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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In Issue No. 370, July 17 - 30 2011 : Bishops set new RE hours ..NZ-developed marriage preparation course launched .. WYD gathers pace in NZ ... Dallington parish loses priest, church, school and people... Catholics seen as up to speed about abuse ... Chaldean Catholics celebrate ... Advertising features: Catholic Roundup (schools and services) ... Auckland Diocese (4 pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
The call of the priesthood (photo)The Wellingtonianhttp://tinyurl.com/5uz2cgmSt Patrick’s College rector Fr Paul Martin talks to Joseph Romanosabout living near Alice Springs, school balls and why he became apriest.
Archbishop Redwood’s big day (photo caption)The Wellingtonianhttp://tinyurl.com/5ual39rBy 1924, Archbishop Francis William Redwood had been head of theWellington Catholic Diocese for 70 years. His many achievements were marked by several days of grand celebration. This Robert Percy Moore panorama shows the ceremony of the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the grounds of ( long demolished) St Patrick’s College, opposite the Basin Reserve...
Waikato Foodbanks face escalating costs to feed desperate people
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/waikato-foodbanks-face-escalating-costs-feed-desperate-people/5/95165
With rising food costs foodbanks are constantly struggling to meet the growing need to provide families with essential food items.
Safe haven planned (photo) (2 pages)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/5rn66kz
Inner city churches hope a new venture called The Anchorage will be a safe haven for youngsters dropped off at a short-term care creche, and elders looking for a cuppa and company.
Robot reveals cathedral quake damage
Interior footage beamed back to laptop (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5278552/Robot-reveals-cathedral-quake-damage
A robot was sent into Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament this morning to assess earthquake damage.
Robot to assess quake damage in Catholic basilica
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/canterbury-earthquake/79737/robot-to-assess-quake-damage-in-catholic-basilica
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament: Quake report - June 14
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1107/S00319/cathedral-of-the-blessed-sacrament-quake-report-june-14.htm
Unfortunately the Cathedral has sustained substantial damage in yesterday's earthquakes. Concrete floors on the outside of the basilica have collapsed on to the floor below, damaging the north and south arches that help support the dome.
$900,000 raised for Christchurch
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=133313&fm=newsmain,nrhl
The $900,000 raised by Catholics across New Zealand and the world for Christchurch is being put to good use in the city.
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News of the Schools
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Christchurch pupils ready to get back to normal
End of site-sharing for schools
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5281167/Christchurch-pupils-ready-to-get-back-to-normal
Life for hundreds of Christchurch pupils will return to normal next term as tomorrow marks the end of site-sharing for two city secondaryschools.
MAGS intercept breaks St Pauls' hearts (Auckland secondary schools'sports summary) (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10738118
Silverdale feature: School plans
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/6kawsav
The Catholic Diocese of Auckland has consent and land for a secondary school near Stella Maris PrimarySchool in Silverdale ...
Francis Douglas Memorial College / Sacred Heart Girls' College, NewPlymouth: Gold for Fusion at band event Taranaki Daily News http://tinyurl.com/6dk67yk
Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: College XV wins SouthTaranaki Star http://tinyurl.com/6bpm5v5
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Kavanagh takes trophy http://www.odt.co.nz/news/schools-news/168229/kavanagh-takes-trophy
Roncalli College, Timaru: Teens in line for award http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/entertainment/attitude/5286290/Teens-in-line-for-award
Rosmini College, Auckland: Ex-head boy hobbles home (photo, video)North Shore Times http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/5271251/Ex-head-boy-hobbles-homeSt Peter's College, Auckland: St Peter’s soccer teams continue to setpace Waikato Times http://tinyurl.com/6fm4d76
St Bede’s College, Christchurch: Ruthless St Bede’s on top http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/5264419/Ruthless-St-Bedes-on-top
St Dominic's College, Auckland: Teens obsess over weight despitesociety's taboo (photo caption) Sunday Star Times http://tinyurl.com/66s2vvy
St Joseph's, Queenstown: St Joseph's School powhiri (slideshowcaption) http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/168515/st-josephs-school-powhiri
St Joseph's, Queenstown: The winning touch (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/168513/winning-touch
St Joseph’s, Paeroa: Taiwan students hosted (photo) Hauraki Herald http://tinyurl.com/5rdwrq7
St Joseph’s, Picton: Facing down a fear of heights (photo) TheMarlborough Express http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/picton/5270864/Facing-down-a-fear-of-heights
St Kevin's College, Oamaru: Rugby: O'Malley key in St Kevin's upset win (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/168533/rugby-omalley-key-st-kevins-upset-win
St Marcellin's School, Wanganui: Principal who's keeping the faith(photo) http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/local/news/principal-whos-keeping-the-faith/3958870/
St Patrick's Colleges: Silverstream ready for Town's challengehttp://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/5274034/Silverstream-ready-for-Towns-challenge
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
'Sorting Out'
Matthew 13: 24 - 30, 36 - 43: a reading and discussion with Sister Stephanie Kitching and John Teariki.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com/
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: New Mass translation (July 15, 2011)
Last month, some parishes in Australia started to introduce the new English translation of the Mass. New Zealand was several months ahead, introducing the people’s parts of the new translation last November. Bishop Patrick Dunn talks about the implementation of the new translation, how it’s been received and when we should expect to hear some of the other parts of the translation. He also talks with Gavin about the decision to return to the use of the “old” Our Father for Masses in New Zealand.
** Station XV: Episode 46 — Vatican III, Vatican Tweet and VaticanScent (July 15, 2011)
A prominent New Zealand lawyer calls for a “Vatican II-type council”, Pope Benedict sends his first tweet and a perfumier in the United States launches “Benedictus” cologne to mark the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s ordination to the priesthood. Those stories, plus a bishop’s quest for vocations and a government official sticking up for Christians in this month’s episode of The 15th Station.
** Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 3 (July 15, 2011)
Fr Merv Duffy, SM, and Gavin continue to work through the Ten Commandments in the July episode of Catechiwi. This month, it’s commandments five and seven: Thou shall not kill and Thou shall not steal. As we’ve found with the other commandments, there’s often a lot more to them than meets the eye.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz/
** Chinese concerns (the Catholic scene in China)
** The burden of resting (the sabbath rest)
** What is Marriage? (Let's do something to save marriage)
** The Trouble with Priests… (how, at times, our priests let us down)
** PM’s musing signals time to strike (the Prime minister on euthanasia)
** Is “Fundament@l#$m” a bad word? (Do some people confuse orthodoxywith fundamentalism?)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox: http://catholicsoapbox.com/
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz/
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
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FACEBOOK
Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/station15
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC EDUCATION CONVENTION
8 - 10 August 2012, Wellington Convention Centre
Registration opens on 1 October 2011
Further Details in mid-August.
A note about the Catholic Education Convention 2009 with a link to photos: http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/events-convention.html
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised onthe Website the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/ ]
Parish Pastoral Co-ordinator, Cathedral Parish of Palmerston North
http://www.stpats.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 17 - 30 2011 p.27 and from Fr PeterFahy, Saint Patrick's Parish, tel. 06 357 2891, e-mail:pjf@stpats.org.nz Applications close 1 August 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Pilgrims flock to see long-dead French bishop (photo)
Sunday Star Times
http://tinyurl.com/3bkon8o
A humble Catholic church in the Far North is attracting hundreds of foreign pilgrims hoping to see the remains of Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier rise on an electric elevator from the crypt to the altar.
Matter of Faith (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/matter-of-faith/3958351/
Danny Kettoola is one of the youth leaders helping organise a Catholic youth celebration in Auckland simultaneous with the World Youth Day in Madrid.
Vietnam veteran and Games boss with indomitable spirit dies
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10737070
Colonel Tom Aldridge, a Vietnam War veteran who went on to become a leader in New Zealand sport, died this week. He was 71.
Police probe into highway death continues
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/5253228/Police-probe-into-highway-death-continues
Police inquiries into a crash in which a 48-year-old man was killed as he got into his car north of Invercargill last week are continuing.
Goff, Key reveal core beliefs
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10737381
John Key believes that his spirit will survive him and Phil Goff believes there is ``a force that is beyond mankind'' but neither of our rival leaders believes he is going to heaven.
Earthquake Liaison and Support Adviser for school leaders appointed
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1107/S00218/quake-liaison-support-adviser-for-school-leaders-appointed.htm
A Liaison and Support Advisor has been appointed to help principals and teachers in Catholic schools living in post-earthquake Christchurch.
Catholic cathedral (full text)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/3pea8ps
The copper has been removed and the main dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Barbadoes Street will be split into four before it too is removed, as a result of damage in the recent earthquakes. The Cathedral cathedral was severely damaged in the quakes and until the big aftershocks on June 13, it was hoped the dome could be recovered intact and used as part of a rebuild. This has since been abandoned and the cathedral is coming down anyway. Shipping containers have been used to protect passing motorists in Barbadoes Street.
