Friday, December 24, 2010

Dear readers,

This is the last News & Notes for 2010. The next newsletter will go out on Sunday 9 January 2011.

Every best wish and all God's blessings for a Happy Christmas.

Mike Leon

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50

Winning design chosen for WYD 2011 t-shirt (21 Dec 2010)
The winner of the World Youth Day 2011 T-shirt Design Competition is Alexandra Turner from the Diocese of Auckland. Her design received the most votes from the judging panel, which included professional designers...

Youth ministry award winners announced (21 Dec 2010)
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and its Office for Young People have announced the recipients of the 2010 Delargey Awards, which recognise significant and outstanding contributions to Catholic youth ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Christmas Edition, Dec. 25 2010 - Jan. 29 2011

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In this issue: Southland papal award may be a first ... Case for NZ's first 'Blessed' nears finish ... Christmas at the Vatican is unique ... Abused Suzanna has no doubt that Our Lady saved her life ... 2010 in review ... Interview with Pope deflates myths, explains decisions and offers insights ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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CHRISTMAS 2010
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Jesus' birth still resonates 2000 years after the event: a message from Auckland church leaders (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10696063

Sharing at Christmas (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/waiheke-marketplace/4480387/Sharing-at-Christmas
It’s not all bad news for the [Waiheke Island] Anglican community which won’t be spending Christmas in its own new church after plans to build it have been delayed. While putting the consent together has taken longer and been more costly than originally planned, there have been some positives. Sharing services with the Catholic church in Little Oneroa has seen an increase in the ecumenical nature of both churches.

Christmas, Island style
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/29r565h
Christmas in the Pacific is like no other. But despite the differences in traditions and rituals, the focus on religion, family and food is universal. Esther Lauaki compares a typical Samoan Christmas with two other Polynesian families’ festivities.

Caring for the Grandparents caring for children this Xmas (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1012/S00629/caring-for-the-grandparents-caring-for-children-this-xmas.htm
The Catholic Caring Foundation (CCF) urges communities to remember the many grandparents raising children this Christmas.

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IN OTHER NEWS ...
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Holy Innocents’ service
Kapiti Observer
http://tinyurl.com/2544tbw
Father Jim Kershaw of St Patrick’s parish Paraparaumu will conduct a memorial service for babies who have died and their families on the Tuesday after Christmas, to coincide with the Feast of the Holy Innocents.

Your choice or theirs?, by Melissa Mcdonnell
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/blogs/pg-parental-guidance-advised/4476286/Your-choice-or-theirs
Why a part-time Catholic had her daughter baptised in the Church. [Readers' comments are invited]

Lunch courtesy of northern friends (photo caption)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/2d4vh8s
Doing lunch: A frivolous lunch - with hat, scarf, and flower 'de rigueur' - was enjoyed by the Dallington branch of the Catholic Women's League courtesy of the League's Te Puke and Gisborne branches to lift the spirits of their southern sister post-quake.

Catholic Church looks overseas for priests (transcript of radio broadcast)
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s3097301.htm
Father Doug Hoare from Dunedin diocese has gone to Queensland to help fill a shortage of rural priests.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Bishop Viard College, Porirua: Future looks bright (photo)
Kapi-Mana News
http://tinyurl.com/2axdgxu

John Paul College, Rotorua: Teen charged over fatal smash (photo)
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/teen-charged-over-fatal-van-smash/3934969/

Roncalli College, Timaru: Privy seal after clean
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4488009/Privy-seal-after-clean
Dirty loo causing a stink
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4479113/Dirty-loo-causing-a-stink

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Trust awards scholarships (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/29fft8p

St Bernard's college, Lower Hutt: Michael scores three in a row for college (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/29gwszu

St Mary’s, Blenheim: Emotional farewell after 25-year stint (photo)
The Marlborough Express
http://tinyurl.com/2b6s3hk

St Mary's, Blenheim: Life lessons on leadership (photo)
Marlborough Midweek
http://tinyurl.com/2bouecq

St Peter’s, Cambridge: School scoops essay competition (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/2aqrl3e

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Don’t ask, Don’t tell (a tourist in the Big Apple)

** mas everyone and may the Blessed Virgin invite you to come close to the crib of her Son over the next couple of days.

** Waiting, Hope, Journeys, and Hobbits (lessons for Advent from J. R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and others)

** Doctor Life (experiences of a Catholic obstetrician)

** The true meaning of Christmas

** The Hidden Saint (an appreciation of Saint Joseph)

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FACEBOOK

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Twitter:
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Bishop Pat Dunn's diary
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Catholic Discipleship College
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Icon Media
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'The Fifteenth Station'
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Youth for Family and Life (YFL) New Zealand
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SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

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

Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference: "Put out into the deep" (Lk 5:4)
Friday 4 March - Sunday 6 March 2011
Barrycourt Quality Hotel Conference Centre, 20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland, NZ
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 19 - 24, p.9, at http://www.catholiccharismatic.org.nz/files/isao-conf-brochure-2010.pdf and from Conference Secretary, St Joseph's Centre, 1 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna, Auckland 0622, NZ; tel: (09) 835 1396 (ask for Anil Baptist); fax: (09) 489 3021; e-mail: aucklandccr@gmail.com

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

Resource Development department, Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia (3 positions)
Gifts Manager, Catholic Education
Gifts Manager, Centacare
Annual Giving Manager
Details from Mr Mitch Witherington, Consultant at Global Philanthropic; e-mail: m.w@globalphilanthropic.com ; tel: +61 7 3211 2320 or +61 0421 043 282 and http://globalphilanthropic.com/subpage.php?p=116
Applications close 14 January 2011

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Dear readers,
There will be one more 'News & Notes' this year, on Friday December 24.
God bless,
Mike Leon

'NZ CATHOLIC' - December 19 - 24, no. 356

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In this issue ... Pro-life doctors like court ruling ... St Pat's protection likely if rail loop proceeds ... Akld massgoers happy with new translation ... Vatican punctures pomposity and promotes plain prose for prelates .. Why we needed a new translation of the Mass ... Many treasures to enjoy on inaugural Catholic road retreat of Aotearoa ... Ratzinger onto abuse cases long ago, letters show .. Pontiff gives ideas to improve people's participation at Mass ... Franciscan highlights torture ... Christmas Mass times around NZ ... Advertising Features: Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference ... Monte Cecilia Housing Trust

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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CHRISTMAS 2010
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Happy Hispanic Christmas (photo)
The Leader, Nelson
http://tinyurl.com/28zdmeq
Nelson’s Hispanic community is getting together to celebrate Christmas on December 24 and if you speak Spanish then you’re invited to join them.

