11 March 2007

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

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

No. 261 March 11 - 24 2007

NATIONAL
Sisters urges "quarantine" on violence ... Bishops affirm WYD committee
following criticism of NZ logo ... TV cartoon hits new low ... Colours
blessed ... Superfund investments criticized ... Archbishop blesses
Wellington fishing fleet ... Nominations for school boards will close soon
... Easter trading bills opposed ... New WYD project manager ... Columban
says Church failing to recognise climate change ... Big expansion for
Dunedin's Mercy Hospital ... WYD cross and icon here in June ... RTL
welcomes loss of licence ... Gore church for Praise Be ... ERO File

FEATURES
Men of varied experiences among new seminarians ... Six ways to attract
vocations ... God's glory inspires Gisborne quilt-makers ... Newlands parish
celebrates 40 years ... Time for "necessary corrections" to post-Vatican II
liturgy ... Mystery of Mass often misunderstood ... Talk of
Anglican-Catholic unity "sadly, much exaggerated" ... Anglican bishops
deliberate on their internal tensions ... Newspaper got it wrong ...
Religious diversity statement seeks "harmonious interaction" ... Tour guide
Ryan roams to Zimbabwe ... West Auckland parish celebrates 40 years ...
Historic church rededicated ... Prostitution linked to trafficking of women

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: The therapy of a public life ... Sue Jones: God still
gives call to religious life ... Pat Stratford: Why Church must continue to
uphold priestly celibacy ... Editorial: A sensible solution from Caritas ...
Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Scholars reject "Jesus tomb" claims as spurious ... Irish bishops worry
about Israeli "abuse" ... Best foot backward ... The Pope: Focus mind on the
cross ... "Expect a new Pentecost" ... NFP method found as effective as pill
... Faiths give much Aids care ... Hope seen for Cuba ... Frances Kissling
steps down ... Latinos confront crisis of faith ... Sexualisation has
harmful effects on young girls ... Vocations on rise in war-torn Iraq ...
Masonry forbidden ... Civil rights leader's niece now campaigns for life ...
Old technique saves baby boy ... 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 PRESS

A son lost, but many gained (photo)
The Northern Advocate
http://tinyurl.com/3bzkx4
An outpouring of love and grief for a South Korean teenager continued
yesterday in Whangarei. Eighteen-year-old student SangJe Lee died on Monday,
hours after being run over in a hit-and-run incident at Okara shopping
centre. His heartbroken father SeungJe Lee told those who went to farewell
SangJe at a funeral service in Pompallier Catholic College's hall that
although he had lost his only child, he had also gained many sons and
daughters...

Tackling justice eye-to-eye (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3986385a6568.html
For the victim of crime, a restorative justice conference allows them to sit
eye-to-eye with the offender who has blasted a crater in their life. Josie
Dolan sits at the centre of the conference, walking the line between human
emotion at its most raw and remorse for harm done. The Dunedin-based
Catholic sister, from the Sisters of Mercy, and co-ordinator of facilitators
for Restorative Justice Otago was in Invercargill yesterday to speak at
Unifem Southland's breakfast to celebrate International Women's Day...

Tony Peterson: What the Archbishop did to the priest
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10427965
The 1960s brought youth rebellion and social change in New Zealand, as
elsewhere - yet the Church remained entwined in this country's political and
business affairs and the education of our young. In the northern half of the
North Island, nearly 180,000 people identified as Catholic, while nearly
20,000 Auckland children attended Catholic schools. Patriarch of the faith
for nearly half a century was James Michael Liston, the Archbishop of
Auckland...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

Latest: 'Heather against the government'
Heather Roy is an ACT MP with 5 kids. Like many, she finds herself against
what she sees as government intrusion into our families with the
"anti-smacking" bill ...

Inspirational TV's excellent 'Angel in the City' series of readings and
commentary on the Gospels is two weeks behind due to technical difficulties
which have yet to be ironed out. But they will be ... ML

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=1035

Caritas Lent Appeal 2007
Theme: Our love is to real and active (cf 1 John 3:18)

The Caritas Lent Appeal starts on Ash Wednesday, 21 February 2007, and runs
through to Palm Sunday on 1 April 2007. The Lent Appeal is the annual appeal
for Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and
development.

Resources for the Lent Appeal 2007 on this Website ...

- Parish Resources
- Lent Coordinator Kit
- Lenten Reflection Programme
- International Speakers for Lent
- Schools Resources

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

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

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis:
Ecology makes the Catholic mega-trend list
Perhaps the week in which Al Gore turned green into gold by winning an Oscar
for "An Inconvenient Truth" offers an appropriate moment to say that I've
finally been persuaded to include "Ecology and Natural Resources" in my list
of the top ten "Mega-Trends" shaping global Catholicism...

Also:
- Of Mount Athos, ecumenism, and real estate in Heaven
- Four cautions as crisis builds about priest-collaborators under the
Communists
- Former Vatican insider and archbishop was Communist informant, book
asserts

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EVENTS

14th Annual Eucharistic Convention, 13-15 April 2007
Westlake Boys High School, 30 Forrest Hill Road, Takapuna, North Shore,
Auckland.

http://www.eucharistic-convention.com/

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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/ ]

Catholic Chaplain, Paremoremo Prison
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 11-24 2007 p.23, and from: Eric Allen,
Director, Catholic Family and Community Services, Auckland. Tel: (09) 378
9650. Applications close 15 March 2007