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The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
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News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope John Paul II preparing to leave hospital
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29541-2005Mar12.html
Vatican City -- Pope John Paul II is preparing to leave the hospital this week, possibly as soon as Monday or Tuesday, for his return to the Vatican in time for Holy Week, according to a priest from the pontiff's hometown...
Pope Speaks for First Time Since Surgery http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4858457,00.html Vatican City (AP) - The Vatican released a video Friday with Pope John Paul II speaking, the first time the pontiff has been heard publicly since a throat operation last month to help him breathe...
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
From the March 2005 issue ...
Archbishop's column, by Bishop John Dew: The time has come to say 'thank you '.
The Samoan Community says faafetai tele lava to a much loved leader The Samoan community came in droves to Sacred Heart Cathedral on the afternoon of Sunday 20 February to farewell Cardinal Tom Williams and welcome Archbishop John Dew....
The death of a brother priest The sudden death of Fr Warren Fowler last Monday sent shock waves, not unlike the earthquakes weve had this week, through the priests of the archdiocese and among the people Fr Warren served....
Pregancy counselling service celebrates 25 years This charitable trust has good reason to celebrate. Founded in Auckland in 1980 by Nina Barry-Martin, it has branches throughout the country, providing telephone and face-to-face counselling 24/7....
Demand for refugee reunification trust growing The Refugee Family Reunification Trust has had a huge increase in the number of applications for its help....
Scholarship exam will triumph The Catholic Education office is warning against succumbing to 'horror stories' about last year's scholarship exam and allowing them to undermine the NCEA which is a separate structure...
Mother Teresa Film inspires post-tsunami world A $20 million movie portrayal of one of the most beloved humanitarians of the 20th century, Mother Teresa, will begin its nationwide release in May...
Long-time organist received papal medal Upper Hutt parishioner, John Upward, last year received a papal honour, the medal Benemerenti, for his services to church music....
New Interfaith network forms Such race-based incidents as the recent desecration of Jewish graves in Wellington has led to the establishment of an electronic network of supporters of dialogue between people of different faiths....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Travelling priest man on a mission (photo) Otago Daily times http://tinyurl.com/4274a Many young people start university undecided about what they want to do in life. Former Dunedin man Matthew Devereux was no different. But his final choice of career was. He became a Legionary of Christ - a priest within a missionary movement of the Catholic Church....
School show scales new heights http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3208402a11,00.html A Rotorua school is spending $45,000 to put on a musical, including paying for an internationally renowned director and hiring costumes from Australia. The Catholic school, John Paul College, does not care if it makes money from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It's all about giving students the experience of a professional show....
Southern schools reject big budget productions Southland Times http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3213297a6568,00.html John Paul College, a Catholic school in Rotorua, is reportedly spending $45,000 this year on its school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Verdon College head of arts Alan Menzies said the school was performing the same production as the Rotorua school this year but the Southland school was doing it on a budget of "nothing"....
Ritual imbues artist's work Manawatu Times http://tinyurl.com/5yjao Like an episode of Changing Churches, the stripped-down solemnity of St Andrew's in Palmerston North has been given a lick of Catholicism. Apiti-born artist Emma Pratt is using the Presbyterian church as a gallery for her 14 paintings on the Stations of the Cross, the traditional Catholic depictions of the journey of Christ to his crucifiction....
Catholic schools' popularity resurgence http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4171237,00.html Parents are going all out to get their children into the country's Catholic schools. With enormous waiting lists there are reports of parents baptising babies and joining churches in the hope their child will be accepted into one of the country's 190 Catholic primary schools...
Editor's Comment: Dream dinner party guest list a mix of colourful characters Bay of Plenty Times 12.03.2005 http://tinyurl.com/6hr63 A few weeks back I was feeling brave and nominated a couple of characters who would feature in my dinner-party-from-Hell invitation list. But it made me think about the opposite end of the spectrum - who would I want at my dream dinner party. If my dinner party had been held 10 years ago, the Pope would have been a shoo-in...
"How to be pope in the 21st century", by Ian Harris, journalist and commentator. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/5g5p8
Writer conjured wit from personal tragedy (obituary - photo) http://tinyurl.com/6vyg5 London: Alice Thomas Ellis, the author of wry and searching novels about domestic life including The Sin Eater and The Clothes in the Wardrobe, has died at the age of 72. An unstinting worker, Thomas Ellis drew on her personal tragedy, including the deaths of two of her seven children, and on her strong Roman Catholic faith to produce 21 witty, thought-provoking novels and works of nonfiction...
Blogging: that real-time religion :-) http://tinyurl.com/6984w As religious Web logs have proliferated in recent years, blogs [Internet sites where individuals post their thoughts and arguments] have started functioning as virtual congregations, providing a place for the faithful to voice political views, evangelize and meet like-minded adherents. This Lent, they're also serving as a forum for Lenten reflections, where Christians debate the meaning of Lent, discussing Bible passages and trading ideas for Lenten observances....
American co-inventor of laser wins $1.5 million religion prize http://tinyurl.com/3lwr8
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' http://tinyurl.com/6efgo Walt Disney is to promote its $100 million adaptation of C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a "Passion of the Christ for kids" in an attempt to secure worldwide Christian support for the film....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Behind the Scenes of "The Passion of the Christ" Interview With Father John Bartunek on Mel Gibson's Film http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67656
Mary Ann Glendon at Beijing+10: For Women Worldwide, "the Picture Is Mixed" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67403
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Vinnies worried about health insurance threat to poor Vatican official fears nations will ignore UN on cloning Pope to come home for Holy Week Maronite Patriarch seeks revival of Lebanese sovereignty Continued growth in diocesan seminary numbers ACU supports new high school nursing program
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
New Initiative Possible for Churches (08 Mar 2005) Christian communities throughout New Zealand are being invited to work together in new ways. A broad-based think-tank group, established to help the churches work more closely, has called Christians to prayer and dialogue to prepare the ground for a 21st century model of cooperation...
Thousands email good wishes to Pope John Paul (08 Mar 2005) The Vatican Information Service advises that e-mail has been pouring in from around the world for Pope John Paul since the Vatican's web site posted an address in each of its six language versions.
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Mar. 11 2005 : Cardinal George discusses, the Pope's health, clergy abuse norms, liturgy and translations; Stem cell research and debating 'embryo adoption'; Europe and the election of the next pope; The pope is a rock star?
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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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 ]
Catholic Chaplain, Taranaki Base Hospital, Palmerston North 20 hours per week (negotiable). Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.13, and from The Bishops' Office, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North. Tel: (06) 357 1980
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
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Sunday, March 13, 2005
Sunday, March 6, 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has opened an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope could live for years but needs lots of rest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3205703a12,00.html Rome: The Pope could live for a few more years so long as he takes time to recover from his latest health scare and cuts back on future commitments, medical experts said today....
Pope John Paul II has reached out far beyond the church, by Denise Oppenhagen http://tinyurl.com/6bbno In 1978 after having lived through the death of Pope Paul VI (1963 to 1978) and the one month leadership of Pope John Paul I, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was elected to the highest office in Catholicism. I and other Poles were overjoyed - one of our own to look up to, to admire ....
"How he is loved!" Missionary from Tunis tells Fides how Muslims are concerned for the health of Pope John Paul II http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4178.html The fact remains that John Paul II is one of the people Tunisians admire most and I think I can say that among the Muslims he is the person most respected because they see the Pope has the charisma of a person who draws people, young people in particular. This makes the Pope a spokesman for the deepest longings, freedom of conscience first of all....
Attention for the Holy Father in mainland China: while Catholics pray for the Pope many more people are beginning to ask "who is John Paul II" http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4172.html
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 206, February 27-March 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace AUCKLAND - In a powerful ceremony on January 21, a new generation of Moriori on the Chatham Islands formally renewed their covenant of peace initiated 500 years ago.....
Catholic school hosts high-tech project AUCKLAND - A high-technology project which enables Auckland and Soiuthland schools to have classes together using an interactive whiteboard has been launched at St Mary's School, Northcote.....
Centenary of Christchurch cathedral celebrated in style CHRISTCHURCH - No dazzling light appeared over Christchurch as it had when the temple of Solomon was blessed, but the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, as inspiring today as it was 100 years ago, responded magnificently to the centenary of its dedication on February 12....
Also In Issue 206 ...
NATIONAL 420 years of Mercy profession ... Scholarship round-table is welcomed ... Dunedin farewells last of its priests from Ireland ... More wanted at Parachute ... Settlement reached ... ERO File
FEATURES Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace ... How comfortable to see God is always around ... Angel's words relevant in Year of Eucharist ... Medal for Christchurch stalwart ... College opens whare as sacred space ... Honour acknowledges sacristans' service ... War amputee runs ministry from bed
INTERNATIONAL Resignation could be an option ... Shroud's age shown to be older ... Knock, knock, and he met the Pope ... The Pope: Support given to organ donations... Irish bishops still learning ... Major breakthrough in adult stem cells... Sex can be fatal ... Ailing Pope is sign of witness by the sick ... UN committee puts pressure on Samoa and Italy ... Last survivor of Fatima's visionaries dies aged 97 ... Activist nun murdered in Brazil ... Research undermines "gay gene" theory ... Purge of priests ... "Hate crime" overturned ... Good wishes for couple
OPINION Guest Editorial: Do something extra for Lent ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Sue Jones: A counter-cultural spirit is sown in the home ... Ronald Rolheiser: Gethsemane as liminal space ... Parish Diary: Should Lent be harder? ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books , Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Young Adults , The Doolans , Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, Cryptic Crossword, 40 Years Ago , Holy Lives, That Word!, Photo Prayer, Kit's Corner, Scripture, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Christian Family Life Education
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
A new style of pentecostalism is emerging in New Zealand (2 pages) by Peter Lineham, associate professor of history, Massey University New Zealand Listener September 11-17 2004 http://www.listener.co.nz/default,2554.sm Despite the howls of politicians, the pertinent issue about the Destiny Church march last month is not whether it mimicked a Nazi rally, but whether it symbolises the rise of fundamentalism in New Zealand. Destiny looks to be a new kind of player on the New Zealand political and religious scene...
Mumbai Catholics prefer to go abroad http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/march/104775.htm According to immigration facilitation centres in [Mumbai, formerly Bombay], of the 15-20 people that walk into their offices every day to make inquiries on immigration, at least half belong to the Catholic community. USA is no longer a hot favourite. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the new destinations....
Tuckshop offers better food http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3207522a7144,00.html The traditional schoolyard lunch of a pie and sausage roll is off the menu at a health-conscious Christchurch school. Catholic Cathedral College has just opened a new tuckshop offering healthy alternatives to traditionally stodgy canteen fare....
Not married to the job (photo) http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=241542005 This week, at a ceremony in St Mary's Church, Inverness, Fr James Bell made his own personal and unique impression on Scotland's highly coloured religious heritage. The hands of a bishop were placed on his head, and he became the first married man in 1,000 years to be ordained as a Scottish Roman Catholic presbyter....
[The following reports are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at the public library and via the libraries' "Newztext" service, provided free to borrowers.]
Churches hit by cycle race The Dominion Post - News - 5 Mar 2005 - Page 10 Wellington churches and retailers are preparing for disruption this weekend when [Sunday's] World Cup cycling race will close several major streets in the central city...
[Further letters to the editor of The Press (Christchurch) about the new Stations of the Cross in the city's Catholic cathedral] The Press, 4 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 10.
"The new stations of the cross at the Catholic Cathedral are gross and ugly...."
" ... People are now asking us just how much these stations reflect the moral code of the clergy..."
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
New Catholic presence on Pay TV http://www.cathnews.com/news/503/1.php Australian Catholic Church Television (CCTVA) launches today on the new Aurora Community Television channel as part of the basic Digital packages of pay TV operators Foxtel and Austar...
Be Not Afraid of Media, Urges Editor http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67024 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- "Although the sacred must be preserved, in all else the Church has nothing to hide," explained Franz-Oliver Giesbert, editor of the French weekly Le Point, at a symposium on "The Church and the Media..."
Many Diocesan Press Services Poorly Organized, Says Priest http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67023 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- At the Vatican-organized symposium on the Church and the Media, Father Gerardo Pastor lamented that "the best communications professionals usually lack theological formation, while the best ecclesiastical speakers and writers usually lack sensibility and experience in media communication." "The press services of many dioceses are poorly organized, if they exist at all, compared to those of important enterprises," the priest continued...
'I'm a witness, pure and simple' The Tablet Interview Sister Helen Prejean http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00983 Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known American nun when Dead Man Walking, her book on the guilty of death row, became a best-seller. She talks to Mian Ridge about her new campaign: to save the innocent ....
Christians throng churches, no longer leave Iraq , says Bishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2690 Baghdad (AsiaNews/ACN) - "The faithful are attending masses as before-they are not afraid at all." Succinct words that Mgr Andraos Abouna uses to describe the situation of Iraq's Christians...
A Chinese puzzle, by Lawrie Breen http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00986 New regulations confirm that Beijing perceives religion as unscientific, superstitious and an enemy of progress, yet it seems to see it as important for ethics too ...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Cardinal says Mass is about nourishing the faithful Cardinal Francis Arinze, who heads the Vatican?s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has said that Mass is about nourishing the faith of the people, not the observance of liturgical norms as an end in itself...