An astute lawyer and dedicated family man
The Dominion Post
http://tinyurl.com/3h75h4s
John David Leeming Corry, lawyer: 1928 - 2011
Church concert (full text)
Kapiti Observer
http://tinyurl.com/3punfd4
Patricia Butterfield and friends will present a daytime concert at the Coast Community Church on Sunday. Butterfield, who has a performing arts degree and has done a stint as an entertainer on a cruise boat, will be singing some of her favourite light music and show tunes. She is raising money for her travels to Catholic World Youth Day in Spain in August, and the music group from St Patrick’s Church will be among the artists singing to support her. Dance crew Praise Inc and a group of students from Kapiti College will also perform. Sunday, 2pm, Coast Community Church, Hinemoa Street, Paraparaumu. Adults $10, family $15; pjhox@paradise.net.nz ; tel: 905 4467
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News of the Schools
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Chanel College, Masterton: Driving point home (photo) Wairarapa News http://tinyurl.com/3q2q6oq
John Paul College, Rotorua: Rotorua student ill after drinking on cruise http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/rotorua-student-ill-after-drinking-on-cruise/3958635/
Roncalli College, Timaru: Off to join the circus (photo) The Timaru Herald http://tinyurl.com/3mp4czt
Roncalli College, Timaru: Teen off to hip hop champs (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/entertainment/attitude/5250139/Teen-off-to-hip-hop-champs
Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hamilton: Barbershop winners to be face of Waikato-bay (photo) Hamilton Press http://tinyurl.com/3hwjuhr
St Francis Xavier's, Tawa: Young Vinnies get started on saving the world early (photo) Kapi Mana News http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/kapi-mana-news/5232524/Tawa-kids-get-started-on-saving-the-world-with-crafty-fundraiser
St John’s College, Hamilton: It is rocket science (photo) Hamilton Press http://tinyurl.com/3lunma4
St John’s College, Hamilton: Players vie for Globe visit (photo) Hamilton Press http://tinyurl.com/3t9aee2
St Joseph’s, Morrinsville: Mixed compliance by schools on standards Piako Post http://tinyurl.com/3e2qgyj
St Joseph’s, Te Aroha: Major makeover for muddy field Piako Post http://tinyurl.com/3kgrajz
St Mary's College, Auckland: Schoolgirl warning Two attacks on girls highlight dangers of walking alone with earphones in. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=10736003
St Mary’s, Blenheim: Fun at multicultural playgroup day Marlborough Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3zag5wt
St Patrick's College, Wellington: Rare win propels St Pat’s Town into semis (photo) The Dominion Post http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/5238603/Rare-win-propels-St-Pats-Town-into-semis
Stella Maris, Rodney: Titanic effort for studies (photos) Rodney Times http://tinyurl.com/3bkbeou
Verdon College, Invercargill: 'Green' films win awards http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/5232201/Green-films-win-awards
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Good Soil'
Matthew 13: 4-9, 18-23: a reading and discussion with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Stephen Reading.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: Tradition (8 July 2011)
Scripture or Tradition? Tradition or Scripture? In the Catholic Church, it’s a case of both/and. In 15 Minutes with the Bishop this week, Bishop Patrick Dunn and Gavin talk about how Sacred Scripture and the Tradition of the Church have guided her for 20 centuries.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Deepest desire of the human heart? (... is to love and be loved)
** “Wow! I can’t belive we met Mr. Bean!” (the art of catching a rush-hour train in London)
** An Opthomistic choice (introducing a new blogger)
** The Green Pope (God and environmentalism)
** Protestatholic Charismatics
** The Times They Are a-Changin’ (a vote on protection for unborn children in Poland)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Reagan v. Freud, science v. religion, population and Islam
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/reagan-v-freud-science-v-religion-population-and-islam
There’s much to be learned from detective stories, including that the solution to any mystery usually lies in finding the right question to ask. At the moment, a gripping Vatican mystery centers on the Congregation for Religious, and here’s a nominee for the right question: Is Ronald Reagan or Sigmund Freud the better template for Benedict XVI’s management style?
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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/station15
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC EDUCATION CONVENTION
8 - 10 August 2012, Wellington Convention Centre
Registration opens on 1 October 2011
Further Details in mid-August.
A note about the Catholic Education Convention 2009 with a link to photos:
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/events-convention.html
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website the Education Gazette:
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Sunday, July 3, 2011
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
Former school principal appointed Interim Head of Catholic Institute (27 Jun 2011)
Former Principal of Dunedin’s Kavanagh College, Paul Ferris, has been appointed Interim Head of the Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand. He will fill this position until a permanent Principal is in place, most likely early next year...
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In Issue 369, July 3 - 16 2011: Kiwis asked to visit Ireland ... "Chalky' becomes world's oldest Marist priest: Fr Duggan has been no stranger to controversy .. Chch woman consecrated as a Bride of Christ ... Do faith and sports mix? ... Principals, bishop differ on standards ... The dangers of child commercialisation .. Pope highlights NZ's role in the Pacific ...NZ and France plan Aubert TV series ... Advertising feature: Funerals (five pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Last Of Their Kind (photos)
Page one: http://tinyurl.com/3awxhc7
Page two: http://tinyurl.com/3wr7b8p
Nuns are literally dying out in New Zealand and there’s no earthly grand plan to increase their numbers. Who will carry on the good fight, Diana Dekker asks.
Selling God
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/5220822/Selling-God
Rock music, electric guitars and even moshpits are luring more young people to church – but away from traditional worship. Steve Kilgallon investigates the rise of religion as entertainment, and the changing face of Christianity in New Zealand.
Car park tipped to replace presbytery (photos)
Rotorua Review
http://tinyurl.com/3g8xmmq
Consideration is being given to the demolition of one of Rotorua’s oldest buildings – the presbytery next to St Michael’s Catholic Church in Lake Road.
Palestine stint annals life under occupation (photo)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/3carxtg
Sister Barbara Cameron, a Catholic Mission Sister from Morrinsville, recently spent a month on the West Bank, Palestine, as a short term volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service, a multicultural, multi-faith group committed to non-violence.
Ex-manager says auditors must pay (photo)
Manawatu Standard
http://tinyurl.com/3nz2rqu
The former manager of the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society, allegedly defrauded out of around $1 million over a decade, says auditors Grant Thornton should cover the losses faced by members.
Memory boxes (photo)
Waikato Times
http://tinyurl.com/3pcxjx6
Upturned ark: St Joseph's church, Morrinsville (1965)
Cancer was hardest (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/3pkj7tq
A Waiwhetu woman, who arrived here from south Sudan six years ago, reached the final five in the New Zealand section of Penguin Books’ Lesley Pearse Women of Courage Award.
Tribute to Dr Leo Dunn appreciated
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/3mkw686
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News of the Schools
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Top spot for decile 1 school (full text)
Herald on Sunday
http://tinyurl.com/4xbkzyb
Auckland: A South Auckland decile 1 school has won top spot in an annual Metro magazine review of the city’s schools. The magazine named McAuley High School in Otahuhu as most likely to improve its students’ academic performance. St Mary’s College, Sacred Heart College, Dilworth School and Carmel College also rated well. At the bottom of the list were James Cook High School, Green Bay High School, Whangaparaoa College, Kelston Boys’ High School and Waiuku College.
Change culture or cancel the ball
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10735057
Brendan Schollum, former principal of Sacred Heart College, Glen Innes and Aquinas College, Tauranga, says there are ways to make school balls memorable and valuable events
Garin College, Nelson: Entrepreneurs excel The Nelson Mail http://tinyurl.com/42crhv4
John Paul College, Rotorua: National honour for Rotorua's Fintan (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/national-honour-for-rotoruas-fintan/3957644/
John Paul College, Rotorua: Stage Challenge: Call for one night (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/rotorua-stage-challenge-call-for-one-night/3957659/
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh defence holds out Menzies (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/highlanders-first-xv/166469/rugby-kavanagh-defence-holds-out-menzies
Sacred Heart, Timaru: Primary School School tweets keeps parents in loop http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/5217019/School-tweets-keeps-parents-in-loop
Sancta Maria College, Auckland: Rolling pins drawn for kitchen showdown (photo) Eastern Courier http://tinyurl.com/3sjvhq5
St Joseph’s, Paeroa: Grateful group says it with music (photo) Hauraki Herald http://tinyurl.com/3enakbw
St Mary's School. Blenheim: Students meet politicians (photo) The Marlborough Express http://tinyurl.com/3lpbtbd
St Michael's, Taita, Lower Hutt: Refugee Day marked: Love of art brings children together (photos) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/3vu7alr
St Michael’s, Remuera: Nominate your top teachers East and Bays Courier http://tinyurl.com/3u4sb2j
St Patrick's College, Wellington: Kieran out to make a world of difference (photo) The Dominion Post http://tinyurl.com/3d6prnw
St Patrick's School, South Dunedin: School 'surplus to requirements' (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/166874/school-surplus-requirements
St Patrick’s, Kaiapoi: Kaiapoi dancer out on top (photo) Northern Outlook http://tinyurl.com/3dsp6ac
St Patrick’s, Taupo: New turf excites (photo) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3kbwsb8
St Paul's College, Auckland: League of their own (video report) http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/league-their-own-4-31-video-4279372
St Peter's College, Gore: School shows again it can talk the talk http://www.odt.co.nz/news/schools-news/166833/school-shows-again-it-can-talk-talk The voice of God was loud and clear in Invercargill where about 100 pupils from Catholic schools in Otago and Southland gathered for the Annual Bishop's Shield public speaking competition.
St Peter’s College, Palmerston North: VIP visitor Manawatu Standard http://tinyurl.com/3clnody
St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui: Dance party helps fund girl's surgery (photo) http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/dance-party-helps-fund-girls-surgery/3957911/
Verdon College, Injvercargill: Our Steel girls are living the dream http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/columns/5209924/Our-Steel-girls-are-living-the-dream
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Believe'
Matthew 11: 25 - 30: a reading and discussion with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: One man’s vocation (July 1, 2011)
In previous episodes of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, we've covered things happening out in the world. In this week’s show, we get a little more personal, as Gavin talks with Bishop Patrick Dunn about the latter’s priestly vocation. How did his family influence the man who would become Bishop of Auckland? Was there a moment when he knew he had to enter the seminary? Learn answers to those questions and many more in this episode.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** A little extravagance is ok, right?
** Reformation!
** Saints of East and West (towards reunion)
** Vatican III?
** Small victory in landslide law (New York State legalises same-sex marriage)
** My Bucket List (things to do before entering a convent)
** Identity (Archbishop Chaput on the Catholic identity of Catholic institutions)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Meet the new Crown Prince of Catholicism
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/meet-new-crown-prince-catholicism
Wednesday may have been the peak moment of the liturgical calendar this week, as the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, but Tuesday, June 28, 2011, marked a crescendo of a different sort: The day when the informal sweepstakes leading up to the next conclave officially began. To be clear, no health scare flared up around Pope Benedict XVI, and there’s no other reason to believe his papacy is nearing an end. Yet on Tuesday, the pontiff made a personnel move that’s not only important in its own right, but one with obvious implications for handicapping papal prospects...
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FACEBOOK
Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/station15
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/
Former school principal appointed Interim Head of Catholic Institute (27 Jun 2011)
Former Principal of Dunedin’s Kavanagh College, Paul Ferris, has been appointed Interim Head of the Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand. He will fill this position until a permanent Principal is in place, most likely early next year...
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In Issue 369, July 3 - 16 2011: Kiwis asked to visit Ireland ... "Chalky' becomes world's oldest Marist priest: Fr Duggan has been no stranger to controversy .. Chch woman consecrated as a Bride of Christ ... Do faith and sports mix? ... Principals, bishop differ on standards ... The dangers of child commercialisation .. Pope highlights NZ's role in the Pacific ...NZ and France plan Aubert TV series ... Advertising feature: Funerals (five pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Last Of Their Kind (photos)
Page one: http://tinyurl.com/3awxhc7
Page two: http://tinyurl.com/3wr7b8p
Nuns are literally dying out in New Zealand and there’s no earthly grand plan to increase their numbers. Who will carry on the good fight, Diana Dekker asks.
