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'MINDFUL OF THE COMMON GOOD'

NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. 'Mindful of the Common Good â€" Thinking
about Election 2008'
http://www.catholic.org.nz/statements/0808_elections.php

Abortion, Stem Cell Research and the Family at Top of New Zealand Bishops'
Voting Issues List:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/aug/08081301.html
Auckland, New Zealand, August 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Catholic
bishops' conference of New Zealand has offered voters guidance on the
expected election, saying that social and economic policies must be "in the
service of human dignity and a humane society, in which every person
matters" ...

Catholic bishops issue guide for voters
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10526502

NewsTalk ZB. An interview with Bishop Denis Browne about the bishops'
statement
http://tinyurl.com/6e5yaz
(The interview commences after 34 minutes 50 seconds)

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS


Court upholds no-passport Iranian decision
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4655912a12855.html
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that it would be unlawful
to further detain an Iranian overstayer without charge. Thomas Yadegary was
jailed after refusing to sign passport documents which would force his
return to Iran...


Can't keep giving as balance shifts
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard/4657212a20378.
Reciprocity, or give-and-take, may provide the way forward for New Zealand's
welfare system, a Salvation Army social policy analyst says. Manukau
City-based Alan Johnson was the keynote speaker at last Saturday's Poverty
In Aotearoa New Zealand Conference, organised by the Catholic Diocese of
Palmerston North...


Poverty platforms
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard/4657210a20378.html
It's a perennial question - how to tackle poverty in New Zealand. At last
Saturday's Poverty In Aotearoa New Zealand Conference in Palmerston North,
representatives of eight political parties addressed the question with
varying degrees of gusto...


St Pat's boys heading to the 'real ' Samoa
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/5cqnfl
A mid-winter holiday in the South Pacific sounds idyllic but it will be more
than "fun in the sun" for 14 St Patrick's College, Silverstream students
heading to Samoa next month ...


Te Aroha teens love WYD (photo)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/65dyqj
Four Te Aroha teens joined 600,000 people for the World Youth Day event in
Sydney last month ...

Hibernians to hold annual meeting in city
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatustandard/4652757a6502.html
The annual meeting of the Hibernian Society is expected to draw 55 delegates
and members from branches around the country to Palmerston North on
Saturday...


Period of grace for overstaying Indian 'pilgrims'
3 News
http://tinyurl.com/5k6cte
One-month entry visas have now expired for a group of Indian pilgrims who
disappeared here last month while on a stopover en route to the Pope's Youth
Day rally in Sydney...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Always there'
Barbara Hudson, grandmother of 33, chats with Sister Mary about the
grandparent's role.

'Pre-match'
World Youth Day pilgrims from many countries, gathered at Te Papa before
going to Sydney, send greetings and testify to their faith

'Beyond Reason'
A reading and discussion of Matthew 15:21-28 with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and
Rev. Jenny Wilkens of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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THE FIFTEENTH STATION - A New Zealand Catholic podcast

http://station15.libsyn.com

In the programme for Thursday 14 August 2008 ...

Happy birthday to us!
Awww....look at our little podcast. One year old already! To celebrate, we
have a chat to George about what it was like to be at WYD in Sydney. We also
talk about the Bishops on the election, the Lambeth conference and
Anglican/Catholic unity, and New Zealand's apparent journey to a hot
unpleasant place in a hand-carried shopping container with the "Boobs on
Bikes" parade. We also talk a little about our new upcoming podcasts!

The 15th Station Podcast Network is growing! Beginning next month, two new
shows will be launched.

'Familia' is the name of the new show that will address matters relating to
family life. The programme is being recorded and produced by Family Life
International.

The other new show, which has been dubbed 'Catechiwi', will feature a
one-on-one interview with an expert on a certain area of Catholic teaching.
NZ Catholic managing editor Gavin Abraham will conduct the interviews, which
he hopes will help inform, and form, listeners.

You can read the full article on the new shows here:
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/viewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=1558

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ...

'Define choice' and 'The Internet King' (issues arising from the 'Boobs on
Bikes' parade) ... Church/politics (on the Catholic Bishops' guide for
voters) ... 'It’s not about what we can do for you' (the WYD legacy) ...
Recognising the family in our tax system

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

A round of questions for the 'shepherd-in-chief'
Anyone who's ever learned a foreign language knows that perhaps 50 percent
of a language is predictable according to its own rules, and the rest simply
is what it is, the product of history and culture rather than logic. Try
explaining to an ESL student why the plural of "mouse" is "mice," but the
plural of "spouse" is not "spice," and you'll find that going over the rules
really doesn't help; in the end, that's just how things are. Much the same
point applies to the inner life of the Catholic church. Maybe half of it
flows rationally enough from theology and canon law, but the rest can be
difficult to grasp in terms of strict logic. Last week brought a fresh
reminder of the point, in the form of Pope Benedict XVI's 90-minute Q&A with
priests in northern Italy...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

Poverty in an affluent society: A statement from the Catholic bishops of New
Zealand (04 Aug 2008)

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Issue 297, August 10 - 23, 2008