Pell says he can't envisage priests marrying Jesuit defends Abbott impartiality Pope hoping to be home for Easter Vatican asks Condoleezza Rice to help stop a sex abuse lawsuit World Day of Prayer Women's Fellowship announcement
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
At 98 years of age PATSY has a heap of wisdom for those just starting out in life ...
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Websiote for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
************************************* Calling all Kiwi Catholics heading to WYD. If you would like to get to know some young Catholics from non-English-speaking countries while you are in Cologne, please e-mail me and I'll tell you how to arrange it. Cheers and God bless, Mike Leon leon@xtra.co.nz ************************************
Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
Pope Still Planning Pilgrimage to Germany http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4836319,00.html Vatican City (Ap) - Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne said Wednesday he expected Pope John Paul II to visit his country as planned even if he can't talk, stressing the pontiff's presence alone ``speaks a lot.....''
Europarliament to Aid World Youth Day http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67087 Strasbourg, France, March 1, 2005 (Zenit.Org).- The European Parliament will allocate funds for this year's World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany. "It is a wonderful gesture that demonstrates in an obvious manner how European feelings about World Youth Day have produced innumerable fruits even in Brussels," said Heiner Koch, World Youth Day secretary-general ....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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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 ]
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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has opened an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope could live for years but needs lots of rest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3205703a12,00.html Rome: The Pope could live for a few more years so long as he takes time to recover from his latest health scare and cuts back on future commitments, medical experts said today....
Pope John Paul II has reached out far beyond the church, by Denise Oppenhagen http://tinyurl.com/6bbno In 1978 after having lived through the death of Pope Paul VI (1963 to 1978) and the one month leadership of Pope John Paul I, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was elected to the highest office in Catholicism. I and other Poles were overjoyed - one of our own to look up to, to admire ....
"How he is loved!" Missionary from Tunis tells Fides how Muslims are concerned for the health of Pope John Paul II http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4178.html The fact remains that John Paul II is one of the people Tunisians admire most and I think I can say that among the Muslims he is the person most respected because they see the Pope has the charisma of a person who draws people, young people in particular. This makes the Pope a spokesman for the deepest longings, freedom of conscience first of all....
Attention for the Holy Father in mainland China: while Catholics pray for the Pope many more people are beginning to ask "who is John Paul II" http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4172.html
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 206, February 27-March 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace AUCKLAND - In a powerful ceremony on January 21, a new generation of Moriori on the Chatham Islands formally renewed their covenant of peace initiated 500 years ago.....
Catholic school hosts high-tech project AUCKLAND - A high-technology project which enables Auckland and Soiuthland schools to have classes together using an interactive whiteboard has been launched at St Mary's School, Northcote.....
Centenary of Christchurch cathedral celebrated in style CHRISTCHURCH - No dazzling light appeared over Christchurch as it had when the temple of Solomon was blessed, but the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, as inspiring today as it was 100 years ago, responded magnificently to the centenary of its dedication on February 12....
Also In Issue 206 ...
NATIONAL 420 years of Mercy profession ... Scholarship round-table is welcomed ... Dunedin farewells last of its priests from Ireland ... More wanted at Parachute ... Settlement reached ... ERO File
FEATURES Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace ... How comfortable to see God is always around ... Angel's words relevant in Year of Eucharist ... Medal for Christchurch stalwart ... College opens whare as sacred space ... Honour acknowledges sacristans' service ... War amputee runs ministry from bed
INTERNATIONAL Resignation could be an option ... Shroud's age shown to be older ... Knock, knock, and he met the Pope ... The Pope: Support given to organ donations... Irish bishops still learning ... Major breakthrough in adult stem cells... Sex can be fatal ... Ailing Pope is sign of witness by the sick ... UN committee puts pressure on Samoa and Italy ... Last survivor of Fatima's visionaries dies aged 97 ... Activist nun murdered in Brazil ... Research undermines "gay gene" theory ... Purge of priests ... "Hate crime" overturned ... Good wishes for couple
OPINION Guest Editorial: Do something extra for Lent ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Sue Jones: A counter-cultural spirit is sown in the home ... Ronald Rolheiser: Gethsemane as liminal space ... Parish Diary: Should Lent be harder? ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books , Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Young Adults , The Doolans , Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, Cryptic Crossword, 40 Years Ago , Holy Lives, That Word!, Photo Prayer, Kit's Corner, Scripture, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Christian Family Life Education
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
A new style of pentecostalism is emerging in New Zealand (2 pages) by Peter Lineham, associate professor of history, Massey University New Zealand Listener September 11-17 2004 http://www.listener.co.nz/default,2554.sm Despite the howls of politicians, the pertinent issue about the Destiny Church march last month is not whether it mimicked a Nazi rally, but whether it symbolises the rise of fundamentalism in New Zealand. Destiny looks to be a new kind of player on the New Zealand political and religious scene...
Mumbai Catholics prefer to go abroad http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/march/104775.htm According to immigration facilitation centres in [Mumbai, formerly Bombay], of the 15-20 people that walk into their offices every day to make inquiries on immigration, at least half belong to the Catholic community. USA is no longer a hot favourite. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the new destinations....
Tuckshop offers better food http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3207522a7144,00.html The traditional schoolyard lunch of a pie and sausage roll is off the menu at a health-conscious Christchurch school. Catholic Cathedral College has just opened a new tuckshop offering healthy alternatives to traditionally stodgy canteen fare....
Not married to the job (photo) http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=241542005 This week, at a ceremony in St Mary's Church, Inverness, Fr James Bell made his own personal and unique impression on Scotland's highly coloured religious heritage. The hands of a bishop were placed on his head, and he became the first married man in 1,000 years to be ordained as a Scottish Roman Catholic presbyter....
[The following reports are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at the public library and via the libraries' "Newztext" service, provided free to borrowers.]
Churches hit by cycle race The Dominion Post - News - 5 Mar 2005 - Page 10 Wellington churches and retailers are preparing for disruption this weekend when [Sunday's] World Cup cycling race will close several major streets in the central city...
[Further letters to the editor of The Press (Christchurch) about the new Stations of the Cross in the city's Catholic cathedral] The Press, 4 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 10.
"The new stations of the cross at the Catholic Cathedral are gross and ugly...."
" ... People are now asking us just how much these stations reflect the moral code of the clergy..."
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
New Catholic presence on Pay TV http://www.cathnews.com/news/503/1.php Australian Catholic Church Television (CCTVA) launches today on the new Aurora Community Television channel as part of the basic Digital packages of pay TV operators Foxtel and Austar...
Be Not Afraid of Media, Urges Editor http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67024 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- "Although the sacred must be preserved, in all else the Church has nothing to hide," explained Franz-Oliver Giesbert, editor of the French weekly Le Point, at a symposium on "The Church and the Media..."
Many Diocesan Press Services Poorly Organized, Says Priest http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67023 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- At the Vatican-organized symposium on the Church and the Media, Father Gerardo Pastor lamented that "the best communications professionals usually lack theological formation, while the best ecclesiastical speakers and writers usually lack sensibility and experience in media communication." "The press services of many dioceses are poorly organized, if they exist at all, compared to those of important enterprises," the priest continued...
'I'm a witness, pure and simple' The Tablet Interview Sister Helen Prejean http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00983 Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known American nun when Dead Man Walking, her book on the guilty of death row, became a best-seller. She talks to Mian Ridge about her new campaign: to save the innocent ....
Christians throng churches, no longer leave Iraq , says Bishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2690 Baghdad (AsiaNews/ACN) - "The faithful are attending masses as before-they are not afraid at all." Succinct words that Mgr Andraos Abouna uses to describe the situation of Iraq's Christians...
A Chinese puzzle, by Lawrie Breen http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00986 New regulations confirm that Beijing perceives religion as unscientific, superstitious and an enemy of progress, yet it seems to see it as important for ethics too ...
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Cardinal says Mass is about nourishing the faithful Cardinal Francis Arinze, who heads the Vatican?s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has said that Mass is about nourishing the faith of the people, not the observance of liturgical norms as an end in itself...
Pell says he can't envisage priests marrying Jesuit defends Abbott impartiality Pope hoping to be home for Easter Vatican asks Condoleezza Rice to help stop a sex abuse lawsuit World Day of Prayer Women's Fellowship announcement
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Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
At 98 years of age PATSY has a heap of wisdom for those just starting out in life ...
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Websiote for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
************************************* Calling all Kiwi Catholics heading to WYD. If you would like to get to know some young Catholics from non-English-speaking countries while you are in Cologne, please e-mail me and I'll tell you how to arrange it. Cheers and God bless, Mike Leon leon@xtra.co.nz ************************************
Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
Pope Still Planning Pilgrimage to Germany http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4836319,00.html Vatican City (Ap) - Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne said Wednesday he expected Pope John Paul II to visit his country as planned even if he can't talk, stressing the pontiff's presence alone ``speaks a lot.....''
Europarliament to Aid World Youth Day http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67087 Strasbourg, France, March 1, 2005 (Zenit.Org).- The European Parliament will allocate funds for this year's World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany. "It is a wonderful gesture that demonstrates in an obvious manner how European feelings about World Youth Day have produced innumerable fruits even in Brussels," said Heiner Koch, World Youth Day secretary-general ....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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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 ]
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Sunday, February 27, 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Radio New Zealand Newswire - 26/02/2005 (full text) A spokesperson for the Catholic Church, Lindsay Freer, says Catholics throughout the country will be praying for the health of Pope John Paul at this weekend's masses. The Vatican says the pontiff is recovering normally after surgery, to ease breathing difficulties caused by flu. Surgeons performed a tracheotomy yesterday, inserting a tube into the Pope's throat to help him breath more easily. Mrs Freer says the 84-year old, although very frail, is still in full command of his intellectual capacities. She says most churchgoers appear to support whatever decision he makes about whether to step down or remain as head of the Church.
Vatican Sees Pope's Suffering As Message http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=29095 Vatican City (AP) - Young and vigorous when he assumed the papacy, Pope John Paul II has been a picture of pain and suffering in recent years, a bent figure with trembling hands and quavering voice. Yet the 84-year-old pontiff appears intent on playing out his agony for all the world to see _ sending out a message of dignity, courage and acceptance of the trials of life....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Arson plans cooked up in graveyard http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10112699 Fuelled by a bit of alcohol, a hint of Satanism, and a love of an extreme form of heavy metal, a group of young West Aucklanders who went on a church-burning spree hatched their plan in a graveyard. First on the list was the chapel at Liston College, a Catholic boys' school, in Henderson...
Caritas vows to continue aid NZCity (full text) Upgraded travel warnings will not stop aid agencies working is tsunami stricken areas Aid workers are vowing to continue to help Tsunami-stricken Indonesia despite threats of terror attacks. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has upgraded travel warnings to the area and Helen Clark says New Zealand troops are unlikely to stay there much longer. Caritas Emergency Programme Manager Tim Chiswell has recently returned home to New Zealand from Aceh. He says the risk has definitely increased, but Caritas will continue to offer help. He says they have good security systems in place. The Catholic church's agency for justice, peace and development has still got about 40 ex-pats working in Aceh.
"We must hide no longer in our obscurity", by Bother Pat Lynch, New Zealand Catholic Education Office executive director. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/6qsnw The Boxing Day tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia quickly became the riveting concern of the world community, simply because of its enormity and because citizens from more than 60 countries were affected by it. However, it starkly demonstrated that we are a global community and when our humanity is threatened, it overrides various forms of difference and distinction....
Destiny title of bishop not really a puzzle (letter to the editor of the Otago Daily Times) http://tinyurl.com/64wzn Your headline on the puzzlement of the churches on Pastor Brian Tamaki's new title of "bishop" (ODT, 19.2.05) somewhat misses the point. As you correctly note, the Destiny Church has a fundamentalist emphasis on "the Bible says" and Pastor Tamaki's new title should be understood in this light....
Nun who challenged Roman Catholic texts on Judaism is subject of Oscar-nominated film http://cbsnewyork.com/national/SisterRosesPassion-aa/resources_news_html Whippany, N.J. (AP) Sister Rose Thering recalls that, even as a little girl, the words just didn't sound right: Did the Jews really kill Jesus? It was the 1920s, and Thering's hometown of Plain, Wis., was mostly Roman Catholic with a smattering of Protestants and no Jews. Her curiosity soon led the young Thering to an intellectual contradiction and then to a lifelong campaign for change within her church....
The Religious Geopolitics of Cardinal Ruini http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=23170&eng=y ROMA, February 21, 2005 - Different visions of religious geopolitics coexist in the Catholic Church. But finding today's leading vision requires nothing more than reading the speeches of two cardinals: Joseph Ratzinger and Camillo Ruini...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
"Let the little children come to me" Liturgy Lines/The Liturgical Commission, Archdiocese of Brisbane http://www.litcom.net.au/liturgy_lines/displayarticle.php?llid=351 I was touched by this recent heartfelt plea from a young father: I am married with two small children - a boy two and a girl three-and-a-half. We all try to make it to Mass every Sunday. However at our parish church there are hardly any children at all, so Mass is very quiet, which can make the sound of a talking child seem disruptive in comparison. Some people clearly resent our children making a small amount of noise. There are cold stares and sometimes snubbing of us at the sign of peace...