Families mix it
Hawkes Bay Today — A028 — 18 December 2010
Partridges, pear trees, barbecues and beers. Christmas Downunder has always been an incongruous mash of cultural traditions. Jolene Williams speaks to three Hawke's Bay families about their unique take on the Kiwi Christmas. [This article can be read via the public librarieis' Newztext service]

Billboard rejected as 'Christmas foolishness'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/4472472/Billboard-rejected-as-Christmas-foolishness
A billboard querying the almighty's existence has stirred up emotion from Hamilton religious leaders.

IN OTHER NEWS ...

NZ Aid rejects 60 applications
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10694918
Many applications to a fund for overseas aid projects were rejected because they were not good enough, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

Caritas questions evidence for lack of accountability
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1012/S00205/caritas-questions-evidence-for-lack-of-accountability.htm

A text by any other name... (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/print/140917
Text, whether in books or on the internet, was written by a person or several people, but defining an author is not that easy, according to Dr Simone Celine Marshall. A medieval specialist in the English department at the University of Otago, she is curating "Faces of Authorship: Constructing the author in medieval and early modern books" in the de Beer Gallery in the University of Otago Central Library, which opens tomorrow.

Hit-and-run victim dies in Auckland
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/4459847/Woman-found-dead
A former Blenheim woman seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Auckland last year has died suddenly. Lynette Joy Kilmartin was found dead on Sunday. Her death has been referred to the coroner.

Former Marist brother jailed for sex assaults on boys
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/64414/former-marist-brother-jailed-for-sex-assaults-on-boys
A former Marist brother has been jailed for two years and six months for indecent assaults committed on boys while he was a teacher at a Catholic boarding school in Masterton. Bede Hampton, 62, had pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault.

Sex crime in 70s catches up with Marist
The Dominion Post
http://tinyurl.com/2b27o2n

Historic sex abuse victims refuse emotional harm payout
http://www.odt.co.nz/print/141236?page=0%2C0

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Aquinas College, Tauranga: Extra work pays for successful Aquinas (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/sport/news/extra-work-pays-for-successful-aquinas/3934159/

St Joseph’s, Matamata: Pupils run, jump and throw at athletics day (photo captions)
Matamata Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/2a4d5be

St Joseph's, Nelson: St Joseph's School spreads Christmas spirit (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/4459880/St-Josephs-School-spreads-Christmas-spirit

St Joseph's, Queenstown: Eminent visitors from Wellington (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/140415/eminent-visitors-wellington

St Mary's, Blenheim: Moment of truth for two-year art project (photos)
The Marlborough Express
http://tinyurl.com/296dhox

St Patrick's, Masterton: St Patrick’s eco-wise (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/26mwj9d
Wairarapa News

St Paul’s, Christchurch: For whom the bell tolls: School's out after a trying year (photo)
The Press (Chch)
http://tinyurl.com/28ehaum

St Paul's, Christchurch: Primary schools finish for Christmas holidays (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4466153/Primary-schools-finish-for-Christmas-holidays

St Peter’s, Beckenham; St Patrick’s Greymouth: Pupils send hampers to the Coast (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4454569/Pupils-send-hampers-to-the-Coast

St Peter’s, Cambridge: Taine's T top of the lot (photo)
Cambridge edition
http://tinyurl.com/27sg3kf

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National Secondary School Athletics Championships
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Aquinas College, Tauranga: Joseph Miller (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/sport/news/millar-takes-out-national-sprint-double/3933883/

Francis Douglas M C: Champion Kyle saves his best for big stage (photo)
Taranaki Daily News
http://tinyurl.com/2atqtmh

John Paul College: Unlucky break halts quest for gold (photo)
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/sport/news/unlucky-break-halts-quest-for-gold/3934165/

Sacred Heart and Baradene College, Auckland: College sport
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10694360

St Mary's College, Wellington: Discus champion quick to set herself new target
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/4458111/Discus-champion-sets-new-target

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Quote of the day! ("It is necessary to recognize that this institution is Divine" - Francois de Lamy)

** “God bless those pagans.” (Atheists vs Catholics: get more intellectual or well known)

** New York, New York. (liturgical and other kinds of culture shock in the Big Apple)

** And for the next round: Hitchens vs. D’Souza (neo-Atheist vs. Christianity on YouTube)

** The Tyburn Tree (The Tyburn monastery and the Tyburn Martyrs)

** Neeson vs. Lewis (a comment by Liam Neeson on the character of Aslan)

** Pink?! (Gaudete Sunday, or Rose, or Pink Sunday)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

http://station15.libsyn.com

** Station XV - Episode 39 - Happy Christmas 2010! (14 December 2010)

Wow - another year has just raced past. So, for the last show of the year, we talk about the Pike River mining disaster, the Pope's comments on condoms and AIDS, the arrival of the new Mass translation, the latest God debate featuring Tony Blair, and the shortage of exorcists?!? Follow us on twitter.com/station15 or facebook.com/station15 and have a wonderful Christmas!


** Catechiwi: The ministerial priesthood (9 December 2010)

In our final episode of 2010, Catechiwi welcomes back Bishop Patrick Dunn as he talks about a topic he literally wrote a book on: Priesthood. Bishop Dunn speaks about some of the theological aspects of the priesthood as well as offering some personal insights into his own vocation.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'A Great Season'
A reflection by Sr Mary Scanlan

'Difficult decisions'
Matthew 1: 18-24, a reading and commentary by Sr Stephanie Kitching.

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

On Wikileaks, face time with the pope, and Dolan
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/wikileaks-face-time-pope-and-dolan

One week ago today, behind-the-scenes alarm was percolating among American diplomats in Rome and in the Vatican, as word spread that the first major wave of “Wikileaks” revelations about U.S./Vatican relations would run the next morning. By midday Saturday, it became clear that this first round of leaks would be more a whimper than a bang...

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FACEBOOK

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Facebook:
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Bishop Pat Dunn's diary
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Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz

Icon Media
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auckland/Icon-Media/126176587430993?v=wall

'The Fifteenth Station'
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Youth for Family and Life (YFL) New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-For-Family-and-Life-CFC-YFL/113115662062621

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

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

Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference: "Put out into the deep" (Lk 5:4)
Friday 4 March - Sunday 6 March 2011
Barrycourt Quality Hotel Conference Centre, 20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland, NZ
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 19 - 24, p.9, at http://www.catholiccharismatic.org.nz/files/isao-conf-brochure-2010.pdf and from Conference Secretary, St Joseph's Centre, 1 Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna, Auckland 0622, NZ; tel: (09) 835 1396 (ask for Anil Baptist); fax: (09) 489 3021; e-mail: aucklandccr@gmail.com

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

Resource Development department, Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia (3 positions)
Gifts Manager, Catholic Education
Gifts Manager, Centacare
Annual Giving Manager
Details from Mr Mitch Witherington, Consultant at Global Philanthropic; e-mail: m.w@globalphilanthropic.com ; tel: +61 7 3211 2320 or +61 0421 043 282 and http://globalphilanthropic.com/subpage.php?p=116
Applications close 14 January 2011

Sunday, December 12, 2010

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50

Alternative Welfare Working Group report released (9 Dec 2010)

Alternative Welfare Working Group, Welfare Justice, released its final report “Welfare Justice for All” today at the Wellington Catholic Centre...