Selling God
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-
Rock music, electric guitars and even moshpits are luring more young people to church – but away from traditional worship. Steve Kilgallon investigates the rise of religion as entertainment, and the changing face of Christianity in New Zealand.
Car park tipped to replace presbytery (photos)
Rotorua Review
http://tinyurl.com/3g8xmmq
Consideration is being given to the demolition of one of Rotorua’s oldest buildings – the presbytery next to St Michael’s Catholic Church in Lake Road.
Palestine stint annals life under occupation (photo)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/3carxtg
Sister Barbara Cameron, a Catholic Mission Sister from Morrinsville, recently spent a month on the West Bank, Palestine, as a short term volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service, a multicultural, multi-faith group committed to non-violence.
Ex-manager says auditors must pay (photo)
Manawatu Standard
http://tinyurl.com/3nz2rqu
The former manager of the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society, allegedly defrauded out of around $1 million over a decade, says auditors Grant Thornton should cover the losses faced by members.
Memory boxes (photo)
Waikato Times
http://tinyurl.com/3pcxjx6
Upturned ark: St Joseph's church, Morrinsville (1965)
Cancer was hardest (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/3pkj7tq
A Waiwhetu woman, who arrived here from south Sudan six years ago, reached the final five in the New Zealand section of Penguin Books’ Lesley Pearse Women of Courage Award.
Tribute to Dr Leo Dunn appreciated
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/3mkw686
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News of the Schools
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Top spot for decile 1 school (full text)
Herald on Sunday
http://tinyurl.com/4xbkzyb
Auckland: A South Auckland decile 1 school has won top spot in an annual Metro magazine review of the city’s schools. The magazine named McAuley High School in Otahuhu as most likely to improve its students’ academic performance. St Mary’s College, Sacred Heart College, Dilworth School and Carmel College also rated well. At the bottom of the list were James Cook High School, Green Bay High School, Whangaparaoa College, Kelston Boys’ High School and Waiuku College.
Change culture or cancel the ball
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
Brendan Schollum, former principal of Sacred Heart College, Glen Innes and Aquinas College, Tauranga, says there are ways to make school balls memorable and valuable events
Garin College, Nelson: Entrepreneurs excel The Nelson Mail http://tinyurl.com/42crhv4
John Paul College, Rotorua: National honour for Rotorua's Fintan (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.
John Paul College, Rotorua: Stage Challenge: Call for one night (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh defence holds out Menzies (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/
Sacred Heart, Timaru: Primary School School tweets keeps parents in loop http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-
Sancta Maria College, Auckland: Rolling pins drawn for kitchen showdown (photo) Eastern Courier http://tinyurl.com/3sjvhq5
St Joseph’s, Paeroa: Grateful group says it with music (photo) Hauraki Herald http://tinyurl.com/3enakbw
St Mary's School. Blenheim: Students meet politicians (photo) The Marlborough Express http://tinyurl.com/3lpbtbd
St Michael's, Taita, Lower Hutt: Refugee Day marked: Love of art brings children together (photos) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/3vu7alr
St Michael’s, Remuera: Nominate your top teachers East and Bays Courier http://tinyurl.com/3u4sb2j
St Patrick's College, Wellington: Kieran out to make a world of difference (photo) The Dominion Post http://tinyurl.com/3d6prnw
St Patrick's School, South Dunedin: School 'surplus to requirements' (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
St Patrick’s, Kaiapoi: Kaiapoi dancer out on top (photo) Northern Outlook http://tinyurl.com/3dsp6ac
St Patrick’s, Taupo: New turf excites (photo) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3kbwsb8
St Paul's College, Auckland: League of their own (video report) http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/
St Peter's College, Gore: School shows again it can talk the talk http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
St Peter’s College, Palmerston North: VIP visitor Manawatu Standard http://tinyurl.com/3clnody
St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui: Dance party helps fund girl's surgery (photo) http://www.bayofplentytimes.
Verdon College, Injvercargill: Our Steel girls are living the dream http://www.stuff.co.nz/
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Believe'
Matthew 11: 25 - 30: a reading and discussion with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: One man’s vocation (July 1, 2011)
In previous episodes of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, we've covered things happening out in the world. In this week’s show, we get a little more personal, as Gavin talks with Bishop Patrick Dunn about the latter’s priestly vocation. How did his family influence the man who would become Bishop of Auckland? Was there a moment when he knew he had to enter the seminary? Learn answers to those questions and many more in this episode.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** A little extravagance is ok, right?
** Reformation!
** Saints of East and West (towards reunion)
** Vatican III?
** Small victory in landslide law (New York State legalises same-sex marriage)
** My Bucket List (things to do before entering a convent)
** Identity (Archbishop Chaput on the Catholic identity of Catholic institutions)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Meet the new Crown Prince of Catholicism
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Wednesday may have been the peak moment of the liturgical calendar this week, as the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, but Tuesday, June 28, 2011, marked a crescendo of a different sort: The day when the informal sweepstakes leading up to the next conclave officially began. To be clear, no health scare flared up around Pope Benedict XVI, and there’s no other reason to believe his papacy is nearing an end. Yet on Tuesday, the pontiff made a personnel move that’s not only important in its own right, but one with obvious implications for handicapping papal prospects...
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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.catholicherald.co.
http://vaticaninsider.
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
Babies with disabilities need protection, says bioethics centre director (23 Jun 2011)
In a society where disability is feared, certain groups of persons, such as those with Down syndrome, require additional protections in order to uphold their right to life, says John Kleinsman, Director of the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre – The Nathaniel Centre...
Catholic Enquiry Centre celebrates 50 years (22 Jun 2011)
A celebration will be held in each diocese to mark 50 years of the Catholic Enquiry Centre’s service in New Zealand. The diocesan bishop and Father Allan Jones SM, Director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC), will speak at the events, which will be held on a Sunday afternoon in July or August...
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WEL-COM
http://www.welcom.org.nz
** News **
Children the biggest losers in the Budget ... Hui Aranga draws Maori from far and wide at Easter ... Awakening with compassion to stewardship of the earth: Compassion Sisters in Awakening The Dreamer symposium
** Columns **
Verbum Domini Our response to the God who speaks: Numbers 22 - 26, Kieran Fenn FMS
Archbishop's column: Stewardship a way of life - Archbishop John Dew
Editorial: Budget belt-tightening rebounds on children - Cecily McNeill
** Features **
St Columba converting ireland, England and the Scots
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Young Anglican choir to sing in heart of Catholic world (video, text)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5185694/Young-Anglican-choir-to-sing-in-heart-of-Catholic-world
Conducting her Anglican choir as they sing in the Vatican will be the high point of a Catholic music teacher's career. (Lower Hutt's) Chilton Saint James' Seraphim Choir will begin a three-week tour of Europe next month, including singing at mass in St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Church restored to glory (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/5v25mjd
The 130-year-old Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Puhoi will look flash at Founders’ Day celebrations on Sunday.
Family ties: Waiwera builder Simon Straka’s family name is on some of the Puhoi church windows he helped restore.
MP supports banning Kronic
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/166159/mp-supports-banning-kronic
Community opinion against the legal recreational drug Kronic is gathering momentum with Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean adding her support to have it removed from stores.
Former mayor dies
The Southland Times (full text)
John Casey, 81, the first Southland district mayor, died this week. Mr Casey became a councillor on the Southland County Council in 1974 and mayor in 1986 for the last term of the county council. He was then the first Southland District mayor, from 1989-1992. "He was a well respected mayor, full of integrity and always had the best interests of Southland in mind," current Southland Mayor Frana Cardno said. A vigil service was held last night and there will be a requiem mass today at St Theresa's Catholic Church at 11am.
NZ Historic Places Trust board member appointed
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/nz-historic-places-trust-board-member-appointed/5/93159
Businessman Brian McGuinness has been appointed to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board of Trustees, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today.
Chemical engineer new Melkite head
http://www.therecord.com.au/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2675&Itemid=27
The Vatican has approved the appointment of a chemical engineer as Bishop of the Greek-Melkite Eparchy of St Michael the Archangel of Sydney, effectively making him the head of Melkite Catholics in Australia and New Zealand.
Ray's vocation (photo)
The Sunday Star Times
http://tinyurl.com/65632qh
The Marist brother and the priest are sitting there, dressed in their long black robes and looking rather grim. "Good morning Brother, good morning Father," I say. "My name is Raymond Columbus and I have the vocation."
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News of the Schools
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Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh centre key to win over South Otago (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/highlanders-first-xv/165447/rugby-kavanagh-centre-key-win-over-south-otago
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Football: Carmichael stars in Young All Whites win http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/165539/football-carmichael-stars-young-all-whites-win
St Bede's College, Christchurch: Farmy Army/SVA aim for big push Thursday and Friday http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1106/S00597/farmy-armysva-aim-for-big-push-thursday-and-friday.htm
St Mary's College, Auckland: Cousins get credit for girl's escape from attack http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10733947
St Mary's, Milton: Emergency interrupts chopper's visit http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/milton/165859/emergency-interrupts-choppers-visit
St Patrick's College, Wellington: St Pat's prevail in unusual football and rugby fixtures http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/5174237/St-Pats-prevail-in-unusual-football-and-rugby-fixtures
St Patrick's, Taupo: Top Team (photo caption) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/69lqwr8
St Patrick’s, Waimate: Fundraiser for school (photos) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/6xgqr7f
St Peter’s, Cambridge: Visitors put bite on balanced diet (photo caption) Cambridge Edition http://tinyurl.com/6kxyg5h
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Bread of Life'
John 6: 51-58: a reading and discussion with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 5 Minutes with the Bishop: The Papacy (June 24, 2011)
On June 29, the Church commemorates the lives of two great pillars of Christianity: Sts Peter and Paul. Peter was, of course, the first Pope and in this week’s episode Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin about the origins of the papacy, the role of the pope and the concept of papal infallibility...
