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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Church sold above GV (photo)
Naseby's 102-year-old Sacred Heart Church was sold yesterday for an undisclosed price, although it was above its $138,000 government valuation...
Plan to build new school upsets residents
The Catholic Church faces a battle with several prominent Queenstown residents over its plans to build a primary school in the middle of a rural residential zone...
Protest priest charged
A Catholic priest who smeared paint on an Israeli memorial during a pro-Palestinian protest is to face criminal charges...
Sisters celebrate century of service (photos)
One hundred years of dedicated service to the people of Petone were acknowledged recently with a special Mass for the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions ..
Clean crew (photo)
Thirty young Catholics from the Christchurch and Dunedin dioceses gathered at Mosgiel's Holy Cross Centre from January 22 to 25 for the Ignite Camp ...
The up side of Down
A New Zealand mother who has raised two children with an intellectual disability cannot comprehend the view that such lives are "not worth living" ...
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS
Society of Mary. Marist Messenger - February 2009
NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre. The Nathaniel Report - December 2008
Tui Motu InterIslands - December 2008
St Columban's Mission Society. The Far East - Jan-Feb 2009
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'BEING FRANK'
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Holy Mary, My Mother ... Domestics (Pope Benedict on the family and society) ... You face Mecca, while I pray the Benedictus… (blogging from the Moslem world) ... A little chat about exterior decorating of Wellington memorials (Fr Burns and the Rabin memorial) ... Is beauty random? (lessons from the beauty of nature) ... The Sabbath (the value of rest)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
The Lefebvrite case: what was the Vatican thinking?
On the lecture circuit, I'm sometimes asked for my opinion about the Vatican's communications strategy. My glib answer generally is, "As soon as they have one, I'll be glad to tell you what I think of it." The line usually draws a few chuckles. However, this week's furor over the lifting of the excommunication of four traditionalist bishops, including one who's a Holocaust denier, offers a reminder that the lack of PR savvy in Rome is actually no laughing matter...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Legacy: "Witness the Spirit"
21 - 22 February 2009
Tahaki Reserve, 250 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland
World Youth Day follow-up for ages 16-35
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 307 Dec. 21 - Jan 24 2008 p.8, and from Jo van Kempen, tel: (09) 360 3023; (027) 249 1448
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette ]
Secondary Schools' Advisor, Catholic Education Centre, Archdiocese of Wellington
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 25 -Feb 7 2009 p.23, and from John Butterfield, General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937, Wellington; tel: (04) 496 1788; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 16 February 2009
St Patrick's College, Silverstream. College Chaplain
http://www.stream.school.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' February 2009 p.2 and from Mrs Gerardine Parkinson, Rector's Secretary, St Patrick's college, PO Box 14-022, Wellington 6021; e-mail: gparkinson@stpats.school.nz Applications close 1 March 2009.