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'WEL-COM'

http://www.welcom.org.nz

** News **
* Heeding the plight of beneficiaries
* National Catholic tertiary institution
* All for life, love and compassion

** Columns **
* Cecily McNeill: Editorial: Life in all its forms this Christmas
* Archbishop John Dew: Archbishop's column: God's great enterprise of self-giving
* Kieran Fenn FMS: Beginning the Gospel of the Poor: From power to powerlessness

** Features **
* St Pat's town spawns sports and historic tales
* Dorothy Day - a modern prophet and visionary
* Vatican II - the final weeks of the last session

** Reflect **
* Veronica Lawson rsm: Second Sunday in Advent Year A: Matthew 3:1-12

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Veteran of D-Day ‘didn’t like taking orders’ (photo)
The Press
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4442696/D-Day-vet-didn-t-like-taking-orders
A soldier, sailor and family man has been farewelled with military honours in Christchurch. Gordon Cameron Forrester, who died this month aged 88, had a decorated military career spanning 30 years.

Military service to be recognised (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/253rsph

On key and in tune with a musical life (obituary; photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/obituaries/4446025/A-Life-Story-Marie-Alice-Stothart
Marie Stothart was eight when she started learning the piano. Her talent was recognised by her early music teachers, and Marie set the bar for others to aspire to as a young musician. She was a committed Catholic and played the organ and piano, mainly at Sacred Heart Church in Heretaunga St, Hastings for Sunday mass.

Caritas Welcomes Alternative Welfare Report's Focus On Collective Responsibility
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/caritas-welcomes-alternative-welfare-report039s-focus-collective-responsibility/5/75372
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand values the Alternative Welfare Working Group's call for collective responsibility and investment in the well-being of all members of society.

Call for 50 per cent rise in benefits
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693066
An alternative welfare review group will call today for raising welfare benefits by as much as 50 per cent to meet the basic needs of jobless families. The alternative group, chaired by Massey University social policy expert Mike O'Brien and including former Green MP Sue Bradford, says current benefits of $194 a week for a single adult or $366 for a sole parent with one child are ``simply too low to live on''.

The push to make welfare work: The other side: no need to panic
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693596
The alternative welfare working group, set up by beneficiary advocates and the social justice arms of the Anglican and Catholic churches, agrees that beneficiaries should not be left to rot and that those who want to work need more help to get it.

Church thanks devoted pair (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/26onz3v
More than 30 years service to St Joseph’s Catholic Church has seen Don and Linda Kiddie of Helensville honoured with Benemerenti Medals presented by Assistant Bishop of Auckland Robin Leamy.

Take time out at Tyburn (photo)
Rotorua Review
http://tinyurl.com/2fy4qp2
The Tyburn monastery in Ngakuru welcomes visitors who want some time out from the busyness of the world.

Church rift divides Samoans
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/4436430/Church-rift-divides-Samoans
A rift in Wellington's Catholic Church is said to have driven many Samoan Christians away from the church for the past six months.

Probe of broker's role in failed bonds (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/business/139910/probe-brokers-role-failed-bonds
Southern broking house Forsyth Barr's lead management role in failed Credit Sails bonds is being investigated by the Commerce Commission. Investors lost $91.5 million when the bond value collapsed.

Goodwill extends beyond Christmas (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/27zydw2
A Christmas message from Monsignor David Bennett, St Peter’s Catholic Church

Hymnologist receives citation from library (photos)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/139753/hymnologist-receives-citation-library
Emeritus Prof Colin Gibson's donation of thousands of hymn books and reference works over almost 30 years to the Dunedin Public Libraries was marked yesterday when he was awarded the 2010 Library Citation.

Martha's links to NZ's first European settlers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/4428143/Marthas-links-to-NZs-first-European-settlers
Little is known about Martha White. But the few verifiable facts linked to her existence are quite extraordinary. The most obvious is her birth into what many say was the first European family to settle in New Zealand.

Mum won’t be home for Christmas (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/292hfka
A grief-stricken father took his two-year-old daughter to see the mangled car her mother died in to help explain why she won’t be coming home for Christmas. Friends and family attended a memorial service at St Joseph’s Church in Upper Hutt on Thursday to honour 42-year-old Ann-Maree Hardiman, of Levin, and her unborn baby daughter.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Francis Douglas M.C.; Sacred Heart, New Plymouth: Youth investment all for the future (photo)
Taranaki Daily News
http://tinyurl.com/22pawr9

Francis Douglas Memorial College: Two centuries cap big week (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/4429423/Two-centuries-cap-big-week

Garin College: Claudio's time to move on (photo)
The Nelson Mail
http://tinyurl.com/2ak5snj
18-year-old Claudio Cannata would walk away with the biggest and most important trophy of them all last night – the Sir Patrick and Lady Hillary Goodman Cup for the Garin College top scholar.

Garin College, Nelson: Sunny sounds (photos)
The Leader Richmond-Waimea
http://tinyurl.com/23r5an5

John Paul College, Rotorua: Students rally to aid family (photo)
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/students-rally-to-aid-family/3933381/

Pompallier College, Whangarei: Students discover marine treasures
Northern Advocate — A004 — 07 December 2010
[This article can be read via the public libraries' Newztext service]

Rosmini college, Takapuna: Danger signs put up (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/4436157/Danger-signs-put-up

Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Dux dips, delays and dabbles (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4438285/Dux-dips-delays-and-dabbles/

St James Catholic School, Palmerston North: In motion as one (photo caption)
Manawatu Standard
http://tinyurl.com/24hw3a7

St Joseph's School, Fairlie: Pupils shine on stage
High Country Community Herald
http://tinyurl.com/2cseo4n

St Joseph’s School, Opunake: Opunake moovers and shakers win (photo)
South Taranaki Star
http://tinyurl.com/27jy5fq

St Joseph’s School, Timaru: Quake banner unfurled (photo)
Timaru Herald
http://tinyurl.com/2ber3jv

