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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No. 278 Nov. 4-17 2007
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
NATIONAL
NZ bishops want one institution at tertiary level ... Doctor: Church fails
to appreciate women ... Diocesan managers get together ... Artwork too
valuable to keep ... Teaching responds to crisis ... Palmerston North
jubilarians celebrate ... Air NZ response to in-flight movie worries pleases
Family First ... Three men ordained as deacons ... Christian parties to
fight for vote ... NZ province closes ... NZ media interest in religion
focuses on the weird, expert says ... Wanganui student to tread boards at
Globe Theatre ... Papal award for service ... Ka pai kapa haka ... Ex-prison
minister dies ... 252 days to World Youth Day 2008 ... ERO File
FEATURES
Bishops give their vision for Church in NZ: Faith-filled, Christ-centred ...
The arbitrary God of Islam ... Graduates help faith programme celebrate ...
Lower Hutt parish now 60 ... NZ company animates series of biblical films
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: On turning 60 ... Bruce Duncan: Social issues offer
religious new way of Gospel witness ... Parish Diary: Vatican II no excuse
now ... Editorial: Bishops' vision is worth working for ... Malcolm Evans
... Letters ... Vatican Letter
INTERNATIONAL
Pope names 23 new cardinals ... Pope seen in fire? ... Church helping to
combat infertility, says doctor ... Bishops attacked for abortion pills
decision ... Catholic doctors want tighter abortion law ... The Pope: Church
music should evolve ... TV tape reveals sex offer ... Women to celebrate ...
Bishop apologises ... "Lost" texts to be published ... Abortion advocates
accused of twisting law ... Mariology expert wants more sympathy for
visionaries ... Traditional Anglicans seek communion ... In Brief ... A
nuclear Iran wins conditional backing ... Church gets HIV blame ... Women
fight trafficking ... 1962 missal published ... A blessed miracle?
REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Catholic.Geek, Tape Deck,
Scripture, Feasts, Liturgical 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, Photo Prayer, Wit's End.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Singing the same song (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&objectid=10473865
There are times when New Zealand music grabs us by the throat: Hinewehi Mohi
singing our national anthem in Maori at the 1999 Rugby World Cup; Whirimako
Black singing live in the build-up to the 2004 Athens Olympics; Moana
Maniapoto wowing yet another crowd with her band, Moana and the Tribe. There
is a connection between these Maori divas. All went to St Joseph's Maori
Girls College in Napier. And all came under the influence of Georgina
Kingi...
Church brands TV sex shocker 'evil'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4260779a15596.html
[The article briefly describes obscene acts in a Catholic setting from the
television series "Californication' which is to be broadcast on TV3, and
reactions by Lyndsay Freer of Catholic communications and Bishop Pat Dunn]
Mataca Could Get Slap On Wrist: Kiwi Religious Prof (text and audio)
http://www.niufm.com/?t=3&View=FullStory&newsID=2537
Auckland : A New Zealand religious professor has joined the debate over
whether the head of Fiji's Catholic Church should've accepted a position on
the comittee for the controversial People's Charter...
Easter trading a step closer
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=49&objectid=10473824
New Zealanders may gain a public holiday with all the shopping they want as
the Government prepares to launch a debate over Easter Sunday...
Oderings again fined for trading on Good Friday
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4258230a19753.html
Oderings Nurseries has received its perennial fine after again defying Good
Friday trading laws, but this time will pay much less.
Special service for priest (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4258164a6497.html
A large crowd will gather around a small tombstone on a hill at Waikumete
Cemetery this Sunday. They will join Catholic priest David Mullins as he
conducts a service from 4.30pm at the grave of an old colleague, Father
James McGrath, a highly respected parish priest at Avondale, who died in
1985...
School block named for murdered priest (photo)
Western Leader 1 Nov 2007
http://tinyurl.com/2dhyw8
A new 10-classroom block at Liston College is named after a Catholic priest
who was murdered in El Salvador ...
