***********************************
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Catholic Church sells Tablet press (photo)
Otago Daily Times 11 Nov. 2004
http://tinyurl.com/4vyuo
One of the country's oldest printing houses — responsible for 130 years
production of the Catholic newspaper, The Tablet — has been sold by the
Church to Christchurch family-owned Spectrum Print...
Catholic Education Office says UNESCO report into success of 1989
reforms of NZ's education system is flawed (full text)
NZCity 9 November 2004
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=44803
There is a warning not to put too much stock in a UNESCO report on
education. The global study claims there is no way of knowing if the
1989 reforms of New Zealand's education system has been beneficial. It
says we lack minority input at Board of Trustee level. Catholic
Education Office Chief Executive Pat Lynch says the problem with the
report is that it has only taken a once-over-lightly look at New
Zealand. He says it did not even begin to compare today's system with
the old one and it is not an in-depth study of New Zealand and is
unbalanced. He says it is disappointing that an international report
would make these damning statements without taking a close look at what
is going on.
Biotech issues 'as NZ ages'
Stuff Business News 08 November 2004
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3089150a13,00.html
New Zealand will probably be faced with increasingly difficult decisions
about biotechnology as the population ages, a British expert says. Sandy
Thomas, director of the independent think-tank the Nuffield Council on
Bioethics, has been in New Zealand talking to government departments and
the Bioethics Council about personalised medicine...
************************************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
The papal message on the death of Yasser Arafat and speculation on its
implications are reported by the Catholic missionary news service
AsiaNews.it at: http://www.asianews.it/geo.php?l=en&geo=57
Pope Sees Beauty as a Means of Evangelization
Necessary to Make the Luminous Face of God Shine, He Says
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=61679
Vatican City, Nov. 9, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Attending the Public Session of
the Pontifical Academies today, the Pope said that "the path of beauty"
is the "privileged itinerary for the encounter between the Christian
faith and the cultures of our time and a precious instrument for the
formation of the young generations"....
Study reveals church loss of credibility
http://www.cathnews.com/news/411/49.php
The findings of a major church-backed research project [in Australia]
suggest that the reputation of the Church is sinking faster than that of
the government, legal system, banks and media....
New Ordinance on Religions does not provide freedom, says the Archbishop
of Hue. "Pray for our Church. The government wants to control religious
sentiment
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1848
Huê (AsiaNews) – The new Ordinance on Beliefs and Religions adopted by
the government of Vietnam does not satisfy Catholic Bishops. The new
rules do not grant the Church the freedom it needs to organise its own
affairs...
******************************************
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
International News
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Papal sympathy to Palestinians on Arafat death
Life Offices urge continued public debate on abortion
Pell says Islam could be the new communism
Vinnies and ACU organise learning for the homeless
Test results show student religious knowledge on the rise
Irish archbishop issues guidelines to keep funerals Christian
**************************************
CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New video files:
The Wellington Archdiocesan Family Life Office is ten years old.
Family Life Office advisor Sue Devereux tells its story to Dave Ross ...
The Seasons of Advent is upon us. Prepare ye the Way of the Lord.
Archdiocesan Liturgy advisor, Fr. John Greally, explains ...
New Zealand now has it's own Unknown Warrior, brought back from the
battlefields of France. Highlights from the March through Wellington ...
**************************************
CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Public Meeting: The State of Human Rights in Aceh
11 November, 2004: In May 2003, the Indonesian province of Aceh was
placed under Martial Law and some 50,000 Indonesian troops began an
offensive to crush the separatist Free Aceh Movement ( Gerakan Aceh
Merdeka or GAM). In the process, human rights groups report a wave of
killings and arrests of innocent civilians. Martial Law was lifted
earlier this year, but the troops remain and the situation is little
improved....
*************************************
TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
An independent Catholic magazine
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the November issue ...
Editorial: Battle of the titans (full text)
"Battle of the Titans" is a somewhat melodramatic title: one at which
Hans Küng would instantly demur. It is chosen to set in contrast two
differing world-views of Roman Catholicism. Do we see the Catholic
Church as a basically inward-looking institution? Do we see it still as
the 'tempest-toss'd church' of the traditional hymn? ....