St Mary's College, Wellington: Lealai-Salanoa eyes NZ schools title (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/4432645/Lealai-Salanoa-eyes-title

St Michael’s Catholic School, Remuera: Prayers for families (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/24v8pgl

St Patrick's School, Masterton
Wairarapa News
http://tinyurl.com/24lecwm

St Patrick's School, Masterton: Encore! for our environmental champions (photo caption)
Wairarapa News
http://tinyurl.com/2epfqur

St Patrick's School, Taumarunu: Nuns join the fun (photo caption)
Ruapehu Press
http://tinyurl.com/25rly5e

St Thomas More, Mt Maunganui: Pupil's singing award (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/pupils-singing-award/3925443/

Villa Maria College, Christchurch: Young historian (full text)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/2ayq23v

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz


** Who are we proclaiming? (Catholic School's Catholic identity)

** Time to raise some questions? (why do so many seminarians leave?)

** The Immaculate Conception

** What do the SSPX have to say?

** Modesty of the underdressed ("How beautiful then is modesty ...")

** Listening to The Message (a most peculiar translation of the Bible)

** Advent

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'My Messenger' - Matthew 11:2-11, a reading and commentary with Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Thoughts from Rome: the Vatican newspaper, religious life
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/thoughts-rome-vatican-newspaper-religious-life

Early December in Rome is usually a period of relative calm, as things begin to slow down ahead of the Christmas holidays. That makes it a good moment to take stock, looking back to the major turning points of the past year and ahead to things to come. Two conversations I’ve had this week illustrate that stock-taking mood...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

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http://www.romereports.com (video)

http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

Family Therapist / Counsellor, Catholic Family and Community Services, Auckland.
http://www.cfcs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 5 - 18 2010, no. 355 p.23 and from The Director, Malia Moeono-Kollo, 31 Lincoln Street Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, tel: (09) 378-9650. Applications close 17 December 2010.

Social Work Positions, Catholic Family and Community Services, Auckland.
http://www.cfcs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 5 - 18 2010, no. 355 p.23 and from The Director, Malia Moeono-Kollo, 31 Lincoln Street Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, tel: (09) 378-9650. Applications close 17 December 2010.

'NZ Catholic' subscription promoters
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Sunday, December 5, 2010

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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Masses for Pike River Miners (29 Nov 2010)

Catholic churches around the country are holding Masses for the miners who lost their lives at the Pike River coal mine. For information about Masses in your area contact your diocese...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - December 5 - 18 2010, no. 355

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In this issue ... St Maria Goretti relic stolen ... [Greymouth] Catholic school gets help ... St Mary of the Cross MacKillop was a fan of Auckland ... Start set for new Catholic teritary institution .. Rembering the smallest victims [Marina Young's Buttons project] ... Clarity of language needed to dispel euthanasia myths ... Pope's remarks reopen condom debate ... Special Feature: Bishop John Cunneen ... A journey back into the Catholic faith [Michael Morrissey ... Dorothy Coup's Family Talk: Christmas should not be an ailment

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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IN MEMORIAM: THE PIKE RIVER MINERS
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'Your men were our men' (text and video)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4418260/Your-men-were-our-men
The grief-lined road to memorials and funerals of West Coast miners is well trod. That wrenching tradition continued yesterday as the 29 men who died in the Pike River coalmine disaster on November 19 were remembered at a poignant, deeply moving service at Omoto Racecourse near Greymouth.

In miners' memory (full text)
Kaikoura Star
http://tinyurl.com/24zj35w
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is having a memorial mass for the Pike River miners on Wednesday December 8 at 7pm. All welcome. Sacred Heart Church, Greys Lane.

Moment of cheer amid the anguish (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/news/4424152/Moment-of-cheer-amid-the-anguish
While Greymouth's Christmas parade had gathered the community in the afternoon, in the morning hundreds had attended the first of the private memorials. Mourners packed St Patrick's Catholic Church to farewell Michael Monk, one of the lost 29 - on what would have been his 24th birthday.

Birthday greetings for Pike River `sunshine' (photo; videos)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10692164
Balloons replaced candles as the birthday of one of the Pike River Mine 29 was celebrated yesterday in the first individual memorial service for the disaster victims. Michael Monk would have been 24 yesterday, and to mark the occasion 24 balloons were released at the St Patrick's Catholic Church in Greymouth.

St Bede’s to be represented at memorial service for former pupil today (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/27e8gs8
Several dozen people from St Bede’s College in Christchurch will attend today’s memorial service for Michael Monk a former pupil killed in the Pike River coalmine disaster.

Twenty-nine candles (photo caption)
Manawatu Standard
http://tinyurl.com/2fw8ajt
St Mary's School pupils light a candle in remembrance of the 29 miners who died last week. The service was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Palmerston North.

Service to honour miners
North Waikato News
http://tinyurl.com/325f44z
The Huntly Combined Churches have organised a memorial service in the mining town to acknowledge the 29 Pike River miners who lost their lives doing what they love.

St Mary's holds service for miners (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/4409857/St-Marys-holds-service-for-miners
More than 200 people prayed during a special mass in Blenheim last night for the miners who lost their lives in the Pike River mining disaster. The names of all 29 miners were read out during the mass at St Mary’s Church, led by Father Alan Roberts.

Direct Dunedin help for Grey (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/138481/direct-dunedin-help-grey
The "Dunedin to Grey District Community Offering Fund" was opened at a function at the Otago Workers' Memorial in the city's Market Reserve.

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IN OTHER NEWS

In Brief: Cemetery blessing
Wairarapa News
http://tinyurl.com/27xtbcm
A blessing will be held at Riverside Cemetery this Sunday December 5 at 4pm in response to the desecration of graves in October.

Candles lit for Advent services
Hauraki Herald
http://tinyurl.com/256zrur
The countdown to Christmas is on and churches in Thames are celebrating with a series of events in the coming weeks.

Jury finds ex-Marist brother guilty on 11 sex charges
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/138780/jury-finds-ex-marist-brother-guilty-11-sex-charges
A former Marist teaching brother was today found guilty of 11 historic sex offences by a jury in the High Court at Wellington. Bede Hampton, 62, was on trial for a week on alleged sex offences against two teenage boys at a Masterton Catholic boarding school in the early 1970s.

The day we buried Aunt Tui
http://www.odt.co.nz/print/138657
We are not likely to forget the day we buried Aunt Tui. In an unhappy coincidence, we mourners stuffed into the small Catholic church in Murchison last Wednesday were asked to pray for the Pike River Coal mine families at about the time another blast removed any flicker of hope.