Shop miracle of longevity
The Press (Chch) 27 Oct 2007 Page: 19
[This interview with Bernard Wilkins, manager of The Catholic Shop in
Chancery Lane, Christchurch, is not available on the newspaper's free
Website. It can be read at the public library]
Mid-city chapel a clinic of calm. In rags or in pinstripes, all are welcome
to find solace here
http://www.challengeweekly.co.nz/Vol_64_Issue_No_31.html
[An article about Holy Cross Chapel, adjacent to The Catholic Shop in
Christchurch]
Grieving parents to visit bush site
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3753477&the\
section=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
The grieving parents of Tauranga pilot Aleisha O'Reilly plan to visit the
site where their daughter's plane crashed into thick bush...
Concern over removal of natural justice from Immigration Bill
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0710/S00392.htm
Caritas and the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference have joined forces
to make a joint submission about the Immigration Bill. Caritas is
particularly concerned about aspects of the Bill that are contrary to the
principles of natural justice, including the extension of the use of
undisclosed classified information...
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
'That building on the hill'
St Gerard's Monastery, overlooking Wellington harbour, is an iconic
brick-coloured building which for 100 years has watched over the city.
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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
Signs of life in Latin America
When President Nicanor Duarte of Paraguay arrived at the Vatican on Monday
for a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, he planned to present the pontiff with
a multi-colored poncho as a symbol of Latin America -- home to almost half
the world's 1.1 billion Catholics, and a region dubbed by Pope John Paul II
as "the Continent of Hope" ...
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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 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, November 4, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the diocese
of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz/
New in October ...
**Columns**
Editorial: to comfort or disturb; The role of the Catholic media, by Cecily
McNeill
Many readers would be surprised, astounded even, to think that what they
read in their Catholic newspapers and magazines should be anything but
comforting to those disturbed by these changing times...
Will the Tower of Babel ever be built? Genesis revisited, by Kieran Fenn FMS
Genesis 11:1-9 tells of an enormous building that the first ancestors of the
human race began to build, tall enough to reach the heavens...
The question of Noah and his descendants. More on the Genesis story, by
Kieran Fenn FMS
Can we take Noah's story literally when the list in Genesis 10 mentions only
people of black and white races? Nothing is said of other ethnic groups
because the author of the list knew only the Near East of his time...
**Features**
Drawing the community together - Kathlyn's story
The life of Kathlyn Shanahan began shakily. Her parents, Fiona and Grant
Shanahan, chose to adopt her as a sibling for their son Patrick...
The first baby photo: just another Kodak moment or what?
Some ethical commentators speak of prenatal screening as a "conveyor belt"
that couples find themselves on without thinking. Many couples are totally
unaware of the full implications of having an ultrasound scan...
Support for families who have a child with a disability
Ways in which people can support families in caring for a child with a
disability...
**Reflect** (Veronica Lawson RSM)
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time C. Luke 18:9-14
The parable of the Pharisee and the toll collector follows that of the
persistent widow and the unjust judge. Luke frames the parable with comments
about being just or in right relationship...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Catholic Church property for sale
http://tinyurl.com/2s3vub
Knock-Na-Gree, a 12.9ha property used for hundreds of school camps and
corporate conferences over the past seventy years, is up for sale...
Virgin stone back on the market (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4248093a10.html
Christchurch woman Lisa-Marie Corlet listed a 1cm-wide pebble with a picture
resembling the Virgin Mary on it on Trade Me this week with a buy now price
of $50,000. This morning, after The Press ran a story about the pebble,
someone with a New Zealand email address bought it. The stone is now back on
the market for $70,000 after the bid was exposed as a fraud...
The divine in the everyday
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4250317a4560.html
Following a call to our readers to match the Virgin Pebble found by
Christchurch woman Lisa-Marie Corlet on Kaikoura's South Beach, Stuff has
uncovered at least one more "miraculous" image of the Virgin Mary. Interest
in the Virgin Pebble was high, with Corlet listing it for sale on TradeMe
with a buy-now price of $50,000. Yesterday, we asked our readers to tell us
what they saw in the pebble found by Corlet and to submit their own
miraculous images in everyday objects...