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Identity - (the Catholic identity of Catholic organisations)
** “Does my withered face remind you of the grim specter of Death?” (Death: what's it like?)
** “…to give to the Church and the world poor priests and good catechists…” (deficient catechesis)
** Chant (Gregorian chant and the liturgy)
** Student assault St Pat’s Catholic character
** A mockery of ‘Godparent’ (Lady Gaga a godmother?)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS
Marist Messenger - June 2011
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
NZ Catholic Education Office. Lighting New Fires - March 2011
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html
NZ Catholic Education Office. Good News and the News - March 2011
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/good-news.html
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. Inform - June 2011
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre. The Nathaniel Report - Issue 29, 1 June 2011
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=214
Tui Motu Interislands. - June 2011
http://www.tuimotu.org
The Far East - June 2011
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Benedict’s uncle, Catholic charities, and coming attractions
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/benedict%E2%80%99s-uncle-catholic-charities-and-coming-attractions
Next Wednesday is the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, when archbishops appointed during the past year will be in Rome to receive their pallium. This year the event takes on extra significance as the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s ordination to the priesthood, which took place in the Freising Cathedral in Bavaria on June 29, 1951...
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FACEBOOK
Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/station15
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Director of Mission, St John of God Hauora Trust
http://www.sjog.org.au/about_us/governance_-_our_structure/hauora_trust.aspx
http://www.sjog.org.au/hospitals/halswell/careers.aspx
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 19 - July 2 2011 p.9, and from Martin Loney, Director of Mission, tel: (64) (3) 386 2009; martin.loney@sjog.org.nz Applications close 29 June 2011.
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/
Babies with disabilities need protection, says bioethics centre director (23 Jun 2011)
In a society where disability is feared, certain groups of persons, such as those with Down syndrome, require additional protections in order to uphold their right to life, says John Kleinsman, Director of the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre – The Nathaniel Centre...
Catholic Enquiry Centre celebrates 50 years (22 Jun 2011)
A celebration will be held in each diocese to mark 50 years of the Catholic Enquiry Centre’s service in New Zealand. The diocesan bishop and Father Allan Jones SM, Director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC), will speak at the events, which will be held on a Sunday afternoon in July or August...
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WEL-COM
http://www.welcom.org.nz
** News **
Children the biggest losers in the Budget ... Hui Aranga draws Maori from far and wide at Easter ... Awakening with compassion to stewardship of the earth: Compassion Sisters in Awakening The Dreamer symposium
** Columns **
Verbum Domini Our response to the God who speaks: Numbers 22 - 26, Kieran Fenn FMS
Archbishop's column: Stewardship a way of life - Archbishop John Dew
Editorial: Budget belt-tightening rebounds on children - Cecily McNeill
** Features **
St Columba converting ireland, England and the Scots
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Young Anglican choir to sing in heart of Catholic world (video, text)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Conducting her Anglican choir as they sing in the Vatican will be the high point of a Catholic music teacher's career. (Lower Hutt's) Chilton Saint James' Seraphim Choir will begin a three-week tour of Europe next month, including singing at mass in St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Church restored to glory (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/5v25mjd
The 130-year-old Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Puhoi will look flash at Founders’ Day celebrations on Sunday.
Family ties: Waiwera builder Simon Straka’s family name is on some of the Puhoi church windows he helped restore.
MP supports banning Kronic
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/
Community opinion against the legal recreational drug Kronic is gathering momentum with Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean adding her support to have it removed from stores.
Former mayor dies
The Southland Times (full text)
John Casey, 81, the first Southland district mayor, died this week. Mr Casey became a councillor on the Southland County Council in 1974 and mayor in 1986 for the last term of the county council. He was then the first Southland District mayor, from 1989-1992. "He was a well respected mayor, full of integrity and always had the best interests of Southland in mind," current Southland Mayor Frana Cardno said. A vigil service was held last night and there will be a requiem mass today at St Theresa's Catholic Church at 11am.
NZ Historic Places Trust board member appointed
http://www.voxy.co.nz/
Businessman Brian McGuinness has been appointed to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board of Trustees, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson announced today.
Chemical engineer new Melkite head
http://www.therecord.com.au/
The Vatican has approved the appointment of a chemical engineer as Bishop of the Greek-Melkite Eparchy of St Michael the Archangel of Sydney, effectively making him the head of Melkite Catholics in Australia and New Zealand.
Ray's vocation (photo)
The Sunday Star Times
http://tinyurl.com/65632qh
The Marist brother and the priest are sitting there, dressed in their long black robes and looking rather grim. "Good morning Brother, good morning Father," I say. "My name is Raymond Columbus and I have the vocation."
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News of the Schools
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Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh centre key to win over South Otago (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Football: Carmichael stars in Young All Whites win http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/
St Bede's College, Christchurch: Farmy Army/SVA aim for big push Thursday and Friday http://www.scoop.co.nz/
St Mary's College, Auckland: Cousins get credit for girl's escape from attack http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/
St Mary's, Milton: Emergency interrupts chopper's visit http://www.odt.co.nz/your-
St Patrick's College, Wellington: St Pat's prevail in unusual football and rugby fixtures http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Patrick's, Taupo: Top Team (photo caption) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/69lqwr8
St Patrick’s, Waimate: Fundraiser for school (photos) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/6xgqr7f
St Peter’s, Cambridge: Visitors put bite on balanced diet (photo caption) Cambridge Edition http://tinyurl.com/6kxyg5h
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Bread of Life'
John 6: 51-58: a reading and discussion with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.
******************************
NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 5 Minutes with the Bishop: The Papacy (June 24, 2011)
On June 29, the Church commemorates the lives of two great pillars of Christianity: Sts Peter and Paul. Peter was, of course, the first Pope and in this week’s episode Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin about the origins of the papacy, the role of the pope and the concept of papal infallibility...
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Identity - (the Catholic identity of Catholic organisations)
** “Does my withered face remind you of the grim specter of Death?” (Death: what's it like?)
** “…to give to the Church and the world poor priests and good catechists…” (deficient catechesis)
** Chant (Gregorian chant and the liturgy)
** Student assault St Pat’s Catholic character
** A mockery of ‘Godparent’ (Lady Gaga a godmother?)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS
Marist Messenger - June 2011
http://www.maristmessenger.co.
NZ Catholic Education Office. Lighting New Fires - March 2011
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.
NZ Catholic Education Office. Good News and the News - March 2011
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. Inform - June 2011
http://www.chch.catholic.org.
NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre. The Nathaniel Report - Issue 29, 1 June 2011
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?
Tui Motu Interislands. - June 2011
http://www.tuimotu.org
The Far East - June 2011
http://www.columban.org.au/?
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Benedict’s uncle, Catholic charities, and coming attractions
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Next Wednesday is the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, when archbishops appointed during the past year will be in Rome to receive their pallium. This year the event takes on extra significance as the 60th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s ordination to the priesthood, which took place in the Freising Cathedral in Bavaria on June 29, 1951...
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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.catholicherald.co.
http://vaticaninsider.
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Director of Mission, St John of God Hauora Trust
http://www.sjog.org.au/about_
http://www.sjog.org.au/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 19 - July 2 2011 p.9, and from Martin Loney, Director of Mission, tel: (64) (3) 386 2009; martin.loney@sjog.org.nz Applications close 29 June 2011.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
** Christchurch Earthquakes (15 Jun 2011)
A message from Bishop Barry Jones
** Sisters of Mercy celebrate 150 years in Wellington (14 Jun 2011)
On Tuesday 14 June Sisters of Mercy celebrated 150 years since the arrival of the first Mercy Sisters in Wellington. A Thanksgiving Mass was held in Wellington’s Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thorndon...
** ‘Stormbirds’ emotional support programme for children stretches its wings over Christchurch (14 Jun 2011)
As aftershocks continue, training begins tomorrow (Wednesday 15 June) in Christchurch for a programme helping children and teenagers deal with the emotional impact of the February and ongoing earthquakes...
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - June 19 - July 2 2011, No. 368
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In the current issue: Bishop Drennan ordained ... Abortion law ruling saddens bishops ... Prominent lawyer calls for Vatican III ... 'Where the Hell is God?': Australian Jesuit writes a best-seller ... Reflecting on the spiritual aspects of marriage is a noble activity: homily of the Lord Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton ... Sacred Heart devotion challenges us now ... Youth renewed by pilgrimage to Philippines ... Nina Barry-Martin cuts back her faithful pro-life role ... Full-page ads: NZ Forum on the Family: Families First 2011; Catholic Discipleship College ... Advertising feature: Publications and supplies (2p)
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
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Christchurch Earthquake, Monday 13 June 2011
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Shake changes cathedral dome process
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5161153/Shake-changes-cathedral-dome-process
The dome of Christchurch's Catholic cathedral, which "wobbled like a jelly" in Monday's aftershocks, will be cut up and removed instead of being lifted off in one piece.
Catholic cathedral in 'perilous' position
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5153690/Catholic-cathedral-in-perilous-position
Christchurch earthquake
3 News. Interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, filmed by a drone (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHLU6Fuzb6o
Landmarks suffer further damage
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5144934/Landmarks-suffer-further-damage
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament - Earthquake report
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1106/S00366/cathedral-of-the-blessed-sacrament-earthquake-report.htm
Emotional support programme for Christchurch children
"Stormbirds' emotional support programme for children stretches its wings over Christchurch
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1106/S00364/emotional-support-programme-for-christchurch-children.htm
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Perspective before the college ball, by Liam Hehir
Manawatu Standard
http://tinyurl.com/5t56zgf
Quite a commotion has resulted from Wellington’s St Patrick’s College refusing the request of one of its students to bring a same-sex partner to the school ball. The word homophobic has been thrown about. Human rights law has been invoked. It’s important to remember religion is a human right too...
Number of weddings falls to all-time low
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/5161158/Number-of-weddings-falls-to-all-time-low
A record low 20,900 marriages took place last year, less than one-third of the number in 1971 and one half of the 1987 rate, figures from Statistics NZ reveal.
Health advocate an ‘unsung hero’ (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/3hv6brv
The Taupo community is in mourning after passionate community man Barry Keehan passed away in Taupo Hospital last week after a short illness.
There's always a cause for nuns in the city (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5144645/Theres-always-a-cause-for-nuns
After a century and a half in Wellington, the Sisters of Mercy are still busy, writes Tim Donoghue .
