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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In issue 277, October 21 - Nov 3, 2007 ...
NATIONAL
Bishops reveal vision for future church ... Sport is more than results says
Pope ... Flaws seen in immigration bill ... Pro-life group wins latest legal
round ... Many French WYD visitors expected ... Delay in Roman Missal
programme ... Catholic journalism scholar still sought ... Chaplaincy
congress an eye-opener ... Invercargill widower ordained a deacon ... Marist
makes final profession ... Hamilton bishops stand for life ... Changes made
to NZ Catholic subs ... Sisters in Tauranga celebrate bicentenary ...
Columban priest dies in Rotorua ... Queen visits centenarian ... Toby wins
with letter ... 266 days to World Youth Day ... 2008 ERO file
FEATURES
Wrong views of conscience have been ruinous, says bishop ... Why technology
needs ethics ... Priests see ministerial gifts in action through retreat
leader Joy Cowley ... New Caledonia hosts NZ missioners ... Opening of
Christchurch life centre also occasion for special announcement ... Wanganui
man wins international honour ... Emergency housing trust turns 25 ...
School's trolley derby a hit in the Far North
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Lost is a place too ... Arthur Serratelli: Liturgy exposes
our humility ... Gavin Abraham: Cathedral encounters confirm wonderful ways
... Others Say: Showing our love in politics ... Editorial: PM's call for
right to life is inconsistent ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Meeting with Iran's president gives hope ... Refugees challenge countries to
respect human rights ... Mother Teresa's cause progresses ... Christian
travel tightened ... The Pope: Be wary in going against terror ... Bishops
urge work for unity ... Church thrives in Vietnam diocese ... Marian claims
ruled out ... Breast cancer and abortion linked ... Catholics being
reconciled to Confession ... Peace-seeking Muslim leaders approach Pope ...
Demanding seminary draws in men ... Amnesty loses Aussie support ... In
Brief ... Lay group buys team ... Peace can't follow injustice: Cardinal ...
Fijian bishops co-chair
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Pope's house in NZ up for sale (video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1410564
It has been over 20 years since Pope John Paul 2 visited New Zealand but an
unusual piece of Pope memorabilia has just come up for sale. The Kitset
House the Pontiff used during his short stay in NZ has been home for the
past nine years to a Howick family and they say its been specially blessed.
Back in 1986, the three bedroom house was the base for the Pope during his
flying visit to Auckland but today its the home base for Ray and Dianne and
their two children, but not for much longer.
Radio New Zealand. Te Ahi Kaa. Celebration of the 140th anniversary of St
Joseph's Maori Girls College (audio report in English and Maori)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/teahikaa/whiringa_a_nuku_14
St Josephs Maori Girls College (SMGC) in Napier was established by four
Catholic nuns and Father E. Reignier S.M in 1867 as part of a desire to
educate Maori girls. In its 140 years, legions of Maori women have passed
through the school. Join some of the old girls as they relive their school
days at the anniversary celebrations that took place from the 29th to 30th
September, 2007. Wiremu Parker recorded the centenary celebrations in 1967
and on Nga Taonga Korero we hear highlights from the powhiri...
[The following story is not available on the newspapers' free Websites, but
can be read at the public library]
'Godzone nuns in 2007' The Dominion Post 20 Oct 2007 Page: 59
'Sisters still doing it for themselves and God' The Timaru Herald 20
Oct 2007 Page: 28
'Changing the habit of a lifetime' The Southland Times 20 Oct 2007
Page: 5
At quarter to five in the evening, the doors to the Suzanne Aubert
Compassion Centre soup kitchen open and there to greet the throng is the
smiling face of Sister Catherine Hannan. She welcomes each person as they
arrive, and knows the names of most...
Much-Loved Nurse Remembered By Colleagues
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0710/S00233.htm
Waikato Hospital colleagues are mourning the loss of Pacita Yusores San
Juan, 51, the nurse who died in an accident on State Highway 1 north of
Huntly on Tuesday...
Josephites plan for the future
http://www.cathnews.com/news/710/86.php
Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart from Australia, New Zealand, Peru
and Ireland gathered at St Joseph’s Baulkham Hills on Sunday, October 14,
for their 25th General Chapter...
Victim waits for contact
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4244004a6530.html
Hart Cox, the 78-year-old Christchurch farmer shot by a teenager who escaped
from a Christchurch Catholic residential school 41 years ago, has yet to
hear from the St John of God Order...
Sacred Heart girl wins speech contest (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4244100a6571.html
Sacred Heart School pupil Amy Beeby collected the Toastmasters Shield for
best speaker at the recent Timaru District Council Speech Competition...
[The following two stories are on Fairfax Media's community newspapers'
Website. Click the magnifying glass at the bottom of the page to enlarge the
text. Drag the page about with the mouse cursor to bring the story into
view]
Murals shine a light on St Joseph's Catholic School (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/2pobkv
Rooms three and five unveiled murals last Monday at St Joseph's Catholic
School in Morrinsville.
St Peter's Catholic students top quiz (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/2knd8f
A team of students from St Peter's School, Cambridge, surprised the field,
and even themselves, when they won a recent Waikato quiz.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Global South underrepresented in college of cardinals
In naming 23 new cardinals on Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI chose to
acknowledge one bit of demographic reality, but largely ignored a much
bigger one. Americans have noted, and rightly so, that the nomination of
Archbishop Daniel DiNardo in Houston accurately reflects a shift in Catholic
population in the United States away from the East Coast, towards the South
and Southwest. From a global point of view, however, the new crop of
cardinals is remarkably unrepresentative of where Catholics are today...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
National Centre for Religious Studies. Resource Developers (2)
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 21 - Nov. 3 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October
2007 p.14 and from The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140. Tel:
(04) 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clear.net.nz Applications close 26 October
2007.
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellingon. Lay Pastoral Leader, Wellington Central
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=93&do=detail&type=parish&id=3302
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.5
and from The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellingon, PO Box 1937,
Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31
October 2007.
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Catholic Youth Workers.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007
p.17, on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics -
http://ncyc.org.nz/ - and from Dunedin Catholic Youth Council, Private Bag
1941, Dunedin, New Zealand; email: gerardaynsley@actrix.co.nz Applications
close: 9 November 2007
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Diocesan Car Fund Trust.
Administration/Secretarial
http://www.carfund.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14 and from Ray Lyndsay, General
Manager, Dioocesan Car Fund Trust, Catholic Centre, Wellington. Tel: (04)
496 1705; e-mail: diocars@wn.catholic.org.nz
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Ordination goes beyond the ordinary (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4235701a6568.html
New ground was broken in Invercargill this week with the ordination of a
family man to the diaconate, the penultimate step before the Catholic
priesthood...
More miracles firmly in her sights (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=149&objectid=10469579
Gabi Hollows, mother of five, widow of the late Fred, sits in the Fred
Hollows Foundation headquarters in Mt Eden. At 54, Gabi has spent much of
her life working with her first husband. First was his campaign to wipe out
blindness and eye disease in rural, mainly Aboriginal, Australia - much of
it trachoma or "sandy blight" caused by overcrowding, secretion swapping and
poor basic hygiene. Later, when Hollows moved on to a campaign against
cataract blindness, his wife was behind him too...
Black Caps bowl over Okato
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4235936a6002.html
The cream of New Zealand's cricketing crop turned out at St Patrick's
Catholic Church in Okato yesterday to celebrate the wedding of Black Cap
James Franklin and locally raised woman Kerry Phillips...
Keeping the Faith: Religious Trends in the Waikato
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0710/S00157.htm
An important community exhibition and education programme on religious
diversity in the Waikato opens at the Waikato Museum today. The exhibition
focuses on nine religious groups that are either part of significant
religious trends or key historical players in the Waikato, or that have made
a unique impact on the 'spiritual landscape' of the region...
Complaint on smacking bill story rejected
The Dominion Post, 10 Oct 2007, Edition 2, Page 16.
[This story is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
The Press Council has rejected a complaint against The Dominion Post for its
coverage of debate over the bill banning smacking. Michael Gibson, of
Wellington, had complained the newspaper breached guidelines relating to
accuracy, including headlines, and had discriminated against the Catholic
Church in an article published on May 2...
Church in court battle over Privacy Act
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=249&objectid=10469200
The Catholic Church is fighting a court battle to keep secret information a
man gave about his former wife to have their marriage annulled...