Award marks song on social justice (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4403733/Song-on-social-justice
Perhaps the only thing bigger than Kareshma Patrick's smile is her compassion. The 12-year-old Sacred Heart student last month won a New Plymouth District Council young achiever's Mayor Choice award for her original song No One.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

An icon gets a spruce up (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/22lfzvq
A swarm of more than 1000 people will descend on Rangitoto Island on Monday with the aim of cleaning up the coastline. Baradene College is one of the 12 schools volunteering to help clean up the Auckland icon by sending 15 staff members and all 150 of their year 9 students to help out.

Students bag prize for reporting theft (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/4405490/Students-bag-prize-for-reporting-theft
An after-school snack of fish and chips turned into a crime fighting mission for four St Patrick’s School boys. Victor Siua, 11, Caleb Tele’a, Paula Maama and Likisone Inu, all 12, were on Queens Rd in Panmure on November 11 when they saw a man holding a woman’s handbag rush to a car with a female driver who quickly drove off.

Students raise funds for injured cat's family
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/students-raise-funds-for-injured-cats-family/3932493/
A group of school students will raise money to help the family of a Rotorua cat mauled two weeks ago. The John Paul College students, who are part of the Young Vinnies group, decided to raise funds after reading a story about the cat's ordeal in The Daily Post last week.


Top pupil can chill now he is the dux (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4418037/Top-pupil-can-chill-now-he-is-the-dux
The saying "the older, the wiser" is far from the truth for Francis Douglas Memorial College dux Simon Gray. "I'm the youngest in my year group," the 17-year-old said.

Sustainable koura delight students (photo)
Kaikoura Star
http://tinyurl.com/2da4hkh
They’re small, slippery and sharp, and 75 kids got to experience them first-hand at the Kaikoura Koura farm on friday. The school children aged 8 to 10 from St Mary’s School in Blenheim visited Vince Scully’s koura farm on Friday.

Artistic students think outside the square (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/4414390/Artistic-students-think-outside-the-square
Palmerston North's St James' Catholic School students studied everything from pop art to impressionism to inspire their creative efforts for an art exhibition last night. Lucas d'Arbois, 7, shows off his artwork.

Teacher supreme winner in ACC Attitude Awards
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/138850/teacher-supreme-winner-acc-attitude-awards
Inspirational Oamaru teacher Melanie Sloan has been named the supreme winner in the ACC Attitude Awards, which honour the outstanding achievements of New Zealanders living with disabilities. Miss Sloan (29), who teaches at St Joseph's Primary School, received the trophy from ACC Minister Nick Smith at a function in Auckland last night.

School tools stolen
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/34uu8x8
The theft of gardening club tools from a Sacred Heart Petone shed last week has been described as ‘‘incredibly demoralising’’ by assistant principal Chris Theobald.

Class gets Activ (photo)
North Taranaki Midweek
http://tinyurl.com/3yg73mv
Classrooms at St Joseph’s School in New Plymouth leapt into the future last week. After fundraising, all 10 classrooms have been fitted with digitally interactive whiteboards called Activ Boards.

Pupils give to quake victims
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/39nbao3
Morrinsville St Joseph’s School pupils put together an action-packed day full of stalls, games and activities for their annual Mission Day.

Tauranga win World Cup thriller
The Daily Post — A011 — 29 November 2010
Kenya don't take too many cricketing scalps, but in Rotorua they can claim England's. The match may not have been at test level but primary school children competing in Bay of Plenty Cricket's Mini World Cup regional final enjoyed the challenge of playing for their ``countries''. And Kenya _ Tauranga's St Mary's Catholic School _ won the crown over England _ Lynmore Primary School _ in a game that went down to the penultimate ball of the match.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Advent

** “I’ve gone back to the time when dinosaurs weren’t just confined to zoos!” (the universe before the Big Bang)

** ch-ch-changes (experiences of the revised Mass)

** Self-Deception (What makes a person fall away from their faith?)

** The Noble Simplicity of Liturgical Vestments

** Homosexuality and the priesthood (from 'Light of the World')

** Creating Futures (ASB and IVF)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'As it was' - Luke 24:37-44, a reading and commentary with Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Only Benedict could go to China
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/only-benedict-could-go-china

In the political argot of our time, Pope Benedict XVI is unquestionably a "conservative." A core aim of his papacy is to revive a strong sense of traditional Catholic identity over against radical secularism, a classically conservative agenda. Precisely because of those credentials, however, the old American axiom that "only Nixon could go to China" fits Benedict XVI like a glove. Because of who Benedict is and what he represents, every once in a while he can do things a more "liberal" pontiff either wouldn't dare or couldn't pull off without splitting the church apart...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

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http://www.romereports.com (video)

http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

Family Therapist / Counsellor, Catholic Family and Community Services, Auckland.
http://www.cfcs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 5 - 18 2010, no. 355 p.23 and from The Director, Malia Moeono-Kollo, 31 Lincoln Street Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, tel: (09) 378-9650. Applications close 17 December 2010.

Social Work Positions, Catholic Family and Community Services, Auckland.
http://www.cfcs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 5 - 18 2010, no. 355 p.23 and from The Director, Malia Moeono-Kollo, 31 Lincoln Street Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, tel: (09) 378-9650. Applications close 17 December 2010.

'NZ Catholic' subscription promoters
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Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 5 - 18 2010, no. 355 p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1144; tel: (09) 360-3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz

Sunday, November 28, 2010

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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Masses for Pike River Miners (27 Nov 2010)

Catholic churches around the country are holding Masses for the miners who lost their lives at the Pike River coal mine...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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THE PIKE RIVER MINE TRAGEDY
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In our prayers (photo caption)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/26gy3ep
Mourners gathered at St Patrick's Church in Greymouth yesterday to remember those who presihed in the Pike River mine tragedy.

Mass held for Pike River miners (video report)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1&gal_objectid=10690385&gallery_id=115461
Mass is held for the 29 Pike River mine victims at St Patrick's Church, Greymouth.

Bells toll for Pike River 29 (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10690385
Twenty-nine times church bells tolled, calling in a grieving community to farewell 29 of their loved ones. As people began to arrive at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Greymouth, for a moment 29 worshippers knelt in prayer for the 29 who had died in the Pike River coal mine.

Pike River: 'Our darkest hour' (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/national-news/4381393/Second-mine-blast-no-survivors
[A message of condolences and sympathy from Pope Benedict XVI]

South feels for 'neighbours' in loss
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/4391306/South-feels-for-neighbours-in-loss
A minute's silence will be held in central Queenstown and Wanaka today as a mark of respect for the 29 men lost in the Pike River mine disaster.

Miners remembered around city (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4391402/Timaru-joins-nation-in-grief/
Timaruvians will continue to pay tribute to the Pike River miners today.