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News of the Schools
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Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Teens talk their way to court (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/5155803/Teens-talk-their-way-to-court
Garin College, Nelson: Garin wins Shakespeare festival (photo) The Leader Richmond-Waimea http://tinyurl.com/3rrbtxt
Garin College, Nelson: Lord, how clever these actors be The Nelson Mail http://tinyurl.com/44ath7n
Hato Paora College, Feilding: Power of standing together lauded (photo) Manawatu Standard http://tinyurl.com/6hyqng5
John Paul College, Rotorua: John Paul team's got news for you (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/john-paul-teams-got-news-for-you/3955970/
John Paul College, Rotorua: Same-sex partners welcome at balls http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/same-sex-partners-welcome-at-balls/3955986/
St Bedes College, Christchurch: Losing day for region’s colleges The Nelson Mail http://tinyurl.com/3co3aax
St Catherine’s College, Wellington: Hopes Armstrong-Scott may return to diving http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/5144954/Hopes-Armstrong-Scott-may-return-to-diving
St John’s College, Hastings: Ready for the Rockquest play-off (photo) The Hastings Mail http://tinyurl.com/3efhwve
St Joseph’s, Hawera: A bug’s life (photo) South Taranaki Star http://tinyurl.com/3s3uc5d
St Joseph’s, Kaikoura: St Jo’s pair make cut (photo) Kaikoura Star http://tinyurl.com/3zmth9s
St Mark’s, Pakuranga: Anything goes on the ukulele (photo) Eastern Courier http://tinyurl.com/3f6s4gm
St Mary's, Blenheim: Students listen to Matariki story (photo) Marlborough Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3npzebw
St Patrick's College, Wellington: Same-sex school ball campaigners take page down http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/165078/same-sex-school-ball-campaigners-take-page-down The initiators of a Facebook page dedicated to convince a Wellington boys' college to let a student attend the school ball with a male date have taken the page down.
St Patrick’s, Taupo: Students help puppies, kittens (photo caption) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3uo2lrj
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Believe'
John 3:16 - 18: a reading and commentary by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. John Mullis at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes With The Bishop (17 June 2011)
The post-Pentecost season — and even during Eastertide — seems to be the time for parishes to welcome bishops into their midst for Confirmation Masses. In this week’s episode, Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin about the sacrament of Confirmation. What does it signify? How do we decide the right age for Confirmation? Is there basis for Confirmation in Scripture? Those questions and more are answered in 15 Minutes with the Bishop.?
** Station XV – Episode 45: Benedict in Croatia and at the breakfast table (June 15, 2011)
In this month’s episode, Pope Benedict is making his presence felt to the ends of the earth — and beyond. We discuss his visit to Croatia, his conversation with astronauts and him being featured on American breakfast TV. We also look at how a priest shortage might impact schools and a billboard controversy in Australia. A busy show!!
** Ignition: Talk 3, Part 5 (June 14, 2011)
There was so much value in what Bishop Anthony Fisher had to say during the question-and-answer session following the 2007 NZ Catholic Lecture that we’re continuing with more in this week’s episode of Ignition. The lecture was entitled “Catholic Conscience in the 21st Century”.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Going into business (Vatican enters a commercial agreement on stem cells)
** “Well, he framed me for armed robbery, but man, I’m aching for that upper-class tax cut.” (If everything were equal in the world, would there be a need for God?)
** Wearing the Rosary as a necklace
** Five myths about worship in the early Church
** Too offensive or too sensitive? (The case of the offensive t-shirts)
** Remembering the mission (Pentecost and our mission as a Church)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Ferment in religious life, a new American leader, and 'Vatican Insider'
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/ferment-religious-life-new-american-leader-and-vatican-insider
Absolutely no zone of church life these days is immune to hard questions about Catholic identity, reflecting the mega-trend I’ve dubbed “Evangelical Catholicism,” premised on a robust assertion of traditional Catholic thought, speech and practice. This politics of identity is the scarlet thread that runs through a wide range of upheavals, from the Latin Mass to the new Roman Missal, from debates over the ecclesial character of Catholic hospitals and charities to theology and seminary formation. The ferment is certainly clear in religious life. It’s the basis, for instance, of a Vatican-sponsored Apostolic Visitation of women’s communities in the United States. It’s also why top officials of the Roman Curia this week devoted one of their rare joint meetings to a discussion of religious life, focusing mostly on matters of authority...
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Catholic Discipleship College
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Director of Mission, St John of God Hauora Trust
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Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 19 - July 2 2011 p.9, and from Martin Loney, Director of Mission, tel: (64) (3) 386 2009; martin.loney@sjog.org.nz Applications close 29 June 2011.
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/
** Christchurch Earthquakes (15 Jun 2011)
A message from Bishop Barry Jones
** Sisters of Mercy celebrate 150 years in Wellington (14 Jun 2011)
On Tuesday 14 June Sisters of Mercy celebrated 150 years since the arrival of the first Mercy Sisters in Wellington. A Thanksgiving Mass was held in Wellington’s Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thorndon...
** ‘Stormbirds’ emotional support programme for children stretches its wings over Christchurch (14 Jun 2011)
As aftershocks continue, training begins tomorrow (Wednesday 15 June) in Christchurch for a programme helping children and teenagers deal with the emotional impact of the February and ongoing earthquakes...
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - June 19 - July 2 2011, No. 368
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In the current issue: Bishop Drennan ordained ... Abortion law ruling saddens bishops ... Prominent lawyer calls for Vatican III ... 'Where the Hell is God?': Australian Jesuit writes a best-seller ... Reflecting on the spiritual aspects of marriage is a noble activity: homily of the Lord Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton ... Sacred Heart devotion challenges us now ... Youth renewed by pilgrimage to Philippines ... Nina Barry-Martin cuts back her faithful pro-life role ... Full-page ads: NZ Forum on the Family: Families First 2011; Catholic Discipleship College ... Advertising feature: Publications and supplies (2p)
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
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Christchurch Earthquake, Monday 13 June 2011
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Shake changes cathedral dome process
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
The dome of Christchurch's Catholic cathedral, which "wobbled like a jelly" in Monday's aftershocks, will be cut up and removed instead of being lifted off in one piece.
Catholic cathedral in 'perilous' position
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Christchurch earthquake
3 News. Interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, filmed by a drone (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Landmarks suffer further damage
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament - Earthquake report
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Emotional support programme for Christchurch children
"Stormbirds' emotional support programme for children stretches its wings over Christchurch
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
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In other news ...
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Perspective before the college ball, by Liam Hehir
Manawatu Standard
http://tinyurl.com/5t56zgf
Quite a commotion has resulted from Wellington’s St Patrick’s College refusing the request of one of its students to bring a same-sex partner to the school ball. The word homophobic has been thrown about. Human rights law has been invoked. It’s important to remember religion is a human right too...
Number of weddings falls to all-time low
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-
A record low 20,900 marriages took place last year, less than one-third of the number in 1971 and one half of the 1987 rate, figures from Statistics NZ reveal.
Health advocate an ‘unsung hero’ (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/3hv6brv
The Taupo community is in mourning after passionate community man Barry Keehan passed away in Taupo Hospital last week after a short illness.
There's always a cause for nuns in the city (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
After a century and a half in Wellington, the Sisters of Mercy are still busy, writes Tim Donoghue .
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News of the Schools
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Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Teens talk their way to court (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Garin College, Nelson: Garin wins Shakespeare festival (photo) The Leader Richmond-Waimea http://tinyurl.com/3rrbtxt
Garin College, Nelson: Lord, how clever these actors be The Nelson Mail http://tinyurl.com/44ath7n
Hato Paora College, Feilding: Power of standing together lauded (photo) Manawatu Standard http://tinyurl.com/6hyqng5
John Paul College, Rotorua: John Paul team's got news for you (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.
John Paul College, Rotorua: Same-sex partners welcome at balls http://www.rotoruadailypost.
St Bedes College, Christchurch: Losing day for region’s colleges The Nelson Mail http://tinyurl.com/3co3aax
St Catherine’s College, Wellington: Hopes Armstrong-Scott may return to diving http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/
St John’s College, Hastings: Ready for the Rockquest play-off (photo) The Hastings Mail http://tinyurl.com/3efhwve
St Joseph’s, Hawera: A bug’s life (photo) South Taranaki Star http://tinyurl.com/3s3uc5d
St Joseph’s, Kaikoura: St Jo’s pair make cut (photo) Kaikoura Star http://tinyurl.com/3zmth9s
St Mark’s, Pakuranga: Anything goes on the ukulele (photo) Eastern Courier http://tinyurl.com/3f6s4gm
St Mary's, Blenheim: Students listen to Matariki story (photo) Marlborough Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3npzebw
St Patrick's College, Wellington: Same-sex school ball campaigners take page down http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
St Patrick’s, Taupo: Students help puppies, kittens (photo caption) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3uo2lrj
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Believe'
John 3:16 - 18: a reading and commentary by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. John Mullis at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes With The Bishop (17 June 2011)
The post-Pentecost season — and even during Eastertide — seems to be the time for parishes to welcome bishops into their midst for Confirmation Masses. In this week’s episode, Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin about the sacrament of Confirmation. What does it signify? How do we decide the right age for Confirmation? Is there basis for Confirmation in Scripture? Those questions and more are answered in 15 Minutes with the Bishop.?
** Station XV – Episode 45: Benedict in Croatia and at the breakfast table (June 15, 2011)
In this month’s episode, Pope Benedict is making his presence felt to the ends of the earth — and beyond. We discuss his visit to Croatia, his conversation with astronauts and him being featured on American breakfast TV. We also look at how a priest shortage might impact schools and a billboard controversy in Australia. A busy show!!
** Ignition: Talk 3, Part 5 (June 14, 2011)
There was so much value in what Bishop Anthony Fisher had to say during the question-and-answer session following the 2007 NZ Catholic Lecture that we’re continuing with more in this week’s episode of Ignition. The lecture was entitled “Catholic Conscience in the 21st Century”.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Going into business (Vatican enters a commercial agreement on stem cells)
** “Well, he framed me for armed robbery, but man, I’m aching for that upper-class tax cut.” (If everything were equal in the world, would there be a need for God?)
** Wearing the Rosary as a necklace
** Five myths about worship in the early Church
** Too offensive or too sensitive? (The case of the offensive t-shirts)
** Remembering the mission (Pentecost and our mission as a Church)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Ferment in religious life, a new American leader, and 'Vatican Insider'
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Absolutely no zone of church life these days is immune to hard questions about Catholic identity, reflecting the mega-trend I’ve dubbed “Evangelical Catholicism,” premised on a robust assertion of traditional Catholic thought, speech and practice. This politics of identity is the scarlet thread that runs through a wide range of upheavals, from the Latin Mass to the new Roman Missal, from debates over the ecclesial character of Catholic hospitals and charities to theology and seminary formation. The ferment is certainly clear in religious life. It’s the basis, for instance, of a Vatican-sponsored Apostolic Visitation of women’s communities in the United States. It’s also why top officials of the Roman Curia this week devoted one of their rare joint meetings to a discussion of religious life, focusing mostly on matters of authority...
