Sunday, February 3, 2019

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In issue no. 557, Jan. 27 - Feb. 9 2019: Remarkable Little Sister farewelled (Sr Marie Fitzpatrick LSP, 1914-2018) ... Ethnic mix changing in Catholic schools ... Distinguished scientist becomes a Dame (Prof. Margaret Brimble) ... Tongan tribute to a 'pastoral missionary' (Fr David Mullins SM, 1931-2018) ... Bp Peter Cullinane: From clericalism to synodality ... Hitting the right notes in NZ's southern churches (Artes Christi) ... Clergy moves for Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin ... Sr Sian Owen RSJ: Collaboration is a key priority.

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Praise Be: A definitive ranking of the best church bangers (text and music videos)
[Dear readers: You might or might not appreciate Madeleine Chapman's digs at traditional hymns, but I include the article here for the videos of the moving performance of 'Ka Waiata ki a Maria' by St Joseph's Maori Girls' College, and the full-on give-it-all-you've-got performance of 'Mo Maria' by pupils of Pompallier Catholic School, Kaitaia. - Mike L]

Community meal 'tapping into vein of generosity'
A community event which combines nourishing food with a chance to form new friendships is returning for its third year. The free community meal, organised by St Vincent de Paul  and held in the supper room of  St Joseph's church in New Plymouth, kicks off again on Tuesday, February 5.

Local Filipinos celebrate Sinulog festival (video)
Dunedin continued to showcase its diversity of culture yesterday with the local Filipino community celebrating their Catholic Sinulog festival. Those at the Sunday mass at the Saint Patrick's Basilica in South Dunedin were treated to a Filipino procession. The celebrations were to honour the Santo Nino, a religious relic icon of Jesus as a child. 

Rugby club removes 'inappropriate' award named after paedophile
An Auckland rugby club has apologised for awarding a cup named after a Catholic clergyman convicted of sexually abusing boys. Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby Club's annual award for most tries scored was named the Brother Claudius Cup.

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St Patrick's College, Wellington: School's out for Wellington Phoenix defender Liberato Cacace
Wellington Phoenix defender Liberato Cacace believes he has taken his game to a new level, now that he no longer has to rush back to school after training or study on the flight to away games. The 18-year-old produced one of the best performances of his fledgling professional football career in last weekend's 1-0 win over Melbourne City. That performance landed Cacace in the A-League Team of the Week for the third time this season, with each of those honours coming after he graduated from St Patrick's College at the end of the year, achieving NCEA Level 3 with an attendance record of just 38 per cent.

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INSPIRED WORD 

The heart of man: a reading and commentary on Luke 4, 21-30 by Fr Edward J. Tyler, NSW, Australia

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As Pope heads to Gulf States, issues from Islam to immigration loom

After more than 2,000 years it's hard to believe there are many "firsts" left for the Catholic Church, but the first-ever pope from the global south will notch yet another one on Sunday, when he becomes the first pope in history to set foot in the Gulf States with a Feb. 3-5 visit to United Arab Emirates. The visit comes at a key moment when many believe Christianity is at risk of disappearing from the Middle East ...

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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Kiwicath News & Notes - 27 January 2019

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New Zealand Catholic Bishops seek Executive Officer (23 Jan 2019)
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Teachers who made a difference
Teachers play a vital role in peoples' lives. With the new school year approaching, some prominent New Zealanders tell Bruce Munro about the positive impact teachers had in their lives.  [Among others, Superintendent Paul Basham, Police Southern District Commander, recalls his education at De La Salle College in Mangere. The article includes a fine photo of Brother Sir Pat Lynch ]

Historic Lawrence building on the market
The United States-based owners of the heritage-listed St Patrick's Church School and Hall in Lawrence hope that putting the Robert Lawson-designed building on the market will give ''new momentum'' to preservation efforts.

Child sex abuser memorialised in Marist rugby club's trophy 
A movement is now underway, led by a victim of Catholic child sex abuse, to rename the Brother Claudius Cup, named after Marist Brother Claudius Pettit who sexually abused a boy at a Wellington school. 

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait: Death of a friend inspires reflection on immigration 
My friend Manuel (Manny) de Farias was originally from the Azores. At his funeral last week I heard that shortly after WWII Manny's parents made the decision to move with their two sons and one daughter to New Zealand. I think two things would have helped Manny's parents acclimatise to the New Zealand way of life. The children and the Catholic Church...