Kiwis more liberal than Americans
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4231725a11.html
Kiwis are significantly more liberal than Americans on issues of religion
and morality, but are still not convinced by the theory of evolution, new
research shows. The UMR Research study compared New Zealanders' attitudes
with those of Americans using findings from a US Gallup Poll conducted this
year...
NZ Catholic Church unhappy with breakaway Latin mission (TV3 text & video
report)
http://tinyurl.com/257mrz
The Catholic Church is upset with a breakaway church offering traditional
Latin mass. While Catholics say it is an unauthorised church, the new order
says it is simply continuing with traditions. Latin mass was phased out of
New Zealand Catholicism in the 1960s in an attempt to modernise and
reinvigorate the church. Lyndsay Freer a spokesman for the New Zealand
Catholic Church says that there is a long established tradition of priests
getting permission from the local Bishop before performing mass and that the
breakaway church does not have it.
Kahui may move north
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1392857
A suitable address for Chris Kahui will need to be found before he can be
released on bail. She says a Catholic order north of Auckland will be having
a hui to see if they can take him in.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Torture in his history taints Spanish martyr's beatification
Declaring someone a saint, in Catholic theology, has never meant that he or
she lived a perfect life, a point that applies with special force to
martyrs. Even great sinners, the church believes, are redeemed by shedding
their blood for the faith. In principle, therefore, the discovery that a
martyr has skeletons in the closet does nothing to weaken the value of his
or her sacrifice. Yet in practice it can raise hard questions -- if not
about the sanctity of their death, then the wisdom of publicly applauding
their lives...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North/Archdiocese of Wellington. Catholic
Schools Board Ltd.
http://www.catholicschools.co.nz/
Senior Policy Advisor (CSBL01/2007)
Executive assistant (CSBL02/2007)
Property Management Coordinator (CSBL03/2007)
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.15 and from the CEO, Mary Neazor,
e-mail: mary@catholicschools.co.nz and from Jeni at
jeni@catholicschools.co.nz quoting the reference code in the Subject line;
or phone (04) 499 0184. Applications close 17 October 2007.
National Centre for Religious Studies. Resource Developers (2)
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.8, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14
and from The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140. Tel: (04) 496
1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clear.net.nz Applications close 26 October 2007.
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellingon. Lay Pastoral Leader, Wellington Central
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=93&do=detail&type=parish&id=3302
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.5
and from The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellingon, PO Box 1937,
Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31
October 2007.
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Catholic Youth Workers.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007
p.17, on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics -
http://ncyc.org.nz/ - and from Dunedin Catholic Youth Council, Private Bag
1941, Dunedin, New Zealand; email: gerardaynsley@actrix.co.nz Applications
close: 9 November 2007
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Diocesan Car Fund Trust.
Administration/Secretarial
http://www.carfund.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14 and from Ray Lyndsay, General
Manager, Dioocesan Car Fund Trust, Catholic Centre, Wellington. Tel: (04)
496 1705; e-mail: diocars@wn.catholic.org.nz
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Ordination goes beyond the ordinary (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4235701a6568.html
New ground was broken in Invercargill this week with the ordination of a
family man to the diaconate, the penultimate step before the Catholic
priesthood...
More miracles firmly in her sights (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=149&objectid=10469579
Gabi Hollows, mother of five, widow of the late Fred, sits in the Fred
Hollows Foundation headquarters in Mt Eden. At 54, Gabi has spent much of
her life working with her first husband. First was his campaign to wipe out
blindness and eye disease in rural, mainly Aboriginal, Australia - much of
it trachoma or "sandy blight" caused by overcrowding, secretion swapping and
poor basic hygiene. Later, when Hollows moved on to a campaign against
cataract blindness, his wife was behind him too...
Black Caps bowl over Okato
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4235936a6002.html
The cream of New Zealand's cricketing crop turned out at St Patrick's
Catholic Church in Okato yesterday to celebrate the wedding of Black Cap
James Franklin and locally raised woman Kerry Phillips...
Keeping the Faith: Religious Trends in the Waikato
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0710/S00157.htm
An important community exhibition and education programme on religious
diversity in the Waikato opens at the Waikato Museum today. The exhibition
focuses on nine religious groups that are either part of significant
religious trends or key historical players in the Waikato, or that have made
a unique impact on the 'spiritual landscape' of the region...
Complaint on smacking bill story rejected
The Dominion Post, 10 Oct 2007, Edition 2, Page 16.
[This story is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
The Press Council has rejected a complaint against The Dominion Post for its
coverage of debate over the bill banning smacking. Michael Gibson, of
Wellington, had complained the newspaper breached guidelines relating to
accuracy, including headlines, and had discriminated against the Catholic
Church in an article published on May 2...
Church in court battle over Privacy Act
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=249&objectid=10469200
The Catholic Church is fighting a court battle to keep secret information a
man gave about his former wife to have their marriage annulled...
Kiwis more liberal than Americans
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4231725a11.html
Kiwis are significantly more liberal than Americans on issues of religion
and morality, but are still not convinced by the theory of evolution, new
research shows. The UMR Research study compared New Zealanders' attitudes
with those of Americans using findings from a US Gallup Poll conducted this
year...
NZ Catholic Church unhappy with breakaway Latin mission (TV3 text & video
report)
http://tinyurl.com/257mrz
The Catholic Church is upset with a breakaway church offering traditional
Latin mass. While Catholics say it is an unauthorised church, the new order
says it is simply continuing with traditions. Latin mass was phased out of
New Zealand Catholicism in the 1960s in an attempt to modernise and
reinvigorate the church. Lyndsay Freer a spokesman for the New Zealand
Catholic Church says that there is a long established tradition of priests
getting permission from the local Bishop before performing mass and that the
breakaway church does not have it.
Kahui may move north
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1320238/1392857
A suitable address for Chris Kahui will need to be found before he can be
released on bail. She says a Catholic order north of Auckland will be having
a hui to see if they can take him in.
****************************************************
WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
*******************************************************
ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Torture in his history taints Spanish martyr's beatification
Declaring someone a saint, in Catholic theology, has never meant that he or
she lived a perfect life, a point that applies with special force to
martyrs. Even great sinners, the church believes, are redeemed by shedding
their blood for the faith. In principle, therefore, the discovery that a
martyr has skeletons in the closet does nothing to weaken the value of his
or her sacrifice. Yet in practice it can raise hard questions -- if not
about the sanctity of their death, then the wisdom of publicly applauding
their lives...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North/Archdiocese of Wellington. Catholic
Schools Board Ltd.
http://www.catholicschools.co.nz/
Senior Policy Advisor (CSBL01/2007)
Executive assistant (CSBL02/2007)
Property Management Coordinator (CSBL03/2007)
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.15 and from the CEO, Mary Neazor,
e-mail: mary@catholicschools.co.nz and from Jeni at
jeni@catholicschools.co.nz quoting the reference code in the Subject line;
or phone (04) 499 0184. Applications close 17 October 2007.
National Centre for Religious Studies. Resource Developers (2)
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.8, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14
and from The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140. Tel: (04) 496
1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clear.net.nz Applications close 26 October 2007.
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellingon. Lay Pastoral Leader, Wellington Central
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=93&do=detail&type=parish&id=3302
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.5
and from The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellingon, PO Box 1937,
Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31
October 2007.
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Catholic Youth Workers.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007
p.17, on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics -
http://ncyc.org.nz/ - and from Dunedin Catholic Youth Council, Private Bag
1941, Dunedin, New Zealand; email: gerardaynsley@actrix.co.nz Applications
close: 9 November 2007
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Diocesan Car Fund Trust.
Administration/Secretarial
http://www.carfund.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14 and from Ray Lyndsay, General
Manager, Dioocesan Car Fund Trust, Catholic Centre, Wellington. Tel: (04)
496 1705; e-mail: diocars@wn.catholic.org.nz
Sunday, October 7, 2007
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In issue 276, October 7-20, 2007 ...
NATIONAL
New priest felt Christ with him ... Anti-Catholic paedophilia claims meet
broadcasting standards ... NZ Catholic wins six awards for excellence ...
Party's launch left its leaders near schism ... Bishop Browne celebrates
three milestones ... Advocacy woman finds PNG job challenging ... Vatican
treasures coming to NZ ... $2 million redevelopment for Wanganui's St Mary's
... Carmel College drops Amnesty ... Arsonists blamed for convent fire ...
282 days to World Youth Day 2008 ... Young maths whizzes ... ERO File
FEATURES
David's sexually-confused journey finally ends in marriage and rest ...
