NZ CATHOLIC - Issue 236, 26 Mar. - 8 Apr. 2006
From the current issue (full text):
Slate appeal launched to re-roof cathedral
Auckland â€" Wearing hard hats and orange vests, Bishop Patrick Dunn and
Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard boosted the St Patrick’s Cathedral “Help Restore
our Holy Roof� appeal on March 9...
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Full contents summary:
NATIONAL
Huge rise in abortion cost to taxpayers ... Complaint lodged over South Park
... NZ gets praise for religious tolerance ... Celebrity leaves South Park,
citing bigotry ... Slate appeal launched to re-roof cathedral ... End to NZ
work for sisters at De Paul House ... 250-plus to join Church at Easter ...
Church for town an afterthought ... DVD offers rethink on Eucharist ...
Priest hurt in crash ... From Grateful Dead to God's greatness for American
priest ... Parish council chair gets papal award ... Former brother guilty
of abuse ... ERO File
FEATURES
A priesthood of being open to the action of God's grace ... Catholic
students now given knowledge of other faiths ... Returning to New Orleans
... Papal medal recognises service to families needing support ... CSS in
Christchurch moves into new premises ... From Caritas desk to refugee camp
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Preparing for an ordeal ... Sue Jones: Presenting
prophetic life to Catholic children ... Others Say ... Editorial: Aussie
tells truth - but it still hurts ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... Vatican
Letter: Vatican Radio dialogues with cultures
INTERNATIONAL
Abortion wording bid defeated at UN ... JPII remembered ... Religious
critical of Church in Canada ... Soviet leaders ordered assassination
attempt ... Priestly vocations rising, especially in Asia and Africa ... The
Pope: Business must not exploit workers ... Challenge to evangelise and
engage with media ... Religion "a bad idea" ... God loves embryos and aged
... Pope calls on youth to love the Church ... Atheist wins job complaint
... Pope takes first step in reform of Curia ... Book describes pope's dying
... Beijing sees new cardinal as threat ... Praise the good ... Abortion ban
fine, but not enough ... Faith-based agencies gain federal funding ...
Giving up adoptions
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Feasts, The Doolans, Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago,
Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, Photo Prayer, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, That
Word!, Wit's End.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Apology over 'Bloody Mary' programme
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3613840a11,00.html
Complaints about the controversial "Bloody Mary" South Park episode are
likely to be forwarded to the Broadcasting Standards Authority, after
television station C4 declined to uphold them.
C4 apologises for Bloody Mary show
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10374073
Television channel C4 has apologised for the screening of the Bloody Mary
episode of the South Park series and said it would not repeat the
programme...
Te Wharekura to lease surplus land to Verdon
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3613873a6011,00.html
The Ministry of Education has scrapped plans to move Te Wharekura O
Arowhenua from its current Invercargill site after an agreement was struck
about the use of surplus land at the school. The school will now forge ahead
with plans to have the ministry-owned land leased by neighbouring school
Verdon College.
Former convent to be relocated in Wanaka
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3611546a6571,00.html
For almost a century Pleasant Point's convent has been a recognisable
feature in the town, but now redundant it will soon be shifted to Wanaka. St
Marys parish decided to tender the building, which is beside St Josephs
Primary School, for removal or demolition about two years ago as the parish
could not take on the extensive renovations required...
Medal thanks community 'angel'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3610399a6497,00.htm/
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Theresa Jones has helped solvent abusers turn their lives around and poor
families get back on their feet. The 56-year-old Mangere woman was recently
awarded the Benemerenti Medal from Pope Benedict XVI for her services to the
less fortunate in south Auckland...
Fountain of youth has no fizz
Hawkes Bay Today
http://tinyurl.com/je4la
There was a groan through the ranks when St John's College principal Neal
Swindells announced that water would be the only drink on sale at the school
this week; and that from now on, no more fizzy drinks would be sold at
school...
A blend of lively faith and scholarship (photo)
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/l2dxx
Thomas Evan (Evan) Pollard, a former professor of New Testament at the
Theological Hall, Knox College, who died in Australia last month aged 85,
was both a theologian of international repute and a lively raconteur. During
his 18 years in Dunedin, he made notable contributions to the Presbyterian
Church of New Zealand, to international scholarship and to ecumenical
partnership...
(The following stories are not available on the newspapers' free Websites)
Pleased with garage sale
The Timaru Herald â€" News â€" 20 Mar 2006 â€" Page 2
The St Joseph's church community is pleased with the weekend's garage sale
after around $1500 was raised towards the st Thomas's extensions...
Pope’s representative presents medal (photo)
Otago Daily Times 21 March 2006
The Pope’s representative in New Zealand last night recognised Michael
McConnell’s 41 years of service as the choir master at St Joseph’s
Cathedral. His Excellency Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Charles Balvo
presented Mr McConnell with a Benemerenti medal at the conclusion of a mass
at St Joseph’s Cathedral...
Clergy extradition protracted
The Press, 22 Mar 2006, Edition 2, Page 11.
Thirteen months after getting an extradition order for two Catholic
clergymen accused of sexually abusing children in their care, New Zealand
authorities are still awaiting a decision on their fate. Father Raymond
Garchow, 59, and a 70-year-old man whose name is suppressed, were ordered to
be extradited from Australia to New Zealand by a magistrate last February...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
CanWest "apologises" for South Park offence (Media release 23 Mar 2006)
One could describe today's so-called 'sincere' apology from CanWest as
self-serving . They knew in advance that screening "Bloody Mary" would give
deep and widespread offence, given the correspondence they had received in
advance from Christian leaders and leaders of other faiths. Yet they still
went ahead and screened the programme...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.php
The Caritas Lent Appeal 2006
"For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving" â€" Mother Teresa
The season of Lent is once again with us and with that the Caritas Lent
Appeal - as synonymous with Lent as purple vestments, ashes on Wednesday and
no meat on Fridays. The theme for the 2006 appeal is “For faith to be true,
it has to be generous and loving�, a quote by Mother Teresa who devoted her
life to caring for the world’s poor...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
This week ...
Benedict and cardinals discuss Islam, Lefebvre and retired bishops;
Biography of Honduran cardinal reveals his global vision; Vatican explains
dropping of papal title; A tough line on Islam; A new DVD about John Paul
II; 'Word From Rome' on the move.
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EVENTS
Mariapolis 2006
The annual gathering of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand.
Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. 19 - 23 April
2006
Programme and registration form from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826,
Wellington. Tel: (04) 384 4559 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(04) 384 4559 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, (04) 479 7713
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 479 7713
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Eucharistic Convention 2006
http://www.eucharistic-convention.com
Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Rd., Auckland. 21 -
23 April 2006
Details on the Website, in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.14 and
from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
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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 ]
Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki.
http://taranaki.webhealth.co.nz/page/taranaki_4.php?more=2932775
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.23, and from Ivan or Helen
Dunnett, phone or fax: (06) 752 7620.
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.8, and from Dennis
Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box
147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel. (09) 360 3049
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advertising.nzcatholic@iconz.co.nz
Auckland Regional Co-ordiantor, Caritas Aotearoa NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.23, at Search4Jopbs.co.nz
( http://tinyurl.com/jtl5q ) and from Claire Beaumont, e-mail:
claire@caritas.org.nz ; tel. (04) 496 1742
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end_of_the_skype_highlighting; PO Box 12-193, Wellington.
Applications close 31 March 2006.