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

NATIONAL
Welfare failing NZ's poorest, say bishops ..... New Zealand's feast day
..... NZ Catholic podcast to expand ..... Kiwis' aid helps keep 350,000
alive ..... Abortion court case appeal doesn't worry pro-life group .....
Editor says sorry for WYD story ..... Opus Dei leader speaks in NZ before
returning to Rome ..... "Boobs" complaint laid ..... State should leave
welfare to charities, says priest ..... Visiting priest brings word of God's
love ..... Pilgrims reflect on World Youth Day ..... Order's abuse saga at
an end? ..... ERO File

FEATURES
WYD harbour cruise with Pontiff was a joy for expatriate Kiwi ..... Viewing
on TV gave hope for the future ..... Staying till end of Mass is right for
many reasons ..... Msgr Carde celebrates 50 years of priesthood .....
Education work honoured ..... Vanuatu visit finds three WYD follow-up
projects

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Making space for Sabbath in our lives ..... Pew Point:
Nana modelled being devout ..... Jeff Mirus: Startling to hear truth doesn't
figure in path for Anglicanism ..... Others Say: WYD impresses this
"heathen" ..... Editorial: Lack of vision leads to licentiousness .....
Malcolm Evans ..... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Vatican figure gives Anglicans tough talk ..... Pontiff welcomes invitation
to visit Iraq ..... Marathons will follow the steps of St Paul .....
Paraguay's president-to-be goes from bishop to layman ..... Profaning prof.
..... Letter dismissed ..... In Brief ..... WYD gives Australia a spiritual
wake-up call ..... Let's avoid spiritual diseases, cardinal tells Anglicans
..... Knock-back prompts WYD initiatives for youth in Iraq ..... The Pope:
Dialogue essential to have peace ..... Homosexual parade sparks complaint
..... Black cat keeps Pope company ..... Bishop slams war attitudes .....
Victim choice explained ..... Bishop threatened

REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Catholic.Geek, Tape Deck,
Scripture, Feasts, Liturgical Calendar, The Doolans, Family Talk, Caption
Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, That Word!,
Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Peiestly and religious vocations (9 pages)

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

St Joseph's hoping candidate pipes up (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/15448/st-joseph039s-hoping-candidate-pipe\
s
The Catholic cathedral in Dunedin, St Joseph's, has had to advertise
nationally for an organist, after being unable to find a suitable candidate
locally through word of mouth...

Brother Paul passes on
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=97234
A Marist Brother, who devoted most of his working life to education in Fiji
passed on this morning at the Suva Private Hospital. Brother Paul Lavelle,
68, from Invercargill in New Zealand, spent more than 40 years in Fiji
teaching in various Catholic schools in Fiji...

A tribute to St Paul (photo)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/67vuza
A striking tile triptych depicting St Paul's travels has been unveiled in St
Paul's Catholic Church, Dallington, to wide acclaim ...

Jacob gives his prize to charity (photo)
Kapi-Mana News
http://tinyurl.com/69xzw5
The children at St Theresa's School, Plimmerton have had a busy year selling
chocolates as a community fundraiser, collecting over $3,500 ...

Pilgrims gain new ideas for church youth group (photo)
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/5r6nw9
World Youth Day participants from St Joseph's parish, Upper Hutt have
returned with many new ideas for their church youth group ...

Youth day in Ranfurly
Queenstown Mirror
http://tinyurl.com/6dw847
The logistics will be different, but the inspiration of the recent World
Catholic Youth Day in Sydney is expected to be evident when a sequel to the
event is held in Ranfurly at Labour Weekend ...

Missing 'pilgrims' hiding out in Bay of Plenty
3 News
http://tinyurl.com/5z92kg
At least 10-15 Indian pilgrims, whose visas expire today, are believed to be
hiding out in the Bay of Plenty...

Pilgrims face visa deadline
Aug 5, 2008 10:04 AM
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1980557

Bishop Peter Cullinane: The way the church sees it (letter to the editor)
The Dominion Post
http://tinyurl.com/6qnqky
Recent letters on population issues focused on the usual caricatures of
Catholic teaching. The Catholic church doesn’t teach that people should have
as many children as possible, regardless of circumstances. Experts assure us
the problem of overpopulation has more to do with managing and distributing
resources than the number of people ...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Octogenarian vitality'
In Coffee Break, Sister Moyra Dunn rsm talks about her work as an angel of
mercy for migrants and refugees.

'Beyond Reason'
Angels in the City: a reading and discussion of Matthew 14:22-23 with Fr
David Kennearly and Suzanne O'Rourke.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ...

"Pilgrims’ heartfelt Generosity bathes the city in sunshine": A beautiful
testimony from WYD ... "You’re forgetting what the Olympics are all about"
... Election’s a-coming ... Finding grace where you least expect it ...
Violent video games and violent behaviour ... Fernando Lugo, former bishop,
present president

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Remembering Paul VI, the superhuman pope
A two-part dramatic miniseries on Pope Paul VI is slated for Italian
national TV this fall, marking the 30th anniversary of his death in August
1978. Corriere della Sera, Italy's main daily, reports that eight million
Euro are being pumped into the project, which is hardly surprising given the
mammoth ratings success of earlier miniseries about the popes between whom
Paul VI was sandwiched: John XXIII and John Paul II ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Senior journalist / Sub-editor, 'NZ Catholic'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 27-Aug 9 2008 p.2, and from the Managing
Editor, Gavin Abraham, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; e-mail:
editor@nzcatholic.org.nz Applications close 13 August 2008.