Critic aims at targets of clay ... Signs honour Catholic men ... Priest
served in Philippines three times ... Marist Colts complete 34th annual
rugby tour
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: A higher court of things ... Michael Hempseed: Mother
Teresa's doubts were positive in the long run ... Parish Diary: Zaoui
reveals our ugliness ... Others Say ... Editorial: Truth stranger than
fiction in politics ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Population tragedy predicted in China ... Islamic extremists insidious,
treacherous, says bishop ... Right to rite stressed ... Rosmini goes from
zero to hero ... Cardinal's art criticism criticised ... Priest investigated
... Doctor rejects JPII claims ... The Pope: Ireland peace process a model
... Pamphlet disturbs ... Protecting the planet "a moral imperative" ...
Asia's religious leaders call for peace in Myanmar ... Rome diocese's
promotion of JPII relics proves tricky ... Hong Kong diocese fears crackdown
during Olympics ... Pell hails "victory" ... Ncube rules out politics ... In
Brief
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Caritas welcomes response to recent international needs (05 Oct 2007)
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is pleased at New Zealanders’ response to
recent international emergencies and appeals.
The New Zealand public has contributed about $17,500 to Caritas’ emergency
response to the South Asia monsoon floods, and over $11,000 towards the Peru
earthquake in August. In addition, $13,855 has come in for a special appeal
for HIV/AIDS related work in the Pacific...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Fun-loving uncle remembered (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4226103a6009.html
That Stephen Bellingham died in a police shooting remained unspoken at his
well-attended funeral service at St Mary's Catholic Church in Green Meadows,
Napier, yesterday...
Drug centre founder sought to help others
The Nelson Mail, 3 Oct 2007, Edition 2, Page 5.
[This story is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
A founder of Nelson's only residential addiction treatment centre, Dorothy
Maplesden, has died in Nelson after a life spent looking for ways to help
others. Mrs Maplesden became one of the first teachers who was not a nun to
be employed by Sacred Heart Catholic School...
New Zealand Medals Honored Civilians, by Jim Grant
Numismaster.com October 01, 2007
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=3013
[Excerpt - "Commemorative medallions began to appear at the end of New
Zealand's first 100 years. The New Zealand Catholic Centennial medallion, in
silver and 25 mm in diameter, had Bishop Pompalier on the obverse with the
Bishop at an altar and First Mass Totara Point 13 January 1838..."]
Breakaway Catholics gain following
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4220721a6530.html
A holy crusade is quietly under way in a suburban Christchurch street.
Former Christchurch priest Father Michael Sim has returned from a remote
monastery on a bleak Scottish Island to set up the first overseas mission
for his traditionalist Catholic order, the Transalpine Redemptorists...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Cardinal George's thoughts on the American church
I was in Chicago this week, speaking on Thursday to the Illinois Catholic
Health Association on "Trends in Ministry." While in town I arranged an
interview with Cardinal Francis George, who marks his 10th anniversary this
year at the helm of the one of the largest and wealthiest dioceses in the
world. If things hold to form, George will also take over as the new
president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at their fall
meeting in Baltimore Nov. 12-15, becoming, in effect, the public face of the
church just as America plunges into an election cycle...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North/Archdiocese of Wellington. Catholic
Schools Board Ltd.
http://www.catholicschools.co.nz/
Senior Policy Advisor (CSBL01/2007)
Executive assistant (CSBL02/2007)
Property Management Coordinator (CSBL03/2007)
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.15 and from the CEO, Mary Neazor,
e-mail: mary@catholicschools.co.nz and from Jeni at
jeni@catholicschools.co.nz quoting the reference code in the Subject line;
or phone (04) 499 0184. Applications close 17 October 2007.
National Centre for Religious Studies. Resource Developers (2)
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.8, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14
and from The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140. Tel: (04) 496
1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clear.net.nz Applications close 26 October 2007.
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellingon. Lay Pastoral Leader, Wellington Central
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=93&do=detail&type=parish&id=3302
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.5
and from The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellingon, PO Box 1937,
Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31
October 2007.
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Catholic Youth Workers.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007
p.17, on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics -
http://ncyc.org.nz/ - and from Dunedin Catholic Youth Council, Private Bag
1941, Dunedin, New Zealand; email: gerardaynsley@actrix.co.nz Applications
close: 9 November 2007
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Diocesan Car Fund Trust.
Administration/Secretarial
http://www.carfund.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14 and from Ray Lyndsay, General
Manager, Dioocesan Car Fund Trust, Catholic Centre, Wellington. Tel: (04)
496 1705; e-mail: diocars@wn.catholic.org.nz
'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In issue 276, October 7-20, 2007 ...
NATIONAL
New priest felt Christ with him ... Anti-Catholic paedophilia claims meet
broadcasting standards ... NZ Catholic wins six awards for excellence ...
Party's launch left its leaders near schism ... Bishop Browne celebrates
three milestones ... Advocacy woman finds PNG job challenging ... Vatican
treasures coming to NZ ... $2 million redevelopment for Wanganui's St Mary's
... Carmel College drops Amnesty ... Arsonists blamed for convent fire ...
282 days to World Youth Day 2008 ... Young maths whizzes ... ERO File
FEATURES
David's sexually-confused journey finally ends in marriage and rest ...
Critic aims at targets of clay ... Signs honour Catholic men ... Priest
served in Philippines three times ... Marist Colts complete 34th annual
rugby tour
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: A higher court of things ... Michael Hempseed: Mother
Teresa's doubts were positive in the long run ... Parish Diary: Zaoui
reveals our ugliness ... Others Say ... Editorial: Truth stranger than
fiction in politics ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Population tragedy predicted in China ... Islamic extremists insidious,
treacherous, says bishop ... Right to rite stressed ... Rosmini goes from
zero to hero ... Cardinal's art criticism criticised ... Priest investigated
... Doctor rejects JPII claims ... The Pope: Ireland peace process a model
... Pamphlet disturbs ... Protecting the planet "a moral imperative" ...
Asia's religious leaders call for peace in Myanmar ... Rome diocese's
promotion of JPII relics proves tricky ... Hong Kong diocese fears crackdown
during Olympics ... Pell hails "victory" ... Ncube rules out politics ... In
Brief
REGULAR FEATURES
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Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Caritas welcomes response to recent international needs (05 Oct 2007)
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is pleased at New Zealanders’ response to
recent international emergencies and appeals.
The New Zealand public has contributed about $17,500 to Caritas’ emergency
response to the South Asia monsoon floods, and over $11,000 towards the Peru
earthquake in August. In addition, $13,855 has come in for a special appeal
for HIV/AIDS related work in the Pacific...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Fun-loving uncle remembered (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4226103a6009.html
That Stephen Bellingham died in a police shooting remained unspoken at his
well-attended funeral service at St Mary's Catholic Church in Green Meadows,
Napier, yesterday...
Drug centre founder sought to help others
The Nelson Mail, 3 Oct 2007, Edition 2, Page 5.
[This story is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
A founder of Nelson's only residential addiction treatment centre, Dorothy
Maplesden, has died in Nelson after a life spent looking for ways to help
others. Mrs Maplesden became one of the first teachers who was not a nun to
be employed by Sacred Heart Catholic School...
New Zealand Medals Honored Civilians, by Jim Grant
Numismaster.com October 01, 2007
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=3013
[Excerpt - "Commemorative medallions began to appear at the end of New
Zealand's first 100 years. The New Zealand Catholic Centennial medallion, in
silver and 25 mm in diameter, had Bishop Pompalier on the obverse with the
Bishop at an altar and First Mass Totara Point 13 January 1838..."]
Breakaway Catholics gain following
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4220721a6530.html
A holy crusade is quietly under way in a suburban Christchurch street.
Former Christchurch priest Father Michael Sim has returned from a remote
monastery on a bleak Scottish Island to set up the first overseas mission
for his traditionalist Catholic order, the Transalpine Redemptorists...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Cardinal George's thoughts on the American church
I was in Chicago this week, speaking on Thursday to the Illinois Catholic
Health Association on "Trends in Ministry." While in town I arranged an
interview with Cardinal Francis George, who marks his 10th anniversary this
year at the helm of the one of the largest and wealthiest dioceses in the
world. If things hold to form, George will also take over as the new
president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at their fall
meeting in Baltimore Nov. 12-15, becoming, in effect, the public face of the
church just as America plunges into an election cycle...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancy.php ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North/Archdiocese of Wellington. Catholic
Schools Board Ltd.
http://www.catholicschools.co.nz/
Senior Policy Advisor (CSBL01/2007)
Executive assistant (CSBL02/2007)
Property Management Coordinator (CSBL03/2007)
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.15 and from the CEO, Mary Neazor,
e-mail: mary@catholicschools.co.nz and from Jeni at
jeni@catholicschools.co.nz quoting the reference code in the Subject line;
or phone (04) 499 0184. Applications close 17 October 2007.