It's OK to Struggle http://www.catholicdigest.org/editorial.asp?filetouse=2005-2-10.htm A marriage expert reminds us: Happily ever after only happens in the movies
Pope says world failed to learn lessons of 20th century http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/135.php Reporting of Pope John Paul II's new book following Tuesday's Rome launch has focused on his disappointment that society has failed to turn its back on the forces of evil. Summarising the message of "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums", Catholic News Service says the Holy Father is convinced that good has triumphed, but worries that not all the lessons have been learned....
Father Giussani, a father who inspired a commitment to mission by Bernardo Cervellera http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2630 I met Father Giussani [founder of the movement "Communiion and Liberation"] when I was 17. Meeting him was like meeting a father who opened the door to the truths of life and to a commitment to the world. Back then I lived my faith in a pietist way and my commitment to the student movement was communist in the typical craziness of the Christianity of the 1960s. I owe it to Father Giussani if I rediscovered the Church not as a set of moral rules and emotions but as the stirring presence of the living Jesus Christ. I owe it to him if I discovered that faith deals with what man is and does, with his individual and social needs....
Pope Urges Church to Rethink Its Attitude Toward Media Publishes Apostolic Letter "The Rapid Development" http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66695 Vatican City, Feb. 21, 2005 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II in a new apostolic letter calls the entire Church to a pastoral and cultural "revision" of its presence in and attitude toward the media. In the letter, made public today, the Pope says that ecclesial dynamism in the "global village" depends on this revision. The media, he observed, can be used "to proclaim the Gospel or to reduce it to silence within men's hearts...."
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Pope set for tracheotomy procedure Ecumenical assault on Govt more Iraq troops decision Centacare search for families to adopt healthy babies Survey reveals US teens' religious knowledge to be shallow Man surrenders to police after Catholic school stand-off ACU hosts conference on saltmarshes
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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
"Lighting New Fires": A newsletter for NZ integrated schools, with a Catholic schools' Supplement
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
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Issue 1 February 2005:
Editorial, by Br Pat Lynch ... Education Amendment Bill Introduced into Parliament ... Hon David Benson-Pope Appointed Associate Minister for Schools ... Making a Bigger Difference for All Students - Schooling Strategy... Discussions and Submissions ... Values in the New Zealand Curriculum ... Congratulations: Achievements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand... School Record Retention Project ... Top National Excellence in Teaching Award to Integrated School Teacher ... Code of Ethics for Teachers Now Official ... New Website for Information on Education ... Teaching About Religion and Values Through Art - Dr Peter Vardy Conferences ... 'Bounce Back' - Texts to Promote Student Resiliency ... Keeping Schools Cybersafe... Modern Apprenticeships and National Certificates in the Workplace Increasing ... Mediation Service Available ... Did You Know? UK Minister urges coeducational schools to teach girls and boys separately ... Primary Enterprise Programme (PrEP) Has Lots to Offer ... Useful Resources on Change, Loss, Grief and Anger ... International Year of Physics
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Catholic Schools' Supplement, February 2005
Editorial ... Catholic Leadership Scholarships Awarded ... Two New Schools Open ... Congratulations to Principals New to the Leadership of Catholic Schools ... St Joseph's School, Oamaru, Seeks a Principal ... Seabed and Foreshore Catholic Submissions and Statements to the Select Committee ... 'Land and Place' - Catholic Institute of Theology's essays on the Spirituality of Aotearoa New Zealand ... Sancta Maria College Receives Architecture Award ... Congratulations to Members of Our Catholic Schools' Community ... Praise from the National Party Education Spokesman, Bill English ... Meeting of Principals of New Catholic Schools ... Catholic Character Reviewers Impressed with Schools ... Government Takes Action on Child Labour, Thanks to Catholic Schools ... New Special Character Qualification
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Treat Terror Threats with Caution 21 February 2005:The sources of yesterday's warning from the Australian Foreign Minister that humanitarian aid workers face an imminent threat of terrorist attacks need to be analysed and treated with caution, says Caritas Emergencies Officer, Tim Chiswell, recently returned from Aceh....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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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 ]
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POPE JOHN PAUL
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Radio New Zealand Newswire - 26/02/2005 (full text) A spokesperson for the Catholic Church, Lindsay Freer, says Catholics throughout the country will be praying for the health of Pope John Paul at this weekend's masses. The Vatican says the pontiff is recovering normally after surgery, to ease breathing difficulties caused by flu. Surgeons performed a tracheotomy yesterday, inserting a tube into the Pope's throat to help him breath more easily. Mrs Freer says the 84-year old, although very frail, is still in full command of his intellectual capacities. She says most churchgoers appear to support whatever decision he makes about whether to step down or remain as head of the Church.
Vatican Sees Pope's Suffering As Message http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=29095 Vatican City (AP) - Young and vigorous when he assumed the papacy, Pope John Paul II has been a picture of pain and suffering in recent years, a bent figure with trembling hands and quavering voice. Yet the 84-year-old pontiff appears intent on playing out his agony for all the world to see _ sending out a message of dignity, courage and acceptance of the trials of life....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Arson plans cooked up in graveyard http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10112699 Fuelled by a bit of alcohol, a hint of Satanism, and a love of an extreme form of heavy metal, a group of young West Aucklanders who went on a church-burning spree hatched their plan in a graveyard. First on the list was the chapel at Liston College, a Catholic boys' school, in Henderson...
Caritas vows to continue aid NZCity (full text) Upgraded travel warnings will not stop aid agencies working is tsunami stricken areas Aid workers are vowing to continue to help Tsunami-stricken Indonesia despite threats of terror attacks. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has upgraded travel warnings to the area and Helen Clark says New Zealand troops are unlikely to stay there much longer. Caritas Emergency Programme Manager Tim Chiswell has recently returned home to New Zealand from Aceh. He says the risk has definitely increased, but Caritas will continue to offer help. He says they have good security systems in place. The Catholic church's agency for justice, peace and development has still got about 40 ex-pats working in Aceh.
"We must hide no longer in our obscurity", by Bother Pat Lynch, New Zealand Catholic Education Office executive director. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/6qsnw The Boxing Day tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia quickly became the riveting concern of the world community, simply because of its enormity and because citizens from more than 60 countries were affected by it. However, it starkly demonstrated that we are a global community and when our humanity is threatened, it overrides various forms of difference and distinction....
Destiny title of bishop not really a puzzle (letter to the editor of the Otago Daily Times) http://tinyurl.com/64wzn Your headline on the puzzlement of the churches on Pastor Brian Tamaki's new title of "bishop" (ODT, 19.2.05) somewhat misses the point. As you correctly note, the Destiny Church has a fundamentalist emphasis on "the Bible says" and Pastor Tamaki's new title should be understood in this light....
Nun who challenged Roman Catholic texts on Judaism is subject of Oscar-nominated film http://cbsnewyork.com/national/SisterRosesPassion-aa/resources_news_html Whippany, N.J. (AP) Sister Rose Thering recalls that, even as a little girl, the words just didn't sound right: Did the Jews really kill Jesus? It was the 1920s, and Thering's hometown of Plain, Wis., was mostly Roman Catholic with a smattering of Protestants and no Jews. Her curiosity soon led the young Thering to an intellectual contradiction and then to a lifelong campaign for change within her church....
The Religious Geopolitics of Cardinal Ruini http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=23170&eng=y ROMA, February 21, 2005 - Different visions of religious geopolitics coexist in the Catholic Church. But finding today's leading vision requires nothing more than reading the speeches of two cardinals: Joseph Ratzinger and Camillo Ruini...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
"Let the little children come to me" Liturgy Lines/The Liturgical Commission, Archdiocese of Brisbane http://www.litcom.net.au/liturgy_lines/displayarticle.php?llid=351 I was touched by this recent heartfelt plea from a young father: I am married with two small children - a boy two and a girl three-and-a-half. We all try to make it to Mass every Sunday. However at our parish church there are hardly any children at all, so Mass is very quiet, which can make the sound of a talking child seem disruptive in comparison. Some people clearly resent our children making a small amount of noise. There are cold stares and sometimes snubbing of us at the sign of peace...
It's OK to Struggle http://www.catholicdigest.org/editorial.asp?filetouse=2005-2-10.htm A marriage expert reminds us: Happily ever after only happens in the movies
Pope says world failed to learn lessons of 20th century http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/135.php Reporting of Pope John Paul II's new book following Tuesday's Rome launch has focused on his disappointment that society has failed to turn its back on the forces of evil. Summarising the message of "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums", Catholic News Service says the Holy Father is convinced that good has triumphed, but worries that not all the lessons have been learned....
Father Giussani, a father who inspired a commitment to mission by Bernardo Cervellera http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2630 I met Father Giussani [founder of the movement "Communiion and Liberation"] when I was 17. Meeting him was like meeting a father who opened the door to the truths of life and to a commitment to the world. Back then I lived my faith in a pietist way and my commitment to the student movement was communist in the typical craziness of the Christianity of the 1960s. I owe it to Father Giussani if I rediscovered the Church not as a set of moral rules and emotions but as the stirring presence of the living Jesus Christ. I owe it to him if I discovered that faith deals with what man is and does, with his individual and social needs....
Pope Urges Church to Rethink Its Attitude Toward Media Publishes Apostolic Letter "The Rapid Development" http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66695 Vatican City, Feb. 21, 2005 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II in a new apostolic letter calls the entire Church to a pastoral and cultural "revision" of its presence in and attitude toward the media. In the letter, made public today, the Pope says that ecclesial dynamism in the "global village" depends on this revision. The media, he observed, can be used "to proclaim the Gospel or to reduce it to silence within men's hearts...."
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Pope set for tracheotomy procedure Ecumenical assault on Govt more Iraq troops decision Centacare search for families to adopt healthy babies Survey reveals US teens' religious knowledge to be shallow Man surrenders to police after Catholic school stand-off ACU hosts conference on saltmarshes
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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
"Lighting New Fires": A newsletter for NZ integrated schools, with a Catholic schools' Supplement
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
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Issue 1 February 2005:
Editorial, by Br Pat Lynch ... Education Amendment Bill Introduced into Parliament ... Hon David Benson-Pope Appointed Associate Minister for Schools ... Making a Bigger Difference for All Students - Schooling Strategy... Discussions and Submissions ... Values in the New Zealand Curriculum ... Congratulations: Achievements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand... School Record Retention Project ... Top National Excellence in Teaching Award to Integrated School Teacher ... Code of Ethics for Teachers Now Official ... New Website for Information on Education ... Teaching About Religion and Values Through Art - Dr Peter Vardy Conferences ... 'Bounce Back' - Texts to Promote Student Resiliency ... Keeping Schools Cybersafe... Modern Apprenticeships and National Certificates in the Workplace Increasing ... Mediation Service Available ... Did You Know? UK Minister urges coeducational schools to teach girls and boys separately ... Primary Enterprise Programme (PrEP) Has Lots to Offer ... Useful Resources on Change, Loss, Grief and Anger ... International Year of Physics
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Catholic Schools' Supplement, February 2005
Editorial ... Catholic Leadership Scholarships Awarded ... Two New Schools Open ... Congratulations to Principals New to the Leadership of Catholic Schools ... St Joseph's School, Oamaru, Seeks a Principal ... Seabed and Foreshore Catholic Submissions and Statements to the Select Committee ... 'Land and Place' - Catholic Institute of Theology's essays on the Spirituality of Aotearoa New Zealand ... Sancta Maria College Receives Architecture Award ... Congratulations to Members of Our Catholic Schools' Community ... Praise from the National Party Education Spokesman, Bill English ... Meeting of Principals of New Catholic Schools ... Catholic Character Reviewers Impressed with Schools ... Government Takes Action on Child Labour, Thanks to Catholic Schools ... New Special Character Qualification
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Treat Terror Threats with Caution 21 February 2005:The sources of yesterday's warning from the Australian Foreign Minister that humanitarian aid workers face an imminent threat of terrorist attacks need to be analysed and treated with caution, says Caritas Emergencies Officer, Tim Chiswell, recently returned from Aceh....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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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 ]
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Sunday, February 20, 2005
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LENT 2005
We Fear Nothing With Christ, Says Father Cantalamessa Pontifical Household Preacher Comments on Sunday's Gospel http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66258 Rome, Feb. 11, 2005 (Zenit.org).- In his commentary on the Gospel of the first Sunday of Lent (Matthew 4:1-11), Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the Pontifical Household, alerts the faithful about the devil's action and reminds them that Christ has conquered him....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From issue No. 205, February 13-26, 2005 ...
Two new schools opened Wellington - Two new Catholic primary schools opened their doors at the beginning of the school year -- Stella Maris at Silverdale, north of Auckland, and St Claudine Thevenet at Wainuiomata, Wellington....
Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years Wellington - Three hundred and fifty religious men and women representing congregations from New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, East Timor and Australia gathered to celebrate the first National Conference for Religious of Aotearoa New Zealand, from January 20 to 23 in Wellington.....
New Mahitahi co-ordinator is a former volunteer Hamilton - The new co-ordinator of Mahitahi, the New Zealand bishops' project assistance agency, is a former volunteer who worked in Papua New Guinea for two spells in the 1980s....
Also in this issue ...
