrick's Cathedral from the construction of an apartment tower nearby. The project is the brainchild of Princes Wharf developer David Henderson, who has earmarked a rundown Albert St block for a 38-level apartment tower...
Budget delivers to children - Caritas Aotearoa Press Release Friday, 28 May 2004, 10:19 am http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0405/S00300.htm Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic social justice agency of the New Zealand Bishops Conference, says the government’s 2004 Budget has responded to the concerns many Catholics have expressed about child poverty and support for families ...
The ethics of happiness. The fundamentals of Catholic teaching are still rooted in the most basic human desires, by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor The Guardian (UK) Wednesday May 26, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1224836,00.html Many people, including some Catholics, misunderstand the nature and purpose of moral teaching. For Saint Thomas Aquinas, morality is rooted in the most basic and universal desire, the yearning for happiness and fulfilment. Today the Catholic bishops in England and Wales publish a document called Cherishing Life, which offers the reader a clear and accessible explanation of Catholic moral teaching. We begin with a reflection on our human nature and then look towards its fulfilment in the happiness that derives from true friendship with each other, and with God...
POW's crucifix returns to Pilsen http://thekansan.com/stories/052804/rel_0528040019.shtml On June 6, 1954, four former Korean prisoners of war presented a hand-carved crucifix to the parish at Saint John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Pilsen [Kansas], which is now part of Holy Family Parish, honoring the legacy of Chaplain Father Emil J. Kapaun. Major Gerald Fink, a former POW and of the Jewish faith, was the person who carved this crucifix, helped by men of all faiths who wished to honor the memory of the chaplain who had cheered them, stole food for them and died for them...
Holy row may delay EU constitution deal The Independent (UK) 25 May 2004 http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=524646 The European Union yesterday split over calls for a reference to God or Christianity in the draft constitution, casting a cloud over fresh optimism that an overall deal will be struck next month...
Pope: Condemnation of anti-Semitism not enough Jerusalem Post May. 23, 2004 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=108\ 5281776370
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
7 habits of highly effective Mass-goers http://www.uscatholic.org/2004/06/featb0406.htm The secret to getting the most out of Mass may be easier than you think. Try these seven simple steps that allow the Mass to do its work on you...
Bishop says church serious about getting rid of abusive priests Catholic News Service (US) http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20040528.htm Rome (CNS) -- An international group of English-speaking bishops is serious about ridding the church of sexually abusive priests and is committed to making the Catholic Church a model safe environment for children, said Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, the organizer of a May 24-27 meeting in Rome of 30 bishops, religious superiors and church child protection officers from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada and Jamaica...
Mystic Who Helped Inspire "The Passion" to Be Beatified in October Date Set for Anna Katharina Emmerick, as Well as Karl I of Austria http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54439 Vatican City, May 28, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The German mystic whose recorded visions helped inspire "The Passion of the Christ" will be beatified Oct. 3. Anna Katharina Emmerick (1774-1824) will be beatified at the Vatican along with Karl I (1887-1922), emperor of Austria and king of Hungary...
The new penitents The Tablet (UK) 29/05/2004 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00899 The weekly visit to the confessional, followed by a quick Hail Mary, has gone for most Catholics. Yet a change in approach means Reconciliation is flourishing ...
New BBC chief 'a devout Catholic' Independent Catholic News (UK) 25 May 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/bbccg.html
Central European bishops outline priorities for the faithful as 100,000 pilgrims gather at Marian shrine in Austria http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54208 Mariazell, Austria, MAY 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- About 100,000 pilgrims were on hand this past weekend for a historic meeting between faithful of the Churches of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria...
“Do not hide your faith!”: Bishops of central Europe voice 7 requests at the end of “Pilgrimage of Peoples” to Our Lady of Mariazell http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/24_2432.html
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New interviews:
** John Butterfield, new General Manager of the Wellington Catholic Centre
** Ross Wilson, new Turanga Maori for the Wellington Archdiocese
** Fr Jim Lyons, author of "Love is always ...", an interpretation of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
"Lighting New Fires" Schools' Newsletter, April 2004
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
Editorial, by Brother Pat Lynch: globalisation and and education ... Progress of discussions on review of private schools conditional integration Act ... advertising for teachers in integrated schools ... holidays act provisions now operative ... research and regulations on gifted and talented learners ... congratulations to leaders who are making a difference at the national level ... celebrating people & events: achievements of catholic schools nationwide ... more high distinctions from the 2003 Australasian competitions seeing your school in lighting new fires ... Auckland Maori and Polynesian Festival awards... boarding bursaries receive first increase since 1994 ... resource on justice and world trade issues the luckiest nut in the world sister school requested ... did you know? Community dialogue on the treaty of waitangi hiv-aids information
Catholic schools' supplement
Editorial: Why New Zealand’s catholic schools are increasingly being sought after by catholic people ... ERO reports favourably on catholic early childhood centres ... growth in theology enrolments ... new principal congratulations ... thinking about evangelisation ... congratulations to St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College, Greenmeadows and St Mary’s College, Wellington ... Caritas lenten programme successful ... referendum on the repeal of the prostitution reform act 2003 ... worthwhile reading ... useful websites ... rock and water programme supports boys’ education ... classroom stories with a christian message... facilitation skills workshops ... a helpful resource: welcome ! Celebration for young children for the church’s year’
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 28, 2004: Who speaks for the Vatican?; European and American approaches to pro-choice politicians; Cardinal Law's new assignment; Admitting homosexuals to Catholic seminaries; English edition of papal biography delayed; An Anglican viewpoint
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Executive Officer, NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Details in 'Wel-com' May 2004 p.17 and from NZCBC Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. E-mail: j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
Religious Education Adviser, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 30 - June 12 p.26 and fromMuriell Kivell RNDM, Episcopal vicar for Schools, Catholic EducAtion Office, Private Bag, 11 012, Palmerston North. Tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; e-mail: mkivell@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 18 June 2004
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES Southland priest named as new Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (25 May 2004) Coadjutor Archbishop for Wellington (25 May 2004) New appointments to the New Zealand hierarchy (25 May 2004)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Church welcomes Govt 'man and woman' marriage definition ... Cardinal Arinze explains tough stand on Eucharist ... Pope condemns torture as affront to humans ... Pell comments on obligation to 'build a decent Iraq' ... Catholic teachers join in pay case strike ... Virgin tears spark boom in statue sales
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 188, May 30-June 12, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
New bishop for Dunedin and coadjutor for Wellington Wellington - The Holy See has annouced two long-awaited appointments of bishops within the dioceses of New Zealand....
Schools act on cellphones Wellington - Catholic schools are restricting the use of cellphones by students to minimise the trouble they can cause...
Marist clubs honour player Auckland - Blues and Auckland rugby captain Xavier Rush was honoured on May 16 as New Zealand's best 2003 Marist rugby player...