National Centre for Religious Studies. Resource Developers (2)
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.8, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14
and from The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140. Tel: (04) 496
1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clear.net.nz Applications close 26 October 2007.
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellingon. Lay Pastoral Leader, Wellington Central
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=93&do=detail&type=parish&id=3302
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.5
and from The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellingon, PO Box 1937,
Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31
October 2007.
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Catholic Youth Workers.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 7-20 2007 p.22, in 'Wel-com' October 2007
p.17, on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics -
http://ncyc.org.nz/ - and from Dunedin Catholic Youth Council, Private Bag
1941, Dunedin, New Zealand; email: gerardaynsley@actrix.co.nz Applications
close: 9 November 2007
Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. Diocesan Car Fund Trust.
Administration/Secretarial
http://www.carfund.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2007 p.14 and from Ray Lyndsay, General
Manager, Dioocesan Car Fund Trust, Catholic Centre, Wellington. Tel: (04)
496 1705; e-mail: diocars@wn.catholic.org.nz
Sunday, September 23, 2007
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Service to be held in Wellington to thank chaplains and volunteers (full
text)
TV3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:17a.m.
The trust which helps funds hospital chaplains says the sector's appeal week
is not just about raising money. The week starts today with an ecumenical
church service in Wellington to thank the country's 57 full time chaplains
and the 250 volunteer assistants. Almost half of their salary is paid
through public donations, with the rest coming from a mix of government and
district health board funding. Reverend Anne Moody is the Chair of the
Interchurch Council for Hospital Chaplins and says last year they were
overwhelmed with donations.
Wine ban wins award for journalist
http://www.cathnews.com/news/709/120.php
New Zealand Catholic journalist Gavin Abraham has won a major church award
for an article exposing a ban on altar wine in kiwi prisons...
Pumpkin's mum a "kind, loving wife"
http://www.cathnews.com/news/709/106.php
On her Chinese language blog, the mother of the child abandoned at
Melbourne's Southern Cross railway station describes herself as a Catholic
who reads the Bible and tries to "be a kind, loving wife"...
MP spared over shambolic birth of new Christian party (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10465227
The political response to independent MP Gordon Copeland's crazy week in
Parliament over the formation of a broad-church Christian party has been
somewhat muted...
Churches snub Christian party
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4207720a6000.html
Plans for a new pan-Christian party may be foundering over claims by one of
its co-leaders that he was ambushed, as churches distance themselves from
the new venture.
Bishop upstages announcement of Christian party
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=500818&objectid=10464517
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's personal political ambitions appear to
have upset plans for the launch of a new Christian political party next
month...
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NEWSLETTERS
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' Newsletter - Edition
five, September 2007
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html
News and achivements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand, with a
Catholic Schools' Supplement
Christchurch Catholic Diocese. Inform, September 2007
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
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THE NATHANIEL CENTRE - The NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre
'The Nathaniel Report' - Issue 22
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=84
Full text:
Editorial: Principles and Process : Lessons from Winter
Culture is “the first voice of the sacred� and the ethical and cultural
principles of participation, protection and partnership contained in the
Treaty of Waitangi provide a rich backdrop for the healer’s art when
integrated into best practice (New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Submission to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification â€" 2000) ...
HIV-AIDS â€" Understanding the Power of Stigma
In this article Dr. Michael McCabe looks at the origins and nature of
stigma. Stigmatisation arises from a place deep within us â€" it involves the
labelling of a person or group of persons as being unworthy of inclusion in
the human community. Those with HIV-AIDS have been subject to isolation,
blame and prejudice. As Christians, the ministry of Jesus is highly
instructive in shaping a pastoral response to the stigmatised...
Also in this issue ...
Reflecting on Prenatal Detecting
The technology associated with prenatal testing is redefining the knowledge
frameworks that shape our attitudes to, and experiences of, pregnancy and
childbirth. Society has developed certain “unwritten rules� about how
parents should respond to the information generated by prenatal testing.
Just as we have been debating what it means to “die with dignity� so, writes
John Kleinsman, we also need to reflect on what it means to be “conceived in
dignity�.
Confronting the Distortions: Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome and
Prenatal Testing
Dr. Lisa Bridle, mother of Sean who has Down syndrome, has interviewed
seventeen mothers of children with Down syndrome about how they experience
the ethical and personal choices associated with prenatal testing. Drawing
on the findings of her own research, Dr. Bridle illustrates how the
perspective of mothers of children with Down syndrome disrupts many of the
assumptions which underpin prenatal testing.
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THE FAR EAST - The magazine of St Columban's Mission Scoety, Australian and
NZ region
http://www.columban.org.au/publications/the_far_east.html
In the September 2007 issue (full text) ...
# Editorial
# Sister with get up and go
# The lesson of the bamboo tree
# The power of a welcome
# Reflection - When scriptures read us
# Starting from behind scratch
# Biblical Banners
# Death or Life in Prison
# Mission World
# from the Director
# We are gifts to each other
# Lifelines for Laoag
# Pieces of a puzzle
# When the earth danced
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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
http://www.tuimotu.org/
Editorial: Under Threat (full text)
The threat to our planet’s well-being is covered this month. First, an
article by Colin Tudge (pp 11-13) on enlightened agriculture, emphasising
the importance of variety in the food we grow and eat. Second (pp 6-8), an
account of a recent lecture by environmentalist Tim Flannery. Flannery
leaves us in no doubt about the global warming crisis. His treatment is
straightforward and compelling. Both of these pieces are highly critical of
current human activities. Yet both are optimistic. The basic theme is â€"
human beings have created the mess: humans can solve it...
Also in this issue ...
** End of the world or a new beginning - Tim Flannery
** Does faith or ideology rule our lives - Jim Consedine
** Who is my God? - Joan Chittister
** Gandhi series: Commerce without morality - John Gallaher
** The road to Parihaka - Mary Scanlon
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Racism in the Church
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4, in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 9-22 2007
p.27, and from: The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937
Thorndon Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications
close 30 September 2007
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Service to be held in Wellington to thank chaplains and volunteers (full
text)
TV3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:17a.m.
The trust which helps funds hospital chaplains says the sector's appeal week
is not just about raising money. The week starts today with an ecumenical
church service in Wellington to thank the country's 57 full time chaplains
and the 250 volunteer assistants. Almost half of their salary is paid
through public donations, with the rest coming from a mix of government and
district health board funding. Reverend Anne Moody is the Chair of the
Interchurch Council for Hospital Chaplins and says last year they were
overwhelmed with donations.
Wine ban wins award for journalist
http://www.cathnews.com/news/709/120.php
New Zealand Catholic journalist Gavin Abraham has won a major church award
for an article exposing a ban on altar wine in kiwi prisons...
Pumpkin's mum a "kind, loving wife"
http://www.cathnews.com/news/709/106.php
On her Chinese language blog, the mother of the child abandoned at
Melbourne's Southern Cross railway station describes herself as a Catholic
who reads the Bible and tries to "be a kind, loving wife"...
MP spared over shambolic birth of new Christian party (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10465227
The political response to independent MP Gordon Copeland's crazy week in
Parliament over the formation of a broad-church Christian party has been
somewhat muted...
Churches snub Christian party
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4207720a6000.html
Plans for a new pan-Christian party may be foundering over claims by one of
its co-leaders that he was ambushed, as churches distance themselves from
the new venture.
Bishop upstages announcement of Christian party
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=500818&objectid=10464517
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's personal political ambitions appear to
have upset plans for the launch of a new Christian political party next
month...
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NEWSLETTERS
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' Newsletter - Edition
five, September 2007
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html
News and achivements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand, with a
Catholic Schools' Supplement
Christchurch Catholic Diocese. Inform, September 2007
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
**********************************************************
THE NATHANIEL CENTRE - The NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre
'The Nathaniel Report' - Issue 22
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=84
Full text:
Editorial: Principles and Process : Lessons from Winter
Culture is “the first voice of the sacred� and the ethical and cultural
principles of participation, protection and partnership contained in the
Treaty of Waitangi provide a rich backdrop for the healer’s art when
integrated into best practice (New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Submission to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification â€" 2000) ...