Knocking on heavenly wood (photos)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/our_homes_today/2007/10/art100018234.php
Some properties have that “special something�. It could be the view, the
garden, the interior ambience or perhaps it’s that the structural bones are
in exactly the right place. But it’s not often that a house comes up for
sale that has been blessed and used by a Pope...
The Ponsonby Madonna (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0710/S00244.htm
Auckland Art Gallery proudly unveils a masterpiece of New Zealand art this
Saturday. Tony Fomison’s The Ponsonby Madonna will go on public display for
the first time since being gifted to Auckland Art Gallery by a private
donor. Commissioned for St Paul’s College chapel 25 years ago, the mural had
become too valuable for the Ponsonby school to protect and insure...
Art gifted to benefit youth
Manawatu Standard 26 Oct 2007 Page: 4
Jack Register with paintings he’s donated for a World Youth Day fundraiser.
The city artist has donated the two works â€" Christopher Chook, and Pam and
Paul Pukeko â€" for next week’s World Youth Day event. The fundraiser,
organised by the Catholic... [This story is not avaialble on the newspaper's
free Website. It can be read at public libraries.]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
Coffeebreak: A coffee with Jocelyn
Jocelyn is an archivist and Catholic convert; she talks about her work, life
and family, over coffee at Olive cafe...
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THE FIFTEENTH STATION
In the podcast for Sunday 14 October 2007 ...
'Censorship, Politics and the Pope's Cat'
It's an interesting discussion this week, as we talk about the BSA
redefining common decency, the inability for Christian political parties to
succeed in New Zealand, and the life of the Pope - told through the eyes of
a cat!
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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
Bishop Pierre Claverie of Algeria: Patron for the dialogue of cultures
A perennial temptation with saints, whether of the formally canonized
variety or not, is to reduce their lives to bumper stickers. Thus Mother
Teresa becomes a feel-good symbol for care of the poor and sick, Oscar
Romero an icon of liberation theology, and JosemarÃa Escrivá the face of
traditional, militant Catholicism. The late Bishop Pierre Claverie of Oran,
Algeria, who was assassinated in 1996, and whose cause for sainthood
recently opened along with 18 other martyrs of a bloody civil war that left
150,000 Algerians dead, could be a prime candidate for just such a
simplification...
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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 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
'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the diocese
of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz/
New in October ...
**Columns**
Editorial: to comfort or disturb; The role of the Catholic media, by Cecily
McNeill
Many readers would be surprised, astounded even, to think that what they
read in their Catholic newspapers and magazines should be anything but
comforting to those disturbed by these changing times...
Will the Tower of Babel ever be built? Genesis revisited, by Kieran Fenn FMS
Genesis 11:1-9 tells of an enormous building that the first ancestors of the
human race began to build, tall enough to reach the heavens...
The question of Noah and his descendants. More on the Genesis story, by
Kieran Fenn FMS
Can we take Noah's story literally when the list in Genesis 10 mentions only
people of black and white races? Nothing is said of other ethnic groups
because the author of the list knew only the Near East of his time...
**Features**
Drawing the community together - Kathlyn's story
The life of Kathlyn Shanahan began shakily. Her parents, Fiona and Grant
Shanahan, chose to adopt her as a sibling for their son Patrick...
The first baby photo: just another Kodak moment or what?
Some ethical commentators speak of prenatal screening as a "conveyor belt"
that couples find themselves on without thinking. Many couples are totally
unaware of the full implications of having an ultrasound scan...
Support for families who have a child with a disability
Ways in which people can support families in caring for a child with a
disability...