Also in the latest issue ... Pope¹s advice to Helen Clark; Irish influence shaped Treaty of Waitangi; Catholic Supplies closing down; Diocesan priests face "huge" work pressure; Vatican issues new guidelines on migrants; Eight-page education feature.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Priests welcome Campbell as one of their own, no stranger Otago Daily Times Thursday, 27-May 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3bna4 Dunedin Roman Catholic priests were the first on the telephone to congratulate the new bishop of the diocese, the Rev Colin Campbell...
Insight to our new bishop The Southland Times 27 May 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2bt27 Mention New Zealand Idol to the Catholic Bishop-designate for the Dunedin Diocese and he not only knows what it is, he can name the finalists. This is not a man isolated in an ivory tower from the community he has been appointed to serve...
MP fights abortion consent clause NZ Herald 25.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2olaq National MP Bill English wants the law that allows girls younger than 16 to have abortions without their parents' knowledge overturned...
Tower puts cathedral at risk, claims church (photo) NZ Herald 26.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2ayt9 The Catholic Church is worried about possible damage to St Patrick's Cathedral from the construction of an apartment tower nearby. The project is the brainchild of Princes Wharf developer David Henderson, who has earmarked a rundown Albert St block for a 38-level apartment tower...
Budget delivers to children - Caritas Aotearoa Press Release Friday, 28 May 2004, 10:19 am http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0405/S00300.htm Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic social justice agency of the New Zealand Bishops Conference, says the government’s 2004 Budget has responded to the concerns many Catholics have expressed about child poverty and support for families ...
The ethics of happiness. The fundamentals of Catholic teaching are still rooted in the most basic human desires, by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor The Guardian (UK) Wednesday May 26, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1224836,00.html Many people, including some Catholics, misunderstand the nature and purpose of moral teaching. For Saint Thomas Aquinas, morality is rooted in the most basic and universal desire, the yearning for happiness and fulfilment. Today the Catholic bishops in England and Wales publish a document called Cherishing Life, which offers the reader a clear and accessible explanation of Catholic moral teaching. We begin with a reflection on our human nature and then look towards its fulfilment in the happiness that derives from true friendship with each other, and with God...
POW's crucifix returns to Pilsen http://thekansan.com/stories/052804/rel_0528040019.shtml On June 6, 1954, four former Korean prisoners of war presented a hand-carved crucifix to the parish at Saint John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Pilsen [Kansas], which is now part of Holy Family Parish, honoring the legacy of Chaplain Father Emil J. Kapaun. Major Gerald Fink, a former POW and of the Jewish faith, was the person who carved this crucifix, helped by men of all faiths who wished to honor the memory of the chaplain who had cheered them, stole food for them and died for them...
Holy row may delay EU constitution deal The Independent (UK) 25 May 2004 http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=524646 The European Union yesterday split over calls for a reference to God or Christianity in the draft constitution, casting a cloud over fresh optimism that an overall deal will be struck next month...
Pope: Condemnation of anti-Semitism not enough Jerusalem Post May. 23, 2004 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=108\ 5281776370
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
7 habits of highly effective Mass-goers http://www.uscatholic.org/2004/06/featb0406.htm The secret to getting the most out of Mass may be easier than you think. Try these seven simple steps that allow the Mass to do its work on you...
Bishop says church serious about getting rid of abusive priests Catholic News Service (US) http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20040528.htm Rome (CNS) -- An international group of English-speaking bishops is serious about ridding the church of sexually abusive priests and is committed to making the Catholic Church a model safe environment for children, said Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, the organizer of a May 24-27 meeting in Rome of 30 bishops, religious superiors and church child protection officers from Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada and Jamaica...
Mystic Who Helped Inspire "The Passion" to Be Beatified in October Date Set for Anna Katharina Emmerick, as Well as Karl I of Austria http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54439 Vatican City, May 28, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The German mystic whose recorded visions helped inspire "The Passion of the Christ" will be beatified Oct. 3. Anna Katharina Emmerick (1774-1824) will be beatified at the Vatican along with Karl I (1887-1922), emperor of Austria and king of Hungary...
The new penitents The Tablet (UK) 29/05/2004 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00899 The weekly visit to the confessional, followed by a quick Hail Mary, has gone for most Catholics. Yet a change in approach means Reconciliation is flourishing ...
New BBC chief 'a devout Catholic' Independent Catholic News (UK) 25 May 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/bbccg.html
Central European bishops outline priorities for the faithful as 100,000 pilgrims gather at Marian shrine in Austria http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=54208 Mariazell, Austria, MAY 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- About 100,000 pilgrims were on hand this past weekend for a historic meeting between faithful of the Churches of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria...
“Do not hide your faith!”: Bishops of central Europe voice 7 requests at the end of “Pilgrimage of Peoples” to Our Lady of Mariazell http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/24_2432.html
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New interviews:
** John Butterfield, new General Manager of the Wellington Catholic Centre
** Ross Wilson, new Turanga Maori for the Wellington Archdiocese
** Fr Jim Lyons, author of "Love is always ...", an interpretation of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
"Lighting New Fires" Schools' Newsletter, April 2004
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
Editorial, by Brother Pat Lynch: globalisation and and education ... Progress of discussions on review of private schools conditional integration Act ... advertising for teachers in integrated schools ... holidays act provisions now operative ... research and regulations on gifted and talented learners ... congratulations to leaders who are making a difference at the national level ... celebrating people & events: achievements of catholic schools nationwide ... more high distinctions from the 2003 Australasian competitions seeing your school in lighting new fires ... Auckland Maori and Polynesian Festival awards... boarding bursaries receive first increase since 1994 ... resource on justice and world trade issues the luckiest nut in the world sister school requested ... did you know? Community dialogue on the treaty of waitangi hiv-aids information
Catholic schools' supplement
Editorial: Why New Zealand’s catholic schools are increasingly being sought after by catholic people ... ERO reports favourably on catholic early childhood centres ... growth in theology enrolments ... new principal congratulations ... thinking about evangelisation ... congratulations to St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College, Greenmeadows and St Mary’s College, Wellington ... Caritas lenten programme successful ... referendum on the repeal of the prostitution reform act 2003 ... worthwhile reading ... useful websites ... rock and water programme supports boys’ education ... classroom stories with a christian message... facilitation skills workshops ... a helpful resource: welcome ! Celebration for young children for the church’s year’
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 28, 2004: Who speaks for the Vatican?; European and American approaches to pro-choice politicians; Cardinal Law's new assignment; Admitting homosexuals to Catholic seminaries; English edition of papal biography delayed; An Anglican viewpoint
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Executive Officer, NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Details in 'Wel-com' May 2004 p.17 and from NZCBC Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. E-mail: j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
Religious Education Adviser, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.pn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 30 - June 12 p.26 and fromMuriell Kivell RNDM, Episcopal vicar for Schools, Catholic EducAtion Office, Private Bag, 11 012, Palmerston North. Tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; e-mail: mkivell@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close 18 June 2004
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Sunday, May 23, 2004
Father, all powerful and ever-loving God, We do well always and everywhere to give you thanks.