HIV-AIDS â€" Understanding the Power of Stigma
In this article Dr. Michael McCabe looks at the origins and nature of
stigma. Stigmatisation arises from a place deep within us â€" it involves the
labelling of a person or group of persons as being unworthy of inclusion in
the human community. Those with HIV-AIDS have been subject to isolation,
blame and prejudice. As Christians, the ministry of Jesus is highly
instructive in shaping a pastoral response to the stigmatised...
Also in this issue ...
Reflecting on Prenatal Detecting
The technology associated with prenatal testing is redefining the knowledge
frameworks that shape our attitudes to, and experiences of, pregnancy and
childbirth. Society has developed certain “unwritten rules� about how
parents should respond to the information generated by prenatal testing.
Just as we have been debating what it means to “die with dignity� so, writes
John Kleinsman, we also need to reflect on what it means to be “conceived in
dignity�.
Confronting the Distortions: Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome and
Prenatal Testing
Dr. Lisa Bridle, mother of Sean who has Down syndrome, has interviewed
seventeen mothers of children with Down syndrome about how they experience
the ethical and personal choices associated with prenatal testing. Drawing
on the findings of her own research, Dr. Bridle illustrates how the
perspective of mothers of children with Down syndrome disrupts many of the
assumptions which underpin prenatal testing.
****************************************************
THE FAR EAST - The magazine of St Columban's Mission Scoety, Australian and
NZ region
http://www.columban.org.au/publications/the_far_east.html
In the September 2007 issue (full text) ...
# Editorial
# Sister with get up and go
# The lesson of the bamboo tree
# The power of a welcome
# Reflection - When scriptures read us
# Starting from behind scratch
# Biblical Banners
# Death or Life in Prison
# Mission World
# from the Director
# We are gifts to each other
# Lifelines for Laoag
# Pieces of a puzzle
# When the earth danced
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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
http://www.tuimotu.org/
Editorial: Under Threat (full text)
The threat to our planet’s well-being is covered this month. First, an
article by Colin Tudge (pp 11-13) on enlightened agriculture, emphasising
the importance of variety in the food we grow and eat. Second (pp 6-8), an
account of a recent lecture by environmentalist Tim Flannery. Flannery
leaves us in no doubt about the global warming crisis. His treatment is
straightforward and compelling. Both of these pieces are highly critical of
current human activities. Yet both are optimistic. The basic theme is â€"
human beings have created the mess: humans can solve it...
Also in this issue ...
** End of the world or a new beginning - Tim Flannery
** Does faith or ideology rule our lives - Jim Consedine
** Who is my God? - Joan Chittister
** Gandhi series: Commerce without morality - John Gallaher
** The road to Parihaka - Mary Scanlon
*****************************************************
WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
*******************************************************
ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Racism in the Church
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4, in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 9-22 2007
p.27, and from: The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937
Thorndon Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications
close 30 September 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Sale of Star of the Sea Chapel and Stella Maris Retreat and Conference
Centre, Seatoun (13 Sep 2007)
The sale of Star of the Sea Chapel and Stella Maris Retreat and Conference
Centre in Seatoun, announced this week, will enable the Sisters of Mercy to
direct further resources to their mission of education, health care and
community development...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Cathedral bells announce new look (text and video)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1351340
For the first time in two years the bells are ringing at St Patrick's
Cathedral, marking a new era for Auckland's religious community. The
extensive restoration left no stone unturned - from the new slate tile roof,
to the original 19th century mosaic floor discovered under the floor
boards...
St Patrick's follows an honoured tradition (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=500818&objectid=10463714
A mass tomb for six Catholic bishops has been built under the floor of the
newly restored St Patrick's Cathedral...
$13m rescue ends - time for a hooley
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=10462999
The $12.8 million restoration and conservation of the historic St Patrick's
Cathedral is finished, ready for a grand reopening this weekend...
Jackson saves Our Lady
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4198385a11.html
Director Peter Jackson has snapped up the 83-year-old chapel of Our Lady
Star of the Sea, which locals feared would be levelled by property
developers...
Stella Maris Retreat Centre and Chapel saved
Wingnut Films and Wellington City Council press release
http://wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3009
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have bought the historic Stella Maris Retreat
Centre and Star of the Sea Chapel in Seatoun. The purchase follows community
and Council concern at an application to the Environment Court to have the
heritage listing removed from the Chapel which would have taken away its
protection from possible demolition...
Emotional haka as Augustine farewelled (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10463842
"Stay strong boys, stay strong. There is no weakness, we must stay strong.
We're here for August, and for his family. Boys, do you hear me, you must
stay strong." These words were chanted over and over by one of slain
Auckland teenager Augustine Borrell's best mates as he and more than 100
fellow Auckland Grammar boys huddled close to the ground at Mangere Lawn
Cemetery...
Tears, tributes at slain teen's Requiem (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10463711
A large crowd of friends and relatives of Augustine Borrell packed out an
Otara church last night for a family service and Requiem Mass in memory of
the slain teenager. The 17-year-old was stabbed in the chest and killed at a
party in Herne Bay last weekend...
Funeral biggest show in city (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4202531a24035.html
Tribute was paid yesterday to Graham Condon as a father, uncle, mate,
athlete, brother and Christchurch City councillor. Hundreds of mourners
filled the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament...
Worldwide Connections Online
http://ncregister.com/site/article/4555/
Wellington, New Zealand â€" If Clare Omvig has her way, St. Raphael is about
to get even busier. One of seven archangels, St. Raphael is best known for
his role in wedding the Bible’s Tobiah with hard-luck Sarah (seven of her
previous bridegrooms had died). Omvig is counting on similar intercession
today, tabbing the “Angel of Love� as patron of her new Internet dating
site, New Zealand Catholic Matchmaker. Helping Tobiah and Sarah, though,
might have been an easier task than connecting today’s Catholic singles
living amid what Omvig calls a "lost generation" ...
Website aids quest for divine love
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4202612a19716.html
A new dating website wants to play matchmaker to lonely Catholics â€" but only
if they are straight. The site, www. catholicmatch maker. co.nz, excludes
homosexuals and will be launched on September 29 to coincide with the feast
of Raphael, the patron saint of happy meetings...
'Malicious' vandalism of church riles
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4198511a6571.html
A "malicious and terrible piece of vandalism" in Waimate last week has left
the St Patricks Basilica Restoration Trust devastated after windows in the
iconic Rose Window were broken...
Local sensations make NZ schoolboy rugby side
Taranaki Daily News â€" News â€" 10 Sep 2007 â€" Page 3
A record four Taranaki players have been selected in the New Zealand
secondary schools rugby squad. The four -- Francis Douglas Memorial
College's flanker Kane Barrett (17), prop Todd Curtis (17), first
five-eighth Rick McKenna (18) and New Plymouth Boys' High School hooker
Mitchell Campbell (17) -- have made the squad to tour Australia next
month... [This article is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
Latest: A mission to seamen
A closer look at a building that seems almost out of place - the Mission to
Seamen building nestled in Wellington's government district. Who built it,
and why was it built? Sister Mary investigates ...
'What's New', with Sandon and Karlene
A church-run Kiwisaver fund; NZ studies sexualisation of young girls; ISafe
call service for women; Why Sandon hates
Magpies
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Why is Fr. Peter Phan under investigation?
Over a decade ago, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger laid out with crystal
clarity what he saw as the greatest doctrinal threat of the day: a
confluence of what he described as "the a-religious and practical relativism
of Europe and America" with "Asia's negative theology," producing a profound
mutation in core Christian teachings -- with Christ seen as simply another
spiritual sage comparable to Buddha or Muhammad, and Christianity as one
valid religious path among many others...
Also: Backgrounder: Confusion has marked debate over providing food and
water ... Food and water for patients in vegetative state is obligatory,
Vatican says ... Vatican, bishops investigating Georgetown theologian Phan
... Case of embattled archbishop in Zimbabwe becomes Rorschach test ... John
Allen's daily blog of Pope Benedict's visit to Austria.
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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/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4, in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 9-22 2007
p.27, and from: The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937
Thorndon Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications
close 30 September 2007
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Sale of Star of the Sea Chapel and Stella Maris Retreat and Conference
Centre, Seatoun (13 Sep 2007)
The sale of Star of the Sea Chapel and Stella Maris Retreat and Conference
Centre in Seatoun, announced this week, will enable the Sisters of Mercy to
direct further resources to their mission of education, health care and
community development...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Cathedral bells announce new look (text and video)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1351340
For the first time in two years the bells are ringing at St Patrick's
Cathedral, marking a new era for Auckland's religious community. The
extensive restoration left no stone unturned - from the new slate tile roof,
to the original 19th century mosaic floor discovered under the floor
boards...