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

'Poverty in an Affluent Society'
A statement for Social Justice Week, September 2008
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0807/S00303.htm

The New Zealand Catholic bishops have reaffirmed their commitment to stand
with New Zealanders in need, in a statement prepared for Social Justice Week
2008. The bishops express concern that, despite the increased social
spending of the last decade, the benefits of economic growth have not been
shared by all, and that living standards have not improved for the poorest
New Zealanders.

Social Justice Week is celebrated in the Catholic Church from 14-20
September, with a focus this year on poverty in an affluent society.
Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is this week
distributing resources to Catholic parishes, primary schools and youth
groups to assist Catholics to examine how well we are looking after the most
vulnerable members of our community.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Missing youth delegates work on New Zealand farms
http://www.theindiancatholic.com/report.asp?nid=10967
New Delhi -- Church officials say the young Indians who went missing in New
Zealand before the recent World Youth Day (WYD) program in Australia are all
Catholics and are now working on farms there...

Papal presence: 'receiving the power (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/5p3um5
World Youth Day, the six-day gathering of Catholic youth in Sydney this
month, was attended by about 40 young people from Kapiti and Horowhenua and
their adult leaders ...

Youth Day experience remembered for life (photos)
Hauraki Herald
http://tinyurl.com/5b3hbb
It has been more than a week since Tony and Luke Courtenay returned from
World Youth Day celebrations, but the Whitianga father and son are still
buzzing about a trip that almost didn't happen ...

World Youth Day, Sydney Australia (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/6hc779
Nineteen students from St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt have returned from
the trip of a lifetime to the World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia ...

Double jubilee for church, priest (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/alexandra/15929/double-jubilee-church-priest
More than 300 people turned out to celebrate a double golden jubilee at St
John the Baptist Catholic Church in Alexandra on Sunday. A jubilee Mass was
held to celebrate the 50th jubilee of the church and of the ordination of Fr
Mervyn McGettigan...

Priest rubbishes welfare system
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10524008
An American theologian who advised US President George W. Bush on welfare
reform is in New Zealand with an uncompromising message - that welfare leads
to "moral decay".
Father Robert Sirico, a Catholic priest who heads a Michigan think-tank to
integrate Christianity with free-market principles, spent the weekend at a
retreat organised by Auckland's Maxim Institute.

Jail for ex-head of Catholic School
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1972103
The former head of a Catholic school in Christchurch has been sent to jail
for sexually abusing former pupils. Rodger Moloney, 73, was extradited from
Australia to face the charges which date back decades...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Samoa Calling'
Coffee Break: Marist Brother Chris Maney, recently returned from Samoa, in
conversation with Sr Stephanie

'Miracles'
Angels in the City: a reading and discussion of Matthew 14:13-21 with Fr
David Kennearly and Suzanne O'Rourke.

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'BEING FRANK'

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

Blogs about Catholic life in New Zealand, sponsored by 'NZ Catholic'
newspaper. Some recent topics ...

Benefits of getting out of the comfort zone ... Brother Chris Mannion FMS â€"
RIP ... Man-made global warming is simply a theory ... Call for ideas for
strategies on how to make the legacy of WYD tangible and worthwhile ... A
Church full of sinners ..

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PERIODICALS AND NEWSLETTERS

Society of Mary, NZ Province. 'Marist Messenger', August 2008
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' - July 2008
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform - the Diocesan Newsletter' - June
2008
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

The Nathaniel Centre - The NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel
Report' - issue twenty-four, 30 May 2008
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5

Tui Motu InterIslands, an independent Catholic magazine - July 2008
http://www.tuimotu.org

Society of Eucharistic Adoration. Newsletter - June 2008
http://www.divinenet.org.nz/adoration.html

Society of St Vincent de Paul. Newsletter - Winter 2008
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/news/winter-2008-newsletter-available-for-download/

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' - July 2008
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Benedict's vacation spot is significant in his history
Pope Benedict XVI is on vacation from July 28 to Aug. 11, passing his summer
break in an Alpine town in northern Italy known as Bressanone by Italians
and Brixen by German-speakers. Benedict is a guest of the local seminary,
lodging in an apartment known colloquially as "the bishop's room." It's a
setting where this pope clearly feels at home...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Archdiocese of Wellington. Adviser in Youth and Young Adult Ministry
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=16
Details in 'Wel-com' July 2008 p.2 and from Lorraine McArthur, Director,
Archdiocesan Pastoral Services, tel. (04) 4961706; e-mail:
lmcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 8 August 2008.

Senior journalist / Sub-editor, 'NZ Catholic'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 27-Aug 9 2008 p.2, and from the Managing
Editor, Gavin Abraham, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; e-mail:
editor@nzcatholic.org.nz Applications close 13 August 2008.