Today the Lord Jesus, the king of glory, the conqueror of sin and death, ascended to heaven while the angels sang his praises.
Christ, the mediator between God and man, judge of the world and Lord of all, has passed beyond our sight, not to abandon us, but to be our hope. Christ is the beginning, the head of the Church; where he has gone, we hope to follow.
The joy of the resurrection and ascension renews the whole world, while the choirs of heaven sing forever to your glory.
(Preface of the Ascension of the Lord)
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From issue No 187, May 16-29, 2004
PM and bishop open new Auckland college AUCKLAND - Prime Minister Helen Clark shared the honour with Bishop Patrick Dunn of unveiling the commemorative stone at the opening and blessing of Sancta Maria College, Botany South, on May 2....
Relics of St Therese to come to NZ next year HAMILTON - The relics of St Therese of Lisieux should be in New Zealand for a pilgrimage late next year...
Bid to restore Catholic culture of Marist rugby AUCKLAND - Despite its name, there are few religious brothers in the Auckland Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Football Club. But Bob Clarke is out to change that...
Also in the print edition ... Reinstated priest looks back on "mystery of life"; NZ bishops comment on liturgy instruction; Pyjama vow turned out to be a fundraiser; Tariana Turia on the foreshore; UK blamed by Irish archbishop; Pilgrimage to Monte Cassino.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES "On being counter-cultural": A theological reflection by Bishop Peter Cullinane 21 May 2004 "... So, what about people in de facto relationships and same-sex relationships? To some of them the Church’s position seems intolerant, unaccepting of people’s choices, and discriminatory. Yet we, too, reject intolerance, prejudice and all forms of unjust discrimination. We have no desire to hurt anyone, especially people who might have suffered much already. So why does the Church’s teaching sometimes appear in that light? There are two very specific reasons for this, and they both imply that at times, as Catholics, we have to accept being counter-cultural .... "
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Christian Brothers leader writes to PM on Timor Sea oil Visiting ethicist says religious 'censored' by secular state Swiss bishops denounce calls for papal retirement Catholic leaders say Sonia Gandhi made 'a very Christian decision' Philippine Govt censure prompts Archbishop's free speech call Bishop says abuse of prisoners undermines war on terrorism
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MONTE CASSINO COMMEMORATION
Veterans give back booty to Italian monastery http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/05/22/story148779.html New Zealand veterans gave back battlefield booty looted from the Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino during the Second World War, including a metal chalice and fragments of wooden sculptures. The objects were returned yesterday during a ceremony attended by the abbot of Monte Cassino, Bernardo D’Onorio, New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and 60 New Zealand veterans ...
War trophy returned (photo) Waikato Times 22 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2916215a10,00.html Earle Crutchley is pictured with a pewter chalice he returned to Monte Cassino yesterday – 60 years after it was taken from the ruins of the now rebuilt monastery ...
Ex padre 'bloody glad' abbey was bombed NZPA 22 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2916204a11,00.html Cassino: At 91, former Anglican padre Pat Gourdie, stood at the foot of the imposing Benedictine monastery on top of Monte Cassino in Italy today and said he "bloody glad" it was blown to bits by the Allies in World War 2 ...
Photo Essay: Monte Cassino Abbey An Icon For Peace, by Selwyn Manning Scoop 23 May 2004 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0405/S00228.htm (The page includes fifteen photographs of interior and exterior scenes of the Abbey, including one of Helen Clark with the abbot.)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Helen Clark gifts Pope with NZ bowl during meeting (photo) NZ Herald 22.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/3acmk Rome - Prime Minister Helen Clark has left a piece of New Zealand with the Pope after a 15-minute audience at the Vatican last night. Helen Clark and her husband, Professor Peter Davis, met John Paul II in his private library, where she presented him with a small bowl with a mother-of-pearl inlay...
Sex abuser's sisters bring him home to face justice NZ Herald 22.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/26u2r In the middle of a summer's night in Greece, the law caught up with Alan Woodcock. For years, the former Catholic priest had avoided facing justice for the sexual abuse of a string of boys. Now there was no escaping. His sisters, members of the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth religious order, had helped police to track him down to Greece, where he was taking some time out...
Abuse by priest a shock to college http://tinyurl.com/332vs The Catholic Church and St John's College in Hastings only found out on last night's television news that one of the charges against paedophile priest Alan Woodcock related to his time in Hawke's Bay...
Church will inform police of sex abuse claims after Woodcock NZPA 18.05.2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2911270a11,00.html The Catholic Church today vowed to pass all allegations of sex abuse against children by members straight to police following the conviction of paedophile priest Alan Woodcock yesterday. "We learn by our mistakes and they were very grievous mistakes," the head of Woodcock's order, Father Denis O'Hagan said...
Netball: Hands-on approach wins (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3hmdc NZ Herald 21.05.2004 Auckland Diamond Krystal Feterika-Opetaia was last week named in the New Zealand A side to play the Silver Ferns and Australia next month. Born in Auckland, Feterika-Opetaia started her career at St Josephs Primary School in Otahuhu. She got "serious" about netball when she was selected for the Auckland Catholic girls under-17 side and then the Auckland under-19s...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & AGENCIES
Happy Birthday, Your Holiness! Pope’s new book, “Get up, let’s go!” released on his birthday http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=807 Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Today John Paul II turns 84. Among his birthday “presents” is today’s release of John Paul II’s latest literary work "Alzatevi, andiamo!" (“Get up, let’s go!”), a book about his episcopal ministry containing the thoughts and teachings that accompanied him during his twenty years (1958-78) spent as bishop of Krakow. The book also contains some references to the events of his current pontificate...
Pope celebrates his 84th birthday http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3724305.stm Pope John Paul II is marking his 84th birthday with a cake baked by his cook, Sister Germana, and the publication of a new autobiography. Vatican officials said the Pope's best birthday present would be a visit to the Swiss capital Bern at the beginning of June, when he will meet thousands of young Roman Catholics...
An Old Papal Corps and Its Modern Challenges, by Elizabeth Lev http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53993 Rome, May 20, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Chivalry is not dead. Earlier this month, 33 new Swiss Guards stepped forward to swear their fealty to the Pope in Paul VI Hall. The Guard is the corps that protects the Pope and the College of Cardinals. They were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506 and are preparing to celebrate their 500th anniversary in two years time...
Husband attends wife's canonization Mass Independent Catholic News (UK) http://www.indcatholicnews.com/pietro.html Pietro Molla, the 92 year-old husband of Gianna Beretta Molla, together with several members of his family were present at her canonisation ceremony in Rome yesterday. Gianna Beretta Molla was one of six Blesseds to be made Saints by Pope John Paul II during the Mass in St Peter's Square that was celebrated in the presence of more than 50,00 people...