St Patrick's follows an honoured tradition (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=500818&objectid=10463714
A mass tomb for six Catholic bishops has been built under the floor of the
newly restored St Patrick's Cathedral...
$13m rescue ends - time for a hooley
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=10462999
The $12.8 million restoration and conservation of the historic St Patrick's
Cathedral is finished, ready for a grand reopening this weekend...
Jackson saves Our Lady
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4198385a11.html
Director Peter Jackson has snapped up the 83-year-old chapel of Our Lady
Star of the Sea, which locals feared would be levelled by property
developers...
Stella Maris Retreat Centre and Chapel saved
Wingnut Films and Wellington City Council press release
http://wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=3009
Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have bought the historic Stella Maris Retreat
Centre and Star of the Sea Chapel in Seatoun. The purchase follows community
and Council concern at an application to the Environment Court to have the
heritage listing removed from the Chapel which would have taken away its
protection from possible demolition...
Emotional haka as Augustine farewelled (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10463842
"Stay strong boys, stay strong. There is no weakness, we must stay strong.
We're here for August, and for his family. Boys, do you hear me, you must
stay strong." These words were chanted over and over by one of slain
Auckland teenager Augustine Borrell's best mates as he and more than 100
fellow Auckland Grammar boys huddled close to the ground at Mangere Lawn
Cemetery...
Tears, tributes at slain teen's Requiem (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10463711
A large crowd of friends and relatives of Augustine Borrell packed out an
Otara church last night for a family service and Requiem Mass in memory of
the slain teenager. The 17-year-old was stabbed in the chest and killed at a
party in Herne Bay last weekend...
Funeral biggest show in city (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4202531a24035.html
Tribute was paid yesterday to Graham Condon as a father, uncle, mate,
athlete, brother and Christchurch City councillor. Hundreds of mourners
filled the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament...
Worldwide Connections Online
http://ncregister.com/site/article/4555/
Wellington, New Zealand â€" If Clare Omvig has her way, St. Raphael is about
to get even busier. One of seven archangels, St. Raphael is best known for
his role in wedding the Bible’s Tobiah with hard-luck Sarah (seven of her
previous bridegrooms had died). Omvig is counting on similar intercession
today, tabbing the “Angel of Love� as patron of her new Internet dating
site, New Zealand Catholic Matchmaker. Helping Tobiah and Sarah, though,
might have been an easier task than connecting today’s Catholic singles
living amid what Omvig calls a "lost generation" ...
Website aids quest for divine love
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4202612a19716.html
A new dating website wants to play matchmaker to lonely Catholics â€" but only
if they are straight. The site, www. catholicmatch maker. co.nz, excludes
homosexuals and will be launched on September 29 to coincide with the feast
of Raphael, the patron saint of happy meetings...
'Malicious' vandalism of church riles
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4198511a6571.html
A "malicious and terrible piece of vandalism" in Waimate last week has left
the St Patricks Basilica Restoration Trust devastated after windows in the
iconic Rose Window were broken...
Local sensations make NZ schoolboy rugby side
Taranaki Daily News â€" News â€" 10 Sep 2007 â€" Page 3
A record four Taranaki players have been selected in the New Zealand
secondary schools rugby squad. The four -- Francis Douglas Memorial
College's flanker Kane Barrett (17), prop Todd Curtis (17), first
five-eighth Rick McKenna (18) and New Plymouth Boys' High School hooker
Mitchell Campbell (17) -- have made the squad to tour Australia next
month... [This article is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
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Latest: A mission to seamen
A closer look at a building that seems almost out of place - the Mission to
Seamen building nestled in Wellington's government district. Who built it,
and why was it built? Sister Mary investigates ...
'What's New', with Sandon and Karlene
A church-run Kiwisaver fund; NZ studies sexualisation of young girls; ISafe
call service for women; Why Sandon hates
Magpies
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Why is Fr. Peter Phan under investigation?
Over a decade ago, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger laid out with crystal
clarity what he saw as the greatest doctrinal threat of the day: a
confluence of what he described as "the a-religious and practical relativism
of Europe and America" with "Asia's negative theology," producing a profound
mutation in core Christian teachings -- with Christ seen as simply another
spiritual sage comparable to Buddha or Muhammad, and Christianity as one
valid religious path among many others...
Also: Backgrounder: Confusion has marked debate over providing food and
water ... Food and water for patients in vegetative state is obligatory,
Vatican says ... Vatican, bishops investigating Georgetown theologian Phan
... Case of embattled archbishop in Zimbabwe becomes Rorschach test ... John
Allen's daily blog of Pope Benedict's visit to Austria.
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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/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4, in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 9-22 2007
p.27, and from: The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937
Thorndon Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications
close 30 September 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In issue 274, September 9-22, 2007 ...
NATIONAL
New priest overcame doubts ... Bishop condemns Amnesty decision ... Careful
thought right for priesthood, archbishop says ... Two communities out of
step ... Clergy funds face growing demands as priests age ... Former brother
ordained a deacon for Hamilton ... Burglars targeting churches in Auckland
... Pastoral plan set for Chch parishes ... Alleged euthanasia renews
controversy ... Devonport school wins handy prizes ... Missionary support
group itself in need of support ... St Peter's College, Gore, leads southern
South Island NCEA results ... ERO File ... 310 days to World Youth Day 2008
FEATURES
Cardinal quits Amnesty International in protest ... Amnesty's human right is
wrong for Catholics, but ACAT is an option ... The place and papal history
of Avignon fascinating to explore ... Cathedral restored - two years work
over ... Temporary loss of beloved cathedral at an end ... Restoration has
been huge ... Artist's work involved both craft and faith ... Faith nursing
brings the spiritual into healthcare ... St Dominic's College wins regional
fitness programme ... Investment in housing said to be inadequate ... Single
NZ Catholics may love the Internet for love
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Everyday life as sacrament ... Paul Sanchez: Abortion not
a Catholic issue ... Parish Diary: Parents often fail as teachers ...
Editorial: We should be visible as Catholics ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Pope wants "green" Catholics ... Support for Mugabe "sickening" says bishop
... Superstitions show lack of trust in God, says bishop ... Church dark
spots only little part of picture, says cardinal ... Islam may be part of
WYD in Sydney ... Chinese arrest bishop ... The Pope: Peace is "struggle
against evil" ... Joint confessions? ... Wiki-ed charge denied ... Catholic
schools too dear? ... Not just joy, peace and pancakes, being Pope ... 5000
children baptised in Manila on special day ... Lay ministry challenges old
order, says theologian ... Sexually-slack clerics alleged ...
Priest-murderer said to be known by Church ... Support urged for Holy Land
Christians ... Premier hard and fast for WYD ... In Brief
REGULAR FEATURES
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Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, That Word!,
Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
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ERO Report on Sex Education (05 Sep 2007)
The following media release was issued by Right to Life NZ: Right to Life
is disappointed that the recent Education Review Office [ERO] report on
sexuality education failed to evaluate the effectiveness of the current
education programme...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Radio NZ. Protesters call for release of Iranian (full text)
A protest has been held outside Auckland's Mt Eden Prison calling for the
release of an Iranian detained there. Members of the Global Peace and
Justice group are showing their support for Amir Mohebbi, who they say is
refusing to return to Iran because he would not be safe as a Catholic
convert. Spokesperson John Minto says Mr Mohebbi has been in prison for
three and a half years. Police say there were about 30 protesters, and no
one was arrested.
Driver banned for hitting parishioner
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4192711a6479.html
An elderly Taupo churchgoer who bowled a fellow parishioner on the way to
mass has been banned from driving for six months. In Taupo District Court
yesterday, Thomas McAneney, 73, was convicted of careless driving causing
the death of Joan Brough, 86, on January 14...
Farewell to Nobilo, man of family and wine (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4191249a6497.html
About 400 people gathered to celebrate the life of wine pioneer Nick Nobilo
at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell on Tuesday. The humble Huapai man was
also remembered at his local church, St Patrick's, and he was honoured with
a special Mass at the Vatican...