NATIONAL Priests get together for silver anniversary ... Former head boy's grades get dean's attention ... Wellington student wins $2400 scholarship ... ERO File
FEATURES Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years ... Cathedral restoration fund reaches $7 million ... Vatican Letter ... Conservation scheme afoot for Jerusalem ... Lay groups gain in maturity ... Praising God at Parachute ... Obtaining indulgence not something mechanical ... Cycle of Scripture readings explained ... Lived life to the full Third ... Catholic Festival in April ... Faith-based approach succeeds in prison
INTERNATIONAL Eucharist emphasised by Vatican prefect ... Cardinal sends letter on children and the Eucharist ... Gift of animals chosen to respect culture ... The Pope: Media should promote harmony ... Place of tribal values stressed... Hope seen in new UNICEF appointment ... UN leans on Paraguay ... Mexican priest to lead Legionaries ... Xavier exposition ends ... Condoms "legitimate" in limited situations ... Still a need for healing ... Australian priests call for rethink on celibacy ... Election excites bishops... Catholics urged to accept evolution ... Fertility collapses while divorce rises ... Vatican shows screen gems ... Nominations for The Passion... In Brief
OPINION Ronald Rolheiser: Lost is a place too ... Pat Lynch: Seeing ourselves as part of the global community ... Others Say ... Editorial: Party leaders undervalue the family ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
REGULAR FEATURES Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, The Doolans, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Lent appeal 2005
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Bishop' Tamaki puzzles churches http://tinyurl.com/6ptkj Dunedin church leaders are puzzled by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's new title of bishop. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Colin Campbell, said when contacted that in the Catholic tradition, bishops were ordained in an unbroken line of succession going back to the Apostles of Jesus. "To my knowledge, Destiny Church has no link with Apostolic tradition."
Clergymen bailed, appeal pending http://tinyurl.com/4odvr A Sydney religious brother fighting extradition to New Zealand to face child sex charges has been hospitalised after a suspected heart attack, his lawyer said today. Brother Rodger Maloney, 69, and Catholic priest Father Raymond John Garchow, 59, face a total of 32 sex assault charges against former students at Marylands School in Christchurch between 1966 and 1979...
Unclothed Christ draws protest (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3188998a6009,00.html Bold naked images of Jesus in new relief sculptures installed in Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral have attracted angry protests from parishioners....
Time to go The Press - Opinion - 14 Feb 2005 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3186431a6528,00.html The poignant appearance of the Pope at his hospital window produced admiration for his resolve and concern that the Catholic Church is led by so physically broken a man. There is also sadness that John Paul, who has made such a vigorous contribution to our age, should diminish his record by remaining in office long after he has lost the power to carry out its duties, writes The Press in an editorial....
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Landmark church vineyard for sale The Dominion Post, 16 Feb 2005, Edition 1, Page 8. A group of Hawke's Bay businessmen have put the historic St Mary's of Meeanee church and presbytery site up for sale after plans for a restaurant fell over. The turn-of-the-century church is a landmark in the area -- it has a category two rating with the Historic Places Trust, meaning the exterior is preserved....
Philippines culture on show in the Waikato Waikato Times - Features - 15 Feb 2005 The Little Miss Valentine pageant helps Filipino immigrants teach their children about their culture. The bi-annual event was held at Melville Primary's school hall on Saturday. A Filipino Mass held every third week in Frankton has stopped until a new Filipino priest can be found to give a sermon in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.... *******************************************
Pope Recalls Attempt on His Life in New Book http://tinyurl.com/3ojnu In a new book, Pope John Paul recalls that after a near-fatal shooting in 1981 he was "already on the other side", but says that before losing consciousness he felt confident he would survive. In "Memory and Identity," which includes transcripts of the Pope's conversations with friends in 1993, the Pontiff repeats his conviction that divine intervention saved him from death...
The life and brutal death of Sister Dorothy, a rainforest martyr http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=611216 On the lawless fringe of Brazil's Amazon jungle - where illegal loggers have devastated the rainforest - the American nun Dorothy Stang defended the poor. Then the gunmen came for her ...
Sister Lucia, last of the three shepherd children who saw the Virgin Mary, is buried http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=611471 Thousands of devout followers of Sister Lucia, one of three shepherd children who saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the Portuguese village of Fatima in 1917, flocked to Coimbra yesterday for her funeral....
Vatican Raps 'Religion Of Health' http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/17/health/main674756.shtml (AP) Vatican officials Thursday decried what they called a "religion of health" in affluent societies. "The medicine of desires, egged on by the health-care market, increases the request for pharmaceutical and medical-surgical services, soaks up public resources beyond all reasonableness," said Rev. Maurizio Faggioni, a theologian and morality expert on the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, at a news conference....
Catholic priests get training to deal with rise in satanism http://tinyurl.com/4665e Rome (AFP) - With Italian police warning that satanism and devil worship are on the increase, a Roman Catholic university began an exorcism course for priests in Rome...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Little Church in the Pacific welcomes new vocations: new members for Dominican sisters and brothers http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/17_4071.html Honiara (Fides Service) - New vocations in Solomon Islands are a great encouragement for the local Church. In a report sent to Fides Honiara archdiocese says that an increasing number of young men and women are choosing to give their life to God and to serve the local Church as Sisters or Brothers in one of the many religious Congregations present in the area...
Fatima's Last Visionary Dies Sister Lucia, 97, Was a Witness to Our Lady http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66365 Coimbra, Portugal, Feb. 14, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Sister Lucia, the last surviving of the three little shepherds of Fatima who saw Our Lady, died Sunday in her Carmelite convent. She was 97....
Pope's new book : Europe's nihilism, abortion as a new Holocaust http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2602 In his fifth book, "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums, Pope John Paul II warns Eastern Europe to guard against the nihilism that dominates in the West. He also compares the abortion laws that exist in many states to Nazism, the bane of abortion to a new Holocaust....
Patriarch and Nuncio to visit village where Druze attacked Christians http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2603 This Sunday leaders from all Christian Churches will visit the village of Maghar where Druze attacks forced 2,000 Christians to flee as Israeli police looked on. Israeli authorities call the violence against Melkite Catholics a pogrom. Christians did not respond to the attacks....
Archeologists discover St Paul´s tomb http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/107.php Vatican archeologists believe that they have identified the tomb in Rome´s St Paul Outside the Walls basilica, following the discovery of a stone coffin during excavations carried out over the past three years....
No to the new 'religion of health' which denies the right to life http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2598 The Pontifical Academy of Sciences wants to highlight the difference between the absolute respect for the person and the notion of 'quality of life' which justifies abortion, the destruction of the foetus and euthanasia...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Public servant defends funding for Church pregnancy advice Tribunal welcomes new annulment guidelines Pontifical Academy seeks to redefine "quality of life" Archeologists discover St Paul?s tomb Exorcists say real Satanic possession is rare German bishops warn against alternative burials
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
NEWS http://www.caritas.org.nz
Caritas Lenten Appeal 2005 9 February 2005: Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent is also the start of the Caritas Lenten Appeal. The theme for this year is "Peace is the calm, generous contribution of all for the good of all." It is taken from a quote by Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador....
CARITAS SCHOOLS' RESOURCES, LENT 2005 http://www.caritas.org.nz/school.php
Each Lent Caritas puts together resources for use on our Catholic primary and secondary schools. This year, the Caritas Schools' page offers resources for primary and secondary schools created by Caritas Education Coordinator, Elaine Jepsen.
The primary school units focus on the country of Papua New Guinea and students will also learn about the Catholic Social Teaching principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and stewardship.
For secondary students the focus will be the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and human rights within the current climate of increased security concerns. They will examine these issues in the context of Ahmed Zaoui, Guatemala and Indonesia.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 18 2005 : Looking ahead to a consistory and an election; Israelis and Palestinians to meet pope officially and together; The last of the Fatima visionaries; Cardinal Law's Lenten preaching; a note on prayer in U.S. public schools.
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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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 ]
Programmes Officer, Asia/Pacific, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.caritas.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.23, and from Claire Beaumont, tel: (04) 496 1742; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 25 February 2005
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.22, and from Pat McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, Tel: (09) 360 3069; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
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LENT 2005
We Fear Nothing With Christ, Says Father Cantalamessa Pontifical Household Preacher Comments on Sunday's Gospel http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66258 Rome, Feb. 11, 2005 (Zenit.org).- In his commentary on the Gospel of the first Sunday of Lent (Matthew 4:1-11), Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the Pontifical Household, alerts the faithful about the devil's action and reminds them that Christ has conquered him....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From issue No. 205, February 13-26, 2005 ...
Two new schools opened Wellington - Two new Catholic primary schools opened their doors at the beginning of the school year -- Stella Maris at Silverdale, north of Auckland, and St Claudine Thevenet at Wainuiomata, Wellington....
Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years Wellington - Three hundred and fifty religious men and women representing congregations from New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, East Timor and Australia gathered to celebrate the first National Conference for Religious of Aotearoa New Zealand, from January 20 to 23 in Wellington.....
New Mahitahi co-ordinator is a former volunteer Hamilton - The new co-ordinator of Mahitahi, the New Zealand bishops' project assistance agency, is a former volunteer who worked in Papua New Guinea for two spells in the 1980s....
Also in this issue ...
NATIONAL Priests get together for silver anniversary ... Former head boy's grades get dean's attention ... Wellington student wins $2400 scholarship ... ERO File
FEATURES Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years ... Cathedral restoration fund reaches $7 million ... Vatican Letter ... Conservation scheme afoot for Jerusalem ... Lay groups gain in maturity ... Praising God at Parachute ... Obtaining indulgence not something mechanical ... Cycle of Scripture readings explained ... Lived life to the full Third ... Catholic Festival in April ... Faith-based approach succeeds in prison
INTERNATIONAL Eucharist emphasised by Vatican prefect ... Cardinal sends letter on children and the Eucharist ... Gift of animals chosen to respect culture ... The Pope: Media should promote harmony ... Place of tribal values stressed... Hope seen in new UNICEF appointment ... UN leans on Paraguay ... Mexican priest to lead Legionaries ... Xavier exposition ends ... Condoms "legitimate" in limited situations ... Still a need for healing ... Australian priests call for rethink on celibacy ... Election excites bishops... Catholics urged to accept evolution ... Fertility collapses while divorce rises ... Vatican shows screen gems ... Nominations for The Passion... In Brief
OPINION Ronald Rolheiser: Lost is a place too ... Pat Lynch: Seeing ourselves as part of the global community ... Others Say ... Editorial: Party leaders undervalue the family ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
REGULAR FEATURES Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, The Doolans, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Lent appeal 2005
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Bishop' Tamaki puzzles churches http://tinyurl.com/6ptkj Dunedin church leaders are puzzled by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's new title of bishop. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Colin Campbell, said when contacted that in the Catholic tradition, bishops were ordained in an unbroken line of succession going back to the Apostles of Jesus. "To my knowledge, Destiny Church has no link with Apostolic tradition."
Clergymen bailed, appeal pending http://tinyurl.com/4odvr A Sydney religious brother fighting extradition to New Zealand to face child sex charges has been hospitalised after a suspected heart attack, his lawyer said today. Brother Rodger Maloney, 69, and Catholic priest Father Raymond John Garchow, 59, face a total of 32 sex assault charges against former students at Marylands School in Christchurch between 1966 and 1979...
Unclothed Christ draws protest (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3188998a6009,00.html Bold naked images of Jesus in new relief sculptures installed in Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral have attracted angry protests from parishioners....
Time to go The Press - Opinion - 14 Feb 2005 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3186431a6528,00.html The poignant appearance of the Pope at his hospital window produced admiration for his resolve and concern that the Catholic Church is led by so physically broken a man. There is also sadness that John Paul, who has made such a vigorous contribution to our age, should diminish his record by remaining in office long after he has lost the power to carry out its duties, writes The Press in an editorial....
************************************* [The following articles from the New Zealand press are not available on the newspapers' free Web sites. They can be read at public libraries, and via the 'Newztext' service provided free to library borrowers]
Landmark church vineyard for sale The Dominion Post, 16 Feb 2005, Edition 1, Page 8. A group of Hawke's Bay businessmen have put the historic St Mary's of Meeanee church and presbytery site up for sale after plans for a restaurant fell over. The turn-of-the-century church is a landmark in the area -- it has a category two rating with the Historic Places Trust, meaning the exterior is preserved....
Philippines culture on show in the Waikato Waikato Times - Features - 15 Feb 2005 The Little Miss Valentine pageant helps Filipino immigrants teach their children about their culture. The bi-annual event was held at Melville Primary's school hall on Saturday. A Filipino Mass held every third week in Frankton has stopped until a new Filipino priest can be found to give a sermon in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.... *******************************************
Pope Recalls Attempt on His Life in New Book http://tinyurl.com/3ojnu In a new book, Pope John Paul recalls that after a near-fatal shooting in 1981 he was "already on the other side", but says that before losing consciousness he felt confident he would survive. In "Memory and Identity," which includes transcripts of the Pope's conversations with friends in 1993, the Pontiff repeats his conviction that divine intervention saved him from death...
The life and brutal death of Sister Dorothy, a rainforest martyr http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=611216 On the lawless fringe of Brazil's Amazon jungle - where illegal loggers have devastated the rainforest - the American nun Dorothy Stang defended the poor. Then the gunmen came for her ...
Sister Lucia, last of the three shepherd children who saw the Virgin Mary, is buried http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=611471 Thousands of devout followers of Sister Lucia, one of three shepherd children who saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the Portuguese village of Fatima in 1917, flocked to Coimbra yesterday for her funeral....
