3 dec 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

Issue 255, December 3-16, 2006

NATIONAL
Bishops want schools to be "more human" ... Catholic MP is National's deputy
... $50,000 from NZ helps school in Cook Islands recover after fire ... High
Rotary honour for Auckland priest ... Reopening of cathedral is delayed ...
Attendance dues under review by bishops, NZCEO ... Daughters of Charity
leader back to support project ... Songwriter: Music in liturgy should
support God's word ... Pro-life argument gains ethicist PhD in theology ...
NZ children contribute to transtasman CD ... Government investment
questioned on human rights score ... Palmerston North jubilarians total 190
years ... ERO File

FEATURES
Adoration of the Eucharist experiences an upsurge ... International trade
raises pressing social justice issues ... Kiwi actress stars in Nativity
film ... Longtime organist given papal honour ... Benemerenti medal to
parish handyman ... Women's testimonies reveal abortion harm

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Steadying ourselves in the storm ... Gavin Abraham:
Sitting, waiting and praying in Auckland prison ... Others Say ...
Editorial: Confirming too early leaves a gap ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
... Policy on letters clarified

INTERNATIONAL
Anglican archbishop and Pope reaffirm hope for full unity ... US bishops
appeal to couples who contracept ... Serious sin bars Communion ... Family
planning funding will be supervised by pro-lifer ... "Pastoral council"
advises bishops ... Vatican reaffirms the value of celibacy ... The Pope:
Marriage, freedom do not clash ... Protected only in the womb ... "Multis"
to be "many" ... Turkey trip gives Pope opportunity to dialogue ... Zimbabwe
blamed for cutting churches' statement ... Condoms under Vatican study ...
Catholics followed US election trend ... UN council accused over human
rights ... Starve patient or face prison ... Grieving widow ... In Brief

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, Papal
Prayer, Feasts, The Doolans, Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40
Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, That Word!, Holy Lives, Kit's
Corner, Wit's End.

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Campbell Live: The Nativity Story (video report)
http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/tabid/67/articleID/16070/Default.aspx
The Hollywood version of the Nativity, Keisha Castle-Hughes is Mary, and
we're at the Vatican for the world premiere.

Inside ‘The Nativity Story’ â€" Film’s sacred subject draws cast, crew
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=22127
Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Anthony Messenger) â€" If you ask first-time film
producer Marty Bowen what he would most like to see happen as a result of
New Line Cinema’s “The Nativity Story,� he will say quite candidly and
with
characteristic enthusiasm: “I would like even the nonbeliever who sees it to
be touched. I would like it to be a film my sister will take her kids to
see, and one that her children will take their kids to see one day. I hope
it will be a classic that theaters will show every year because of its
authenticity, because we have tried to avoid the clichés of biblical films,
tried to humanize the characters and revere them at the same time. They
have, after all, earned the right to be on a pedestal...�

Fun antics and international food proves huge success (photo)
Ruapehu Press 1 Dec 2006
http://www.stuff.co.nz/centralnorthisland/0,2106,3884969a6014,00.html
Unsettled weather couldn't hold back the hordes of locals trying out the
international food on offer at St Patrick's Catholic School gala day in
Taupo last week...

Biscuits Satan's work, school principal told
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3884172a6530,00.html
A Christchurch Catholic school principal was accused of "working for Satan"
after allowing pupils to work with Muslim girls on a school project. St
Thomas of Canterbury College principal Bruce Stevenson was abused over the
phone by a woman objecting to a Young Enterprise Scheme project involving a
group of Year 11 boys and Muslim girls from the United Muslimahs of
Canterbury.

Concern over curriculum
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3884165a6530,00.html
Catholic bishops have attacked new school curriculum proposals saying they
will produce materialistic economists rather than compassionate citizens.
The bishops have voiced their concerns in a submission document to the
Education Ministry on its draft curriculum which is being reviewed in
response to criticism from teachers.

Hell roasted for condom stunt
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3882866a6479,00.html
It was an advertising campaign that was just too much of a sin for hundreds
of people. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has agreed Hell
Pizza's 'Lust meat-lovers' pizza promotion breached the advertising code of
ethics.

Bill battles back as Nats deputy (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3880466a6160,00.html
He's back. Bill English has spent the past couple of years with his head
down and tail up, working as hard on the education round as any NCEA
student. Now, after being chosen as the party's deputy leader and named as
finance spokesman today, he is ready to play a much more active role...

Mr Athletic aiming to end on a high, by Shane Hurndell (photo)
Hawkes Bay Today 28.11.2006
http://tinyurl.com/yltys8
Hawke's Bay bodybuilder Gary Nairn will call it quits on Saturday. The
Reignier Catholic School teacher won Mr Hawke's Bay and Mr Wellington titles
earlier in the year, a Pro-Am international competition in Palmerston North
and the national title in Palmerston North last month...

[The following story is not available on the newspaper's free Website. It
can be read at public libraries or via the libraries' free Newztext service
to borrowers]
Churches welcome debate on euthanasia of newborns, by Stu Oldham
The Southland Times â€" News â€" 2 Dec 2006 â€" Page 1
New Zealand's largest churches said they would welcome a debate on when
doctors should withhold treatment from seriously disabled newborns -- and
believe euthanasia should be discussed to be debunked...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

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New this week: A special Christmas
Sister Stephanie is another person feeling the stress of the season, and
asks what Michele from L'Arche - a mixed community for the handicapped -
wants for Christmas.

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly analysis: What Benedict means by 'Christian tradition'
In the wake of Benedict XVI's first visit to a majority Muslim state, some
analysts found themselves struggling to put together two elements of his
message in Turkey that, at first glance, seem difficult to reconcile.
Benedict missed no opportunity to express esteem, respect, and brotherhood
with Muslims. Yet at the same time, Benedict also repeatedly returned to a
more familiar theme -- the defense of Europe's Christian traditions and
values...

Daily News and updates: Clarifying Benedict's 'flip-flop' on Turkey and the
EU ... A wordsmith pope learns to talk in pictures ... Pope visits Blue
Mosque as gesture of outreach to Muslims ... Great symbols from pope and
patriarch, but no breakthroughs ... Pope's success in Turkey a matter of
definition ... In Ephesus, Supreme Pontiff becomes a simple country pastor
... Joint Declaration of Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I on Dec. 7,
1965 ... Pope and Patriarch offer symbolism, but don't expect breakthroughs
... On day one, Benedict adopts 'soft tone' in Turkey ... In Golden Book,
pope wishes for peace ... Vatican will not oppose Turkey's EU candidacy ...
On papal plane, Benedict stresses brotherhood, dialogue, and ‘healthy
secularism’ ... Interview with Fr. Tom Michel on Benedict's Turkey visit ...
Convincing the Turks to smile upon ecumenism ... Vatican OK with Turkey
joining the EU, officials say

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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/ ]

Writer/Editor, Religious Education. National Centre for Religious Studies
http://www.ncrs.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19-25 2006 p.23, in 'Wel-com' December 2006
p.16, and from The Director, The National Centre for Religious Studies, PO
Box 1937, Wellington 6015. Tel. (04) 496-1761; fax:(04) 496-1762; E-mail:
info@ncrs.org.nz Applications close 8 December 2006

World Youth Day Co-ordinator - Catholic Youth Team
http://www.cyt.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19-25 2006 p.23, on the CYT Website, and from:
Clare Dooley, Catholic Youth Team, P O Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. (03)
366-9869; Fax (03) 379-8724; E-mail cdooley@chch.catholic.org.nz
Applications close 1st December 2006.