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'NZ CATHOLIC'
In issue 264, April 22-May 5, 2007 ...
NATIONAL
Wine ban ends prison Masses ... Foul show to screen ... Iranian Catholic
freed from jail on Holy Thursday ... Catholics urged to act to preserve
creation ... FPA is blamed for rise in teen pregnancies ... Good Friday
protest on depleted uranium ... Church welcomes restored organ ... Caritas
helps victims of Solomons tsunami ... Dunedin to build units for retired
priests ... Fr David Nolan dies aged 65 after long illness ... New highway
requires rebuilding of parish church ... Solidarity lunch helps pupils
recognise others' poverty ... McAuley High wins national volleyball title
... Development uses more than half of income for Caritas ... ERO File
FEATURES
Bishops are teachers - even to non-Catholics, says cardinal ... Bringing
faith to the front ... NZ laypeople study for Tribunal work ... Eucharist is
key ecumenism topic ... Islanders' faith gets them through disaster fears
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: The cross of Jesus ... Michael Gormly: Respecting the
common good as stewards of creation ... Parish Diary: Loneliness of pastors
... Editorial: Desperately seeking role models ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Pope sees "gaps" in creationism and evolution ... Pope in his prime at 80
... UK cardinal would like to be a lord ... Pioneer of NFP dies at 89 ...
Vaccine for girls opposed ... Paint vandals target churches in Italy ...
Best plan ... In Brief ... Nun's healing attributed to Pope John Paul II ...
Pope laments many human tragedies ... Where martyrs died ... Congress of
mercy ... Lots of losers? ... Benedict encourages priests ... Appeal made
for captives ... Episcopalian bishop returns to Rome ... Thousands baptised
in China at Easter ... A recipe for happiness
REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, Papal
Prayer, Feasts, The Doolans, God in the Garden, 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
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The communion wine ban
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Communion wine ban sparks unholy row
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4034740a11.html
A leading prisoners' rights advocate is surprised communion wine has been
banned from New Zealand prisons, given how easy it is for inmates to obtain
prescription and illegal drugs...
‘Discrimination’ claims after communion wine banned in prisons
- Public forum on this topic:
http://tv3.co.nz/News/NationalNews/tabid/184/articleID/25475/Default.aspx
- Interview with Peter Dunne (video):
http://tv3.co.nz/Home/Video/Display/tabid/266/articleID/25461/Default.aspx?src=e\
mail#vidlist25461
Ban on communion wine in prisons raises ire
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4032626a11.html
United Future leader Peter Dunne will complain to the Human Rights
Commission over a ban on communion wine in prisons which he says is
"political correctness gone mad"...
Dunne slams "political correctness gone mad"
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0704/S00246.htm
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 12:33 pm
Press Release: NZ Catholic
United Future New Zealand leader Peter Dunne has labelled restrictions on
Communion wine being taken into prisons â€" and therefore the celebration of
Catholic Mass â€" “another appalling example of political correctness gone
mad�.
[The following story is not available on the newspaper's free Website. It
can be read at the public library and via the libraries' free 'Newztext'
service for borrowers]
Catholics complain of prison wine ban
The Dominion Post â€" News â€" 21 Apr 2007 â€" Page 7
A ban on altar wine in jails will make prison masses invalid, the Catholic
Church says...
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Religion and the Census
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Pakeha quit traditional churches 'in big numbers'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10435149
Christianity in New Zealand has continued its historic decline in the latest
Census figures, reflecting what one academic calls the "huge defection" of
white people from the main denominations...
Christian church withering
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4031845a6427.html
Islam and fundamentalist Christianity are growing fast in New Zealand, new
census data shows, raising the prospect of social tensions similar to those
seen overseas. The data, released yesterday by Statistics New Zealand in a
report on culture and identity, showed the mainstream Christian church is
withering. ..
Kiwis flock to born again churches
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4031936a10.html
Growing numbers of New Zealanders are turning to "born again" and
fundamentalist churches, drawn by the conservative moral codes, slick
marketing and rock music. Advocates of the new faiths say New Zealanders are
kicking back against rapid social change, but some warn the trend represents
a step backward in social gains such as sex equality, sexual liberation and
acceptance of ethnic diversity...
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
'Latest': Meet Adencia ... hear her story
We begin a new series for Child Fund NZ. Learn about one child who needs
your help: Adencia is from East Timor, her village is protected by
Australian and Japanese troops in one of the more dangerous parts of the
island ....
Also ...
'What's New', with Sandon and Karlene.
'Coffee Break': Travina Oh, university chaplain
Sister Stephanie talks with the Catholic student chaplain at Wellington's
Victoria University
'Angel in the City':
The Father and I are one (John 10:27-30)
Weekly reading and discussion from the Angel in the City, Wellington's grand
old Catholic church ...
'Newsflash': MP Nicky Wagner
Nicky Wagner is a national MP and former teacher who opposes the
"anti-smacking" bill ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
Weekly Analysis: Hold your breath for the next media frenzy: The Latin Mass
document is coming
To the growing list of indications that something is imminent with regard to
the long-awaited document from Pope Benedict XVI authorizing wider use of
the pre-Vatican II Mass, I can add one item this week...
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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 ]
Prison chaplain, women's Prison, wiri
Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 22- May 5 2007 p.27, and fgrom Eric Allan,
\Direcotr, Catholic Family and community Servbices, tel. (09) 378 9650
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