Sunday, March 10, 2013

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LENT 2013

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Lent Resources Online: http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent

Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. In 2013 it began on Ash Wednesday 13 February and continues to Easter. 

The theme for the Bishops' Lent Appeal 2013, taken from a Papal letter to the Church in the Pacific, is: Follow faithfully the way, Tell courageously the truth, Live joyfully the life. Kia pono te whai atu i te huarahi, Kia maia te whakapuaki i te pono, Kia harikoa te manawa i te oranga. 

The Lent Appeal is run by Caritas on behalf of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops to support its work of charity and justice for the world's poorest – in New Zealand and overseas.

Resources - available at http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent - have been prepared for parishes, schools, small groups and the wider community. Olivina Tu'iono from Caritas Tonga is also visiting schools and parishes throughout New Zealand from 9 February-10 March to share her experience working with poor and marginalised people in Tonga.

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NZ CATHOLIC - March 10 - 23 2013, No. 410


In this issue: Cardoinals tackle pre-conclave business - Lent Rite 1 confession promoted - Hope and heartache two years on in Christchurch - 370 years of religious life celebrated - Puhoi prepares for 150th anniversary - Feature article: The sacrament of Reconciliation - 2013 Conclave (2 pages) - Advertising feature: Services and supplies (5 pages) - Advertising feature: 20th Eucharistic Convention

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Keeping the old faith (photos) and Imports bolster shrinking flock of priests (photo)
The Dominion Post

Keeping the old faith
Christianity in New Zealand is facing a dilemma: Get sexy or risk being trampled under an onslaught of non-believers. Roman Catholicism traditionally avoids sexiness, but with a new pope on the horizon, could the ''old lady'' be learning some new tricks? ...

Imports bolster shrinking flock of priests
By the time Dennis Nacorda retires, he may be one of only a handful of Catholic priests left in Wellington. This year, the 34-year-old Filipino is one of only two men who will be ordained as a priest for the Wellington diocese, an area stretching from Levin to Kaikoura... 


Kiwi Catholic representative heads to Rome (full text)
A representative of New Zealand's Catholic Church is heading to Rome today to witness the election of the next Pope. Cardinals from around the world have already gathered for pre-conclave talks. Catholic Church spokeswoman and Papal Dame, Lyndsay Freer was also in Italy for the election of Pope Benedict when Pope John Paul the second died. "This will be very historical and very moving and significant for me, because I've already been there once, and here we are just eight years later going through much the same thing again." Lyndsay Freer says she'll be staying close to St Peter's Square so she'll be right amongst the action.

A Bolt From The Blue, by Brother Pat Lynch, CEO of the NZ Catholic Education Office
We all knew that the asteroid labeled DA 14 would come close to earth as it passed by at 27,700 kilometres above the earth in mid-February. About the same time, Pope Benedict, almost like a bolt from the blue, announced his resignation ...

Presbytery in danger (photo)
The 1888 Gothic revival presbytery beside St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral in Auckland CBD is an earthquake-prone building.

150th anniversary celebrated (Photo)
The St Joseph's Catholic parish in Queenstown and Arrowtown celebrated its 150-year anniversary at the weekend.

Hotere's final journey fulfils wish (photo)
Marlborough Express
Artist Ralph Hotere was given a last look at his beloved mountain before a helicopter delivered him to resting place on his final Sunday. The Dunedin-based painter's body was flown to Mitimiti, on the edge of the Hokianga Harbour, by an air force helicopter then taken in a black Hummer to Matihetihe marae.

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News of the Schools
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St Joseph's, Temuka: Paddon lines up for start of school's values project (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/8381706/Paddon-lines-up-for-start-of-schools-values-project

St Patrick's College, Wellington: St Pat's Town defend 2013 shield    (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/8382425/St-Pats-Town-defend-2013-shield



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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Which one is you? : Luke 15:11-32, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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March 3 – Pope Benedict's final apostolic blessing - a further reading from 'The Joy of Knowing Christ' - Msgr Kennedy answers questions about Confession.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Close to home letters from one faithful writing woman to another… (the new book 'Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters')

** Maskable mortification (a list of discreet corporeal mortification)

** Come Holy Spirit (under-utilising a great gift)

** Reclamation (on being worthy dispensers of the sacred mysteries)

** I'm Not Really Australian, Frankly Speaking (introduction by a new blogger)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Conclave 2013: It's governance, stupid … but who's the governor?