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Facebook:
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SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://cathnews.co.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
http://www.catholicherald.co.
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Director of Mission, St John of God Hauora Trust
http://www.sjog.org.au/about_
http://www.sjog.org.au/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 19 - July 2 2011 p.9, and from Martin Loney, Director of Mission, tel: (64) (3) 386 2009; martin.loney@sjog.org.nz Applications close 29 June 2011.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50
New Zealand has particular moral responsibility - Pope Benedict XVI (10 Jun 2011)
New Zealand ambassador to the Holy See, His Excellency George Robert Furness Troup, was one of six new ambassadors whose credential letters were received by Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI yesterday...
New Catholic Bishop to be ordained on Saturday (9 Jun 2011)
Final preparations are being made for the ordination of Monsignor Charles Drennan as bishop this Saturday 11 June in Palmerston North...
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Radio New Zealand. 'Marrying Out'
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/documentaries/marryingout
A two-part radio documentary on Protestant-Catholic sectarianism and mixed marriages in Australia in the early-to-mid twentieth century. The "systemic discrimination" of the era against working class Catholics in Australia had echoes in New Zealand in the early twentieth century but wasn't on anywhere near the scale reported in the documentary, maybe because, as a small minority, we Kiwi Catholics were perceived as odd, but not threatening. But the strong disapproval of mixed marriages, both by the Church and within the families concerned, was exactly paralleled in the two countries - ML
Priest numbers mission for bishop (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/5131375/Priest-numbers-mission-for-bishop
Recruiting the next generation of priests is a priority for Palmerston North's new Catholic Bishop. Christchurch's Charles Edward Drennan, 50, will be ordained as the bishop of the Palmerston North diocese at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit today.
Popes’ aide to be bishop
Manawatu Standard
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/5120524/Popes-aide-to-be-bishop
More fraud found at benefit society
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/77500/more-fraud-found-at-benefit-society
The Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society says more money than previously thought has been taken from one of its bank accounts, taking the amount known to have been removed to more than $1 million.
Church calling (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/community-papers/5125811/Church-calling
Former Filipino veterinarian Dennis Nacorda is embracing Blenheim as he works towards completing his priesthood under the guidance of Father Alan Roberts at St Mary's Catholic Church.
Police seize profane clothing in Invercargill
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5119068/Police-seize-profane-clothing-in-Invercargill
Clothing that describes Jesus Christ as a profanity was seized from a south Invercargill store by police yesterday. Police took away the offending apparel after being asked to do so by Internal Affairs.
Profane tops 'horrify' in Invercargill (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/national-news/5112236/Profane-tops-horrify-in-Invercargill
Catholic conference a success (photo)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/3ephmqj
Morrinsville was the host of this year’s Catholic Women’s League Diocesan Conference. About 110 people from all across the central North Island attended the two-day conference at the Morrinsville Catholic Church.
Church attendance up since earthquakes
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/3l5fgq8
Christchurch people have been spiritually shaken by the last nine months of earthquakes, church leaders say. They report new faces in Sunday congregations and an increase in queries regarding matters of religious faith.
Youth groups combine (photo)
Franklin County News
http://tinyurl.com/4y3dubx
Waiuku, Pukekohe and Tuakau’s Catholic youth have formed the first combined Catholic youth group of its kind in Franklin.
Nun celebrates her 75th anniversary (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/163849/nun-celebrates-her-75th-anniversary
A Dunedin Catholic nun has reached a rare milestone - the 75th anniversary of her profession. Sr Marie (97) lives in the Little Sister of the Poor's Brockville community and still assists at the order's Sacred Heart rest-home and hospital, visiting residents and helping at meal times.
Nun's faith in humanity still strong after years behind bars as a chaplain (photo)
The Dominion Post
http://tinyurl.com/42hpsfj
Becoming a nun at the tender age of 17 has led to a life of serving those less fortunate, and Sister Marie Elizabeth Roche wouldn’t have it any other way. ‘‘It was a calling, really. I love the lifestyle and because I’m not married and don’t have children, I’m free to really do mission.’’
T-shirt auction to fund operation (photo)
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/t-shirt-auction-to-fund-operation/3955303/
Rotorua swim coach Henk Greupink wants to help raise money for former Rotorua man Peter Pomare who has just had surgery to remove a brain tumour.
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News of the Schools
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"Together at One Altar"
http://www.togetheratonealtar.catholic.edu.au
'Together at One Altar' is an Internet-based multimedia resource for school-aged children to develop their formation in the Eucharist and assist their full, active and conscious participation in the Mass. It is published by the National Catholic Education Office of Australia.
Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Conrad Smith yearns for across-town success (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/5106202/Conrad-Smith-yearns-for-across-town-success
Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Entrepreneurial enthusiasm (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3ndw7fy
Garin College, Nelson: Hillary Challenge well worth the effort http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/5114802/Hillary-Challenge-well-worth-the-effort
John Paul College, Rotorua: JPC win student awards Rotorua Review http://tinyurlJPC win student awards
John Paul College, Rotorua: Meet the budding MasterChefs (photo) http://www.thereporter.com.au/story/2011/06/07/meet-the-budding-masterchefs/
John Paul College, Rotorua: No masking Jake's direction (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/have-your-say/news/no-masking-jakes-direction/3955149/
John Paul College, Rotorua: Sinclair one of tournament's top players (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/have-your-say/news/sinclair-one-of-tournaments-top-players/3954624/
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh holds Gore to draw in upset http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/highlanders-first-xv/163571/rugby-kavanagh-holds-gore-draw-upset
Roncalli College, Timaru: Student faces test on life-saving decisions (photo) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/3n32vww
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: School soccer coach banned (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10731579
Sacred Heart College. Auckland: Students are top speakers East and Bays Courier http://tinyurl.com/3tv3l43
St Bede's College, Christchurch: Captain's two tries inspire St Bede's to win http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/rugby/5103320/Captains-two-tries-inspire-St-Bedes-to-win
St Bede's College, Christchurch: MBC rally too late against St Bede’s The Marlborough Express http://tinyurl.com/44o3svg
St Bernard’s College, Lower Hutt: surprises (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/3hsr6o5
St Joseph's, Dunedin: Art awards presented http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/163547/art-awards-presented
St Joseph's, Arrowrown: School consent against rules, residents say http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/arrowtown/163698/school-consent-against-rules-residents-say
St Joseph's, Opunake: Diabetes does not stop Michael winning (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/5119129/Diabetes-doesn-t-stop-Michael-winning
St Joseph's, Upper Hutt: 500 at St Joseph’s centenary (photo) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/3kjp6sp
St Joseph's, Upper Hutt: Parish and school centenary (photo caption) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/3v5xp3r
St Joseph’s, Hamilton: Tiana to entertain at club (photo) Piako Post http://tinyurl.com/3numds7
St Mary's, Palmerston North: International cultural day (photo caption) Manawatu Standard http://tinyurl.com/3gvgua4
St Peter’s, Cambridge: Enviro efforts rewarded (photo) Cambridge Edition http://tinyurl.com/3fuwxwe
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Spirited giving'
John 20: 19 - 23: a reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
15 Minutes with the Bishop: Office of Bishop (June 10, 2011)
In Palmerston North tomorrow (June 11), Msgr Charles Drennan will be ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North. In this episode of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, Bishop Patrick Dunn talks to Gavin about the office of bishop. What are the bishop’s roles? What can he do that a priest can’t? What is a “coadjutor” bishop? Bishop Patrick answers those questions and more in this week’s episode.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Are we serving the poor?
** “Six hours nineteen minutes right ascension ..." ( a rise in New Zealanders with no religious affiliation)
** Meet some of our friends (introducing two Websites)
** A Room with a rather different sort of View (what crosses an astronaut’s mind?)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Top Ten Papal Trips
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/top-ten-papal-trips
If you blinked last weekend you might have missed it, but Pope Benedict XVI visited Croatia on Saturday and Sunday, marking the 19th foreign journey of his pontificate. As papal travel goes, it wasn't really the stuff of high drama.
This fairly routine excursion got me thinking: Of all the papal journeys we've seen over the years, which ones were truly memorable? ...
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New Zealand has particular moral responsibility - Pope Benedict XVI (10 Jun 2011)
New Zealand ambassador to the Holy See, His Excellency George Robert Furness Troup, was one of six new ambassadors whose credential letters were received by Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI yesterday...
New Catholic Bishop to be ordained on Saturday (9 Jun 2011)
Final preparations are being made for the ordination of Monsignor Charles Drennan as bishop this Saturday 11 June in Palmerston North...
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Radio New Zealand. 'Marrying Out'
http://www.radionz.co.nz/
A two-part radio documentary on Protestant-Catholic sectarianism and mixed marriages in Australia in the early-to-mid twentieth century. The "systemic discrimination" of the era against working class Catholics in Australia had echoes in New Zealand in the early twentieth century but wasn't on anywhere near the scale reported in the documentary, maybe because, as a small minority, we Kiwi Catholics were perceived as odd, but not threatening. But the strong disapproval of mixed marriages, both by the Church and within the families concerned, was exactly paralleled in the two countries - ML
Priest numbers mission for bishop (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Recruiting the next generation of priests is a priority for Palmerston North's new Catholic Bishop. Christchurch's Charles Edward Drennan, 50, will be ordained as the bishop of the Palmerston North diocese at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit today.
Popes’ aide to be bishop
Manawatu Standard
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
More fraud found at benefit society
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/
The Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society says more money than previously thought has been taken from one of its bank accounts, taking the amount known to have been removed to more than $1 million.
Church calling (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Former Filipino veterinarian Dennis Nacorda is embracing Blenheim as he works towards completing his priesthood under the guidance of Father Alan Roberts at St Mary's Catholic Church.
Police seize profane clothing in Invercargill
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Clothing that describes Jesus Christ as a profanity was seized from a south Invercargill store by police yesterday. Police took away the offending apparel after being asked to do so by Internal Affairs.
Profane tops 'horrify' in Invercargill (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Catholic conference a success (photo)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/3ephmqj
Morrinsville was the host of this year’s Catholic Women’s League Diocesan Conference. About 110 people from all across the central North Island attended the two-day conference at the Morrinsville Catholic Church.
Church attendance up since earthquakes
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/3l5fgq8
Christchurch people have been spiritually shaken by the last nine months of earthquakes, church leaders say. They report new faces in Sunday congregations and an increase in queries regarding matters of religious faith.