Catholic leaders say Sonia Gandhi refusal is “a very Christian decision” http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=823 Mumbai (AsiaNews) – Catholic leaders are speaking out on the heroism of Sonia Gandhi’s surprise decision to refuse the Prime Minister position, declaring her move not to accept the glory as a “very Christian” decision ...
Islam for abuse fighting Islam for peace, as Iraq struggles to stay on the road to democracy http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/18_2398.html Baghdad (Fides Service)- “ It is time to stop abuse and torture whoever the perpetrators” Father Nizar Semaan, an Iraqi Catholic priest in Mosul, told Fides with regard to torture inflicted on Iraqi prisoners by US troops. “We are indignant as persons and as Christians...
Christians not persecuted, but hearts filled with fear, Bishop Warduni says http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=817 Baghdad (AsiaNews) – “Today’s circumstances instill fear in people and their future is unknown. But everything is in the Lord’s hands and we trust him with our country’s future," said Shlimon Warduni, bishop of the Catholic Chaldean Church of Baghdad when interviewed by AsiaNews today...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 21, 2004: John Paul's level of activity declines; on reading "Get Up, Let Us Go!"; Lineamenta on Eucharist for bishops synod released; Priests for Life in Rome; Arinze addresses interreligious dialogue; Iraqi prisoner abuse reactions
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004
Chaplain, St Bede's College, Christchurch http://www.chch.school.nz/saintbedes/Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from The Rector, St Bede's College, PO Box 5380, Christchurch. Tel: (03) 354 1871. E-mail: rector@stbedescollege.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004.
Executive Officer, NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Details in 'Wel-com' May 2004 p.17 and from NZCBC Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. E-mail: j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
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Today the Lord Jesus, the king of glory, the conqueror of sin and death, ascended to heaven while the angels sang his praises.
Christ, the mediator between God and man, judge of the world and Lord of all, has passed beyond our sight, not to abandon us, but to be our hope. Christ is the beginning, the head of the Church; where he has gone, we hope to follow.
The joy of the resurrection and ascension renews the whole world, while the choirs of heaven sing forever to your glory.
(Preface of the Ascension of the Lord)
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From issue No 187, May 16-29, 2004
PM and bishop open new Auckland college AUCKLAND - Prime Minister Helen Clark shared the honour with Bishop Patrick Dunn of unveiling the commemorative stone at the opening and blessing of Sancta Maria College, Botany South, on May 2....
Relics of St Therese to come to NZ next year HAMILTON - The relics of St Therese of Lisieux should be in New Zealand for a pilgrimage late next year...
Bid to restore Catholic culture of Marist rugby AUCKLAND - Despite its name, there are few religious brothers in the Auckland Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Football Club. But Bob Clarke is out to change that...
Also in the print edition ... Reinstated priest looks back on "mystery of life"; NZ bishops comment on liturgy instruction; Pyjama vow turned out to be a fundraiser; Tariana Turia on the foreshore; UK blamed by Irish archbishop; Pilgrimage to Monte Cassino.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES "On being counter-cultural": A theological reflection by Bishop Peter Cullinane 21 May 2004 "... So, what about people in de facto relationships and same-sex relationships? To some of them the Church’s position seems intolerant, unaccepting of people’s choices, and discriminatory. Yet we, too, reject intolerance, prejudice and all forms of unjust discrimination. We have no desire to hurt anyone, especially people who might have suffered much already. So why does the Church’s teaching sometimes appear in that light? There are two very specific reasons for this, and they both imply that at times, as Catholics, we have to accept being counter-cultural .... "
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Christian Brothers leader writes to PM on Timor Sea oil Visiting ethicist says religious 'censored' by secular state Swiss bishops denounce calls for papal retirement Catholic leaders say Sonia Gandhi made 'a very Christian decision' Philippine Govt censure prompts Archbishop's free speech call Bishop says abuse of prisoners undermines war on terrorism
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MONTE CASSINO COMMEMORATION
Veterans give back booty to Italian monastery http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/05/22/story148779.html New Zealand veterans gave back battlefield booty looted from the Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino during the Second World War, including a metal chalice and fragments of wooden sculptures. The objects were returned yesterday during a ceremony attended by the abbot of Monte Cassino, Bernardo D’Onorio, New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark and 60 New Zealand veterans ...
War trophy returned (photo) Waikato Times 22 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2916215a10,00.html Earle Crutchley is pictured with a pewter chalice he returned to Monte Cassino yesterday – 60 years after it was taken from the ruins of the now rebuilt monastery ...
Ex padre 'bloody glad' abbey was bombed NZPA 22 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2916204a11,00.html Cassino: At 91, former Anglican padre Pat Gourdie, stood at the foot of the imposing Benedictine monastery on top of Monte Cassino in Italy today and said he "bloody glad" it was blown to bits by the Allies in World War 2 ...
Photo Essay: Monte Cassino Abbey An Icon For Peace, by Selwyn Manning Scoop 23 May 2004 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0405/S00228.htm (The page includes fifteen photographs of interior and exterior scenes of the Abbey, including one of Helen Clark with the abbot.)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Helen Clark gifts Pope with NZ bowl during meeting (photo) NZ Herald 22.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/3acmk Rome - Prime Minister Helen Clark has left a piece of New Zealand with the Pope after a 15-minute audience at the Vatican last night. Helen Clark and her husband, Professor Peter Davis, met John Paul II in his private library, where she presented him with a small bowl with a mother-of-pearl inlay...
Sex abuser's sisters bring him home to face justice NZ Herald 22.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/26u2r In the middle of a summer's night in Greece, the law caught up with Alan Woodcock. For years, the former Catholic priest had avoided facing justice for the sexual abuse of a string of boys. Now there was no escaping. His sisters, members of the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth religious order, had helped police to track him down to Greece, where he was taking some time out...
Abuse by priest a shock to college http://tinyurl.com/332vs The Catholic Church and St John's College in Hastings only found out on last night's television news that one of the charges against paedophile priest Alan Woodcock related to his time in Hawke's Bay...
Church will inform police of sex abuse claims after Woodcock NZPA 18.05.2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2911270a11,00.html The Catholic Church today vowed to pass all allegations of sex abuse against children by members straight to police following the conviction of paedophile priest Alan Woodcock yesterday. "We learn by our mistakes and they were very grievous mistakes," the head of Woodcock's order, Father Denis O'Hagan said...