If it wasn't already, it's become abundantly clear in the week since Benedict's papacy ended and the sede vacante began that governance -- or, if one prefers, business management -- is a titanic concern. Yet if the 115 cardinals who will soon file into the Sistine Chapel seem in basic agreement about the question facing them, they don't appear to have an equally clear answer about who the right man is to be that governor...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

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

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

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

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

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

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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

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EVENTS

Eucharistic Convention, Westlake boys' High School, Takapuna, North Shore, Auckland. Friday 5th to Sunday 7th April 2013
Theme: Faith and the New Evangelisation
Registration form in 'NZ CATHOLIC' - March 10 - 23 2013 p.18.

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Job vacancies at the Archdiocese of Wellington are listed on http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs ]

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]
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Sunday, March 3, 2013

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LENT 2013

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Lent Resources Online: http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent

Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. In 2013 it began on Ash Wednesday 13 February and continues to Easter. 

The theme for the Bishops' Lent Appeal 2013, taken from a Papal letter to the Church in the Pacific, is: Follow faithfully the way, Tell courageously the truth, Live joyfully the life. Kia pono te whai atu i te huarahi, Kia maia te whakapuaki i te pono, Kia harikoa te manawa i te oranga. 

The Lent Appeal is run by Caritas on behalf of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops to support its work of charity and justice for the world's poorest – in New Zealand and overseas.

Resources - available at http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent - have been prepared for parishes, schools, small groups and the wider community. Olivina Tu'iono from Caritas Tonga is also visiting schools and parishes throughout New Zealand from 9 February-10 March to share her experience working with poor and marginalised people in Tonga.

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

Bishops Response to Select Committee Report on Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill (27 February 2013)

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Hotere remembered as 'the man' (photo)
Around 600 gathered at St Joseph's Cathedral for the Dunedin funeral of celebrated artist Ralph Hotere.

Honouring Hotere (photo)
Dunedin has been the home for decades to a great New Zealand artist, Hone Papita Raukura ''Ralph'' Hotere. He was a towering figure, among the top of the ''A list'' of this nation's painters. His place in the pantheon was recognised last year when he was made a member of the Order of New Zealand (ONZ), an honour limited to just 20 living New Zealanders. It is intriguing to ponder why someone from a tiny settlement near Hokianga, Northland, with his Maori and Catholic upbringing and from a family of 15, should find a place in Dunedin. But that is what he did. 

A send-off worthy of Hotere, by Tahu Potiki (photo)

Churches resist accommodation perk tax
Church leaders in Southland and across the country are riled at a Government decision to increase the accommodation tax on clergy, many of whom they say are already under financial strain.

'Brightest lights burn out the fastest' (photo)
It is the brightest lights which burn the fastest, and veteran broadcaster Phillip Leishman lead a life packed to the hilt before being taken far too young, family said at his funeral. Described in eulogies as "an inspiration" and "a true gentleman" he was farewelled at St Patrick's Cathedral in Auckland yesterday.

Broadcaster fondly remembered (photo)
The Timaru Herald
Timaru friends and family of broadcaster Phillip Leishman have remembered a ''warm and caring man''.
Mr Leishman, who grew up in Timaru and attended St Patrick's High School – now Roncalli College – died overnight on Monday after battling an aggressive form of cancer.

TV icon 'quietly eased away' (photo)
Mark Leishman has spoken about the emotional but peaceful death of his brother, acclaimed fellow broadcaster Phillip Leishman.

Disgraced priest jailed for fraud
A disgraced Catholic priest jailed for slotting $150,000 of parish cash into pokie machines could still work for the church once released from prison. Father John Fitzmaurice, 57, was a trusted administrator and clergyman at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and Addington's Sacred Heart Parish in Christchurch for 34 years.

Gambling priest seeking bail to fight jail sentence (photo)
The Press

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St Joseph's, Temuka: Fair donations flood in (photo caption) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/8351046/Fair-donations-flood-in


St Patrick's, Taupo: Youngsters get Sir Peter's vision (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/taupo-times/sport/8368024/Youngsters-get-Sir-Peters-vision


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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Being fruitful: Luke 13:1-13, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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Sounds Catholic March 3 2013

We feature highlights from this week's Mass and Bishop Barry Jones's homily in our Pro-Cathedral marking the end of Pope Benedict's Pontificate.