Also in the November issue:
Encounter With Hans Küng – Frank Hoffman
Vatican Hijacked By GE Lobby – Peter Murnane
Reflecting On Luke – Susan Smith
Celebrating Difference – Glynn Cardy
I Have A Dream – Humphrey O'Leary
**************************************
AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
These books can be borrowed at public libraries in many places, or
requested via interloan. Non-fiction shelf numbers may vary from library
to library.
*******
(fiction)
*******
Miracle girl
Author: Scribner, Keith.
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2003.
Reviews: http://www.keithscribner.com/miraclegirl.html
Summary: A beautiful Vietnamese-American girl has been appearing in the
dreams of residents of Hudson City, and there are reports that injured
limbs, sinus headaches, and tonsillitis are clearing up all over town.
Raised on Watergate and Vietnam and nurtured on the materialism of the
eighties and nineties, John Quinn manages real estate for the Hudson
Catholic diocese, but he's a man of little faith and is certain the girl
is a fraud. As "miracle fever" sweeps the town, the bishop directs Quinn
to investigate ...
**********
(non-fiction)
**********
925.51
The seashell on the mountaintop : a story of science, sainthood, and the
humble genius who discovered a new history of the earth
Author: Cutler, Alan.
Publisher: London : Heinemann, 2003.
Review: http://www.curledup.com/seashell.htm
The Catholic Encyclopedia. "Nicolaus Steno"
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14286a.htm
Notes: Dubbed "the founder of modern geology", danish scientist Nicolaus
Steno (a.k.a. Niels Stensen, 1638-1686) was the first man to suggest
that the existence of fossils demanded a much longer history for the
Earth than the roughly 6000 years suggested by the Bible. Steno's work
was ignored for over a century: he himself dropped his geological
studies, converted to Catholicism and later became a bishop; in 1988 he
was beatified by Pope John Paul I.
**************************************************
"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's
full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for November 12, 2004:
Post election water-cooler talk; Six years after the Synod for America;
The Vatican in the Italian press, a cautionary tale; Preparatory
document for the Bishops' Synod on the Eucharist; Conference on
palliative care; Focolare conference for communicators; Dialogue with Islam
*********************************************************
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 ]
*****************************************
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
The national Catholic newspaper 'NZ Catholic' seeks a senior journalist
for the position of assistant editor, with the prospect of taking over
the managing editorship of this award-winning publication.
Besides a strong newspaper background, and writing and subbing
strengths, the successful applicant will have a personal commitment to
and knowledge of the Catholic Church, and an enthusiasm for the mission
of the Catholic press.
The managing editor, who reports to a board of management, is
responsible for NZ Catholic¹s editorial direction, strategic planning
and business operations. Leadership and management skills are required.
A competitive salary, including superannuation, is provided for this
Auckland-based position.
Inquiries and applications should be made to the managing editor, Pat
McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland; tel. (09) 360-3069; email
catholic@iconz.co.nz Applications close December 6, 2004.
**************************************
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
'NZ Catholic' wishes to employ skilled communicators to act as
presenters for the paper at parish Masses. Details in 'NZ Catholic'
Nov. 14-27 2004 p.26, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and
Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland
1034; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Edmund Rice Network, New Zealand. National Co-ordinator
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 17-30 2004 p.23 and from Br Paul
Robertson, St Peter's College, mountain Rd., Auckland 1003. Tel (09) 524
8108 ext 313; e-mail: admin@st-peters.school.nz Applications close 15
November 2004
Christian Blind Mission International: Office assistant (20 hours pw;
two positions), Newmarket, Auckland
http://www.cbmi.org/cbm_new_zealand.htm
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 31 - Nov. 13 2004 p.19, and from CBMI,
tel. (09) 522 0902 Applications close 22 November 2004
*****************************************
EVENTS
Parachute Music Festival
Mystery Creek, Hamilton January 28-31 2005
The annual Christian music festival, takes place on Auckland Anniversary
weekend (last weekend of January) at Totara Springs Christian Camp,
Matamata.
Parachute Festival Website:
http://websites.parachutemusic.com/festival/2005/default_noflash.asp
Parachute Music New Zealand:
http://www.parachutemusic.com
Catholics@Parachute:
The young Catholic presence at Australasia's biggest Christian music
festival is growing by the year.. The National Council for Young
Catholics coordinates the bulk purchase of tickets and the set-up of a
Catholic village on site. Contact Jamie Cox: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Catholic Church sells Tablet press (photo)
Otago Daily Times 11 Nov. 2004
http://tinyurl.com/4vyuo
One of the country's oldest printing houses — responsible for 130 years
production of the Catholic newspaper, The Tablet — has been sold by the
Church to Christchurch family-owned Spectrum Print...