Netball: Hands-on approach wins (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3hmdc NZ Herald 21.05.2004 Auckland Diamond Krystal Feterika-Opetaia was last week named in the New Zealand A side to play the Silver Ferns and Australia next month. Born in Auckland, Feterika-Opetaia started her career at St Josephs Primary School in Otahuhu. She got "serious" about netball when she was selected for the Auckland Catholic girls under-17 side and then the Auckland under-19s...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & AGENCIES
Happy Birthday, Your Holiness! Pope’s new book, “Get up, let’s go!” released on his birthday http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=807 Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Today John Paul II turns 84. Among his birthday “presents” is today’s release of John Paul II’s latest literary work "Alzatevi, andiamo!" (“Get up, let’s go!”), a book about his episcopal ministry containing the thoughts and teachings that accompanied him during his twenty years (1958-78) spent as bishop of Krakow. The book also contains some references to the events of his current pontificate...
Pope celebrates his 84th birthday http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3724305.stm Pope John Paul II is marking his 84th birthday with a cake baked by his cook, Sister Germana, and the publication of a new autobiography. Vatican officials said the Pope's best birthday present would be a visit to the Swiss capital Bern at the beginning of June, when he will meet thousands of young Roman Catholics...
An Old Papal Corps and Its Modern Challenges, by Elizabeth Lev http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53993 Rome, May 20, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Chivalry is not dead. Earlier this month, 33 new Swiss Guards stepped forward to swear their fealty to the Pope in Paul VI Hall. The Guard is the corps that protects the Pope and the College of Cardinals. They were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506 and are preparing to celebrate their 500th anniversary in two years time...
Husband attends wife's canonization Mass Independent Catholic News (UK) http://www.indcatholicnews.com/pietro.html Pietro Molla, the 92 year-old husband of Gianna Beretta Molla, together with several members of his family were present at her canonisation ceremony in Rome yesterday. Gianna Beretta Molla was one of six Blesseds to be made Saints by Pope John Paul II during the Mass in St Peter's Square that was celebrated in the presence of more than 50,00 people...
Catholic leaders say Sonia Gandhi refusal is “a very Christian decision” http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=823 Mumbai (AsiaNews) – Catholic leaders are speaking out on the heroism of Sonia Gandhi’s surprise decision to refuse the Prime Minister position, declaring her move not to accept the glory as a “very Christian” decision ...
Islam for abuse fighting Islam for peace, as Iraq struggles to stay on the road to democracy http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/18_2398.html Baghdad (Fides Service)- “ It is time to stop abuse and torture whoever the perpetrators” Father Nizar Semaan, an Iraqi Catholic priest in Mosul, told Fides with regard to torture inflicted on Iraqi prisoners by US troops. “We are indignant as persons and as Christians...
Christians not persecuted, but hearts filled with fear, Bishop Warduni says http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=817 Baghdad (AsiaNews) – “Today’s circumstances instill fear in people and their future is unknown. But everything is in the Lord’s hands and we trust him with our country’s future," said Shlimon Warduni, bishop of the Catholic Chaldean Church of Baghdad when interviewed by AsiaNews today...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 21, 2004: John Paul's level of activity declines; on reading "Get Up, Let Us Go!"; Lineamenta on Eucharist for bishops synod released; Priests for Life in Rome; Arinze addresses interreligious dialogue; Iraqi prisoner abuse reactions
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004
Chaplain, St Bede's College, Christchurch http://www.chch.school.nz/saintbedes/Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from The Rector, St Bede's College, PO Box 5380, Christchurch. Tel: (03) 354 1871. E-mail: rector@stbedescollege.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004.
Executive Officer, NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Details in 'Wel-com' May 2004 p.17 and from NZCBC Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. E-mail: j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
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Sunday, May 16, 2004
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"LET US BE FAIR AND INFORMED "
"Let us be fair and informed ": a statement by Bishop Peter Cullinane regarding the seabed and foreshore legislation (full text) http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
"NZ bishop draws line between indigenous rights and race distinction " ( a brief summary of the points in the letter, by CathNews, Australia) http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/62.php
“Honest and constructive debate to settle differences between Maori and Pakeha”: (a longer summary, by Fides News Service) http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/11_2332.html
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'WEL-COM'
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the May issue ...
Cardinal Williams' letter: "Mary’s example of building community"
Bishop John's reflection: "How the priesthood can affect people’s lives"
Seeking sainthood for Suzanne Aubert — process now under way Suzanne Aubert was a New Zealand icon, revered well beyond the Catholic Church which she served in this country for more than sixty years
Suzanne Aubert — a life dedicated to those most in need Born near Lyon in France in 1835, Suzanne Aubert arrived in New Zealand in December 1860
Powhiri marks a new era at Wellington’s Catholic Centre The piazza in front of the Catholic Centre became a marae on 16 April for an occasion unlike any held there before
Palestinian Christian who seeks justice for all in the Holy Land Cedar Duaybis’ life is a mirror of Palestinian Christian history. She has played a significant part in the formation of Palestinian Liberation Theology. Fr Alan Roberts tells her story
Changes to Private Schools Integration Act must be mutually agreed to Reassurances about review of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act
Cardinal’s apology at reconciliation service A service of reconciliation, healing and commitment was held at the Korokoro cemetery on Sunday 18 April
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Parishioner appeals to save holy home MyTown.com - Hawkes Bay Today 12.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/39a7x A Hastings man is appealing to New Zealand's top Catholic clergy to save the St John of God Holy Family Home for the elderly in Hastings from being sold...
"Funding supports arts groups in North Shore City" North Shore City Council press release May 12, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2y95c Arts projects, ranging from a modern interpretation of the passion of Christ, to a production of “The Owl and the Pussycat” incorporating sign language for the deaf, are among the arts activities to benefit from the latest round of grants from the Creative Communities Scheme....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Budget non-event for poor but Govt delivers on aged care Slip in percentage of Catholics world population Marist priests front court over alleged sexual offences Jakarta Cardinal says choose president with clear programs Vatican says common good outweighs drug company patents NZ bishop draws line between indigenous rights and race distinction
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES
Pope to Ask Bush for Radical Shift in Policy, Says Cardinal Laghi Changes Sought in Approach to Iraq and Holy Land http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53570 Vatican City, May 13, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II will ask U.S. President George Bush to stop basing his policies in Iraq and the Holy Land on recourse to force, when they meet June 4, a cardinal says...
Vatican says Iraqi prison abuse a scandal that 'offends God' http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/50.php The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers is a scandal offensive to God himself, the Vatican said, in its first public comment...
"Does God exist?" Radio Netherlands' Amsterdam Forum (printed sumary of a broadcast discussion with a link to the full broadcast) http://www.rnw.nl/amsterdamforum/html/040429af.html A scientist has calculated that there's a 67-percent chance that God exists. With the help of a 200-year-old formula normally used to calculate the occurrence of catastrophic events, physicist Stephen Unwin has come up with his remarkable conclusion. Radio Netherlands listeners from around the world submitted their questions and comments for Dr Unwin during the week before the recording of the programme....
