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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS

Marist Messenger, April 2003
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

Full text: Fr Carl Telford sm. Focus: "Without the Resurrection our faith is in vain." Stephen Lowe. "Mary, the Mother of God." Marist Spirituality. "Hidden Life".

Links: Catholic News from around the world. Articles from the global Catholic media, including: Assessing the lessons of war ... Ordinary Means – Extraordinary Means: A Valid Distinction? ... The Spirituality of Catholics in China Today: A General Social Survey about the Catholic Church in China ... Artists seeing the Cross anew ... Choosing Hope: the place of hope in the world today? ... Rising to the challenge of Easter.

Also in the print edition of Marist Messenger: Three Candles ... Making sense ... Forever a grandma ... The Cure of Ars - a model priest ... Evening Prayer ... World meeting of families ... A conversation with Mary ... The Stations of the Cross ... Mary the Mother of God

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FROM THE CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES

Charismatic Renewal leader dies http://www.cathnews.com/news/304/30.php The Church is mourning the death of Brian Smith, a leading figure in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) nationally and internationally. About 500 people gathered last week at St Paschal’s Church, Wavell Heights, in Brisbane, for his funeral Mass....

Theologian Küng seeks reconciliation with Rome http://www.cathnews.com/news/304/11.php The prominent Swiss theologian Fr Hans Küng wants to convince Rome that he is a loyal Catholic despite their disagreements, and believes that he and the Vatican could achieve a “pragmatic reconciliation”....

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Funding cut upsets Catholic principal (photo) http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,2368012a6479,00.html Dominion Post 31 March 2003 A decision by the Education Ministry to cut funding for new furniture and equipment in renovated Catholic schools is a "scandalous injustice", Bishop Viard College principal Hedley Aitken says....

Catholic Schools’ Day celebrated (photo) Ashburton Guardian 5 april 2003 http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=2074 Students from Mid-Canterbury’s two Catholic schools - Our Lady of the Snows, Methven, and St Joseph’s School - joined together for the first time yesterday to celebrate Catholic Schools’ Day....

"Catholic schools celebrate national day" (photo) Otago Daily Times 3-April 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=03Apr2003&obje\ ct=H2F3096653ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial National Catholic Schools Day was celebrated with barbecues, games, and prayers in Dunedin yesterday....

"A fresh look at an age-old tale " Otago Daily Times 3-April 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=03Apr2003&obje\ ct=H1917C7665RN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial About four years ago, Martin Howells was teaching young actors to be proactive and do their own one-person shows when he realised in 30 years of acting, he had never been brave enough to do one himself. At the time he was working at the Court Theatre, in Christchurch, and decided to do Jesus My Boy , by British stand-up comedian John Dowie, the story of Joseph struggling to bring up a precocious and extraordinary son.....

"Students seek out religion " NZ Herald 03.04.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3350428&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general New Zealanders are showing more interest in studying Islam and other religions after September 11 and the Iraq crisis. About 400 students a year are taking the courses offered by Massey University....

"Mel's Jesus not everybody's messiah" Sydney Morning Herald April 1 2003 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/31/1048962696824.html Movie makers know that a dose of pre-release controversy can work wonders for their films at the box office. But even such modern marketing techniques don't quite explain the flak Mel Gibson is drawing over the film he is making based on the final hours in the life of Jesus....

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CATHOLIC WEB TV

Catholictv.net http://www.catholictv.net

* Preview of what's on and what's to come

* Fr John Greally looks forward to Holy Week and Easter.

* Br Pat Lynch welcomes the opening of two new Catholic colleges.

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RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS

New on Faith Central:

The Meaning and Significance Of Eucharist: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/eucharist.htm

Is Jesus truly present in the Eucharist? How can the Eucharist be a re-presentation of the Sacrifice of the Cross? How did the early Christians understand Eucharist? How do we understand the Mass today? Why do we call Eucharist the sacrament of unity?

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EVENTS

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Divine Mercy Sunday 27 April 2003 http://www.homebusinesslink.com/divinemercyNZ.html

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The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.

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EMPLOYMENT

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )

Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz

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Part-Time Personal Assistant. Society Of St Vincent De Paul, National Council Of New Zealand

The Society of St Vincent de Paul which is an international charitable organisation seek a part time Personal Assistant (13 hours a week) for the Society's National Office in Wellington. Skills required: * Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office * Knowledge of Office Systems and Procedures * Good Word-processing skills * Oral and written communication skills * Organisational skills Written applications including a copy of your CV may be forwarded to: Society of St Vincent de Paul, PO Box 10-816, Wellington. Phone: 04 4995070 Email: svdpnational@xtra.co.nz Website: http://www.svdp.org.nz Applications close at noon on the 11th of April 2003