Vatican Raps 'Religion Of Health' http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/17/health/main674756.shtml (AP) Vatican officials Thursday decried what they called a "religion of health" in affluent societies. "The medicine of desires, egged on by the health-care market, increases the request for pharmaceutical and medical-surgical services, soaks up public resources beyond all reasonableness," said Rev. Maurizio Faggioni, a theologian and morality expert on the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, at a news conference....
Catholic priests get training to deal with rise in satanism http://tinyurl.com/4665e Rome (AFP) - With Italian police warning that satanism and devil worship are on the increase, a Roman Catholic university began an exorcism course for priests in Rome...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Little Church in the Pacific welcomes new vocations: new members for Dominican sisters and brothers http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/17_4071.html Honiara (Fides Service) - New vocations in Solomon Islands are a great encouragement for the local Church. In a report sent to Fides Honiara archdiocese says that an increasing number of young men and women are choosing to give their life to God and to serve the local Church as Sisters or Brothers in one of the many religious Congregations present in the area...
Fatima's Last Visionary Dies Sister Lucia, 97, Was a Witness to Our Lady http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66365 Coimbra, Portugal, Feb. 14, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Sister Lucia, the last surviving of the three little shepherds of Fatima who saw Our Lady, died Sunday in her Carmelite convent. She was 97....
Pope's new book : Europe's nihilism, abortion as a new Holocaust http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2602 In his fifth book, "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums, Pope John Paul II warns Eastern Europe to guard against the nihilism that dominates in the West. He also compares the abortion laws that exist in many states to Nazism, the bane of abortion to a new Holocaust....
Patriarch and Nuncio to visit village where Druze attacked Christians http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2603 This Sunday leaders from all Christian Churches will visit the village of Maghar where Druze attacks forced 2,000 Christians to flee as Israeli police looked on. Israeli authorities call the violence against Melkite Catholics a pogrom. Christians did not respond to the attacks....
Archeologists discover St Paul´s tomb http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/107.php Vatican archeologists believe that they have identified the tomb in Rome´s St Paul Outside the Walls basilica, following the discovery of a stone coffin during excavations carried out over the past three years....
No to the new 'religion of health' which denies the right to life http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2598 The Pontifical Academy of Sciences wants to highlight the difference between the absolute respect for the person and the notion of 'quality of life' which justifies abortion, the destruction of the foetus and euthanasia...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Public servant defends funding for Church pregnancy advice Tribunal welcomes new annulment guidelines Pontifical Academy seeks to redefine "quality of life" Archeologists discover St Paul?s tomb Exorcists say real Satanic possession is rare German bishops warn against alternative burials
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
NEWS http://www.caritas.org.nz
Caritas Lenten Appeal 2005 9 February 2005: Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent is also the start of the Caritas Lenten Appeal. The theme for this year is "Peace is the calm, generous contribution of all for the good of all." It is taken from a quote by Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador....
CARITAS SCHOOLS' RESOURCES, LENT 2005 http://www.caritas.org.nz/school.php
Each Lent Caritas puts together resources for use on our Catholic primary and secondary schools. This year, the Caritas Schools' page offers resources for primary and secondary schools created by Caritas Education Coordinator, Elaine Jepsen.
The primary school units focus on the country of Papua New Guinea and students will also learn about the Catholic Social Teaching principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and stewardship.
For secondary students the focus will be the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and human rights within the current climate of increased security concerns. They will examine these issues in the context of Ahmed Zaoui, Guatemala and Indonesia.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 18 2005 : Looking ahead to a consistory and an election; Israelis and Palestinians to meet pope officially and together; The last of the Fatima visionaries; Cardinal Law's Lenten preaching; a note on prayer in U.S. public schools.
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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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 ]
Programmes Officer, Asia/Pacific, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.caritas.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.23, and from Claire Beaumont, tel: (04) 496 1742; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 25 February 2005
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.22, and from Pat McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, Tel: (09) 360 3069; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
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Sunday, February 13, 2005
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LENT 2005
Message of His Holiness John Paul II for Lent 2005 "Loving the Lord.means life to you, and length of days." http://tinyurl.com/3kadv
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POPE JOHN PAUL
Pope: Suffering Of Sick Is 'Never Useless' John Paul Sends Message On World Day Of The Sick [Full text] Vatican City -- After a bout with the flu that sent him to the hospital, Pope John Paul II said Friday that he feels especially close to the sick. He sent a message of support to the sick for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of the Sick. John Paul had planned to attend the Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, but that was before he fell ill last week. In his letter, the pontiff said he feels "particularly close" to the ailing, whose suffering he said is "never useless." He said pain is important because it is "a mysterious link" to Christ's suffering on the cross. The pope also appealed for prayers for him and his mission as "universal shepherd of the Christian people." John Paul, who is 84, was released from the hospital Thursday. He watched the Mass on television.
Convalescent pope faces Angelus test before weeklong Lenten retreat http://www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050212152912.qfw2y5zw.xml Pope John Paul II, who has signalled his determination to continue his mission despite his diminishing health, is expected to appear for the weekly Angelus on Sunday before withdrawing for the Vatican's weeklong Lenten retreat....
Pope says 'not quite!' yet again Pronounced 'cured,' resilient John Paul II leaves hospital http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6914138/
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Families oppose compensation http://tinyurl.com/6g4pq Catholic aid agency Caritas told the parliamentary committee hearing submissions on the Prisoners and Victims Claims Bill that the Government was obliged to meet its international and local human rights obligations. Chief executive Michael Smith said prisoners should not be abused and victims should get compensation but the Bill would provide neither....
New sins deadlier than the old ones http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3182802a6009,00.html Feel like a spot of sloth? Love a little lust? Care to indulge in some gluttony? If so, you may be committing some of the seven deadly sins. Or not. Most respondents in a new BBC survey said they believed the traditional "seven deadly sins", as enumerated by St Thomas Aquinas eight centuries ago, were out of date...
That man deserves a medal http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3181549a6535,00.html If there's a man who deserves a medal for sheer gutsy bravery it must be Don Whelan, organist and musical director of Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, writes Christopher Moore....
New Plymouth identity's life revolved around stars and science (obituary) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,3180651a6554,00.html Stars and the science surrounding them dominated Des Whelan's life and, in 87 years worth of travels, he saw many of them....
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(The following items are not available on the newspapers' free Web sites. They can be read at the public library, and via the 'Newztext' service provided free to their borrowers by the libraries)
"Catholic pair fundraise for world day trip", by Kim Schwieters The Daily News (Taranaki), 11 Feb 2005, Edition 1, Page 2. [Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Inglewood, is organising a garden tour fundraiser to send 19-year-old Ellen Hall and Father Simon Story to World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, in August.]
Believer offenders have more victims The Dominion Post - News - 10 Feb 2005 - Page 8 [Sex offenders with strong religious beliefs have more and younger victims than atheists, according to research. They also have more opportunities for unsupervised access to vulnerable people, Australian researcher Donna Eshuys told a criminology conference at Victoria University in Wellington.]
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
The pope's faithful servant and secretary, archbishop is a power behind the scenes http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Pope-FaithfulServant-ai/resources_news_html Vatican City (Ap) He's Pope John Paul II's faithful servant, his confidant, his gatekeeper. There's probably no one as sensitive about the pope's image and health problems or to suggestions that he might resign as Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, John Paul's longtime personal secretary....
Year of the Eucharist - 1. A multitude of meanings, by Eamon Duffy http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00980 The Mass today is both fundamentally the same yet radically different from the celebrations of our forefathers. In the first of a new series, a distinguished historian examines changes to the liturgy and to ritual, and how these affect the beliefs at the core of Catholic faith...
When Ash Wednesday and New Year overlap . . . http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2537 Today is the first day of the new lunar year, a day of feasting, but also Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and abstinence. Chinese dioceses try to cope with the faithful's contradictory needs....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Church call for scrutiny of plight of all detainees Following the recent revelation of the detention of psychiatric patient Cornelia Rau, the Church?s peak migration and justice organisations have joined forces to call on the Federal Government to ensure an adequate process of inquiry.
Pell push for ban on use of leftover embryos Sydney's Cardinal George Pell has said the the Church will renew its lobbying efforts to secure a ban on the use of leftover embryos created during fertility treatment, as part of an effort to convince the community of the sanctity of embryonic life.
Pope out of hospital Pope John Paul II left his Rome hospital in his white popemobile around 5:30 am this morning Sydney time, 10 days after suffering breathing spasms that left him bedridden and rekindled debate about his ability to continue leading the Church.
Cameroon hosting today's World Day of the Sick Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, has opened the traditional meetings for the World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated today - the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes - in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde.
NSW Govt "backflip" on hospital chaplaincies The Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee (CCAC), the state's peak chaplaincy body representing nine major Christian churches and three other faiths, yesterday expressed strong concern about the Carr Government's $4.5m "backflip" on hospital chaplaincy services.
Cardinal says Charles-Camilla marriage inflames sectarian wounds While wishing the soon to be married Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles future happiness, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland Cardinal Keith O'Brien has regretted that the announcement focuses attention on "existing blatant anti-Catholic legislation.
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
NEWSROOM Deprive prisoners of liberty not dignity 9 February , 2005: Caritas believes that the Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Bill will reduce the ability of prisoners to hold the State accountable for their treatment in prisons. Abuse of prisoners by the State should not be happening and victims of crime should be given adequate support to deal with the effects of the crime. This should not be viewed solely in terms of monetary compensation....
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
** Caritas has raised over $1.2m for tsunami victims in Asia. Now it's time for their Lent appeal. an interview with Caritas' Director, Mike Smith ...
** Another parliamentary year has begun. Hear what first-time MP Gordon Copeland expects from it ...
** Archbishop John Dew calls for an Archdiocesan Synod to be held in 2006, setting directions for the future...
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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the February 2005 issue ...
Editorial (full text): "The mad freedom of the gospel" "At times many of us feel we are victims. But we must move beyond victimhood. At the Last Supper Jesus demonstrates to us a liberating, contagious freedom... What the world is ripe for, right now, is this mad freedom of the gospel...."
Also in the print edition ... Guest editorial - "T is for Tragic", by Glynn Cardy God as love in the wake of the tsunami
"Religious terrorism", by Chris Marshall Part one: The mindset and motivation of the religious terrorist
"Genetic engineering and the Catholic bishops' statement", by Pat McMullan Pat looks at the Catholic Church's teaching on Genetic Engineering (GE) and suggests we are not offering an adequate critique.
"Troubadour of God": Interview with Timothy Radcliffe, OP Views on the future of religious life from Fr Radcliffe's, former Master General of the Dominicans and guest speaker at the "On the Edge" conference of NZ Catholic religious orders in January.
Love letters: Thich Nhat Hanh Nowadays, people, lovers, don't write letters to each other any more. They just pick up a cell and text. We must learn to write love letters again, to your father, your son you daughter, mother, sister ...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 11 2005 : The pope's prognosis; Would he, could he resign?; The annulment instruction; Condi Rice at the Vatican; Jesuit Fr. Roger Haight barred from teaching Catholic theology; United States' Vatican ambassador returns home
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland, New Zealand Friday April 1st to Sunday April 3rd 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand. The Convention's Website is regularly updated with fresh information about the event.
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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 ]
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.22, and from Pat McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, Tel: (09) 360 3069; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Manager/Chaplain. Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy, Wellington http://www3.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/kohanga.html Details in 'Wel-com' January 2005 p.14, and from Fr Kevin Connors, tel: (04) 472 3325; e-mail: catholic@vuw.ac.nz Applications close 18 February 2005
Programmes Officer, Asia/Pacific, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.caritas.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.23, and from Claire Beaumont, tel: (04) 496 1742; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 25 February 2005
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LENT 2005
Message of His Holiness John Paul II for Lent 2005 "Loving the Lord.means life to you, and length of days." http://tinyurl.com/3kadv
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POPE JOHN PAUL
Pope: Suffering Of Sick Is 'Never Useless' John Paul Sends Message On World Day Of The Sick [Full text] Vatican City -- After a bout with the flu that sent him to the hospital, Pope John Paul II said Friday that he feels especially close to the sick. He sent a message of support to the sick for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of the Sick. John Paul had planned to attend the Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, but that was before he fell ill last week. In his letter, the pontiff said he feels "particularly close" to the ailing, whose suffering he said is "never useless." He said pain is important because it is "a mysterious link" to Christ's suffering on the cross. The pope also appealed for prayers for him and his mission as "universal shepherd of the Christian people." John Paul, who is 84, was released from the hospital Thursday. He watched the Mass on television.
Convalescent pope faces Angelus test before weeklong Lenten retreat http://www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050212152912.qfw2y5zw.xml Pope John Paul II, who has signalled his determination to continue his mission despite his diminishing health, is expected to appear for the weekly Angelus on Sunday before withdrawing for the Vatican's weeklong Lenten retreat....
Pope says 'not quite!' yet again Pronounced 'cured,' resilient John Paul II leaves hospital http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6914138/
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Families oppose compensation http://tinyurl.com/6g4pq Catholic aid agency Caritas told the parliamentary committee hearing submissions on the Prisoners and Victims Claims Bill that the Government was obliged to meet its international and local human rights obligations. Chief executive Michael Smith said prisoners should not be abused and victims should get compensation but the Bill would provide neither....
New sins deadlier than the old ones http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3182802a6009,00.html Feel like a spot of sloth? Love a little lust? Care to indulge in some gluttony? If so, you may be committing some of the seven deadly sins. Or not. Most respondents in a new BBC survey said they believed the traditional "seven deadly sins", as enumerated by St Thomas Aquinas eight centuries ago, were out of date...