Heart's Home: "Maternal" Help to Abandoned Children (Two-part interview) On Sunday, the Pope called for an end to the abuse of child labor, saying it impedes millions of children worldwide from receiving a primary education. Among the institutions that have responded to John Paul II's call to assist abused children is the Catholic association Heart's Home, which opened in 1990. Zenit interviewed its founder, Father Thierry de Roucy. Part one: http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53435 Part two: http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53521
The Church in Pakistan has “new martyr”: http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/12_2338.html Faisalabad (Fides Service) - There is grief and concern among Christians in Pakistan after the death of a young Catholic boy Javed Anjum, who died after 5 days of atrocious torture inflicted by Muslims extremists to make him renounce his faith and become a Muslim...
First Children’s World Congress on Child Labour http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/10_2315.html Rome (Fides Service) - Children are exploited in labour not only in developing countries but also countries in Europe including Italy and it is one of the most serious problems in the world of work...
Ratzinger says many miss the point of Christianity http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/53.php The Vatican's Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has said that too many people don't look beyond institutional Christianity and miss the point that it is really about an encounter with Christ...
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New videos ...
How do boys see themselves in today’s Catholic schools? Does a lack of male teachers have a negative effect on them? Are there lessons to be drawn for future educational planning? Listen to what Catholic Education CEO Bro. Pat Lynch has to say on the matter.
Same bank, different branches! Are the teachings of other denominations simply wrong? How do we view the differences in denominations in a positive light? Three of Wellington’s Young Adults chat about the strengths of being Catholic and some of the gifts they see that other denominations can offer us.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 14, 2004: Sant'Egidio mobilizing to fight AIDS in Africa; Bush to meet Pope John Paul; John Kerry and Communion (contd); Holy See's relations with Israel; Affordable medicine for the poor; Plenary assembly for interreligious dialogue; conference on the Catholic Church and change in Central Europe
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004
Chaplain, St Bede's College, Christchurch http://www.chch.school.nz/saintbedes/Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from The Rector, St Bede's College, PO Box 5380, Christchurch. Tel: (03) 354 1871. E-mail: rector@stbedescollege.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004.
Executive Officer, NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Details in 'Wel-com' May 2004 p.17 and from NZCBC Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. E-mail: j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
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"LET US BE FAIR AND INFORMED "
"Let us be fair and informed ": a statement by Bishop Peter Cullinane regarding the seabed and foreshore legislation (full text) http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
"NZ bishop draws line between indigenous rights and race distinction " ( a brief summary of the points in the letter, by CathNews, Australia) http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/62.php
“Honest and constructive debate to settle differences between Maori and Pakeha”: (a longer summary, by Fides News Service) http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/11_2332.html
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'WEL-COM'
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the May issue ...
Cardinal Williams' letter: "Mary’s example of building community"
Bishop John's reflection: "How the priesthood can affect people’s lives"
Seeking sainthood for Suzanne Aubert — process now under way Suzanne Aubert was a New Zealand icon, revered well beyond the Catholic Church which she served in this country for more than sixty years
Suzanne Aubert — a life dedicated to those most in need Born near Lyon in France in 1835, Suzanne Aubert arrived in New Zealand in December 1860
Powhiri marks a new era at Wellington’s Catholic Centre The piazza in front of the Catholic Centre became a marae on 16 April for an occasion unlike any held there before
Palestinian Christian who seeks justice for all in the Holy Land Cedar Duaybis’ life is a mirror of Palestinian Christian history. She has played a significant part in the formation of Palestinian Liberation Theology. Fr Alan Roberts tells her story
Changes to Private Schools Integration Act must be mutually agreed to Reassurances about review of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act
Cardinal’s apology at reconciliation service A service of reconciliation, healing and commitment was held at the Korokoro cemetery on Sunday 18 April
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Parishioner appeals to save holy home MyTown.com - Hawkes Bay Today 12.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/39a7x A Hastings man is appealing to New Zealand's top Catholic clergy to save the St John of God Holy Family Home for the elderly in Hastings from being sold...
"Funding supports arts groups in North Shore City" North Shore City Council press release May 12, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2y95c Arts projects, ranging from a modern interpretation of the passion of Christ, to a production of “The Owl and the Pussycat” incorporating sign language for the deaf, are among the arts activities to benefit from the latest round of grants from the Creative Communities Scheme....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Budget non-event for poor but Govt delivers on aged care Slip in percentage of Catholics world population Marist priests front court over alleged sexual offences Jakarta Cardinal says choose president with clear programs Vatican says common good outweighs drug company patents NZ bishop draws line between indigenous rights and race distinction
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES
Pope to Ask Bush for Radical Shift in Policy, Says Cardinal Laghi Changes Sought in Approach to Iraq and Holy Land http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53570 Vatican City, May 13, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II will ask U.S. President George Bush to stop basing his policies in Iraq and the Holy Land on recourse to force, when they meet June 4, a cardinal says...
Vatican says Iraqi prison abuse a scandal that 'offends God' http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/50.php The abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers is a scandal offensive to God himself, the Vatican said, in its first public comment...
"Does God exist?" Radio Netherlands' Amsterdam Forum (printed sumary of a broadcast discussion with a link to the full broadcast) http://www.rnw.nl/amsterdamforum/html/040429af.html A scientist has calculated that there's a 67-percent chance that God exists. With the help of a 200-year-old formula normally used to calculate the occurrence of catastrophic events, physicist Stephen Unwin has come up with his remarkable conclusion. Radio Netherlands listeners from around the world submitted their questions and comments for Dr Unwin during the week before the recording of the programme....
Heart's Home: "Maternal" Help to Abandoned Children (Two-part interview) On Sunday, the Pope called for an end to the abuse of child labor, saying it impedes millions of children worldwide from receiving a primary education. Among the institutions that have responded to John Paul II's call to assist abused children is the Catholic association Heart's Home, which opened in 1990. Zenit interviewed its founder, Father Thierry de Roucy. Part one: http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53435 Part two: http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53521
The Church in Pakistan has “new martyr”: http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/12_2338.html Faisalabad (Fides Service) - There is grief and concern among Christians in Pakistan after the death of a young Catholic boy Javed Anjum, who died after 5 days of atrocious torture inflicted by Muslims extremists to make him renounce his faith and become a Muslim...
First Children’s World Congress on Child Labour http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0405/10_2315.html Rome (Fides Service) - Children are exploited in labour not only in developing countries but also countries in Europe including Italy and it is one of the most serious problems in the world of work...
Ratzinger says many miss the point of Christianity http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/53.php The Vatican's Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has said that too many people don't look beyond institutional Christianity and miss the point that it is really about an encounter with Christ...
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New videos ...
How do boys see themselves in today’s Catholic schools? Does a lack of male teachers have a negative effect on them? Are there lessons to be drawn for future educational planning? Listen to what Catholic Education CEO Bro. Pat Lynch has to say on the matter.