Catholic Education Office says UNESCO report into success of 1989
reforms of NZ's education system is flawed (full text)
NZCity 9 November 2004
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=44803
There is a warning not to put too much stock in a UNESCO report on
education. The global study claims there is no way of knowing if the
1989 reforms of New Zealand's education system has been beneficial. It
says we lack minority input at Board of Trustee level. Catholic
Education Office Chief Executive Pat Lynch says the problem with the
report is that it has only taken a once-over-lightly look at New
Zealand. He says it did not even begin to compare today's system with
the old one and it is not an in-depth study of New Zealand and is
unbalanced. He says it is disappointing that an international report
would make these damning statements without taking a close look at what
is going on.
Biotech issues 'as NZ ages'
Stuff Business News 08 November 2004
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3089150a13,00.html
New Zealand will probably be faced with increasingly difficult decisions
about biotechnology as the population ages, a British expert says. Sandy
Thomas, director of the independent think-tank the Nuffield Council on
Bioethics, has been in New Zealand talking to government departments and
the Bioethics Council about personalised medicine...
************************************
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
The papal message on the death of Yasser Arafat and speculation on its
implications are reported by the Catholic missionary news service
AsiaNews.it at: http://www.asianews.it/geo.php?l=en&geo=57
Pope Sees Beauty as a Means of Evangelization
Necessary to Make the Luminous Face of God Shine, He Says
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=61679
Vatican City, Nov. 9, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Attending the Public Session of
the Pontifical Academies today, the Pope said that "the path of beauty"
is the "privileged itinerary for the encounter between the Christian
faith and the cultures of our time and a precious instrument for the
formation of the young generations"....
Study reveals church loss of credibility
http://www.cathnews.com/news/411/49.php
The findings of a major church-backed research project [in Australia]
suggest that the reputation of the Church is sinking faster than that of
the government, legal system, banks and media....
New Ordinance on Religions does not provide freedom, says the Archbishop
of Hue. "Pray for our Church. The government wants to control religious
sentiment
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=1848
Huê (AsiaNews) – The new Ordinance on Beliefs and Religions adopted by
the government of Vietnam does not satisfy Catholic Bishops. The new
rules do not grant the Church the freedom it needs to organise its own
affairs...
******************************************
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
International News
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Papal sympathy to Palestinians on Arafat death
Life Offices urge continued public debate on abortion
Pell says Islam could be the new communism
Vinnies and ACU organise learning for the homeless
Test results show student religious knowledge on the rise
Irish archbishop issues guidelines to keep funerals Christian
**************************************
CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New video files:
The Wellington Archdiocesan Family Life Office is ten years old.
Family Life Office advisor Sue Devereux tells its story to Dave Ross ...
The Seasons of Advent is upon us. Prepare ye the Way of the Lord.
Archdiocesan Liturgy advisor, Fr. John Greally, explains ...
New Zealand now has it's own Unknown Warrior, brought back from the
battlefields of France. Highlights from the March through Wellington ...
**************************************
CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Public Meeting: The State of Human Rights in Aceh
11 November, 2004: In May 2003, the Indonesian province of Aceh was
placed under Martial Law and some 50,000 Indonesian troops began an
offensive to crush the separatist Free Aceh Movement ( Gerakan Aceh
Merdeka or GAM). In the process, human rights groups report a wave of
killings and arrests of innocent civilians. Martial Law was lifted
earlier this year, but the troops remain and the situation is little
improved....
*************************************
TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
An independent Catholic magazine
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the November issue ...
Editorial: Battle of the titans (full text)
"Battle of the Titans" is a somewhat melodramatic title: one at which
Hans Küng would instantly demur. It is chosen to set in contrast two
differing world-views of Roman Catholicism. Do we see the Catholic
Church as a basically inward-looking institution? Do we see it still as
the 'tempest-toss'd church' of the traditional hymn? ....