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St Joseph's, Otahuhu: Learning local: Astronaut ancestor inspires 8-year-old writer
Not many Kiwi 8-year-olds have an astronaut in the family, but Milan Muller, an 8-year-old writer at St Joseph's School in Otahuhu, is one of a growing number who are learning to read and write about things that are relevant to them and their community, rather than from standardised textbooks.

St Joseph's, Temuka: Extra bus en route to help St Andrews Primary School deal with influx of Pareora pupils
At St Joseph's School Temuka, principal Bernie Leonard said the roll has doubled over the past eight years, with about 125 starting next week. "We can't take many more. Our roll is extremely strong for the next few years," Leonard said.

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INSPIRED WORD 

The God-Man: a reading and commentary on Luke 4:14-21 by Fr Edward J. Tyler, NSW, Australia

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** Francis to religious in Panama: Don't grow weary, despite sins of Church
Young people, prisoners, politicians, and bishops have all enjoyed an opportunity to get a boost from Pope Francis so far during his visit to Panama, and on Saturday morning, it was the time for priests and religious women and men to receive one. While Francis told them it is understandable that they might feel weary at times due to the "sins" of the Church, he encouraged them to keep their hearts open to God...

** Slimmed-down Vatican team plants a flag for faith at Davos
While the Vatican's focus currently is on sunny Panama for World Youth Day, where Pope Francis is once again presiding over the "Catholic Woodstock," a small papal delegation instead spent the last few days at the World Economic Forum in freezing Davos to spread the Gospel to the world's elite...

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

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INSPIRED WORD 

The Wedding at Cana: An extract from a film of St John's Gospel

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Episode 134 — Security, Celibacy, Identity and Charity (January 15)

The Church in the United States, New Zealand and Germany is grappling with a number of big issues, with the southern US border and the impending New Zealand Royal Commission into child sexual abuse headlining this month's show. The German bishops are looking at the issue of celibacy, framing their rethink of the discipline as a response to the abuse crisis. In New Zealand, Catholic schools are trying to find authentic, pastoral responses to the issue of gender dysphoria, while back in America, a priest is enjoying spreading some Christmas joy — all year long. Join Anna, James and Gavin, and the returning Don, for this globetrotting episode.

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Pro-life feminism seeks larger role in pro-life movement
Fiorella Nash is a writer and bioethicist in the United Kingdom with over ten years' experience researching life issues from a feminist perspective. She speaks often at international conferences and has appeared on radio and in print discussing abortion, gendercide, maternal health and commercial surrogacy. Her book The Abolition of Woman: How Radical Feminism Is Betraying Women was published last year. She is also an award-winning novelist and has published numerous books under the nom-de-plume Fiorella De Maria, including Poor Banished Children, Do No Harm, and We'll Never Tell Them. She spoke to Charles Camosy about her work in bioethics.

Vatican editor says Pope must face questions on women, sex abuse
According to an Italian historian who presides over a monthly Vatican magazine on women, both women and clerical sexual abuse are problems that will continue to dog Pope Francis until they're resolved. "[A] question arises, that of women who are nonexistent and invisible in the eyes of ecclesiastical hierarchies, accustomed to taking their service for granted," Lucetta Scaraffia wrote in a recent op-ed for the Spanish newspaper El Pais. "Today religious [women] no longer accept shameful conditions of exploitation and humiliation" ...

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NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

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Kiwi Bishop invited to lead Catechesis at World Youth Day 2019 (10 Jan 2019)
The Vatican has requested Bishop Charles Drennan of the Palmerston North Diocese to lead one of the three Catechesis sessions for English speaking pilgrims at January's World Youth Day in Panama...

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Professor emeritus led university's code of ethics
Manawatu Guardian 10 Jan 2019
The late Professor Emeritus Ivan Snook was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for service to tertiary education. He established and chaired the first Massey University human ethics committee, and led the development of the university's code of ethics for human subject research. Professor Snook died in October 2018. His wife Josie gave the Manawatu Guardian her late husband's Reflections on a philosophical life written for the Philosophy of Education Society. We print excerpts from his autobiography ...

Vatican considering defrocking 
The defrocking - or laicisation - of Fr Magnus Murray has been referred to the Vatican, where it is being considered under the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, ODT Insight understands ...

Obituary: Ken McGifford, the Mayor of Aramoho 
The death of 85-year-old Ken McGifford has ended the era of a popular former businessman nick-named the "Mayor" of Aramoho.

Thirty years of success for St Joseph's community Christmas lunch 
For three decades Carol Fisher has served at the community Christmas lunch in New Plymouth but this year was the first time she got to sit and eat with the crowd. Fisher was among the group of volunteers who, inspired by a similar event in Auckland, organised the first ever Christmas meal at St Joseph's Church and has been involved ever since. 