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IN OTHER NEWS ...

New translations revive Mass of old, by Fr John C O’Connor (photo)
The Press
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/perspective/4391672/New-translations-revive-Mass-of-old
New Zealand Catholics are the first in the world to welcome new English translations of the 2000- year-old Mass. After almost a decade of study and consultation, the revised texts will be used at all Masses in New Zealand from this Sunday. Father Fr John C O’Connor is a Catholic priest of the diocese of Christchurch, and parish priest of Our Lady of Victories, Sockburn and St Therese of Lisieux, Chatham Islands.

Alex has a big heart (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/4388718/Alex-has-a-big-heart
Alex Snedden has four jobs, learns karate, swims and goes to the gym. He even has time to travel the world and speak on behalf of people with Down syndrome. Earlier this year he was recognised by the NZ Down Syndrome Association for his outstanding contribution to the community.

Our Michaels and Maureens are valued too
The Daily Post, Rotorua — A006 — 25 November 2010
Rotorua couple Stephen and Stella McLeod, whose Down syndrome daughter Maureen often adds a delightful touch as an altar girl at masses at St Mary's, are among a group of parents of Down syndrome children who are taking on the Government over its antenatal screening programme for Down syndrome. [The full text of this article can be read via the public libraries' 'Newztext' service]

Half a century of Christmas stamps (photos)
The Wellingtonian
http://tinyurl.com/29fzqch
New Zealand’s first Christmas stamp was issued 50 years ago. The design of that 1960 stamp is reproduced on this year’s 60 cent gummed and self-adhesive Christmas varieties, now on sale at post shops.

Robbed of relic (photos)
North Shore Times
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/4381332/Robbed-of-relic
A bone shard from a saint has been stolen from St Mary’s Catholic Church in Northcote. The relic of St Maria Goretti, the 13-year-old patron of youth and purity, was taken from a cabinet above the church’s altar.

Exploitation motivates pair’s walk
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/22ttnxe
Kate Medlicott and Tim Geaney left Bluff on November 15 and will walk 2300km to the top of New Zealand, finishing at Cape Reinga on February 4 next year for the End Child Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT) Child Alert. The Walk for ECPAT is also being supported by the Catholic Women’s League, with some members joining the pair on their journey.

French priest succeeds where parents have struggled
The Record (Perth, Western Australia)
http://www.therecord.com.au/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2115&Itemid=26
[Fr Antoine Thomas csj, founder of a children's Eucharistic adoration movement, is coming to live at St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Riccarton]

Temuka loses community stalwart (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4374337/Temuka-loses-community-stalwart
Les Double, 70, was a champion for community causes, working tirelessly for the good of the town. He was involved with several organisations alongside his wife, Lorna, serving on committees and organising numerous events.

St John stalwarts lauded for work (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/st-john-stalwarts-lauded-for-work/3930880/
Two Western Bay residents were recognised for their years of dedicated service to St John at an investiture ceremony at St Mary's Catholic Church, Tauranga, yesterday.

Descendents of Irish Power family to reunite (photo)
Northern Outlook
http://tinyurl.com/2c439en
Surviving members and descendants of a long-standing Rangiora family will arrive in Waimakariri from all over the country in January for a 150th commemoration. Annie Power (1903-1995) was a wellknown member of the Rangiora community, serving for many years in the Catholic community. She and her family farmed outside Rangiora, her grandson Richard Power said.

Bishop always found the good in people (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/2bhh8mm
John Cunneen, the former Catholic bishop of Christchurch who died last week, has been remembered as a compassionate and gentle soul with an unwavering faith. Cunneen was last week interred in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament after his death, aged 78, from a long illness.

Pope's condom comments extraordinary - Aids group
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/62329/pope%27s-condom-comments-extraordinary-aids-group
The New Zealand Aids Foundation says the head of the Catholic Church easing his stance on the use of condoms is extraordinary and significant.

Ex-brother 'horrified' by sex allegations (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/4390883/Ex-brother-horrified-by-sex-allegations
Bede Thomas Hampton, 62, a former Marist brother charged with sexually assaulting two pupils more than 30 years ago, says he did not do most of what is alleged against him.

Ex-Marist Brother 'Not Surprised' By Historic Sex Charges
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/ex-marist-brother-039not-surprised039-historic-sex-charges/5/73315
Wellington, NZPA Nov 24 - Former Marist brother Bede Hampton was not surprised when police knocked on his door wanting to talk to him about historic sex abuse accusations dating back almost 40 years, a court was told today.

Boy's alleged abuser apologises 30 years on, court told
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/137669/boys-alleged-abuser-apologises-30-years-court-told
A student who was allegedly abused by a then Marist brother teaching at a Catholic boarding school in Masterton in the 1970s, received an apology when he confronted the man by telephone 30 years later, a court was told today. A tape of the highly charged conversation, recorded by an Australian police detective six years ago, was played to a jury in the High Court at Wellington this afternoon. The ex-brother, Bede Thomas Hampton, 62, returned voluntarily from Queensland to face trial on 26 charges relating to incidents involving two boys at St Joseph's College in the early 1970s.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Many walks make light footprint on Earth (photo caption)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/2eo7swo
Some of the Tuesday Trekkers group from St Patrick’s Catholic School have just received their gold awards for walking to school 45 times.

School recruits students
North Shore Times (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/4389244/School-recruits-students
A recruitment campaign has been launched in a bid to lift Hato Petera College’s student roll. The Maori Catholic secondary school is targeting the North Shore for day students.

Fantasy adventurous (photo)
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/2estvtu
St Joseph’s School Morrinsville treated audiences to a stellar performance with their whole school production Fantastic Four and the Kingdom of Light. The Fantastic Four took the audience on an adventure as they travelled to find the Kingdom of Light where they picked up the seven virtues of the Holy Spirit

Duathlon a great success
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/kaikoura/4376411/Duathlon-a-great-success
On Friday, St Joseph’s School [Kaikoura] held its first duathlon.

Garin College wins competition on points
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/4387879/Garin-College-wins-competition-on-points
Ten teams of students from Motueka High School, Garin College, Waimea College and Nayland College have been competing over the past five weeks, with Garin 1 claiming the title in yesterday's final round ahead of Motueka Yeti. Both teams won four games. However, Garin's +37 points differential placed it well ahead of Motueka's +18. Garin 3 finished third and Motueka Kings were fourth. This is the third year of the competition, with Nayland winning the inaugural event and Waimea winning last year's title. The event's increasing popularity means that another competition will be run in the new year starting in February and all the players have indicated they will be entering the Bowls Nelson Secondary Schools Centre Qualifying event on February 24.