Youth groups combine (photo)
Franklin County News
http://tinyurl.com/4y3dubx
Waiuku, Pukekohe and Tuakau’s Catholic youth have formed the first combined Catholic youth group of its kind in Franklin.
Nun celebrates her 75th anniversary (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
A Dunedin Catholic nun has reached a rare milestone - the 75th anniversary of her profession. Sr Marie (97) lives in the Little Sister of the Poor's Brockville community and still assists at the order's Sacred Heart rest-home and hospital, visiting residents and helping at meal times.
Nun's faith in humanity still strong after years behind bars as a chaplain (photo)
The Dominion Post
http://tinyurl.com/42hpsfj
Becoming a nun at the tender age of 17 has led to a life of serving those less fortunate, and Sister Marie Elizabeth Roche wouldn’t have it any other way. ‘‘It was a calling, really. I love the lifestyle and because I’m not married and don’t have children, I’m free to really do mission.’’
T-shirt auction to fund operation (photo)
http://www.rotoruadailypost.
Rotorua swim coach Henk Greupink wants to help raise money for former Rotorua man Peter Pomare who has just had surgery to remove a brain tumour.
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News of the Schools
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"Together at One Altar"
http://www.togetheratonealtar.
'Together at One Altar' is an Internet-based multimedia resource for school-aged children to develop their formation in the Eucharist and assist their full, active and conscious participation in the Mass. It is published by the National Catholic Education Office of Australia.
Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Conrad Smith yearns for across-town success (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/
Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Entrepreneurial enthusiasm (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3ndw7fy
Garin College, Nelson: Hillary Challenge well worth the effort http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-
John Paul College, Rotorua: JPC win student awards Rotorua Review http://tinyurlJPC win student awards
John Paul College, Rotorua: Meet the budding MasterChefs (photo) http://www.thereporter.com.au/
John Paul College, Rotorua: No masking Jake's direction (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.
John Paul College, Rotorua: Sinclair one of tournament's top players (photo) http://www.rotoruadailypost.
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Rugby: Kavanagh holds Gore to draw in upset http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/
Roncalli College, Timaru: Student faces test on life-saving decisions (photo) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/3n32vww
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: School soccer coach banned (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
Sacred Heart College. Auckland: Students are top speakers East and Bays Courier http://tinyurl.com/3tv3l43
St Bede's College, Christchurch: Captain's two tries inspire St Bede's to win http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-
St Bede's College, Christchurch: MBC rally too late against St Bede’s The Marlborough Express http://tinyurl.com/44o3svg
St Bernard’s College, Lower Hutt: surprises (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/3hsr6o5
St Joseph's, Dunedin: Art awards presented http://www.odt.co.nz/news/
St Joseph's, Arrowrown: School consent against rules, residents say http://www.odt.co.nz/your-
St Joseph's, Opunake: Diabetes does not stop Michael winning (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Joseph's, Upper Hutt: 500 at St Joseph’s centenary (photo) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/3kjp6sp
St Joseph's, Upper Hutt: Parish and school centenary (photo caption) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/3v5xp3r
St Joseph’s, Hamilton: Tiana to entertain at club (photo) Piako Post http://tinyurl.com/3numds7
St Mary's, Palmerston North: International cultural day (photo caption) Manawatu Standard http://tinyurl.com/3gvgua4
St Peter’s, Cambridge: Enviro efforts rewarded (photo) Cambridge Edition http://tinyurl.com/3fuwxwe
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Spirited giving'
John 20: 19 - 23: a reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
15 Minutes with the Bishop: Office of Bishop (June 10, 2011)
In Palmerston North tomorrow (June 11), Msgr Charles Drennan will be ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North. In this episode of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, Bishop Patrick Dunn talks to Gavin about the office of bishop. What are the bishop’s roles? What can he do that a priest can’t? What is a “coadjutor” bishop? Bishop Patrick answers those questions and more in this week’s episode.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
** Are we serving the poor?
** “Six hours nineteen minutes right ascension ..." ( a rise in New Zealanders with no religious affiliation)
** Meet some of our friends (introducing two Websites)
** A Room with a rather different sort of View (what crosses an astronaut’s mind?)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Top Ten Papal Trips
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
If you blinked last weekend you might have missed it, but Pope Benedict XVI visited Croatia on Saturday and Sunday, marking the 19th foreign journey of his pontificate. As papal travel goes, it wasn't really the stuff of high drama.
This fairly routine excursion got me thinking: Of all the papal journeys we've seen over the years, which ones were truly memorable? ...
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
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Abortion ruling a step backwards, say New Zealand Catholic Bishops (2 June 2011) (full text)
The New Zealand Catholic bishops are very disappointed at the Court of Appeal decision which upheld a High Court ruling that unborn children do not have a right to life. The decision comes about after pro life group Right to Life appealed a 2008 ruling by Justice Miller that the right to life does not extend to foetuses. Spokesperson for the Catholic bishops, Fr Michael McCabe, says it is a very sad day for the unborn children in our community. “The right to life is fundamental and is the foundation of any just and moral society,” said Fr McCabe. “Every year more than 17,000 young New Zealanders die because we do not accord them this right.” “People on both sides of the abortion debate agree that there is an urgent need to reduce the number of abortions. This latest legal decision is a step backwards in finding common ground for the good of the unborn and their parents”.
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In issue no.367, June 5 - 18 2011: Vaccination incentives questioned ... Faith-based prison unit closure looms ... Government on notice for Budget impacts ... Australian bishop told to quit ... Joy as Faith and Light celebrates 40 years .. Advertising feature: Priestly and religious vocations (9 pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society investigation
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Police and SFO investigating fraud allegations at Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society (SFO press release)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1106/S00044/police-sfo-investigating-fraud-allegations-at-hibernian.htm
New Zealand Police and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that they are jointly investigating allegations of employee fraud at the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society (Hibernian).
$1m fraud suspected at Catholic society
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/5090867/1m-fraud-suspected-at-Catholic-society
Hibernian Friendly Society defrauded of $1M
http://www.3news.co.nz/Hibernian-Friendly-Society-defrauded-of-1M/tabid/423/articleID/213619/Default.aspx
Ex-staffer suspected in big credit union fraud
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10729616
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Court of Appeal: Unborn Children do not have a Right to Life
Press Release: Right To Life New Zealand Inc
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1106/S00050/court-of-appeal-unborn-children-do-not-have-a-right-to-life.htm
Unborn children do not have a right to life according to a decision of the Court of Appeal. Our counsel presented to the Court a detailed submission in support of the recognition of the humanity and right to life of unborn children. The Court in its judgment did not address the substance of this submission holding this not to be necessary...
Quake damage echoes artist’s theme (photo)
High Country Community Herald
http://tinyurl.com/3kemse9
Life is a tough road – joyful at times, but often painful. Help is at hand, but death is inescapable. Geraldine artist John Badcock’s latest series, The Stations of the Cross, communicates this, but he did not consider that its first public showing at the Christ Church Cathedral would be called to a halt by an event that echoed his sentiments so clearly.
Bohemian families gather to celebrate (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/3rnsckt
It could be called a Bohemian rhapsody – an enthusiastic meeting of Puhoi’s oldest Bohemian families.
New project targets Inequality in New Zealand
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2011/06/new-project-targets-inequality-in-new-zealand/
Leaders from NZ's major churches are supporting the launch of a new project today, aimed at reducing the gap between the rich and the poor in this country.
Saint statue still missing from church (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/5084810/Saint-statue-still-missing-from-church
One of the oldest surviving Catholic churches in the country is celebrating its 150th anniversary – without the statue of its patron saint. The Church of St John the Baptist Parnell, which was opened on May 12, 1861, will be celebrating its long history on June 12 with a mass by Bishop Patrick Dunn and brunch afterwards.
Catholics hail Mary, the quake-surviving statue (photo)
Waikato Times
http://tinyurl.com/3nt4oah
A statue of the Virgin Mary that turned 180 degrees during the February earthquake in Christchurch yesterday went full circle as part of a May procession.
More turning to food bank (photo)
Kapi-Mana News
http://tinyurl.com/3eb9zsr
St Vincent de Paul is much more than a food bank and second-hand store. Nestled among the small group of shops in Mungavin Ave, it has been operating in Porirua for 26 years now.
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St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui : Raising funds for life changing surgery (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/raising-funds-for-life-changing-surgery/3953515/
A fund-raising campaign is under way to help a Papamoa girl get to New York for a life-changing operation. Zahnee Campbell's family is still waiting to hear if their bid for government funding from the Special High Cost Treatment Pool - money set aside for one-off treatments not otherwise funded by the public health system - has been successful.
Parents look overseas to fix daughter's eyesight (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/Parents-look-overseas-to-fix-daughters-eyesight/tabid/817/articleID/213667/Default.aspx
Monte Cecilia, Auckland: Trustees expect conflict over shift (photo)http://www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=10729671
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Coach hits player in schoolboy soccer clash http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10729609
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Sacred Heart's steely purpose wins Cup http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10729424
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Skater wins golds (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/43h4tf6
Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Sacred Heart on mission to retain cup at home Taranaki Daily News http://tinyurl.com/3tey3j9
St Joseph's School and Parish, Upper Hutt: Events mark parish century Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/42cypgz
St Joseph's, Invercargill: Piggy banks (photo caption) The Southland Times http://tinyurl.com/3wq2upo
St Joseph’s, Pukekohe: Metal for camp funds Franklin County News http://tinyurl.com/3df9tzn
St Joseph’s, Temuka: Movin’ and a groovin’ (photo) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/3hagern
St Joseph’s, Waitara: Making the most of a soggy field (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3tcb8zt
St Mary’s, Blenheim: Blenheim teacher heading for Globe (photo) The Marlborough Express http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/5085258/Blenheim-teacher-heading-for-Globe
St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Wayward Silverstream pupils miss triumph (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/5088540/Wayward-Silverstream-pupils-miss-triumph
St Patrick's, Inglewood: School grateful for community support (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3p65nzu
St Patrick’s, Taupo: TV personality back for ski fundraiser (photo) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3el6f4f
St Peter's College, Auckland: Synthetic drug easy for kids to buy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10729825
St Peter's College, Auckland: Flying start to season for St Peter’s Waikato Times http://tinyurl.com/3ljp3u9
St Peter's College, Palmerston North: Depression fuels teens’ theatre act (photo) Manawatu Standard http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/5072422/Depression-fuels-teens-theatre-act
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Go, therefore'
Matthew 28:16-20 : a reading and commentary by Sr Stephanie Kitching.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: Ascension and Pentecost (June 4, 2011)
Here we are on the eve of two of the great feasts in the Church’s liturgical year: Ascension and Pentecost. Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin this week about those feasts, what they celebrate and their importance to the life of the Church in the first century and still today.
** Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 2 (June 1, 2011)
In this month’s Catechiwi episode, we continue our series on The Ten Commandments started last month. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, talks to Gavin about the third and fourth commandments: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day and Honour your father and mother. What do those commandments call us to, beyond the literal words? How do they play out in a society about 3000 years removed from the passing on of the Commandments?
Ignition: Talk 3, Part 4 (May 31, 2011)
In this week’s episode of Ignition, we share some questions and answers following Bishop Anthony Fisher’s talk “Catholic Conscience in the 21st Century”, given as the inaugural NZ Catholic Lecture in 2007. Check the Ignition archives to listen to the three-part serialisation of the lecture.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
*** Matrimony and ordination (two ordinations and a wedding)
** “Sono abitato dai fantasmi di diecimila maiali morti” (Milan, 'The Last Supper' and 'The Lost Symbol')
** The hunt continues (.. for a new blogger; plus Gavin Abraham on planking)
** Half Time (at the mid-point of the year)
** It’s not that bad – seriously, look who’s got the Moascar Cup (sport and Catholic schools)
** On a whim or a prayer (possible closure of schools because of a lack of priests)
** Taking a mental health day (mental states and sick leave)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Church/state relations, Vatican smiles, and Libya
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/churchstate-relations-vatican-smiles-and-libya
Lucas Davenport is a fictional detective who's the hero of John Sandford's "Prey" series. (He's also, by the way, a lapsed believer but still Catholic to the core, whose best friend and dispenser of psychological insight is a nun.) Davenport has this rule of thumb for working a case: You're starting to get a handle on things if you can make an accurate prediction. On that note, here are three predictions about what the rise of the global South in Catholicism will mean for church/state relations in the 21st century ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Pastoral and Spititual Care Coordiantor, St Catherine's Rest Home, Ponsonby, Auckland.
http://www.eldernet.co.nz/Facilities/Rest_Home_Care/St_Catherine_s/Service/DisplayService/FaStID/1937
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no.366, May 22 - June 4 2011 p. 23, and from Dennis Horton, Director of Missio, tel (09) 360 7874, PO Box 6015, Wellesley St., Auckland 1141
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Abortion ruling a step backwards, say New Zealand Catholic Bishops (2 June 2011) (full text)
The New Zealand Catholic bishops are very disappointed at the Court of Appeal decision which upheld a High Court ruling that unborn children do not have a right to life. The decision comes about after pro life group Right to Life appealed a 2008 ruling by Justice Miller that the right to life does not extend to foetuses. Spokesperson for the Catholic bishops, Fr Michael McCabe, says it is a very sad day for the unborn children in our community. “The right to life is fundamental and is the foundation of any just and moral society,” said Fr McCabe. “Every year more than 17,000 young New Zealanders die because we do not accord them this right.” “People on both sides of the abortion debate agree that there is an urgent need to reduce the number of abortions. This latest legal decision is a step backwards in finding common ground for the good of the unborn and their parents”.
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In issue no.367, June 5 - 18 2011: Vaccination incentives questioned ... Faith-based prison unit closure looms ... Government on notice for Budget impacts ... Australian bishop told to quit ... Joy as Faith and Light celebrates 40 years .. Advertising feature: Priestly and religious vocations (9 pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society investigation
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Police and SFO investigating fraud allegations at Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society (SFO press release)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
New Zealand Police and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) confirmed today that they are jointly investigating allegations of employee fraud at the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society (Hibernian).
$1m fraud suspected at Catholic society
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Hibernian Friendly Society defrauded of $1M
http://www.3news.co.nz/
Ex-staffer suspected in big credit union fraud
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
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Court of Appeal: Unborn Children do not have a Right to Life
Press Release: Right To Life New Zealand Inc
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Unborn children do not have a right to life according to a decision of the Court of Appeal. Our counsel presented to the Court a detailed submission in support of the recognition of the humanity and right to life of unborn children. The Court in its judgment did not address the substance of this submission holding this not to be necessary...
Quake damage echoes artist’s theme (photo)
High Country Community Herald
http://tinyurl.com/3kemse9
Life is a tough road – joyful at times, but often painful. Help is at hand, but death is inescapable. Geraldine artist John Badcock’s latest series, The Stations of the Cross, communicates this, but he did not consider that its first public showing at the Christ Church Cathedral would be called to a halt by an event that echoed his sentiments so clearly.
Bohemian families gather to celebrate (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/3rnsckt
It could be called a Bohemian rhapsody – an enthusiastic meeting of Puhoi’s oldest Bohemian families.
New project targets Inequality in New Zealand
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/
Leaders from NZ's major churches are supporting the launch of a new project today, aimed at reducing the gap between the rich and the poor in this country.
Saint statue still missing from church (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/
One of the oldest surviving Catholic churches in the country is celebrating its 150th anniversary – without the statue of its patron saint. The Church of St John the Baptist Parnell, which was opened on May 12, 1861, will be celebrating its long history on June 12 with a mass by Bishop Patrick Dunn and brunch afterwards.
Catholics hail Mary, the quake-surviving statue (photo)
Waikato Times
http://tinyurl.com/3nt4oah
A statue of the Virgin Mary that turned 180 degrees during the February earthquake in Christchurch yesterday went full circle as part of a May procession.
More turning to food bank (photo)
Kapi-Mana News
http://tinyurl.com/3eb9zsr
St Vincent de Paul is much more than a food bank and second-hand store. Nestled among the small group of shops in Mungavin Ave, it has been operating in Porirua for 26 years now.
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News of the Schools
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St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui : Raising funds for life changing surgery (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.
A fund-raising campaign is under way to help a Papamoa girl get to New York for a life-changing operation. Zahnee Campbell's family is still waiting to hear if their bid for government funding from the Special High Cost Treatment Pool - money set aside for one-off treatments not otherwise funded by the public health system - has been successful.
Parents look overseas to fix daughter's eyesight (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/
Monte Cecilia, Auckland: Trustees expect conflict over shift (photo)http://www.nzherald.co.
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Coach hits player in schoolboy soccer clash http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
Sacred Heart College, Auckland: Sacred Heart's steely purpose wins Cup http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Skater wins golds (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/43h4tf6
Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Sacred Heart on mission to retain cup at home Taranaki Daily News http://tinyurl.com/3tey3j9
St Joseph's School and Parish, Upper Hutt: Events mark parish century Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/42cypgz
St Joseph's, Invercargill: Piggy banks (photo caption) The Southland Times http://tinyurl.com/3wq2upo
St Joseph’s, Pukekohe: Metal for camp funds Franklin County News http://tinyurl.com/3df9tzn
St Joseph’s, Temuka: Movin’ and a groovin’ (photo) High Country Community Herald http://tinyurl.com/3hagern
St Joseph’s, Waitara: Making the most of a soggy field (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3tcb8zt
St Mary’s, Blenheim: Blenheim teacher heading for Globe (photo) The Marlborough Express http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Wayward Silverstream pupils miss triumph (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/
St Patrick's, Inglewood: School grateful for community support (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/3p65nzu
St Patrick’s, Taupo: TV personality back for ski fundraiser (photo) Taupo Times http://tinyurl.com/3el6f4f
St Peter's College, Auckland: Synthetic drug easy for kids to buy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/
St Peter's College, Auckland: Flying start to season for St Peter’s Waikato Times http://tinyurl.com/3ljp3u9
St Peter's College, Palmerston North: Depression fuels teens’ theatre act (photo) Manawatu Standard http://www.stuff.co.nz/
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net
'Go, therefore'
Matthew 28:16-20 : a reading and commentary by Sr Stephanie Kitching.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** 15 Minutes with the Bishop: Ascension and Pentecost (June 4, 2011)
Here we are on the eve of two of the great feasts in the Church’s liturgical year: Ascension and Pentecost. Bishop Patrick Dunn talks with Gavin this week about those feasts, what they celebrate and their importance to the life of the Church in the first century and still today.
** Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 2 (June 1, 2011)
In this month’s Catechiwi episode, we continue our series on The Ten Commandments started last month. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, talks to Gavin about the third and fourth commandments: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day and Honour your father and mother. What do those commandments call us to, beyond the literal words? How do they play out in a society about 3000 years removed from the passing on of the Commandments?
Ignition: Talk 3, Part 4 (May 31, 2011)
In this week’s episode of Ignition, we share some questions and answers following Bishop Anthony Fisher’s talk “Catholic Conscience in the 21st Century”, given as the inaugural NZ Catholic Lecture in 2007. Check the Ignition archives to listen to the three-part serialisation of the lecture.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
*** Matrimony and ordination (two ordinations and a wedding)
** “Sono abitato dai fantasmi di diecimila maiali morti” (Milan, 'The Last Supper' and 'The Lost Symbol')
** The hunt continues (.. for a new blogger; plus Gavin Abraham on planking)
** Half Time (at the mid-point of the year)
** It’s not that bad – seriously, look who’s got the Moascar Cup (sport and Catholic schools)
** On a whim or a prayer (possible closure of schools because of a lack of priests)
** Taking a mental health day (mental states and sick leave)
See also Gavin Abraham's blog 'The Catholic Soapbox:
http://catholicsoapbox.com
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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz
Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=
Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Church/state relations, Vatican smiles, and Libya
http://ncronline.org/blogs/
Lucas Davenport is a fictional detective who's the hero of John Sandford's "Prey" series. (He's also, by the way, a lapsed believer but still Catholic to the core, whose best friend and dispenser of psychological insight is a nun.) Davenport has this rule of thumb for working a case: You're starting to get a handle on things if you can make an accurate prediction. On that note, here are three predictions about what the rise of the global South in Catholicism will mean for church/state relations in the 21st century ...
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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?
'The Fifteenth Station'
http://www.facebook.com/
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
http://www.catholicherald.co.
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
Pastoral and Spititual Care Coordiantor, St Catherine's Rest Home, Ponsonby, Auckland.
http://www.eldernet.co.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no.366, May 22 - June 4 2011 p. 23, and from Dennis Horton, Director of Missio, tel (09) 360 7874, PO Box 6015, Wellesley St., Auckland 1141
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