That man deserves a medal http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3181549a6535,00.html If there's a man who deserves a medal for sheer gutsy bravery it must be Don Whelan, organist and musical director of Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, writes Christopher Moore....
New Plymouth identity's life revolved around stars and science (obituary) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,3180651a6554,00.html Stars and the science surrounding them dominated Des Whelan's life and, in 87 years worth of travels, he saw many of them....
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(The following items are not available on the newspapers' free Web sites. They can be read at the public library, and via the 'Newztext' service provided free to their borrowers by the libraries)
"Catholic pair fundraise for world day trip", by Kim Schwieters The Daily News (Taranaki), 11 Feb 2005, Edition 1, Page 2. [Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Inglewood, is organising a garden tour fundraiser to send 19-year-old Ellen Hall and Father Simon Story to World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, in August.]
Believer offenders have more victims The Dominion Post - News - 10 Feb 2005 - Page 8 [Sex offenders with strong religious beliefs have more and younger victims than atheists, according to research. They also have more opportunities for unsupervised access to vulnerable people, Australian researcher Donna Eshuys told a criminology conference at Victoria University in Wellington.]
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
The pope's faithful servant and secretary, archbishop is a power behind the scenes http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Pope-FaithfulServant-ai/resources_news_html Vatican City (Ap) He's Pope John Paul II's faithful servant, his confidant, his gatekeeper. There's probably no one as sensitive about the pope's image and health problems or to suggestions that he might resign as Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, John Paul's longtime personal secretary....
Year of the Eucharist - 1. A multitude of meanings, by Eamon Duffy http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00980 The Mass today is both fundamentally the same yet radically different from the celebrations of our forefathers. In the first of a new series, a distinguished historian examines changes to the liturgy and to ritual, and how these affect the beliefs at the core of Catholic faith...
When Ash Wednesday and New Year overlap . . . http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2537 Today is the first day of the new lunar year, a day of feasting, but also Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and abstinence. Chinese dioceses try to cope with the faithful's contradictory needs....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Church call for scrutiny of plight of all detainees Following the recent revelation of the detention of psychiatric patient Cornelia Rau, the Church?s peak migration and justice organisations have joined forces to call on the Federal Government to ensure an adequate process of inquiry.
Pell push for ban on use of leftover embryos Sydney's Cardinal George Pell has said the the Church will renew its lobbying efforts to secure a ban on the use of leftover embryos created during fertility treatment, as part of an effort to convince the community of the sanctity of embryonic life.
Pope out of hospital Pope John Paul II left his Rome hospital in his white popemobile around 5:30 am this morning Sydney time, 10 days after suffering breathing spasms that left him bedridden and rekindled debate about his ability to continue leading the Church.
Cameroon hosting today's World Day of the Sick Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, has opened the traditional meetings for the World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated today - the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes - in the Cameroon capital of Yaounde.
NSW Govt "backflip" on hospital chaplaincies The Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee (CCAC), the state's peak chaplaincy body representing nine major Christian churches and three other faiths, yesterday expressed strong concern about the Carr Government's $4.5m "backflip" on hospital chaplaincy services.
Cardinal says Charles-Camilla marriage inflames sectarian wounds While wishing the soon to be married Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles future happiness, the head of the Catholic Church in Scotland Cardinal Keith O'Brien has regretted that the announcement focuses attention on "existing blatant anti-Catholic legislation.
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
NEWSROOM Deprive prisoners of liberty not dignity 9 February , 2005: Caritas believes that the Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Bill will reduce the ability of prisoners to hold the State accountable for their treatment in prisons. Abuse of prisoners by the State should not be happening and victims of crime should be given adequate support to deal with the effects of the crime. This should not be viewed solely in terms of monetary compensation....
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
** Caritas has raised over $1.2m for tsunami victims in Asia. Now it's time for their Lent appeal. an interview with Caritas' Director, Mike Smith ...
** Another parliamentary year has begun. Hear what first-time MP Gordon Copeland expects from it ...
** Archbishop John Dew calls for an Archdiocesan Synod to be held in 2006, setting directions for the future...
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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the February 2005 issue ...
Editorial (full text): "The mad freedom of the gospel" "At times many of us feel we are victims. But we must move beyond victimhood. At the Last Supper Jesus demonstrates to us a liberating, contagious freedom... What the world is ripe for, right now, is this mad freedom of the gospel...."
Also in the print edition ... Guest editorial - "T is for Tragic", by Glynn Cardy God as love in the wake of the tsunami
"Religious terrorism", by Chris Marshall Part one: The mindset and motivation of the religious terrorist
"Genetic engineering and the Catholic bishops' statement", by Pat McMullan Pat looks at the Catholic Church's teaching on Genetic Engineering (GE) and suggests we are not offering an adequate critique.
"Troubadour of God": Interview with Timothy Radcliffe, OP Views on the future of religious life from Fr Radcliffe's, former Master General of the Dominicans and guest speaker at the "On the Edge" conference of NZ Catholic religious orders in January.
Love letters: Thich Nhat Hanh Nowadays, people, lovers, don't write letters to each other any more. They just pick up a cell and text. We must learn to write love letters again, to your father, your son you daughter, mother, sister ...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 11 2005 : The pope's prognosis; Would he, could he resign?; The annulment instruction; Condi Rice at the Vatican; Jesuit Fr. Roger Haight barred from teaching Catholic theology; United States' Vatican ambassador returns home
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland, New Zealand Friday April 1st to Sunday April 3rd 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand. The Convention's Website is regularly updated with fresh information about the event.
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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 ]
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.22, and from Pat McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, Tel: (09) 360 3069; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Manager/Chaplain. Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy, Wellington http://www3.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/kohanga.html Details in 'Wel-com' January 2005 p.14, and from Fr Kevin Connors, tel: (04) 472 3325; e-mail: catholic@vuw.ac.nz Applications close 18 February 2005
Programmes Officer, Asia/Pacific, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.caritas.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.23, and from Claire Beaumont, tel: (04) 496 1742; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 25 February 2005
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Sunday, February 6, 2005
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Hopes raised of appearance by Pope http://tinyurl.com/3njau Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano today said there was "no cause to be concerned" about the health of Pope John Paul II and he was certain the pontiff would overcome his present illness. The optimistic statement raised hopes that John Paul would soon make his first public utterance since being admitted to hospital with an acute respiratory infection....
First teachers eager to meet former pupils (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3r7mq About 50 years ago, Irish Roman Catholic nun Sr Pauline Moloney walked into her first classroom in Dunedin. This weekend, she hopes to see some of those pupils she taught as juniors and infants at the former St Pauls School in Corstorphine and St Peter Chanel School in Green Island at the schools' 50th jubilee....
For the love of God http://tinyurl.com/55xxb Richard McLeod is striving for sainthood. The Auckland lawyer acknowledges that in this secular world, that sounds jarring, but he is genuine. "It's about developing an awareness that you are working at all times in the presence of God. It's like supernaturalising your day-to-day life," says McLeod, 35, a busy immigration lawyer whose firm took on the case of Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui....
Catholic Church accepts sexual claim against priest http://tinyurl.com/4g3s2 Christchurch: A woman's sexual harassment claim against fallen priest Jim Consedine has been accepted by the Catholic Church, eight years after she complained. Bonnie Quilter, a persistent critic of the church's complainthandling process, got $6000 and a written apology....
Schoolgirl dies after choking on grape http://tinyurl.com/4jp6v A Lower Hutt primary school community is in shock after a tragic start to the school year. A 11-year-old special-needs pupil at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic school in Wainui Rd died on Tuesday after choking on a grape....
Westport farmer leaves $900,000 to charity http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3175170a11,00.html A retired Westport dairy farmer who died following a car crash last year has bequeathed about $900,000 to two local charities. Shemus Murphy left around $800,000 to St Vincent de Paul Society's Westport branch and $100,000 to the Buller Cancer Support Group...
Some aid agencies winding down tsunami fundraising http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3173750a10,00.html Some aid agencies are winding down their fundraising efforts for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, five weeks after the devastating waves swept through parts of southern Asia. A spokeswoman for Catholic aid agency Caritas told NZPA the organisation was still accepting donations but were now encouraging donors to turn their attentions to its annual Lent appeal for long-term development projects around the world....
Change of residents planned (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3utym The 128-year-old stately home of the Christian Brothers, in Rattray St, is be redeveloped into a 15-room "small hotel" later this year. Rod and Shelley McMeeken bought the residence for an undisclosed sum last month and once they have taken possession in March, expect to spend about $500,000 converting it....
Raiding the piggy bank for organs http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10008863 The Bioethics Council is seeking public views on the cultural, spiritual and ethical aspects of the technology, while the Health Ministry reviews its safety. Member Anne Dickinson, whose day job is managing the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Wellington, says the two reviews are independent....
Catholics: Fees help colleges survive http://tinyurl.com/4cfg6 Integrated schools say they must battle as hard as their state counterparts to make ends meet. A Herald survey published yesterday revealed that parents of children at integrated secondary schools are paying hundreds of dollars more in contributions than those at state schools....
Vicar allowed to conduct civil unions (02:02) http://tinyurl.com/4f6p3 An anglican priest has been given permission by his church to conduct controversial civil union ceremonies. The vicar of St Columba's Church in Grey Lynn, Hugh Kempster, will only be allowed to conduct the services in a private capacity but the compromise has upset some conservative clergy....
Acts of Will, by Harry Ricketts (2 pages) Book review of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare, By Stephen Greenblatt (Jonathan Cape, $65). http://www.listener.co.nz/default,3280.sm " ... We've all heard of the Spanish Inquisition, but the Protestant equivalent was just as appalling. The particular relevance of this to Shakespeare is that his mother Mary Arden may well have been a Catholic (certainly the Ardens had Catholic connections), and his father John was very likely a secret Catholic ... To follow Greenblatt ingeniously tracing Shakespeare to Lancashire and the great Catholic houses of the Hoghtons and Heskeths (and even imagining a possible meeting with the future martyr Edmund Campion) is like being plunged into a terrific historical novel...."
Listener archive: Arts & Books (3 pages) Winner, Best Book Pages, 2004 Montana Book Awards, by David Eggleton http://www.listener.co.nz/default,3231.sm Remember when New Zealand was the land of milk and honey? Some of that idealisation remains in the calm and patient paintings of Michael Smither, whose career is the subject of a lavish new study. Born in New Plymouth in 1939, an only child, Smither was saturated in Catholicism from the beginning. His first encounter with the Stations of the Cross set him howling with fright in church; his compulsory bedtime reading as a child was stories of Christian saints and their martyrdoms....
Risks in rise of religions role in politics, by Richard Randerson, Assistant Anglican Bishop of Auckland. http://tinyurl.com/5uhhg In a recent article (ODT, 12.1.04), Ewen McQueen cites comments I made querying the role of Christian political parties. Mr McQueen makes a good case for such parties, and I have no difficulty with the concept of a group of like-minded people joining together to pursue goals they share in common. Christians, Muslims, atheists and humanists alike have a perfect democratic right to establish a party of their own....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES
A Cardinal Whose Mother Died at Auschwitz Interview With Archbishop Lustiger of Paris http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65771 Paris, Feb. 2, 2005 (Zenit.org).- On Jan. 21, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger responded to journalists' questions, on the eve of his departure to attend the ceremonies to commemorate the Jan. 27, 1945, liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz....
Number of Catholics Rises by 15 Million Diocesan Priests Increase; Religious Decrease http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65641 Vatican City, Jan. 31, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The 2005 Pontifical Yearbook reveals that there are 1.086 billion Catholics in the world, 15 million more than last year. Half of all Catholics live in the Americas. The data of the volume -- presented today by the members of the Central Office of Church Statistics to John Paul II, despite his bout of flu -- give a statistical picture of Catholicism....
Children and young people can be peacemakers too, says the Pope World Leprosy Day is remembered. http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2455 Vatican City (AsiaNews) - John Paul II speaks again about peace. At the beginning of the year, he had called on the international community to "defeat evil with goodness". In today's Angelus, he called on the young members of the Azione Cattolica to become 'peacemakers'....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Caritas Emergencies Manager Leaves for Aceh (01 Feb 2005) Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Emergencies Manager, Tim Chiswell left Christchurch on Monday 31 January, bound for the disaster ravaged region of Aceh, Indonesia.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
Bishop says water conservation is a moral duty
Pope thanks faithful for their prayers
Pope says organ transplants must "guarantee respect for life and for the human person"
Sydney Jesuit school considers female students
Priest hears 'confession' by radio
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MARIST MESSENGER (Society of Mary, NZ)
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
From the February Messenger ...
Editor's Focus "With no misgiving, the Messenger now enters on it career, rich in hope -'Enough if something from our hand have power . To live and move and serve the future hour.'"
Prayer, by Jacki Newell Beginning a Day with prayer
The Gentle Ways of God by Derek McCarthy A human story of children brings to life a deep truth about Eucharist.
The Messenger honours its Founders On November 18th there was a small ceremony in Wellington to celebrate the 75 years of publication of the Messenger. It was an opportunity to honour the Founders, and recall some of the highlights of the magazine's history.
Also in the February Marist Messenger ....