Same bank, different branches! Are the teachings of other denominations simply wrong? How do we view the differences in denominations in a positive light? Three of Wellington’s Young Adults chat about the strengths of being Catholic and some of the gifts they see that other denominations can offer us.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 14, 2004: Sant'Egidio mobilizing to fight AIDS in Africa; Bush to meet Pope John Paul; John Kerry and Communion (contd); Holy See's relations with Israel; Affordable medicine for the poor; Plenary assembly for interreligious dialogue; conference on the Catholic Church and change in Central Europe
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004
Chaplain, St Bede's College, Christchurch http://www.chch.school.nz/saintbedes/Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from The Rector, St Bede's College, PO Box 5380, Christchurch. Tel: (03) 354 1871. E-mail: rector@stbedescollege.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004.
Executive Officer, NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Details in 'Wel-com' May 2004 p.17 and from NZCBC Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. E-mail: j.dew@wn.catholic.org.nz
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 16-29 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
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Sunday, May 9, 2004
'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 186, May 2-15, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Formal inquiry considers Mother Aubert for sainthood Wellington - An archdiocesan inquiry into the possible beatification and canonisation of Mother Suzanne Aubert - who founded New Zealand's only indigenous religious order, the Sisters of Compassion - began on April 18....
One parish welcomes 17 into Church Takapau - The parish of Holy Trinity in Central Hawke's Bay received 17 people into the Church at Easter...
PM rejects booklet against euthanasia Wanganui - Prime Minister Helen Clark responded with a political statement when a Wanganui group sent her their publication against euthanasia, and for dying with dignity...
Also in the print edition ... Instruction corrects liturgical abuses ... Vibrant parishes aim of Auckland plan ... Bay of Islands symposium wove multi-hued tapestry ... The American who runs Vatican City ... Vocations up except in the West... Couple sees prayer as key to successful parenting ... Nostalgic holy cards making a comeback
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New videos:
** Bishop John Dew: Pastoral areas. (The third and final video in this series)
** Hikoi of protest against the Government’s new foreshore and seabed legislation (video highlights without commentary)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church group to pray then march with hikoi NZPA 03 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2895902a8153,00.html A Catholic Church group said today it will march through Wellington later this week with the hikoi protesting against proposed foreshore and seabed legislation. Wellington Catholic Peacemakers Group spokesman, Father Gerard Burns, said members would pray at St Mary of the Angels, before joining the hikoi as it passed through the city to Parliament on Wednesday....
PM urges Catholic Church to focus on growth areas for schools NZPA 03 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2894788a7694,00.html The Catholic Church should focus on growth areas when building new schools, says Helen Clark. Speaking at the opening of Sancta Maria College in Botany South yesterday, the Prime Minister said the Catholic education system benefited the community....
Growth and Decline Across Education Requires Budget Action Press Release: Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC Scoop Monday, 3 May 2004 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/ED0405/S00007.htm Some media commentators have suggested the new Catholic secondary school in East Auckland represents more parents wanting their children to receive a Catholic education but in reality all schools in high income communities – state or integrated - turn away children who want to enrol while schools in low income communities – including Catholic schools – can often struggle to attract enrolments. Some Catholic schools have closed in recent years as a result ...
Barriers falling for embryo donations NZ Herald 08.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2saqb New Zealand couples who have surplus IVF embryos will be able to donate them to other infertile couples under proposed new guidelines. The new option, which has been released for public consultation, has the support of the Catholic Church and the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child....
New Catholic School For Wanaka (full text) NewstalkZB 04/05/2004 The Catholic Church has purchased 2.1 hectares of land in Wanaka to build a new school. Planning had been on hold for several months after a previous attempt to establish a school last year on an existing site did not receive the necessary resource consents. Bishop Len Boyle says the new property on the corner of Aubrey Road and Ironwood Crescent is large enough to include a church and an associated residence. The Catholic Education Office plans to have the school up and running as soon as possible.
Hundreds farewell elderly victim (full text) NZ City 4 May 2004 More than 200-hundred people have packed into Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inglewood for the funeral of Bernard Boylan. The 79-year-old was found dead in the back of a 1991 Subaru station wagon in Waitara last Tuesday. He died from head and neck injuries suffered in an assault. Eulogies at the service painted Mr Boylan as a quiet gentleman, whose passions were his family, attending Mass, his Irish heritage and playing the piano accordion. A 47-year-old woman faces multiple charges in relation to Mr Boylan's death. She returns to the New Plymouth District Court next week.
Fiji buries Ratu Mara, warrior chief and president NZPA 04 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2896081a12,00.html Fiji Catholic Archbishop Petero Mataca walked barefoot at the head of a procession as soldiers dressed in scarlet tunics and sulu skirts carried the flag-draped coffin of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the South Pacific nation's founding father ...
Expelled Sri Lankan teenager escapes to Hong Kong NZ Herald 05.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/3dzjo A 16-year-old Sri Lankan expelled from New Zealand to her homeland has fled to Hong Kong rather than be forced to testify against a sexually abusive uncle...
Church in push for new priests to fight numbers crisis Catholics mark Vocation Sunday with recruitment drive, but hierarchy unyielding on celibacy or ban on ordaining women The Guardian (UK) May 3, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1208347,00.html Catholics around the world celebrated Vocation Sunday yesterday by focusing on those who commit their working lives to the church. But many prayers were more fervent than usual after renewed predictions that the number of Catholic priests in Britain is set to halve in the next decade...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS CEO head says male teacher win just a start Catholic office says Vic Budget will help poor East Timor's Bishop Belo rules out politics China drops ban on outspoken Hong Kong bishop Swiss Guards mark 500 years with Pope Greek Orthodox targets Catholics with English services
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS && NEWS AGENCIES
Church in Ireland: Divining the Future Maynooth's Father Vincent Twomey on the State of the Faith (interview) Maynooth, Ireland, May 6, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Despite the decline of Ireland's ancient Catholic culture over the past few decades, a native theologian has hope for the Church here. Father Vincent Twomey, a lecturer in moral theology at Maynooth College and the editor in chief of the Irish Theological Quarterly, recently wrote "The End of Irish Catholicism?" (Ignatius). He shared with ZENIT his findings: that the faith and loyalty of many laity and clerics have kept the Church strong and have the potential to still bear much fruit... Part one: http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53173 Part two: http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53261
33 New Swiss Guards Poised for Swearing In Commander Doesn't Foresee Women in the Ranks Anytime Soon http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53113 Vatican City, May 5, 2004 (Zenit.org).- On Thursday 33 new recruits will be sworn in as members of the Swiss Guard, the corps that protects the Pope. The recruits will be sworn-in in four languages: 23 in German, seven in French, two in Italian, and one in Romansh, a dialect in Switzerland. The corps will have 110 members....
