Sunday, July 8, 2001


"Whatever house you go into, let your first word be: "Peace to this
house!" And if a man of peace lives there, your peace will go and rest
on him; if not, it will come back to you."
Saint Luke's Gospel ch.10 vv. 5-6
[I understand this to mean that all prayer is always effective. If the
person or situation for which a prayer is said does not change, the
benefit comes back to the one who prays. ML]

Dear friends,
Thank you once again for the variety and interest of your posts this
week.

God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'Nuns grateful '
Waikato Times 3 July 2001
[Full text not available]
The four Catholic sisters who lost everything in Saturday's devastating
Sacred Heart College fire in Hastings say they have been overwhelmed by
people's generosity. Their two-storey home, the 110- year-old Sisters of
Our Lady of the Mission Convent, was reduced to a pile of charcoal in
the fire which also destroyed the college's chapel and severely damaged
the college hostel.

'Mufti money'
The Press 4 July 2001
[Full text not available]
Catholic primary schools throughout New Zealand have held mufti days to
raise money for religious education in the Solomon Islands. Last year
Catholic primary principals decided to set aside one day each year to
raise funds for children in crisis. Fighting between Solomon Island
groups displaced 40,000 people from their homes before a peace agreement
was signed last September.

'Priest described as a 'saint in the making' ' (photo)
Manawatu Evening Standard 07 July 2001
"The singer may be silenced, but the melody lingers on," was just one of
the thoughts shared yesterday at the funeral of the vicar-general of the
Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North, Monsignor Brian McAloon.........

'Monsignor leaves his final thoughts ' (photo)
Manawatu Evening Standard 07 July 2001
Shortly before his death, Monsignor Brian McAloon wrote his "farewell
thoughts and reflections" in a pamphlet handed out to parishioners at
Mass last week. There were 650 copies and there are none left. This is
an abridged version of his final thoughts....
[Even in its abridged form, this is an outstanding faith-testimony. I
was particularly interested by Msgr Mcaloon's point that "time" is a
function of the physical universe only, which ceases in Eternity. ML]

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EVENTS & COURSES

23-27 July 2001
Churches' Education Commission. State school chaplaincy training course,
Auckland
C.E.C. is the educational agency of the churches, established "to
stimulate, service and co-ordinate the concerns of member denominations
and related organisations for Christian and general education in New
Zealand".
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 3 June 2001 p.23 and from the Commission, PO
Box 26-679 St Heliers Bay, Auckland 1005. Tel: 09 622 0664; in
Wellington tel; 04 384 3587. Website: http://www.cec.org.nz/
Closing date for applications to enrol: 30 June 2001

29th July - 2nd December 2001
School of Missions, St. Gerard's Monastery, Wellington, New Zealand,
conducted by the International Catholic Programme of Evangelisation
(ICPE)

'Art and Faith' Competition for paintings of a spiritual nature
sponsored by 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, Lillias McLean and Creative
Communities [Auckland City] Committee. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 20
2001 p.23 . Entry form from NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Email: catholic@iconz.co.nz or artel@xtra.co.nz. Fax:
(09) 360 3065 or (09) 524 8322 Closing date: 31 August 2001