St Mary's out to keep mini cup title
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/sport/news/st-marys-out-to-keep-mini-cup-title/3931481/
Western Bay of Plenty's St Mary's School chase a three-peat of Mini World Cup Championship titles tomorrow. The Bay of Plenty final of the BOP Cricket Mini World Cup brings together the winners from four regional competitions, held in the Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Taupo at Boord Park in Rotorua.
The Mini World Cup was initiated by Bay of Plenty Cricket six years ago, to introduce year five and six pupils to the enjoyment of the game. To give the competition a real flavour of international cricket, all school teams represent a cricket-playing nation.

Hope is a winner (photo)
The Dominion Post
http://tinyurl.com/23kbxxv
After receiving more than 200 entries, the competition to design a T-shirt for Cure Kids has been wone by an 11-year-old Taine Te Miha from St Peter's Catholic School in Cambridge.

Waitara's oldest resident turns 102 years young (photos)
North Taranaki Midweek
http://tinyurl.com/275mszh
On Friday Mrs Molly Staples was thrilled to bits to see students from St Joseph's Catholic School coming up the drive of Kohatu Rest Home to sing to her on her 102nd birthday.

Determination pays off (photo)
The Dominion Post
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/4378243/Determination-pays-off
What a difference a week makes, and for cricketer Sean O’Connor it meant scoring his maiden century. Seven days earlier the St Pat’s Town first XI opener had been out for 70 when trying to hit over the top in the first innings of his side’s College Sport Wellington premier one game against Tawa College at Kilbirnie Park.

Dare leads to red noses for all (photo)
Northern Outlook
http://tinyurl.com/2d9ndx7
Alex Kuipers and fellow St Patrick’s School (Kaiapoi) student Sean Walters took on a $200 dare with their principal Therese Coleman and won.

The Hutt News Primary Schools' Supplement: text and photos
St Michael's, Taita: http://tinyurl.com/22pdcol
San Antonio School, Eastbourne; St Bernadette's, Naenae: http://tinyurl.com/2er79cs
Sacred Heart School, Petone: http://tinyurl.com/2fwsu9f

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Few and far between? (When all eyes are on you, the practising Catholic)

** “Something was said…not good. What was it?” (the Pope and condoms)

** Inculturation or Deformation? (variations on the Mass)

** Harry Potter and the end being nigh (looking at Harry Potter with a more objective eye)

** Ordinariate in England and Wales (a statement by the bishops of England and Wales)

** Of Monday morsels, mines, and muddying the waters (Pike river, condoms and aids

** Constantly filtering (music and the mind)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Stay Awake' - Luke 24:37-44, a reading and commentary with Violet Kudzotsa and Simon McLellan.

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

In defence of 'L'Osservatore Romano'
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/defense-l%E2%80%99osservatore-romano

Pope Benedict XVI’s surprising comments on condoms in his new book-length interview with German journalist Peter Seewald, titled Light of the World, obviously has been the big Vatican story this week... a fascinating subplot has emerged in the form of fierce intra-Catholic blowback against L’Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican newspaper, which published a set of extracts from the book on Saturday night, including an edited version of Benedict’s comments on condoms... First, here’s a sampling of what critics are saying...

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50

Funeral of Bishop John Cunneen (17 Nov 2010)
People from around New Zealand gathered at St Mary’s Parish in Christchurch today to pay their respects to former Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop John Cunneen...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Nov. 21 - Dec. 4 2010 No. 354

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In this issue: Eighth bishop of Chch dies ... St Thomas team wins NZ business award ... Jubilarians celebrate ... Mayor talks about life choices and his faith ... NZ bishops respond to Baghdad terrorist attack ... Youth branded as "moral zombies" ... A multi-faith celebration of Blessed Teresa ... Special Feature: All for Life Conference, Nelson ... Arrowtown celebrates St Mary of the Cross canonisation

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Miner who avoided Pike River blast faces anxious wait
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10688915
Special prayers for the trapped miners were offered at Saturday night's vigil Mass in Greymouth's St Patrick's Catholic church

Requiem Mass at funeral of bishop (photo caption)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/2dp5hhe
Bishop Barry Jones leads the Requiem Mass for Bishop John Cunneen at St Mary's Church in Christchurch. The Bishop of Christchurch from 1995 to 2007, John Cunneen died last Tuesday after a long illness aged 78. About 400 mourners
attended yesterday's service, before a private interment at the Lady Chapel of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

Bishop lies in state (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/4346558/Bishop-lies-in-state
Christchurch's eighth Catholic bishop is lying in state for the city's worshippers to pay their respects.

'Super-star pope pays a visit' (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/23ne8bw
"Christchurch for a few hours today is host to the best-known figure in the world." Those words from a Press editorial accurately accounted for Pope John Paul II, who was in new Zealand for three days and in Christchurch for five hours.

Party the Filipino way (photo)
Leader Richmond Waimea
http://tinyurl.com/2cr2u6e
Filipinos from across the top of the south will be getting together on Saturday night to have a good time and raise money for Nelson’s St Mary’s Church.

Community building vital – envoy (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/25woqos
Former British Labour MP John Battle became Blair’s faith envoy not long before the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Battle, who is in New Zealand as a guest of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago, spoke at Christ Church Cathedral yesterday. ‘‘It’s much calmer here. A Catholic preaching in an Anglican church? That would be a real big event in Leeds,’’ he said.

MP swaps politics for community action (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/137017/mp-swaps-politics-community-action
After 23 years, John Battle has swapped a role in national and international politics for a cause he is becoming increasingly passionate about - his neighbourhood.

Country couple celebrate (photo)
Hauraki Herald
http://tinyurl.com/2czyhlm
Country life and knowing how to settle an argument are the secret to a long marriage, according to Richard and Helen Vallance who are about to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.

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Local children support Cure Kids (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/4362310/Local-children-support-Cure-Kids
Four years ago he was diagnosed with a rare bone disorder called hypophosphatasia after he broke his leg stepping off a trolley. Today, the 8-year-old is an ambassador for the Cure Kids fundraiser Red Nose Day, at Sacred Heart School in Invercargill.

Tough job, but someone's got to do it (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4364398/Tough-job-but-someones-got-to-do-it
Cruising in a Hummer limousine on the way to his dream job is all in a day's work for St Joseph's School pupil Thomas Parry. The Dannevirke 10-year-old has just returned from a whirlwind trip to Melbourne, where he was inducted into his role as an official trainee toyologist for toy giant Mattel.

Clever kids taking an early shot at dairy industry fame
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4362242/Clever-kids-taking-an-early-shot-at-dairy-industry-fame
Two Opunake kids are among the brightest sparks in the country. Katie Starsmore, 12, won first place in a nationwide young inventors' competition. Her classmate at St Joseph's Primary, Jordan Quinnel, 12, took second place.

