24 JULY 2005
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Towards a Robust Society: A statement from New Zealand's Church Leaders
(19/7/05)
[In the lead-up to the country's election, New Zealand's religious leaders -
including Wellington's Catholic Archbishop John Dew - have issued a joint
statement urging voters to make the most of the opportunity to determine the
future shape of New Zealand society.]
GLOBAL CATHOLIC NEWS
(plus links to sound files from Vatican Radio)
Catholic Church Appeals for Calm As State Steps in to Probe Cleric's Death
... Pope mourns Kenyan bishop's slaying .... Harry Potter OK for Catholics
... Roman Catholic Church leaders claim President Chavez has divided society
... Catholic bishops not backing Arroyo ... Pope's vacation sounds pleasant
note ... Cardinal discusses future of Catholic Church, new pope ... Florida
governor gives up pursuit of Schiavo case
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church urged to can celibacy (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10337211
A retired Auckland Catholic priest is courting controversy by publicly
urging the church to accept married men into the clergy. Father Humphrey
O'Leary, a former canon law lawyer and academic who now cares for elderly
brothers and priests in Glendowie, wants to see the issues of marriage and
celibacy debated at the highest levels of the church as it faces an "extreme
shortage" of clergy...
Catholics in uproar over 'Popetown' cartoon series
http://tinyurl.com/96agj
The reaction of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops to television channel C4's
continued broadcast of cartoon Popetown is understandable, given widespread
anti-Catholic prejudice says Dr Greg Dawes, a senior lecturer in religious
studies at the University of Otago ... (N.B.: The Otago Daily Times now
requires readers of articles on its Website to register (once only) and have
a password. Registration is simple: you fill in a small form with your
choice of a password and click to send it off, then check your e-mail for a
confirmation link which you click, and that's it. ML]
Fewer in pulpits, pews stir call for Catholic rethink
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3349322a6568,00.html
The number of Catholic priests in Southland and Otago had halved during the
past 34 years, according to a Dunedin Diocese document contemplating changes
needed in the church...
Nelson Engineer Stands for Christian Heritage NZ (press release)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0507/S00212.htm
Christian Heritage NZ announced today that Nelson Consulting Engineer Mr
Nick Barber would stand as a list candidate for the party. Nick and his wife
Rosalie are active members of St Mary's Catholic Church in Nelson, with Nick
currently being Parish Council Chairperson...
Service honours Shelley
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3354179a6016,00.htm/
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London bombing victim Shelley Mather was remembered during 9am and 10.30am
masses Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Glen Eden last Sunday...
Visiting Chaldean patriarch, urges prayers for peace
http://bcc.rcav.org/05-07-25/intl.htm
Auckland, New Zealand (CNS) -- About 600 Chaldean Catholic families, friends
and invited guests joined Patriarch Emmanuel-Karim Delly of Baghdad, Iraq,
at the opening of the first Chaldean church in New Zealand, St. Addai the
Apostle Church in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe...
St Therese relics to travel south
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3353092a6568,00.html
St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Invercargill will host the relics
of its namesake in October...
A time for togetherness (editorial)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3353115a6566,00.html
[Pope Benedict XVI and the pineapple-headed scamp were this week visible
preaching similar-sounding "can't we just get along?" messages]
Safran goes in search of God
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3351720a1870,00.html
Margaret Agnew talks to Australian comedian John Safran about his latest TV
series, a journey of spiritual exploration taking in five continents...
Harry Potter and the ogre of Catholicism, by Joe Bennett (satirical opinion
piece)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3354303a6580,00.html*********************************************************(The
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(The
following story is not available on the newspaper's free Website. It
can be read at public libraries and via the libraries' free 'Newztext'
service for borrowers)
Positive message from young talent
South Waikato News 22 JUL 2005
Live hip-hop performances, rock concerts and humorous dramas and skits are
just a few of the things that Y-one, a team of young Christians that travel
the country each year, have planned for when they visit the South Waikato
next week...
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The magical alchemy of love. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (book
review)
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/book_review.cgi/past-00245Mary
Mary
Magdalene is the only woman in the gospels who's not some bloke's wife
or daughter, by by Ann Ryan
http://www.onlinecatholics.com.au/issue61/commessay4.php
In this week of the feast of Mary Magdalene it seems an appropriate time to
ask "who was Mary Magdalene?..."
Further articles about St Mary Magdalene, prayers and a litany
http://www.life4seekers.co.uk/TheDaVinciCode-resources.htmNominee
Nominee
would make fourth Catholic justice on US court
http://www.cathnews.com/news/507/118.php
Judge John Roberts would become the fourth Catholic member of the current US
Supreme Court if he is confirmed by the Senate for the opening created by
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement...
Resurrection '97% sure'
http://www.cathnews.com/news/507/104.php
It is 97 per cent certain that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead --
based on sheer logic and mathematics, not faith -- says Oxford professor
Richard Swinburne...