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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February 24 – Fr Timothy Gallagher explains 'discernment of spirits; a further reading from 'The Joy of Knowing Christ'; Msgr Kennedy answers listeners' questions; news from the Vatican.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** My little virtual visit to a Carthusian monastery…and one tough nun (the documentaries 'Into great silence' and 'Sister Helen')

** What am I going to wear!?!? (dressing appropriately for Mass)

** Help me oh wise ones! (how to encourage school families to come to Mass)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Debunking 'conventional' conclave wisdom

Now that the papacy of Benedict XVI is over and the sede vacante has begun, the period before the white smoke rises over the Sistine Chapel will be filled with commentary and speculation about the looming conclave, much of it based on time-honored conventional wisdom about how these things work. Here are three common bromides you're likely to hear over and over again in coming days ...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

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

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

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

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

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

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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

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Job vacancies at the Archdiocese of Wellington are listed on http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs ]

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

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LENT 2013

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Lent Resources Online: http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent

Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. In 2013 it began on Ash Wednesday 13 February and continues to Easter. 

The theme for the Bishops' Lent Appeal 2013, taken from a Papal letter to the Church in the Pacific, is: Follow faithfully the way, Tell courageously the truth, Live joyfully the life. Kia pono te whai atu i te huarahi, Kia maia te whakapuaki i te pono, Kia harikoa te manawa i te oranga. 

The Lent Appeal is run by Caritas on behalf of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops to support its work of charity and justice for the world's poorest – in New Zealand and overseas.

Resources - available at http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent - have been prepared for parishes, schools, small groups and the wider community. Olivina Tu'iono from Caritas Tonga is also visiting schools and parishes throughout New Zealand from 9 February-10 March to share her experience working with poor and marginalised people in Tonga.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - February 24 - March 9 2013, no. 409


Special edition: Papal history - Pope steps down ... Advertising features: Pilgrimages - Family First, Protect Marriage campaign - Josephite Retreat Centre

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

New pope could be elected by Easter (full text)
A new pope could be elected by Easter. Dame Lyndsay Freer, spokeswoman for the Catholic Church in Auckland, says there is speculation in news reports from the Vatican that says Pope Benedict will issue a decree to bring the papal conclave forward. Under current canon law the gathering of the world's cardinals must occur between 15 and 20 days after the death of a pope. Dame Lyndsay says as most of the world's cardinals will be in Rome well before Friday, and they already know when Pope Benedict will stand down, it could easily happen earlier. She says cardinals meet in their different language groups and then in a general meeting, so there will be a lot of discussion among them, even before they go into conclave.

Electing a new pope an absorbing process (photo)
Cardinal Tom Williams tells Joseph Romanos about the process to choose 'a pastor for the whole Catholic world'.

Caritas committed to Canterbury's earthquake recovery
Two years on from the February 2011 Canterbury earthquake, Catholic agency Caritas is maintaining a commitment to long-term recovery in the region.

Rescue missions (photos)
The Press
[The article describes restoration and repair plans for - among others - Catholic buildings damaged by the Christchurch earthquake] 

My life with the witch-burners (photo)
Philip Gibbs, a Catholic priest of Lower Hutt, was celebrating Sunday's second mass last week at Mount Hagen Holy Trinity Cathedral in Papua New Guinea. Around 1000 people were in the congregation. Days earlier, many of them had burnt a "witch" to death.

Family turn off crash victim's life support
The family of an Auckland grandmother who suffered critical injuries after being hit by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop have turned off her life support. Otahuhu woman Sunipa Ofanoa, 66, was crushed by a Toyota Rav 4 which veered across a South Auckland road and hit her as she waited for a bus with her two grandchildren on Tuesday afternoon.

Feeding the souls (photos)
Waikato Times
Pages one and two:
Page three:
Going out with a regular night food run, Denise Irvine observes how communities are helped by St Vincent de Paul.

Thieves ransack charity donations (photo)
Thieves have been taking donated household items left at a Nelson charity, while others have been dumping their household trash. "I actually could have sat down and cried," St Vincent de Paul area president Lois Palmer said after the latest incident yesterday morning.

Blackie ruled airwaves with energy and gags (photo)
The Press
An iconic radio personality of the 1980s, Kevin Black was pivotal in changing the way commercial radio was presented in New Zealand. Kevin Joseph Black died suddenly from a suspected heart attack in his Victoria Ave, Remuera, home on Monday this week.

Slice of history up for sale (photo)
Manawatu Standard
A 101-year-old piece of Pahiatua history could be uprooted from the town. The former Brigidine Convent building in Pahiatua is for sale. Any buyer would have to move the building off the land, which will be redeveloped.

Tribute to victim (photo; full text)
The Press
A murder mystery that ''shook Nelson's foundations'' 50 years ago has been remembered, with children of a murdered taxi driver paying tribute to their father. About 50 people attended the service at St Mary's Catholic church for popular Nelson taxi driver Peter Carthew Banham. Banham was killed in Nelson on February 20, 1963, by Maurice Albert Davis for a meagre £27. His body was found the next morning in Hope.