Also in the November issue:
Encounter With Hans Küng – Frank Hoffman
Vatican Hijacked By GE Lobby – Peter Murnane
Reflecting On Luke – Susan Smith
Celebrating Difference – Glynn Cardy
I Have A Dream – Humphrey O'Leary
**************************************
AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
These books can be borrowed at public libraries in many places, or
requested via interloan. Non-fiction shelf numbers may vary from library
to library.
*******
(fiction)
*******
Miracle girl
Author: Scribner, Keith.
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2003.
Reviews: http://www.keithscribner.com/miraclegirl.html
Summary: A beautiful Vietnamese-American girl has been appearing in the
dreams of residents of Hudson City, and there are reports that injured
limbs, sinus headaches, and tonsillitis are clearing up all over town.
Raised on Watergate and Vietnam and nurtured on the materialism of the
eighties and nineties, John Quinn manages real estate for the Hudson
Catholic diocese, but he's a man of little faith and is certain the girl
is a fraud. As "miracle fever" sweeps the town, the bishop directs Quinn
to investigate ...
**********
(non-fiction)
**********
925.51
The seashell on the mountaintop : a story of science, sainthood, and the
humble genius who discovered a new history of the earth
Author: Cutler, Alan.
Publisher: London : Heinemann, 2003.
Review: http://www.curledup.com/seashell.htm
The Catholic Encyclopedia. "Nicolaus Steno"
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14286a.htm
Notes: Dubbed "the founder of modern geology", danish scientist Nicolaus
Steno (a.k.a. Niels Stensen, 1638-1686) was the first man to suggest
that the existence of fossils demanded a much longer history for the
Earth than the roughly 6000 years suggested by the Bible. Steno's work
was ignored for over a century: he himself dropped his geological
studies, converted to Catholicism and later became a bishop; in 1988 he
was beatified by Pope John Paul I.
**************************************************
"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's
full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for November 12, 2004:
Post election water-cooler talk; Six years after the Synod for America;
The Vatican in the Italian press, a cautionary tale; Preparatory
document for the Bishops' Synod on the Eucharist; Conference on
palliative care; Focolare conference for communicators; Dialogue with Islam
*********************************************************
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 ]
*****************************************
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
The national Catholic newspaper 'NZ Catholic' seeks a senior journalist
for the position of assistant editor, with the prospect of taking over
the managing editorship of this award-winning publication.
Besides a strong newspaper background, and writing and subbing
strengths, the successful applicant will have a personal commitment to
and knowledge of the Catholic Church, and an enthusiasm for the mission
of the Catholic press.
The managing editor, who reports to a board of management, is
responsible for NZ Catholic¹s editorial direction, strategic planning
and business operations. Leadership and management skills are required.
A competitive salary, including superannuation, is provided for this
Auckland-based position.
Inquiries and applications should be made to the managing editor, Pat
McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland; tel. (09) 360-3069; email
catholic@iconz.co.nz Applications close December 6, 2004.
**************************************
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
'NZ Catholic' wishes to employ skilled communicators to act as
presenters for the paper at parish Masses. Details in 'NZ Catholic'
Nov. 14-27 2004 p.26, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and
Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland
1034; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Edmund Rice Network, New Zealand. National Co-ordinator
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 17-30 2004 p.23 and from Br Paul
Robertson, St Peter's College, mountain Rd., Auckland 1003. Tel (09) 524
8108 ext 313; e-mail: admin@st-peters.school.nz Applications close 15
November 2004
Christian Blind Mission International: Office assistant (20 hours pw;
two positions), Newmarket, Auckland
http://www.cbmi.org/cbm_new_zealand.htm
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct. 31 - Nov. 13 2004 p.19, and from CBMI,
tel. (09) 522 0902 Applications close 22 November 2004
*****************************************
EVENTS
Parachute Music Festival
Mystery Creek, Hamilton January 28-31 2005
The annual Christian music festival, takes place on Auckland Anniversary
weekend (last weekend of January) at Totara Springs Christian Camp,
Matamata.
Parachute Festival Website:
http://websites.parachutemusic.com/festival/2005/default_noflash.asp
Parachute Music New Zealand:
http://www.parachutemusic.com
Catholics@Parachute:
The young Catholic presence at Australasia's biggest Christian music
festival is growing by the year.. The National Council for Young
Catholics coordinates the bulk purchase of tickets and the set-up of a
Catholic village on site. Contact Jamie Cox: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