Going blind: A mother's anguish living with retinitis pigmentosa 
A New Zealand mother's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke about the possibility of not being able to see her children grow up, get married or having grandchildren. Karen Chong, 48, suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, often simply called RP, a rare hereditary retinal disease. She is legally blind, has very limited vision and could go totally blind any time.

Liam Hehir: We are better off than ever before, but we've lost something important
Rongotea can put on a Christmas parade, but its Catholic church almost didn't have mass on Christmas Day.

Sexual abuse survivor Darryl Smith to share his story at the Vatican
A survivor of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church will share his story at the Vatican. Dunedin man Darryl Smith will meet with Catholic bishops, and potentially Pope Francis, during a global summit on clergy sexual abuse in Rome in February.

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New Hato Paora principal has desire to maintain school's legacy
New Hato Paora College principal Nathan Matthews wants to maintain the tradition and the legacy of the Manawatu school. Hato Paora is one of four Maori boarding schools left in New Zealand – there are three others in Hawke's Bay. The only other Maori Catholic boys boarding school was Auckland's Hato Petera College, which recently closed. 

'Working' on new name for Kavanagh 
The Catholic Bishop of Dunedin is still not ready to decide on a name change for Kavanagh College, but insists he is ''working quite hard'' on the issue.

At 7, Whangarei schoolgirl Maddison Macmillan is published author 
At just 7 years old, Madison Macmillan, a student at St Francis Xavier Catholic School in Whangarei, is already a published author, with the release of her children's book The Good Baby and the Bad Hippo that encourages youngsters to be truthful and kind.

Napier St Joseph's Maori Girls' College's kapa haka performance in Barcelona warms hearts around world 
It is a sight not many would expect in a Spanish city, but one that has captured the hearts and minds of those all over the world. Hundreds gathered on the cobblestone streets of Barcelona to watch students from Napier's St Joseph's Maori Girls' College perform a kapa haka routine, with waiata and poi.

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Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 The baptism of Jesus
A reading and commentary with Fr David Kennerly SM and Suzanne O'Rourke.

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John L. Allen Jr: How to know if reform in the Vatican Press Office is real
In the celebrated 1958 novel Il Gattopardo, a young noble trying to make his way in the new order, delivered the novel's epigrammatic line: "Everything must change, so that everything may stay the same." That phrase leapt to mind on Friday, when the Vatican announced a series of new appointments to the Press Office following the New Year's Eve departures of former spokespersons Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero ...

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NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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Sunday, December 23, 2018


Dear Readers,

This is the last News & Notes for 2018.  I'll restart the newsletter in January as soon as there is something to report.

A happy Christmas to you all, every best wish and all God's blessings.

Mike Leon

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Caring cards flood in for the lonely
Eight hundred Christmas cards will be delivered to people in rest homes across Wairarapa this week as part of the nationwide Sending Love initiative. St Patrick's School was a major contributor ...

Bishop Charles Drennan: This Christmas, whatever your faith, let's be stirred into action by hope and goodness
"Faith shows us that beyond natural justice there is something more," says Bishop Drennan.

Auckland Churches' Christmas message: Waiting for Christmas 
The four weeks immediately preceding Christmas Day have for centuries been celebrated as Advent - a time of waiting in eager anticipation as we look forward to the day when we celebrate the birth of a baby: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, born into the world as one of us...

Prof. Tim Cooper: Society has lost sight of reason for the season 
Amid all the tinsel and wrapping paper, Christmas is also a religious festival, writes Tim Cooper. 

What's Christmas like for a single parent, a Buddhist or a parish priest? 
[The parish priest is Fr John Adams at St Joseph's in Christchurch]

Surviving Christmas: 'It doesn't have to be a stuff buying fest'
The New Plymouth Community Christmas Charitable Trust puts on a Christmas lunch for about 200 people at St Joseph's Church.

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Sexual abuse survivor to visit Vatican
A Dunedin survivor of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is heading to the Vatican in the hope of meeting the Pope, helped by the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin. Darryl Smith yesterday told ODT Insight he would fly to Rome in February to spend six days at the Vatican, coinciding with a gathering of the leaders of bishops' conferences from around the world.

Anniversary of architect's death commemorated
Australian choral and orchestral group Artes Christi performed in Dunedin yesterday to mark the anniversary of the death of one of New Zealand's great church architects. The Sydney-based ensemble performed at St Joseph's Cathedral, which was designed by Francis William Petre.