British Bishops comment on new English Mass draft http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/12.php The liturgy office of the Bishops of England and Wales has praised the International Committee for English (ICEL) for its preference for the use of inclusive language in the 'green book' new English Mass translation draft currently circulating among bishops in English-speaking countries...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 7, 2004: The future of Catholic higher education in America; Vatican conferences on globalisation and intergenerational solidarity; Georgetown University's Muslim chaplain on crucifixes; John Paul II to visit Switzerland in June; 20th century martyr-saint of the pro-life movement; Nathan Mitchell on liturgy and ecumenism; conference on St. John Chrysostom; more on just war
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
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No 186, May 2-15, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Formal inquiry considers Mother Aubert for sainthood Wellington - An archdiocesan inquiry into the possible beatification and canonisation of Mother Suzanne Aubert - who founded New Zealand's only indigenous religious order, the Sisters of Compassion - began on April 18....
One parish welcomes 17 into Church Takapau - The parish of Holy Trinity in Central Hawke's Bay received 17 people into the Church at Easter...
PM rejects booklet against euthanasia Wanganui - Prime Minister Helen Clark responded with a political statement when a Wanganui group sent her their publication against euthanasia, and for dying with dignity...
Also in the print edition ... Instruction corrects liturgical abuses ... Vibrant parishes aim of Auckland plan ... Bay of Islands symposium wove multi-hued tapestry ... The American who runs Vatican City ... Vocations up except in the West... Couple sees prayer as key to successful parenting ... Nostalgic holy cards making a comeback
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New videos:
** Bishop John Dew: Pastoral areas. (The third and final video in this series)
** Hikoi of protest against the Government’s new foreshore and seabed legislation (video highlights without commentary)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church group to pray then march with hikoi NZPA 03 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2895902a8153,00.html A Catholic Church group said today it will march through Wellington later this week with the hikoi protesting against proposed foreshore and seabed legislation. Wellington Catholic Peacemakers Group spokesman, Father Gerard Burns, said members would pray at St Mary of the Angels, before joining the hikoi as it passed through the city to Parliament on Wednesday....
PM urges Catholic Church to focus on growth areas for schools NZPA 03 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2894788a7694,00.html The Catholic Church should focus on growth areas when building new schools, says Helen Clark. Speaking at the opening of Sancta Maria College in Botany South yesterday, the Prime Minister said the Catholic education system benefited the community....
Growth and Decline Across Education Requires Budget Action Press Release: Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC Scoop Monday, 3 May 2004 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/ED0405/S00007.htm Some media commentators have suggested the new Catholic secondary school in East Auckland represents more parents wanting their children to receive a Catholic education but in reality all schools in high income communities – state or integrated - turn away children who want to enrol while schools in low income communities – including Catholic schools – can often struggle to attract enrolments. Some Catholic schools have closed in recent years as a result ...
Barriers falling for embryo donations NZ Herald 08.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2saqb New Zealand couples who have surplus IVF embryos will be able to donate them to other infertile couples under proposed new guidelines. The new option, which has been released for public consultation, has the support of the Catholic Church and the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child....
New Catholic School For Wanaka (full text) NewstalkZB 04/05/2004 The Catholic Church has purchased 2.1 hectares of land in Wanaka to build a new school. Planning had been on hold for several months after a previous attempt to establish a school last year on an existing site did not receive the necessary resource consents. Bishop Len Boyle says the new property on the corner of Aubrey Road and Ironwood Crescent is large enough to include a church and an associated residence. The Catholic Education Office plans to have the school up and running as soon as possible.
Hundreds farewell elderly victim (full text) NZ City 4 May 2004 More than 200-hundred people have packed into Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inglewood for the funeral of Bernard Boylan. The 79-year-old was found dead in the back of a 1991 Subaru station wagon in Waitara last Tuesday. He died from head and neck injuries suffered in an assault. Eulogies at the service painted Mr Boylan as a quiet gentleman, whose passions were his family, attending Mass, his Irish heritage and playing the piano accordion. A 47-year-old woman faces multiple charges in relation to Mr Boylan's death. She returns to the New Plymouth District Court next week.
Fiji buries Ratu Mara, warrior chief and president NZPA 04 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2896081a12,00.html Fiji Catholic Archbishop Petero Mataca walked barefoot at the head of a procession as soldiers dressed in scarlet tunics and sulu skirts carried the flag-draped coffin of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the South Pacific nation's founding father ...
Expelled Sri Lankan teenager escapes to Hong Kong NZ Herald 05.05.2004 http://tinyurl.com/3dzjo A 16-year-old Sri Lankan expelled from New Zealand to her homeland has fled to Hong Kong rather than be forced to testify against a sexually abusive uncle...
Church in push for new priests to fight numbers crisis Catholics mark Vocation Sunday with recruitment drive, but hierarchy unyielding on celibacy or ban on ordaining women The Guardian (UK) May 3, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,1208347,00.html Catholics around the world celebrated Vocation Sunday yesterday by focusing on those who commit their working lives to the church. But many prayers were more fervent than usual after renewed predictions that the number of Catholic priests in Britain is set to halve in the next decade...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS CEO head says male teacher win just a start Catholic office says Vic Budget will help poor East Timor's Bishop Belo rules out politics China drops ban on outspoken Hong Kong bishop Swiss Guards mark 500 years with Pope Greek Orthodox targets Catholics with English services
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS && NEWS AGENCIES
Church in Ireland: Divining the Future Maynooth's Father Vincent Twomey on the State of the Faith (interview) Maynooth, Ireland, May 6, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Despite the decline of Ireland's ancient Catholic culture over the past few decades, a native theologian has hope for the Church here. Father Vincent Twomey, a lecturer in moral theology at Maynooth College and the editor in chief of the Irish Theological Quarterly, recently wrote "The End of Irish Catholicism?" (Ignatius). He shared with ZENIT his findings: that the faith and loyalty of many laity and clerics have kept the Church strong and have the potential to still bear much fruit... Part one: http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53173 Part two: http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53261
33 New Swiss Guards Poised for Swearing In Commander Doesn't Foresee Women in the Ranks Anytime Soon http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=53113 Vatican City, May 5, 2004 (Zenit.org).- On Thursday 33 new recruits will be sworn in as members of the Swiss Guard, the corps that protects the Pope. The recruits will be sworn-in in four languages: 23 in German, seven in French, two in Italian, and one in Romansh, a dialect in Switzerland. The corps will have 110 members....
British Bishops comment on new English Mass draft http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/12.php The liturgy office of the Bishops of England and Wales has praised the International Committee for English (ICEL) for its preference for the use of inclusive language in the 'green book' new English Mass translation draft currently circulating among bishops in English-speaking countries...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for May 7, 2004: The future of Catholic higher education in America; Vatican conferences on globalisation and intergenerational solidarity; Georgetown University's Muslim chaplain on crucifixes; John Paul II to visit Switzerland in June; 20th century martyr-saint of the pro-life movement; Nathan Mitchell on liturgy and ecumenism; conference on St. John Chrysostom; more on just war
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004
General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049
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