New books embody old traditions
by Merania Karauria
http://tinyurl.com/33a4py
A 14-verse hymn, "Mo Maria", written by a bishop in 1842 and sung by Maori
since, was the inspiration for hand-woven books by Whanganui printers Marty
and Marilyn Vreede. Eleven hand-bound editions were the first works in 60
years to be printed on the Gaveaux press, which was brought to New Zealand
in 1840 by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier...
Religion education debate : Major questions go unanswered
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?breve835
Auckland NZ â€" While diversity and inclusiveness may be the desired outcome,
recent discussion on religion in schools is shaping up to produce
dissention, marginalising and possibly forced solutions. About 150 people
attended the New Zealand Diversity Forum interfaith discussion on religion
in schools, held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland last Monday. This was
the largest turnout for any of the focus sessions of the four day event...
Stringent suppression orders at abuse hearing
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070905/3/1jzg.html
Tight suppression orders have been placed over a depositions hearing
alleging sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s by seventy-one-year-old Roger
William Moloney, a former brother at the St John of God's Marylands School
in Christchurch...
Badge of dishonour: French rugby's shameful secret
http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article2936693.ece
[On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, this article recounts the chequered
history of rugby in France, where - in the homeland of the Marist
Brothers! - the game was frowned on by the Church as barely-controlled
savagery. The political and social background to the religious controversy
is explained by Abbé Michel Devert, who founded the chapel of Notre Dame du
Rugby. This link: http://tinyurl.com/3bmyzn opens an automatic English
translation of the chapel's Web page, with a fine image of the world's only
stained glass window showing a rugby scrum!
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
Latest: A new political party (part one)
We visit Parliament to hear what Gordon Copeland has to say about his very
public split from Peter Dunne's United Future. He tells us about his new
party and why he felt the need to begin it.
Living: So you want to be a priest?
What really goes on behind the doors of New Zealand's Catholic seminary?
Maria talks to her brother, training to be a Catholic priest ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Looking for signs of a 'great awakening' in Austria
Pope Benedict XVI grew up in Bavaria, just across the Salzach River from
Austria. In his 1997 memoirs Milestones, Joseph Ratzinger wistfully
describes joining his family for Sunday walks across a local bridge into
Salzburg, falling under the spell of Austrian culture and music. Msgr. Georg
Ratzinger, the pope's brother, recently confessed that "both of us are
Austria-lovers" ...
Also: John Allen's daily blog of Pope Benedict's visit to Austria.
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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/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4, in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 9-22 2007
p.27, and from: The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937
Thorndon Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications
close 30 September 2007
'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In issue 274, September 9-22, 2007 ...
NATIONAL
New priest overcame doubts ... Bishop condemns Amnesty decision ... Careful
thought right for priesthood, archbishop says ... Two communities out of
step ... Clergy funds face growing demands as priests age ... Former brother
ordained a deacon for Hamilton ... Burglars targeting churches in Auckland
... Pastoral plan set for Chch parishes ... Alleged euthanasia renews
controversy ... Devonport school wins handy prizes ... Missionary support
group itself in need of support ... St Peter's College, Gore, leads southern
South Island NCEA results ... ERO File ... 310 days to World Youth Day 2008
FEATURES
Cardinal quits Amnesty International in protest ... Amnesty's human right is
wrong for Catholics, but ACAT is an option ... The place and papal history
of Avignon fascinating to explore ... Cathedral restored - two years work
over ... Temporary loss of beloved cathedral at an end ... Restoration has
been huge ... Artist's work involved both craft and faith ... Faith nursing
brings the spiritual into healthcare ... St Dominic's College wins regional
fitness programme ... Investment in housing said to be inadequate ... Single
NZ Catholics may love the Internet for love
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Everyday life as sacrament ... Paul Sanchez: Abortion not
a Catholic issue ... Parish Diary: Parents often fail as teachers ...
Editorial: We should be visible as Catholics ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Pope wants "green" Catholics ... Support for Mugabe "sickening" says bishop
... Superstitions show lack of trust in God, says bishop ... Church dark
spots only little part of picture, says cardinal ... Islam may be part of
WYD in Sydney ... Chinese arrest bishop ... The Pope: Peace is "struggle
against evil" ... Joint confessions? ... Wiki-ed charge denied ... Catholic
schools too dear? ... Not just joy, peace and pancakes, being Pope ... 5000
children baptised in Manila on special day ... Lay ministry challenges old
order, says theologian ... Sexually-slack clerics alleged ...
Priest-murderer said to be known by Church ... Support urged for Holy Land
Christians ... Premier hard and fast for WYD ... In Brief
REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Catholic.Geek, Tape Deck,
Scripture, Feasts, Church Calendar, The Doolans, God in the Garden, Caption
Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, That Word!,
Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Social Justice Week, September 9 - 15: 'Land, the source of our being and
livelihood'
**************************************************
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
ERO Report on Sex Education (05 Sep 2007)
The following media release was issued by Right to Life NZ: Right to Life
is disappointed that the recent Education Review Office [ERO] report on
sexuality education failed to evaluate the effectiveness of the current
education programme...
***************************************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Radio NZ. Protesters call for release of Iranian (full text)
A protest has been held outside Auckland's Mt Eden Prison calling for the
release of an Iranian detained there. Members of the Global Peace and
Justice group are showing their support for Amir Mohebbi, who they say is
refusing to return to Iran because he would not be safe as a Catholic
convert. Spokesperson John Minto says Mr Mohebbi has been in prison for
three and a half years. Police say there were about 30 protesters, and no
one was arrested.
Driver banned for hitting parishioner
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4192711a6479.html
An elderly Taupo churchgoer who bowled a fellow parishioner on the way to
mass has been banned from driving for six months. In Taupo District Court
yesterday, Thomas McAneney, 73, was convicted of careless driving causing
the death of Joan Brough, 86, on January 14...
Farewell to Nobilo, man of family and wine (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4191249a6497.html
About 400 people gathered to celebrate the life of wine pioneer Nick Nobilo
at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell on Tuesday. The humble Huapai man was
also remembered at his local church, St Patrick's, and he was honoured with
a special Mass at the Vatican...
New books embody old traditions
by Merania Karauria
http://tinyurl.com/33a4py
A 14-verse hymn, "Mo Maria", written by a bishop in 1842 and sung by Maori
since, was the inspiration for hand-woven books by Whanganui printers Marty
and Marilyn Vreede. Eleven hand-bound editions were the first works in 60
years to be printed on the Gaveaux press, which was brought to New Zealand
in 1840 by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier...
Religion education debate : Major questions go unanswered
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?breve835
Auckland NZ â€" While diversity and inclusiveness may be the desired outcome,
recent discussion on religion in schools is shaping up to produce
dissention, marginalising and possibly forced solutions. About 150 people
attended the New Zealand Diversity Forum interfaith discussion on religion
in schools, held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland last Monday. This was
the largest turnout for any of the focus sessions of the four day event...
Stringent suppression orders at abuse hearing
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070905/3/1jzg.html
Tight suppression orders have been placed over a depositions hearing
alleging sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s by seventy-one-year-old Roger
William Moloney, a former brother at the St John of God's Marylands School
in Christchurch...
Badge of dishonour: French rugby's shameful secret
http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article2936693.ece
[On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, this article recounts the chequered
history of rugby in France, where - in the homeland of the Marist
Brothers! - the game was frowned on by the Church as barely-controlled
savagery. The political and social background to the religious controversy
is explained by Abbé Michel Devert, who founded the chapel of Notre Dame du
Rugby. This link: http://tinyurl.com/3bmyzn opens an automatic English
translation of the chapel's Web page, with a fine image of the world's only
stained glass window showing a rugby scrum!
*****************************************************
INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
Latest: A new political party (part one)
We visit Parliament to hear what Gordon Copeland has to say about his very
public split from Peter Dunne's United Future. He tells us about his new
party and why he felt the need to begin it.
Living: So you want to be a priest?
What really goes on behind the doors of New Zealand's Catholic seminary?
Maria talks to her brother, training to be a Catholic priest ...
**************************************************
WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
*******************************************************
ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Looking for signs of a 'great awakening' in Austria
Pope Benedict XVI grew up in Bavaria, just across the Salzach River from
Austria. In his 1997 memoirs Milestones, Joseph Ratzinger wistfully
describes joining his family for Sunday walks across a local bridge into
Salzburg, falling under the spell of Austrian culture and music. Msgr. Georg
Ratzinger, the pope's brother, recently confessed that "both of us are
Austria-lovers" ...