"We have allowed a culture of violence to persist among us since the time of
the liberation war" say Christian leaders in a joint pastoral letter for the
25th anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence
http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0507/18_5374.htmlCatholics
Catholics
struggling against 'tide of materialism'
http://www.cathnews.com/news/507/103.php
British Catholic families feel in danger of being swept away by a "tide of
materialism" and want the Church to do more to counter it, according to a
report released yesterday by the Bishops of England and Wales...
Will Ireland Be Christian in 2030? Speaking notes of Dublin Archbishop
Diarmuid Martin, Primate of Ireland
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=74415
[Summary: Western societies, even when de-Christianized, retain vestiges of
a Christian culture which possesses a unique capacity for moral cohesion.
Ireland is undergoing a process of secularization which many see moving
towards a secularized society which still turns to a cultural religious
ethos to hold together and build a consensus around a network of values. If
the Church can build welcoming communities of mature faith, they will put
flesh and blood onto the nebulous Christian ethos which Ireland will inherit
in the coming decades.]
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'WEL-COM'
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston
North
Archbishops Dew's letter: A vision for Catholic schools
New Mt Vic church wins colour award
On the outside it is stained cedar and unpainted concrete, but the colourful
inside of St Joseph's Church Mt Victoria, is a winner for its architect.
Designed by Marc Woodbury of Studio of Pacific Architecture, the church has
won the Public Spaces category in the Dulux Colour Awards with the judges
particularly impressed by the contrasts achieved between unpainted concrete,
stained timber and dramatically painted wall and ceiling surfaces...
Priesthood and religious life seen as out of touch with today's youth
Vocations to the priesthood and religious life are falling because these
professions are no longer seen as relevant to today's young people. But one
young person considering a religious vocation says shortage of vocations may
come from a lack of long-term commitment in today's society...
Knights' writing competition finds a winner - just one
Brendan Chong of Upper Hutt is the only winner in the recent 'vocations'
writing competition organised by the Knights of the Southern Cross (Porirua
Branch)...
Maori better off now than 20 years ago - Treaty educator
An educator in the Treaty of Waitangi is optimistic about the state of Maori
in this country, saying that Maori are much more visible than they were 20
years ago. Robert Consedine's optimism comes from the fact that in almost 20
years of running treaty workshops...
Top NZ Mercy chosen to head international body
Denise Fox rsm, has been elected as the new president of Mercy International
Association. This association is an organisation of the leaders of Mercy
congregations, institutes and federations throughout the world, founded to
serve the Sisters of Mercy, their associates and colleagues in ministry...
Every child counts
A new coalition of organisations working to have children placed at the
centre of public policy development has been launched. The "Every Child
Counts" campaign is drawing together research and statistics on children's
welfare in New Zealand...
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TUI MOTU - INTERISLANDS
Full text from the July 2005 issue ...
Editorial: The plight of children - a national disgrace ... Reward for Joy
Cowley ... Is Tui Motu a difficult read?
Also in this issue ....
Budget Breakfast 2005 - Innes Asher
Christian theology in an age of terror - Pt 2 - Peter Hodgson
False gods: Fear parading as virtue - Joy Cowley
Korimako - home of the bellbird - Katie O'Connor
A time to speak out with conviction - Humphrey O'Leary
Missing the Target - Michael Hill
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FILM REVIEW
'Luther'
Summary: Sweeping but flawed historical drama about the life of Martin
Luther (Joseph Fiennes), the 16th-century German monk instrumental in
triggering the Protestant Reformation. Though making the issues and
personalities accessible to modern viewers, Eric Till's biopic veers from
historical accuracy, oversimplifying complex religious and political issues,
glossing over Luther's shortcomings with a revisionist glaze, while painting
the Church as worldly and self-indulgent. Recurring violence and theological
complexities. (New Zealand censor's rating: M - contains low-level violence)
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"THE
WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/A
A
weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
This week ...
Evolution, science and theology; CDF removes a religious founder; Hard times
at British embassy; In defense of Harry Potter
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY
16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne
http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz
En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St
Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey,
as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne,
Germany for World Youth Day 2005, the Catholic Church's mega event -
hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming
together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God,
assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the
NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58
Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: mailto:ymachb@clear.net.nzWYD
WYD
preparations enter home stretch
http://www.cathnews.com/news/507/111.php
Plans are well underway for Pope Benedict XVI´s World Youth Day trip to
Cologne, which will be his first visit to a country outside Italy since the
beginning of his pontificate in April...
100,000 Italians Expected at World Youth Day
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=74360Colordome
Colordome
: A Focolare Touch at World Youth Day
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=74547
Rome, July 21, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Young people connected with the ecclesial
Folocare Movement have come up with a contribution to World Youth Day: the
Colordome. The project is conceived as a meeting place, a space dedicated to
dialogue...
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site:
http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1The
The
Vatican's WYD Website:
http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005
http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz
The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.
The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.
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OTHER EVENTS
Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.blogger.com/'http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=
History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm[If
[If
you can't make it to the exhibition, you will find many of the
photographs from it at your public library in: 'The Turin shroud : the
illustrated evidence', by Ian Wilson and Barrie Schwortz, published by
Michael O'Mara, 2000 (232.966 WIL), or you can request it via Interloan. ML]
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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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