St Andrew's Catholic Church at Whangaehu, Rangitikei, moves to new site to protect against flooding (video of church speeding down the road)
St Andrews Catholic Church at Whangaehu is being relocated. It is currently in flood-prone area and is being moved next to the community hall.

People soar to new heights in support of Sacred Heart Basilica
Fundraising for the $3.9 million upgrade of Timaru's Sacred Heart Basilica got a boost on Saturday when people soared to great heights for charity.

At home with a 104-year-old (lots of interesting photos)
Christina Woollard has lived on her own in a studio apartment in Blockhouse Bay, Auckland for six-and-a-half years. Before that, she lived in Dunedin. She moved to New Zealand from Ireland [Britt thinks] with her husband in 1955. Lifewise support workers assist her with daily tasks. She is 104 years old. 

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St Bede's College: Christchurch Catholic school refuses to release details of sex abuse investigation

St Brigid's, Dunedin: Awards recognise pupils' harbour health efforts

St Joseph's Maori Girls' College students perform stunning kapa haka in Spain  (text and video, informal but first-class)

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Luke 1:39-44 Mary visits Elizabeth
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Episode 133 — Christ, Christmas; Jesus, Justice (December 17, 2018)

In our December episode, there's a little Christmas spirit, but there's a little bit of the Grinch as well. In New Zealand, new research has found that churches — Catholic and Protestant — aren't all that popular, but Jesus remains so. In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte is trying to find out if suggesting people kill Catholic bishops is popular. But don't worry; it's just "hyperbole". On either side of the Tasman Sea, justice is being considered following an overturned conviction for an Australian Catholic bishop and in New Zealand on abortion laws. But, as Christmas approaches, shouldn't we all be worrying about whether Santa is real or not? Just another month — and another year — for The 15th Station.

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** Being holy is what brings joy, pope tells Vatican employee
This Christmas will people go to adore and be amazed by Jesus, or will they let themselves be detoured by distractions? Pope Francis asked.

** In spirit of Christmas giving, Pope opens medical clinic for the poor
In the spirit of Christmas giving, Pope Francis on Saturday opened a new medical center for the poor and homeless near the Vatican, offering emergency and first aid services to pilgrims and needy persons who find themselves in need of medical help.

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Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz


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Sunday, December 16, 2018

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New interfaith booklet promotes peace and understanding (10 Dec 2018)

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Committee for Interfaith Relations (NZCBCIR) has released a revised booklet promoting Interfaith Relations in Aotearoa New Zealand - Te Whakatairanga i te Nohotahitanga o nga Whakapono i Aotearoa ...

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Gordon Copeland: A life of achievement, driven by faith (obituary)
Such was Gordon Copeland's personal charisma, business and political acumen that many who knew him well believed that, had he chosen to stand for one of the major parties, he would in all likelihood have become a Cabinet minister – or even prime minister ...

Breaches 'technicalities'
The leaders of several southern schools which appeared in an Auditor-general's report for being in financial difficulty, say they are on the list for ''mere technicalities'' rather than anything serious...

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The following two articles describe horrifying abuse at Catholic institutions in Invercargill and Dunedin.  The first details the abuse of schoolboys by Charles Afeaki, a former Marist Brother, at Invercargill's Marist Primary School. The second describes the mistreatment of children at St Joseph's Boys Home, Doon St., Dunedin and the St Vincent de Paul Orphanage for Girls in South Dunedin - ml
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Invercargill man who was sexually assaulted by Marist Brother shines light on dark past 
Windows covered by a psychedelic paint job concealed a dark secret in Invercargill. Now one victim of a Marist Brother who raped children is letting the sunlight in. Chris Morris reports.

Sisters of Mercy a dark misnomer (text and video)
A Dunedin boy dumped at a Catholic orphanage by his father endured five days of violence at the hands of the Sisters of Mercy. Half a century later, he is still searching for answers. Chris Morris reports.

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Luke 3:10-18 The preaching of John the Baptist
A reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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


** Dutch Church is facing an uncertain future, but new bishop is up for his task
The cathedral in Roermond, in the Catholic southeast of the Netherlands, was filled to the last seat. More than twelve hundred people were there to see Harrie Smeets receive his episcopal consecration on Dec. 8. "The Church in all times, but especially in these times, should not let itself be put in a museum cabinet, as if it were a relic from a bygone era. Nor should the Church protect itself with bulletproof glass, being all too well pleased with herself. Instead, she should be out there in the world," the new bishop said ...