* Message from the Marist Provincial * Christian Living - Part 9 * Fr Jean Antoine Seon sm * Farewell: Saying Goodbye
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for February 4, 2005 :
Pope John Paul's health; Condoleeza Rice to meet Vatican Secretary of State; instruction on annulment cases to be released; U.S.-Vatican commission on sex abuse norms meets; Religion in the public square; Combating 'Christianophobia' in Europe; Italy debates artificial reproduction
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland, New Zealand Friday April 1st to Sunday April 3rd 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand. The Convention's Website is regularly updated with fresh information about the event.
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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 ]
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Hopes raised of appearance by Pope http://tinyurl.com/3njau Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano today said there was "no cause to be concerned" about the health of Pope John Paul II and he was certain the pontiff would overcome his present illness. The optimistic statement raised hopes that John Paul would soon make his first public utterance since being admitted to hospital with an acute respiratory infection....
First teachers eager to meet former pupils (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3r7mq About 50 years ago, Irish Roman Catholic nun Sr Pauline Moloney walked into her first classroom in Dunedin. This weekend, she hopes to see some of those pupils she taught as juniors and infants at the former St Pauls School in Corstorphine and St Peter Chanel School in Green Island at the schools' 50th jubilee....
For the love of God http://tinyurl.com/55xxb Richard McLeod is striving for sainthood. The Auckland lawyer acknowledges that in this secular world, that sounds jarring, but he is genuine. "It's about developing an awareness that you are working at all times in the presence of God. It's like supernaturalising your day-to-day life," says McLeod, 35, a busy immigration lawyer whose firm took on the case of Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui....
Catholic Church accepts sexual claim against priest http://tinyurl.com/4g3s2 Christchurch: A woman's sexual harassment claim against fallen priest Jim Consedine has been accepted by the Catholic Church, eight years after she complained. Bonnie Quilter, a persistent critic of the church's complainthandling process, got $6000 and a written apology....
Schoolgirl dies after choking on grape http://tinyurl.com/4jp6v A Lower Hutt primary school community is in shock after a tragic start to the school year. A 11-year-old special-needs pupil at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic school in Wainui Rd died on Tuesday after choking on a grape....
Westport farmer leaves $900,000 to charity http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3175170a11,00.html A retired Westport dairy farmer who died following a car crash last year has bequeathed about $900,000 to two local charities. Shemus Murphy left around $800,000 to St Vincent de Paul Society's Westport branch and $100,000 to the Buller Cancer Support Group...
Some aid agencies winding down tsunami fundraising http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3173750a10,00.html Some aid agencies are winding down their fundraising efforts for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, five weeks after the devastating waves swept through parts of southern Asia. A spokeswoman for Catholic aid agency Caritas told NZPA the organisation was still accepting donations but were now encouraging donors to turn their attentions to its annual Lent appeal for long-term development projects around the world....
Change of residents planned (photo) http://tinyurl.com/3utym The 128-year-old stately home of the Christian Brothers, in Rattray St, is be redeveloped into a 15-room "small hotel" later this year. Rod and Shelley McMeeken bought the residence for an undisclosed sum last month and once they have taken possession in March, expect to spend about $500,000 converting it....
Raiding the piggy bank for organs http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10008863 The Bioethics Council is seeking public views on the cultural, spiritual and ethical aspects of the technology, while the Health Ministry reviews its safety. Member Anne Dickinson, whose day job is managing the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Wellington, says the two reviews are independent....
Catholics: Fees help colleges survive http://tinyurl.com/4cfg6 Integrated schools say they must battle as hard as their state counterparts to make ends meet. A Herald survey published yesterday revealed that parents of children at integrated secondary schools are paying hundreds of dollars more in contributions than those at state schools....
Vicar allowed to conduct civil unions (02:02) http://tinyurl.com/4f6p3 An anglican priest has been given permission by his church to conduct controversial civil union ceremonies. The vicar of St Columba's Church in Grey Lynn, Hugh Kempster, will only be allowed to conduct the services in a private capacity but the compromise has upset some conservative clergy....
Acts of Will, by Harry Ricketts (2 pages) Book review of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare, By Stephen Greenblatt (Jonathan Cape, $65). http://www.listener.co.nz/default,3280.sm " ... We've all heard of the Spanish Inquisition, but the Protestant equivalent was just as appalling. The particular relevance of this to Shakespeare is that his mother Mary Arden may well have been a Catholic (certainly the Ardens had Catholic connections), and his father John was very likely a secret Catholic ... To follow Greenblatt ingeniously tracing Shakespeare to Lancashire and the great Catholic houses of the Hoghtons and Heskeths (and even imagining a possible meeting with the future martyr Edmund Campion) is like being plunged into a terrific historical novel...."
Listener archive: Arts & Books (3 pages) Winner, Best Book Pages, 2004 Montana Book Awards, by David Eggleton http://www.listener.co.nz/default,3231.sm Remember when New Zealand was the land of milk and honey? Some of that idealisation remains in the calm and patient paintings of Michael Smither, whose career is the subject of a lavish new study. Born in New Plymouth in 1939, an only child, Smither was saturated in Catholicism from the beginning. His first encounter with the Stations of the Cross set him howling with fright in church; his compulsory bedtime reading as a child was stories of Christian saints and their martyrdoms....
Risks in rise of religions role in politics, by Richard Randerson, Assistant Anglican Bishop of Auckland. http://tinyurl.com/5uhhg In a recent article (ODT, 12.1.04), Ewen McQueen cites comments I made querying the role of Christian political parties. Mr McQueen makes a good case for such parties, and I have no difficulty with the concept of a group of like-minded people joining together to pursue goals they share in common. Christians, Muslims, atheists and humanists alike have a perfect democratic right to establish a party of their own....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES
A Cardinal Whose Mother Died at Auschwitz Interview With Archbishop Lustiger of Paris http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65771 Paris, Feb. 2, 2005 (Zenit.org).- On Jan. 21, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger responded to journalists' questions, on the eve of his departure to attend the ceremonies to commemorate the Jan. 27, 1945, liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz....
Number of Catholics Rises by 15 Million Diocesan Priests Increase; Religious Decrease http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65641 Vatican City, Jan. 31, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The 2005 Pontifical Yearbook reveals that there are 1.086 billion Catholics in the world, 15 million more than last year. Half of all Catholics live in the Americas. The data of the volume -- presented today by the members of the Central Office of Church Statistics to John Paul II, despite his bout of flu -- give a statistical picture of Catholicism....
Children and young people can be peacemakers too, says the Pope World Leprosy Day is remembered. http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2455 Vatican City (AsiaNews) - John Paul II speaks again about peace. At the beginning of the year, he had called on the international community to "defeat evil with goodness". In today's Angelus, he called on the young members of the Azione Cattolica to become 'peacemakers'....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Caritas Emergencies Manager Leaves for Aceh (01 Feb 2005) Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Emergencies Manager, Tim Chiswell left Christchurch on Monday 31 January, bound for the disaster ravaged region of Aceh, Indonesia.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
Bishop says water conservation is a moral duty
Pope thanks faithful for their prayers
Pope says organ transplants must "guarantee respect for life and for the human person"
Sydney Jesuit school considers female students
Priest hears 'confession' by radio
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MARIST MESSENGER (Society of Mary, NZ)
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
From the February Messenger ...
Editor's Focus "With no misgiving, the Messenger now enters on it career, rich in hope -'Enough if something from our hand have power . To live and move and serve the future hour.'"
Prayer, by Jacki Newell Beginning a Day with prayer
The Gentle Ways of God by Derek McCarthy A human story of children brings to life a deep truth about Eucharist.
The Messenger honours its Founders On November 18th there was a small ceremony in Wellington to celebrate the 75 years of publication of the Messenger. It was an opportunity to honour the Founders, and recall some of the highlights of the magazine's history.
Also in the February Marist Messenger ....
* Message from the Marist Provincial * Christian Living - Part 9 * Fr Jean Antoine Seon sm * Farewell: Saying Goodbye
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for February 4, 2005 :
Pope John Paul's health; Condoleeza Rice to meet Vatican Secretary of State; instruction on annulment cases to be released; U.S.-Vatican commission on sex abuse norms meets; Religion in the public square; Combating 'Christianophobia' in Europe; Italy debates artificial reproduction
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland, New Zealand Friday April 1st to Sunday April 3rd 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand. The Convention's Website is regularly updated with fresh information about the event.
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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 ]
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
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Saturday, January 29, 2005
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 204, January 30-February 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From the current issue ...
$1 million for tsunami appeal Wellington - An overwhelming response from the Catholic community has given nearly $1 million to Caritas for relief work among people affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami....
Priest attends Mt Erebus service Wellington - As 2004 was coming to a close, Fr Ron Bennett from St Joseph's parish in Upper Hutt flew to Antarctica and joined in the 25th anniversary remembrance of the Mt Erebus disaster.....
Challenging set of stations for Christchurch cathedral Christchurch - Beauty, pathos and challenge spring forth from the Stations of the Cross completed by sculptor Llew Summers for the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in its centennial year....
Also in this issue ...
NATIONAL From the civil union debate ... ERO File
FEATURES "Every day an adventure" on ancient pilgrimage ... Little Sisters' century celebrated ... Jamaican parish was mission for Samoan group ... Shelter proves worth ... Church is lent new organ ... Poland's churches are not museums ... Challenging set of Stations for cathedral ... Lent comes early this year ... Location of Holy Grail confirmed by scholar
INTERNATIONAL Pope tells diplomats of priorities for world ... Evidence causes atheist philosopher to waver ... Pope escaped Hitler's kidnap plan ... The Pope: Immigrants' integration needs to be balanced ... Iraq gunmen release kidnapped archbishop ... Australia seminary numbers rising ... Dutch docs want to kill the "tired" ... Famine tax introduced ... Vatican calls meeting to help Asian fishermen ... School becomes homosexual-issue battleground ... "Vegetative" Terri alive, says lawyer ... Bishops say condoms still barred... "Jane Roe" seeks rehearing ... Hopes rise for peace in Sudan ... Prison failings demand new approach: Bishops ... Massgoing "a profound need" ... Late weekend Mass key?
OPINION Editorial: God, nature and the tsunami's toll ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Joy Cowley: Searching for the real mystery beyond Dan Brown's theories ... Ronald Rolheiser: Honouring Jacques Dupuis ... Parish Diary: A shock for our society ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books ... Monitor ... Clips ... Net Scene ... Young Adults ... The Doolans... Family Talk ... Caption Contest ... Who Said? ... Cryptic Crossword ... 40 Years Ago ... Holy Lives ... That Word! ... Photo Prayer ... Scripture... Wit's End.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Parachute 05 set to rock out http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/471061%3fformat=html The biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere is now open for business. Thousands of musical pilgrims have been heading to Hamilton for Parachute 05 to watch and listen to Christian bands from around the globe....
Parachute Festival Attracts Thousands http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4061598,00.html More than 22,000 people have flocked to Mystery Creek for the Parachute Christian music festival. It is reported to be the hottest and sunniest day in Hamilton this year....
Sandra Paterson: Encounter with porn http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10008513 Seeing this is my first column for the year, I was planning on writing something nice and light about my camping adventures on the East Cape. But then, a few days ago, I found a package in my letterbox containing an unlabelled video cassette...
Schools determined to deal with ERO's concerns http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3168997a6497,00.htm\ l Penrose High and St Pius X schools are confident 2005 will be a good year -despite critical reports from the Education Review Office. The schools were reviewed in November and have been told to make major changes before their next inspections at the end of this year....
Human Rights Commission. 'On the Bright Side' - January 2005 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0501/S00200.htm Here are this month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand ... Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: For the Celebrating Cultural Diversity programme, 2005....
Priests marrying is conceivable http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/470615%3fformat=html Representatives of the Catholic Church in New Zealand say the idea of allowing priests to break their celibacy is conceivable, but unlikely to happen in the near future...
No change to rule on celibacy http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3167905a6530,00.html Catholic priests are in short supply, but no approach is coming from Christchurch to relax the rule on celibacy. The Vicar-General of the Christchurch Catholic diocese, Monsignor Gerry O'Connor, said he was unaware of any talks among Canterbury priests on celibacy...
Church dweller leaves of own accord http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/470617%3fformat=html Parishioners at St Annes Catholic Church in Harihari, in the South Island, have been told their confessions remain secret despite the fact that a squatter has been living in the roof for years. Police were going to remove the man, known locally as Mr Fritz, who was refusing to come down from his hiding place, but he has come down of his own accord....
Solo mums 'can't wait to return to work' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3167736a10,00.html Most women on the domestic purposes benefit want to get off it and start working, a Hamilton solo mother says. ...
Teacher 'in sin' departs http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3165798a6530,00.html A Catholic teacher who was rejected for a full-time job, partly because he was "living in sin", no longer works for the school concerned. Sean Thomson spent the last three of a 20-year Catholic teaching career working part-time at St Joseph's School in Rangiora....
[The full text of the following news item is not available free of charge on the Radio NZ Website. It can be read in full via the 'Newztext' service provided by many public libraries to their borrowers] Catholic Church To Ban Civil Unis From Churches Radio New Zealand Newswire - 23/01/2005:10:42 The Catholic Church says civil unions ceremonies will be banned from their churches. Lyndsay Freer, the communications director for the Catholic Church, says neither heterosexual or homosexual civil unions will be held Catholic churches....