**Reflect** (Veronica Lawson RSM)
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time C. Luke 18:9-14
The parable of the Pharisee and the toll collector follows that of the
persistent widow and the unjust judge. Luke frames the parable with comments
about being just or in right relationship...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Catholic Church property for sale
http://tinyurl.com/2s3vub
Knock-Na-Gree, a 12.9ha property used for hundreds of school camps and
corporate conferences over the past seventy years, is up for sale...
Virgin stone back on the market (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4248093a10.html
Christchurch woman Lisa-Marie Corlet listed a 1cm-wide pebble with a picture
resembling the Virgin Mary on it on Trade Me this week with a buy now price
of $50,000. This morning, after The Press ran a story about the pebble,
someone with a New Zealand email address bought it. The stone is now back on
the market for $70,000 after the bid was exposed as a fraud...
The divine in the everyday
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4250317a4560.html
Following a call to our readers to match the Virgin Pebble found by
Christchurch woman Lisa-Marie Corlet on Kaikoura's South Beach, Stuff has
uncovered at least one more "miraculous" image of the Virgin Mary. Interest
in the Virgin Pebble was high, with Corlet listing it for sale on TradeMe
with a buy-now price of $50,000. Yesterday, we asked our readers to tell us
what they saw in the pebble found by Corlet and to submit their own
miraculous images in everyday objects...
Knocking on heavenly wood (photos)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/our_homes_today/2007/10/art100018234.php
Some properties have that “special something�. It could be the view, the
garden, the interior ambience or perhaps it’s that the structural bones are
in exactly the right place. But it’s not often that a house comes up for
sale that has been blessed and used by a Pope...
The Ponsonby Madonna (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0710/S00244.htm
Auckland Art Gallery proudly unveils a masterpiece of New Zealand art this
Saturday. Tony Fomison’s The Ponsonby Madonna will go on public display for
the first time since being gifted to Auckland Art Gallery by a private
donor. Commissioned for St Paul’s College chapel 25 years ago, the mural had
become too valuable for the Ponsonby school to protect and insure...
Art gifted to benefit youth
Manawatu Standard 26 Oct 2007 Page: 4
Jack Register with paintings he’s donated for a World Youth Day fundraiser.
The city artist has donated the two works â€" Christopher Chook, and Pam and
Paul Pukeko â€" for next week’s World Youth Day event. The fundraiser,
organised by the Catholic... [This story is not avaialble on the newspaper's
free Website. It can be read at public libraries.]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
Coffeebreak: A coffee with Jocelyn
Jocelyn is an archivist and Catholic convert; she talks about her work, life
and family, over coffee at Olive cafe...
***************************************************
THE FIFTEENTH STATION
In the podcast for Sunday 14 October 2007 ...
'Censorship, Politics and the Pope's Cat'
It's an interesting discussion this week, as we talk about the BSA
redefining common decency, the inability for Christian political parties to
succeed in New Zealand, and the life of the Pope - told through the eyes of
a cat!
***************************************************
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
Bishop Pierre Claverie of Algeria: Patron for the dialogue of cultures
A perennial temptation with saints, whether of the formally canonized
variety or not, is to reduce their lives to bumper stickers. Thus Mother
Teresa becomes a feel-good symbol for care of the poor and sick, Oscar
Romero an icon of liberation theology, and JosemarÃa Escrivá the face of
traditional, militant Catholicism. The late Bishop Pierre Claverie of Oran,
Algeria, who was assassinated in 1996, and whose cause for sainthood
recently opened along with 18 other martyrs of a bloody civil war that left
150,000 Algerians dead, could be a prime candidate for just such a
simplification...
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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 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
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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
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
Serra International
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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
'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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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 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.
****************************************************
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...
*******************************************************
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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Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
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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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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.
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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)
*******************************************************
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
*****************************************************
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
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...
****************************************************
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
***************************************************
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
*******************************************************
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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Seamen building nestled in Wellington's government district. Who built it,
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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]
*****************************************************
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
**************************************************
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
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.
*******************************************************
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
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