** Jesuit author: Pope Francis inspires faithful to practice mercy
Jesuit Father Thomas Massaro is Professor of Moral Theology at Fordham University. He writes and lectures frequently on such topics as the ethics of globalization, peacemaking, environmental concern, the role of conscience in religious participation in public life and developing a spirituality of justice. His most recent book, 'Mercy in Action', analyzes the social teachings of Pope Francis...

** John Allen: A reality check on expectations for February child abuse summit
Under any circumstances, the announcement in September that Pope Francis plans to convene a summit Feb. 21-24 for all the presidents of bishops' conferences around the world, along with the Vatican's senior leadership, to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandals in the Church would have been big news. After the Vatican invoked that summit in November in instructing the U.S. bishops to stand down in adopting new accountability measures, however, it was foreordained that American analysts will treat February like Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta - a high-stakes, history-making exercise. Before expectations spiral completely out of control, however, it's important to say for all kinds of reasons, this is not going to be Yalta on sex abuse, and to hope that it will be is a fool's errand. Let's lay out the reasons why, and then touch on what would actually count as success...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS 

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz


'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/

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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD







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EMPLOYMENT 

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/


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Sunday, December 9, 2018

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS 

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Christmas 2018
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Schools help make Christmas better for families in need
Nelson Mail 1 Dec 2018
Richmond Catholic schools St Paul's and Garin College are collecting donations for the St Vincent de Paul's Christmas appeal. 

Big man brings sunshine to parade (text, video with brief glimpses of Nativity scenes)
A dose of seasonal good cheer helped dispel memories of recent flooding in South Otago on Saturday. Following some of the most severe flooding in 20 years in Balclutha late last month, Santa brought the perfect sunshine tonic with him to his annual parade and street market in the town.

RNZ. Pre-Christmas pamper for those in need
A group of volunteers at St Joseph's Church New Plymouth washed hair, painted nails and gave massages to people unable to afford the full salon treatment ahead of the big day.

Hundreds of meals for St Vincent foodbank 
Photo caption: Volunteer Vince Jones scoops cottage pie filling from a huge pot yesterday to create hundreds of meals for the Dunedin St Vincent de Paul foodbank.

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RNZ. Checkpoint. Iraqi priest in NZ: 'Please save our people' (audio)
Auckland-based Catholic priest Fr Douglas Al-Bazi was tortured by terrorists in Iraq and sheltered thousands of people fleeing from Islamic State. He tells Alex Perrottet his harrowing story and says New Zealand should be taking more refugees suffering genocide in the Middle East.

Gordon Whiting: A life defined by enduring principles
Obituary of Gordon Whiting, former Environment Court judge: b March 16, 1942; d November 6, 2018

Hundreds of pro-life advocates take to Wellington's streets in opposition of abortion reform (text, video)
Several pro-life organisations have joined forces to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to the hot-button topic of abortion. Organised by five groups, the March for Life – touted as a counter-protest to a similar pro-choice event earlier in the week – drew a large crowd to Wellington's Te Ngakau Civic Square on Saturday.

Abuse survivor complained to school and was told to leave or be expelled
An abuse survivor molested at a Catholic college says when he alerted the school, he was given five days to leave or be expelled.
St Joseph's Catholic church in Hawera celebrates its 25th year anniversary
A South Taranaki church with a 143-year history is celebrating a milestone anniversary.

More than a moral dilemma: The religious and community views on euthanasia
Just over 12 per cent of the New Zealand population identify as Catholic and yet their view has been one of the most prominent – and well-covered in the media – when it comes to the euthanasia debate.

St Peter's golden generation proud to do it their way, as well as the honourable way
Someone, somewhere was looking down on St Peter's College first XV this year as they negotiated a precipitous path to the national schools rugby title. St Peter's, in many ways, stands as the shining example for the right way – the honourable way – to achieve success in first XV rugby at a time when the spotlight on the schools game has never shone brighter. 

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INSPIRED WORD 

Luke 3:1-6 The preaching of John the Baptist
A reading and commentary with Canon Deborah Broome and Rev. Alister Hendery at St Paul's Cathdral, Wellington.

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


Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today's 'spiritual but not religious' Americans

The history of organized religion is full of schisms, heresies and other breakaways. What is different at this time is a seemingly indiscriminate mixing of diverse religious traditions to form a personalized spirituality, often referred to as "cafeteria spirituality." At the heart of this trend is the general conviction that all world religions share a fundamental, common basis, a belief known as "perennialism." And this is where the unlikely figure of Meister Eckhart, a 14th-century Dominican friar, famous for his popular sermons on the direct experience of God, is finding popular appeal...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS 

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz


'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/

********************************************

FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

*****************************************

NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD







*************************************************

EMPLOYMENT 

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/

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