Pioneer family gathers (photo)
Rodney Times
About 100 descendants of one of Puhoi's strongest surviving practising Catholic Bohemian families held a reunion in the village on February 17. Charles Straka and Theresia Remiger were married on January 18, 1898, by Father Mahoney. They were both children of the first wave of Bohemian settlers to pioneer Puhoi.

Mother grieves for Shayna, 18 (photo)
A Waikato teen spent Valentines Day baking surprise treats for a friend in Raglan - hours later she was fighting for her life in hospital. Shayna Kumitau, 18, died in Auckland Hospital early yesterday - four days after a head-on crash at Whatawhata.

Magic Wanden finds old touch
Taita's cricket development officer Nick Wanden did his credentials no harm by scoring 151 on Saturday. The Victoria University graduate came to Wellington from Auckland's Sacred Heart College and it isn't only in cricket where he's made an impression. His performances at halfback for Marist St Pat's haven't gone un-noticed either.

Church sale likely (photo; full text))
The former St Joseph's church and hall in Douglas St (Timaru) look likely to go on the market. The parish was still to formally apply for the bishop's approval to sell, Catholic Diocese financial administrator Paddy Beban said yesterday. Sunday mass has not been celebrated at the Douglas St church since mid-2009.

The fairytale bride: from ruins to altar (photos)
There is still a touch of fairytale to the marriage of earthquake survivor Emma Greenslade and her husband, Chris. The pair were wed amid a whirlwind of media attention only three days after the February 2011 earthquake. The bride had spent six hours trapped in the ruins of the deadly PGC building before she miraculously walked out unharmed, into the arms of her fiance.

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Sacrifice to help pupils (photo)
James McMullan said finding a principal's job at a small Catholic school in New Zealand was ''as rare as hen's teeth''. St Joseph's School [Picton]'s new principal is working unpaid hours so the junior school can afford an extra teacher to focus on core subjects.

Champs encourage young lifeguards (photo)
Piako Post
A student from St Joseph's School in Morrinsville is on his way to fulfilling a dream of becoming a lifeguard. Boston Haddon, 9, competed at the Eastern Region Junior Championships at the main beach in Mt Maunganui recently.

Dream comes true for new school principal (photo)
St Marcellin School [Wanaganui] 's new principal, Campbell Harrison, has been waiting for an opportunity to move to Wanganui for years. "I really like Wanganui. It's a lovely town and a good place to bring up a young family."

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


'Life anew': Luke 9:28-36, a reading and reflection by Canon Jenny Wilkins and Rev. Alison Camplin at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

Also: 'Holiday frame of mind' with Sister Mary Scanlon

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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February 17 – A comment on Pope Benedict's resignation, an introduction to St Ignatius's guide for living a rich prayer life, a glimpse of the Catholic world in J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and a further reading from 'The Joy of Knowing Christ'.

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Station XV: Episode 65 — Did you hear the Pope resigned?

To cover possibly the biggest story in the history of The 15th Station, we had to think big. So we went even more international than normal, with Lucy in Asia and Gavin in Australia joining studio-bound James and Brendan to discuss the Pope's surprise announcement, start a bit of crystal-ball gazing and reflect a little on Benedict's papacy. The Los Angeles archbishop's decision to relieve his predecessor of his duties, a milestone Mass in New Zealand and an unusual Catholic school oath also fill a bumper episode — complete with technical difficulties.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Food for thought from 1915… (on singing the hymn 'The Old Rugged Cross')

** Pope and manager? (a list of cardinals' qualifications)

** On abdication and conclaves (a few links)

** Flavours of Catholicism? (there is no Right or Left in Catholicism: a New Zealand example)

** Catch me if you can (Jeff Mirus on Cardinal Roger Mahony)

** Final thoughts from Kereopa of Wellington

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Conclave 2.0:  Top 10 reasons why this version is different

At one level, it's possible to say that we've seen this show before, most recently eight years ago. In many ways, the 2013 conclave will seem identical to those that have gone before: the same procession into the Sistine Chapel, the same black and white smoke, the same "Habemus Papam" moment when the new pope has been chosen. Despite the echoes of the past, there are several unique features about this conclave that alter the politics and, perhaps, suggest a longer and more difficult process. Herewith, the top 10 differences about the 2013 edition of the papal election...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

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

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

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

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

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

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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

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Job vacancies at the Archdiocese of Wellington are listed on http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs ]

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]
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