Also: John Allen's daily blog of Pope Benedict's visit to Austria.
*******************************************************
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/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4, in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 9-22 2007
p.27, and from: The General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937
Thorndon Wellington; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications
close 30 September 2007
Sunday, September 2, 2007
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Young Catholics needed to help with catechesis during World Youth Day 2008
(28 Aug 2007)
World Youth Day 2008 organisers today opened applications to young Catholics
looking to play a pivotal role in the event...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Wine industry mourns Nobilo's death (photo)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1328808
The wine industry is mourning the loss of one of its founding fathers after
the death of 94-year-old Nikola Nobilo in Auckland. The Croatian immigrant
founded the country's second largest wine company and also helped shape the
$700 million industry into what it is today...
Dame to assist final push (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4181687a6571.html
The St Patricks Church Restoration Trust has successfully negotiated the
return of Dame Malvina Major to Waimate. The opera singer has agreed to
perform in a concert to be held in the Basilica on November 1, 2008 to help
the trust fundraise for the third and final stage of the project ...
Singles site has bishop's blessing
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10459374
The safe place for Catholics to meet Catholics is no longer just in church.
A website called Catholic Matcher New Zealand is going online on September
29 to help single Catholics looking for someone to share their faith and
values...
New principal (full text)
The Press (Chch)
Christchurch's Marian College has appointed a new principal. Anna Heffernan,
from the Education Review Office in Auckland and Northland, will take over
at the Catholic girls' school next year after current principal Bernadette
Devonport leaves to seek further university qualifications.
Christian groups band together
Aug 28, 2007 10:34 AM
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1324816
The Council of Christian Social Services say a large-scale investment in
social housing is vital to the further reduction of poverty in the
country...
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MARIST MESSENGER - September 2007
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
** Editorial: The Return Of The Tridentine Mass
** Pope Benedict Speaks To The Church In China
** HIV/AIDS In Png: By Anna Sussmilch
** Josephite Sister Recognised For Human Rights Advocacy
** G.K. Chesterton, "A Colossal Genius", by Tricia O’Donnell
** Litany From The Letter Of St Paul By John Rea Sm
** September Saints
** Humility And Fortitude By John Kelly Ocso
** The Miracle Of The Mass By Sue Jones
** To Give Without Counting The Cost
** Death Of A Marist: John Gerard Cleary Sm July 1919 - June 2007
** Can You Bear It? Messenger Jokes…
** A Minute Or Two With Paddy Cahill: Belief In God
** Spring Blessings: A Poem By Judith Casey
** Daily Reflections
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TUI MOTU INTER-ISLANDS
http://www.tuimotu.org/
In the August 2007 issue ...
** Editorial: The priesthood today (full text on the Website)
** The priest and collaborative ministry â€" Neil Darragh
** Vision for a new society â€" Joan Chittister’s visit: Mary Woods
** Gandhi series: Wealth without work â€" Ron Sharp
** Agenda for a future church â€" Humphrey O’Leary
** Little Aussie Battler â€" interview with Gill Hicks
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THE FAR EAST
The magazine of the Australian and New Zealand members of St Columban's
Missionary Society
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
From the August 2007 issue ...
** A rouseabout in Fiji
** Special People make Special Cards
** The pleasure of piped water
** Should be a Breeze
** Life beyond imagination
** Chile's newest Saint
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NEWSLETTERS
The Edmund Rice Network Newsletter - September 2007
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/pages/newsletter/newsletter.htm
Society of Eucharistic Adoration Newsletter - April-August 2007
http://eucharist.wellington.net.nz/newsletter/current.pdf
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
'What's New', with Karlene and Sandon
New dating site for Catholic singles in New Zealand. Who was Graeme White?
NZ teenage parents disappoint Karlene.
'The Natural'
Our new programme "The Natural" looks at moments when our humanity and
nature come together... In this first episode, Jo rushes a lamb to the vet
20km away, when it is injured by one of the dogs ...
'Coffeebreak': A coffee with Brother Kevin
Kevin Dobbin tells Stephanie what it's like to be a Marist brother, and why
after 20 years on a Pacific island, he's returned to New Zealand ...
'Angel in the City': Luke 14: 1, 7-14
A gospel reading and discussion in St Mary of the Angel's, Wellington
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
*******************************************************
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/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4 and from: The General Manager,
Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937 Thorndon Wellington; e-mail:
j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 30 September 2007
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Young Catholics needed to help with catechesis during World Youth Day 2008
(28 Aug 2007)
World Youth Day 2008 organisers today opened applications to young Catholics
looking to play a pivotal role in the event...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Wine industry mourns Nobilo's death (photo)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/1328808
The wine industry is mourning the loss of one of its founding fathers after
the death of 94-year-old Nikola Nobilo in Auckland. The Croatian immigrant
founded the country's second largest wine company and also helped shape the
$700 million industry into what it is today...
Dame to assist final push (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4181687a6571.html
The St Patricks Church Restoration Trust has successfully negotiated the
return of Dame Malvina Major to Waimate. The opera singer has agreed to
perform in a concert to be held in the Basilica on November 1, 2008 to help
the trust fundraise for the third and final stage of the project ...
Singles site has bishop's blessing
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10459374
The safe place for Catholics to meet Catholics is no longer just in church.
A website called Catholic Matcher New Zealand is going online on September
29 to help single Catholics looking for someone to share their faith and
values...
New principal (full text)
The Press (Chch)
Christchurch's Marian College has appointed a new principal. Anna Heffernan,
from the Education Review Office in Auckland and Northland, will take over
at the Catholic girls' school next year after current principal Bernadette
Devonport leaves to seek further university qualifications.
Christian groups band together
Aug 28, 2007 10:34 AM
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/1324816
The Council of Christian Social Services say a large-scale investment in
social housing is vital to the further reduction of poverty in the
country...
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MARIST MESSENGER - September 2007
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
** Editorial: The Return Of The Tridentine Mass
** Pope Benedict Speaks To The Church In China
** HIV/AIDS In Png: By Anna Sussmilch
** Josephite Sister Recognised For Human Rights Advocacy
** G.K. Chesterton, "A Colossal Genius", by Tricia O’Donnell
** Litany From The Letter Of St Paul By John Rea Sm
** September Saints
** Humility And Fortitude By John Kelly Ocso
** The Miracle Of The Mass By Sue Jones
** To Give Without Counting The Cost
** Death Of A Marist: John Gerard Cleary Sm July 1919 - June 2007
** Can You Bear It? Messenger Jokes…
** A Minute Or Two With Paddy Cahill: Belief In God
** Spring Blessings: A Poem By Judith Casey
** Daily Reflections
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TUI MOTU INTER-ISLANDS
http://www.tuimotu.org/
In the August 2007 issue ...
** Editorial: The priesthood today (full text on the Website)
** The priest and collaborative ministry â€" Neil Darragh
** Vision for a new society â€" Joan Chittister’s visit: Mary Woods
** Gandhi series: Wealth without work â€" Ron Sharp
** Agenda for a future church â€" Humphrey O’Leary
** Little Aussie Battler â€" interview with Gill Hicks
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THE FAR EAST
The magazine of the Australian and New Zealand members of St Columban's
Missionary Society
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
From the August 2007 issue ...
** A rouseabout in Fiji
** Special People make Special Cards
** The pleasure of piped water
** Should be a Breeze
** Life beyond imagination
** Chile's newest Saint
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NEWSLETTERS
The Edmund Rice Network Newsletter - September 2007
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/pages/newsletter/newsletter.htm
Society of Eucharistic Adoration Newsletter - April-August 2007
http://eucharist.wellington.net.nz/newsletter/current.pdf
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
'What's New', with Karlene and Sandon
New dating site for Catholic singles in New Zealand. Who was Graeme White?
NZ teenage parents disappoint Karlene.
'The Natural'
Our new programme "The Natural" looks at moments when our humanity and
nature come together... In this first episode, Jo rushes a lamb to the vet
20km away, when it is injured by one of the dogs ...
'Coffeebreak': A coffee with Brother Kevin
Kevin Dobbin tells Stephanie what it's like to be a Marist brother, and why
after 20 years on a Pacific island, he's returned to New Zealand ...
'Angel in the City': Luke 14: 1, 7-14
A gospel reading and discussion in St Mary of the Angel's, Wellington
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Lay pastoral leader, Wellington West (Karori, Northland, Cathedral Parish)
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2007 p.4 and from: The General Manager,
Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937 Thorndon Wellington; e-mail:
j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 30 September 2007
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