The tsunami questions man about his limits and the reasons for evil, says Card Sodano http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2413
Film Highlights Slain Priest Who Stood Up to the Mafia http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65132
Turin Shroud Older Than Thought http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050124/shroud.html
Polish court fines satirist for mocking name of the Pope http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=604592
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Christians from every denomination meet where Jesus was baptised http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2448 Amman (AsiaNews) - About 15,000 Christians from Jordan and the Holy Land came today to the shores of the Jordan River to the spot where, according to tradition, Jesus was baptised. Holy Mass was celebrated by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, with seven leaders of other Churches with a presence in the Holy Land. Protestant leaders from both sides of the Jordan were also present....
The gentle power of a saver of souls: 'Father Joe: the man who saved my soul ' by Tony Hendra (book review) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/book_review.cgi/past-00219 From the outside this looks like a standard personal-growth potboiler. But 'Father Joe' turns the nostrums of the self-help manuals inside out. We find life not by searching for it, but by being so caught up in the lives of others that we forget our own needs completely. By being loved, and by being shown how to love....
Gentle into that good night http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00974 When I was 18, I went with my sister to see our uncle in a place that was then called St Joseph's Hospice for the Dying, in east London. It's an uncompromising name and we were nervous, not relishing the prospect of witnessing terrible terminal agonies at close quarters. But we were very fond of him and we braved it. It was astonishing....
What the Pope's Message Says About the Elderly http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65462 Vatican City, Jan. 27, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Bishop André-Mutien Léonard of Namur, Belgium, was called to Rome to present this year's papal Lenten Message, which is an appeal to love the life of the elderly. In this interview with ZENIT, Bishop Léonard, 64, explains that the theme of the message -- "Loving the Lord ... means life to you, and length of days" -- is particularly forceful, as the one who writes is an elderly man who shows the world every day that all life is worth living...
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SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ
Pope's Message for 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz: "No One Is Permitted to Pass by the Tragedy of the Shoah" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65463
The Holocaust gives Europe a chance to think about its faults and future, says Father Jaeger http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2444 Rome (AsiaNews) - David-Maria A. Jaeger is a Franciscan priest, the only Israeli-born Catholic priest raised by Jewish parents. He is well-placed to look at the past and talk about what in many European countries has already become an annual recurrence: Holocaust Remembrance Day....
New Zealand remembers Auschwitz http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/470715%3fformat=html About 100 people have gathered at an Auckland synagogue to remember the deaths of more than a million Jews and others killed at Auschwitz. Other victims of Nazi atrocities totalled an estimated 5.5 million. Catholic and Protestant clergy also were sent to concentration camps as well as Jehovah's Witnesses...
Holocaust a "Stain on History," Says Vatican Address at U.N. Recalls Liberation of Nazi Camps by the Allies http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65321
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Pope John Paul calls on media to promote peace and mobilise aid (26 Jan 2005) In his message to mark the Catholic Church's annual World Communications Day, Pope John Paul emphasised the enormous potential of the media for promoting peace and building bridges between peoples....
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Alternative priests' council hits back on mandatory celibacy Sainthood prospect for mother who died refusing abortion Pope's Lenten message urges respect for elderly Iraqi bishop says voting is a moral duty Cardinal says 'faith in Christ' the focus of ecumenism Bishop stands up to Vatican on retirement requirement
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
NEWSROOM
Whatever happened to community responsibility? 26 January , 2005: Mr Brash's proposals for welfare reform would see greater responsibility for the needy and vulnerable in our society passed from the State to church and community agencies, as was the case in the 1990s, says Catholic social justice agency Caritas...
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CHRISTCHURCH CARMELITES' NEWSLETTER
Every year, the Sisters of the Christchurch Carmel publish a newsletter on their Website, illustrated with photographs and small watercolour drawings by a member of the community. In the Christmas 2004 Newsletter, at http://www.karmel.at/~chch/ccnews.htm , the Sisters write about the highlights of the community's year, and Sister Cushla contributes her personal account of the day of her Solemn Profession, with photographs of the event.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for January 28, 2005 : Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; 'One strike' abuse policy being looked at; Praise for Fr. Marcial Maciel and the Legionaries of Christ; Condom discussion takes nuance and clarity; A 'war between the generations'; The little Madonna of Civitavecchia and Medjugorge; More on the American sex abuse scandals
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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 ]
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 204, January 30-February 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From the current issue ...
$1 million for tsunami appeal Wellington - An overwhelming response from the Catholic community has given nearly $1 million to Caritas for relief work among people affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami....
Priest attends Mt Erebus service Wellington - As 2004 was coming to a close, Fr Ron Bennett from St Joseph's parish in Upper Hutt flew to Antarctica and joined in the 25th anniversary remembrance of the Mt Erebus disaster.....
Challenging set of stations for Christchurch cathedral Christchurch - Beauty, pathos and challenge spring forth from the Stations of the Cross completed by sculptor Llew Summers for the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in its centennial year....
Also in this issue ...
NATIONAL From the civil union debate ... ERO File
FEATURES "Every day an adventure" on ancient pilgrimage ... Little Sisters' century celebrated ... Jamaican parish was mission for Samoan group ... Shelter proves worth ... Church is lent new organ ... Poland's churches are not museums ... Challenging set of Stations for cathedral ... Lent comes early this year ... Location of Holy Grail confirmed by scholar
INTERNATIONAL Pope tells diplomats of priorities for world ... Evidence causes atheist philosopher to waver ... Pope escaped Hitler's kidnap plan ... The Pope: Immigrants' integration needs to be balanced ... Iraq gunmen release kidnapped archbishop ... Australia seminary numbers rising ... Dutch docs want to kill the "tired" ... Famine tax introduced ... Vatican calls meeting to help Asian fishermen ... School becomes homosexual-issue battleground ... "Vegetative" Terri alive, says lawyer ... Bishops say condoms still barred... "Jane Roe" seeks rehearing ... Hopes rise for peace in Sudan ... Prison failings demand new approach: Bishops ... Massgoing "a profound need" ... Late weekend Mass key?
OPINION Editorial: God, nature and the tsunami's toll ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Joy Cowley: Searching for the real mystery beyond Dan Brown's theories ... Ronald Rolheiser: Honouring Jacques Dupuis ... Parish Diary: A shock for our society ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books ... Monitor ... Clips ... Net Scene ... Young Adults ... The Doolans... Family Talk ... Caption Contest ... Who Said? ... Cryptic Crossword ... 40 Years Ago ... Holy Lives ... That Word! ... Photo Prayer ... Scripture... Wit's End.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Parachute 05 set to rock out http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/471061%3fformat=html The biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere is now open for business. Thousands of musical pilgrims have been heading to Hamilton for Parachute 05 to watch and listen to Christian bands from around the globe....
Parachute Festival Attracts Thousands http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4061598,00.html More than 22,000 people have flocked to Mystery Creek for the Parachute Christian music festival. It is reported to be the hottest and sunniest day in Hamilton this year....
Sandra Paterson: Encounter with porn http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10008513 Seeing this is my first column for the year, I was planning on writing something nice and light about my camping adventures on the East Cape. But then, a few days ago, I found a package in my letterbox containing an unlabelled video cassette...
Schools determined to deal with ERO's concerns http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3168997a6497,00.htm\ l Penrose High and St Pius X schools are confident 2005 will be a good year -despite critical reports from the Education Review Office. The schools were reviewed in November and have been told to make major changes before their next inspections at the end of this year....
Human Rights Commission. 'On the Bright Side' - January 2005 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0501/S00200.htm Here are this month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand ... Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: For the Celebrating Cultural Diversity programme, 2005....
Priests marrying is conceivable http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/470615%3fformat=html Representatives of the Catholic Church in New Zealand say the idea of allowing priests to break their celibacy is conceivable, but unlikely to happen in the near future...
No change to rule on celibacy http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3167905a6530,00.html Catholic priests are in short supply, but no approach is coming from Christchurch to relax the rule on celibacy. The Vicar-General of the Christchurch Catholic diocese, Monsignor Gerry O'Connor, said he was unaware of any talks among Canterbury priests on celibacy...
Church dweller leaves of own accord http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/470617%3fformat=html Parishioners at St Annes Catholic Church in Harihari, in the South Island, have been told their confessions remain secret despite the fact that a squatter has been living in the roof for years. Police were going to remove the man, known locally as Mr Fritz, who was refusing to come down from his hiding place, but he has come down of his own accord....
Solo mums 'can't wait to return to work' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3167736a10,00.html Most women on the domestic purposes benefit want to get off it and start working, a Hamilton solo mother says. ...
Teacher 'in sin' departs http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3165798a6530,00.html A Catholic teacher who was rejected for a full-time job, partly because he was "living in sin", no longer works for the school concerned. Sean Thomson spent the last three of a 20-year Catholic teaching career working part-time at St Joseph's School in Rangiora....
[The full text of the following news item is not available free of charge on the Radio NZ Website. It can be read in full via the 'Newztext' service provided by many public libraries to their borrowers] Catholic Church To Ban Civil Unis From Churches Radio New Zealand Newswire - 23/01/2005:10:42 The Catholic Church says civil unions ceremonies will be banned from their churches. Lyndsay Freer, the communications director for the Catholic Church, says neither heterosexual or homosexual civil unions will be held Catholic churches....
The tsunami questions man about his limits and the reasons for evil, says Card Sodano http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2413
Film Highlights Slain Priest Who Stood Up to the Mafia http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65132
Turin Shroud Older Than Thought http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050124/shroud.html
Polish court fines satirist for mocking name of the Pope http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=604592
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Christians from every denomination meet where Jesus was baptised http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2448 Amman (AsiaNews) - About 15,000 Christians from Jordan and the Holy Land came today to the shores of the Jordan River to the spot where, according to tradition, Jesus was baptised. Holy Mass was celebrated by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, with seven leaders of other Churches with a presence in the Holy Land. Protestant leaders from both sides of the Jordan were also present....
The gentle power of a saver of souls: 'Father Joe: the man who saved my soul ' by Tony Hendra (book review) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/book_review.cgi/past-00219 From the outside this looks like a standard personal-growth potboiler. But 'Father Joe' turns the nostrums of the self-help manuals inside out. We find life not by searching for it, but by being so caught up in the lives of others that we forget our own needs completely. By being loved, and by being shown how to love....
Gentle into that good night http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00974 When I was 18, I went with my sister to see our uncle in a place that was then called St Joseph's Hospice for the Dying, in east London. It's an uncompromising name and we were nervous, not relishing the prospect of witnessing terrible terminal agonies at close quarters. But we were very fond of him and we braved it. It was astonishing....
What the Pope's Message Says About the Elderly http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65462 Vatican City, Jan. 27, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Bishop André-Mutien Léonard of Namur, Belgium, was called to Rome to present this year's papal Lenten Message, which is an appeal to love the life of the elderly. In this interview with ZENIT, Bishop Léonard, 64, explains that the theme of the message -- "Loving the Lord ... means life to you, and length of days" -- is particularly forceful, as the one who writes is an elderly man who shows the world every day that all life is worth living...
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SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ
Pope's Message for 60th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz: "No One Is Permitted to Pass by the Tragedy of the Shoah" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65463
The Holocaust gives Europe a chance to think about its faults and future, says Father Jaeger http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2444 Rome (AsiaNews) - David-Maria A. Jaeger is a Franciscan priest, the only Israeli-born Catholic priest raised by Jewish parents. He is well-placed to look at the past and talk about what in many European countries has already become an annual recurrence: Holocaust Remembrance Day....
New Zealand remembers Auschwitz http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/470715%3fformat=html About 100 people have gathered at an Auckland synagogue to remember the deaths of more than a million Jews and others killed at Auschwitz. Other victims of Nazi atrocities totalled an estimated 5.5 million. Catholic and Protestant clergy also were sent to concentration camps as well as Jehovah's Witnesses...
Holocaust a "Stain on History," Says Vatican Address at U.N. Recalls Liberation of Nazi Camps by the Allies http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=65321
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Pope John Paul calls on media to promote peace and mobilise aid (26 Jan 2005) In his message to mark the Catholic Church's annual World Communications Day, Pope John Paul emphasised the enormous potential of the media for promoting peace and building bridges between peoples....
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Alternative priests' council hits back on mandatory celibacy Sainthood prospect for mother who died refusing abortion Pope's Lenten message urges respect for elderly Iraqi bishop says voting is a moral duty Cardinal says 'faith in Christ' the focus of ecumenism Bishop stands up to Vatican on retirement requirement
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
NEWSROOM
Whatever happened to community responsibility? 26 January , 2005: Mr Brash's proposals for welfare reform would see greater responsibility for the needy and vulnerable in our society passed from the State to church and community agencies, as was the case in the 1990s, says Catholic social justice agency Caritas...
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CHRISTCHURCH CARMELITES' NEWSLETTER
Every year, the Sisters of the Christchurch Carmel publish a newsletter on their Website, illustrated with photographs and small watercolour drawings by a member of the community. In the Christmas 2004 Newsletter, at http://www.karmel.at/~chch/ccnews.htm , the Sisters write about the highlights of the community's year, and Sister Cushla contributes her personal account of the day of her Solemn Profession, with photographs of the event.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for January 28, 2005 : Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; 'One strike' abuse policy being looked at; Praise for Fr. Marcial Maciel and the Legionaries of Christ; Condom discussion takes nuance and clarity; A 'war between the generations'; The little Madonna of Civitavecchia and Medjugorge; More on the American sex abuse scandals
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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 ]
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
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