Students keen to see hostel saved
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/4349376/Students-keen-to-see-hostel-saved
In the foyer of the Sacred Heart Girls' College boarding hostel in Hamilton there is a whiteboard bearing the quote: "To succeed, we must first believe we can."

Siblings supply skating bug (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4343983/Siblings-supply-skating-bug
Skating flows through the blood of Julian Beardman and a good dose of family rivalry has helped the 17-year-old reach lofty heights in the sport of inline hockey. The Francis Douglas Memorial College student represented New Zealand at the World Junior Olympics in Los Angeles earlier this year where the team just lost out to the United States in the final.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Bishop John Jerome Cunneen – RIP

** “A homemaker? I might as well be dead!” (a Royal marriage)

** Calling workers to the harvest (future projects of Icon Media)

** A people without a Liturgy is not a people

** The origins of Kereopa (introducing Being Frank's new blogger

** Letting go of the trapeze bar (Change can be exciting but scary)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net


'Holiness', a reflection by Sr Mary Scanlan

'King' - Luke 23: 35-43, a reading and commentary with Stephen Ready and John Teariki.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

http://station15.libsyn.com

** Station XV ** - Episode 38 - Sad, happy, happy, sad, puzzled (14 November 2010) **

We have a mix of stories this month: starting with the terribly sad and tragic story of the Iraqi Catholics massacred while at Mass, then to the happy coverage of the first Australasian saint, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, then the happy story of five Anglican bishops joining the Church, then the sad passing of Bishop John Cunneen, and then we finish on the puzzling story of "the Vatican" saying Homer Simpson is Catholic?!? Follow us at twitter.com/station15 or facebook.com/station15.


** Catechiwi: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory (11 November 2010 **

Fr Neil Vaney talks to Catechiwi about ultimate destinations

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

The press and the sex abuse crisis of 2010
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/press-and-sex-abuse-crisis-2010

Under the best of circumstances, the Vatican and the secular media struggle to understand each other, and the first half of 2010 was hardly the best of times. As a new wave of the sexual abuse crisis swept across Europe and raised critical questions about Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican officials accused the press of bias, while news reports and editorial pages blasted the Vatican for dishonesty and denial. Now that the dust has begun to settle, thoughtful figures on both sides realize the need to take a dispassionate look back...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

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http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)

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Coordinator, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Auckland
http://www.akyouth.org.nz
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50

Former Christchurch Bishop John Cunneen dies
Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, John Cunneen, died peacefully on 9 November at Nazareth House, aged 78, after a long period of illness...

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'WEL-COM'

http://www.welcom.org.nz

The Hobbit resolution - sovereignty or sellout? (8 November 2010)
Sovereignty, or the right to independent nationhood, is something which must be jealously guarded, and something New Zealand took particular pride in more than a quarter of a century ago when the then Prime Minister David Lange took a firm stance against the United States Government to declare New Zealand nuclear free...

Vatican II the final documents summarised (8 November 2010)
A summary of documents passed during the final session of Vatican II ...

Vatican II the final session Sep 14-Dec 8, 1965 (8 November 2010)
Following the interminable debates and document revisions of the third session of Vatican II, it was with a great deal of apprehension that bishops gathered in September 1965 for the final session...

Reflect: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Luke 21:5-19 (Veronica Lawson RSM 12 November 2010)
Fifty years ago there was no Te Papa Tongarewa national museum. A hundred years ago there was no Auckland Harbour Bridge. It is hard to imagine a time when they did not exist or a time when they will cease to be ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Church mourns 'amiable soul' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/4328970/Church-mourns-amiable-soul
Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, John Cunneen, has died. Bishop Cunneen died peacefully last night at Nazareth House, aged 78, after a long period of illness.

History of St Mary popular (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/135182/history-st-mary-popular
Hundreds of Arrowtown residents and guests of all ages, and from around New Zealand, followed in the footsteps of St Mary of the Cross for a series of celebrations marking the canonisation of Australasia's first saint and her legacy in the Wakatipu.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin's celebration of Canonisation of St Mary Mackillop, Arrowtown, Saturday, November 6th. (gallery of seven photographs)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/galleries/gallery/general/135586/people-celebration-st-mary-mackillop

Church saved from flames
The Napier Mail p.2
http://www.napiermail.co.nz/nmail_book.pdf
The fire at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Munroe St last Wednesday night was a minor one, much to
the parishioners’ relief.

US experts to identify Kiribati remains
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/4321167/US-experts-to-identify-Kirabati-remains
US experts are likely to be called in to identify the remains of headless bodies found on Kiribati and believed to be the remains of 17 New Zealanders executed by the Japanese during World War II. The incident had an extraordinary link to the Featherston camp POW massacre 19 weeks later.

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Schoolboy heroes 'simply doing their duty'
Three pupils of Rosmini College Takapuna have been praised as heroes for rushing to help the dying and injured occupants of a car that hit their school bus.
Article and photo:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10687305
Video interview with the three lads:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/video.cfm?c_id=1&gal_objectid=10687305&gallery_id=115143

Maori College Launches Recruitment Campaign (photo)
http://news.tangatawhenua.com/archives/7855
One of the country's leading Maori secondary schools has launched a recruitment campaign in a bid to lift its student roll in 2011. First established in 1928, Hato Petera College on Auckland's North Shore is a co-educational Catholic boarding and day school.

Teen ready to dive into her future (photo)
The Wellingtonian
http://tinyurl.com/28s759z
Teenage diver Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott was named College Sport Wellington young sportswoman of the year on Sunday.
High flier: College Sport young sportswoman of the year Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott.

Pupils' design wins playground funds
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/pupils-design-wins-playground-funds/3929486/
St Mary's Catholic School pupils are helping their school get a new playground which they've designed. A team of seven pupils aged between 9 and 11 has placed first equal with two Auckland schools in the Year 5 to 8 category of the Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards.

Kavanagh eyes demolition after purchase (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/135747/kavanagh-eyes-demolition-after-purchase
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin has taken advantage of a rare opportunity to expand Kavanagh College by up to 25%, by buying the neighbouring Otago Polytechnic buildings which were owned by the Ministry of Education.

A win, no debate (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/2ereqyy
Sacred Heart College is proving it can produce some very persuasive pupils.

Isay: Sacred Heart hostel's days numbered (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/4323623/Isay-Sacred-Heart-hostels-days-numbered
Hamilton's Sacred Heart Girls' College looks set to close its boarding hostel.

Parents keen to save Sacred Heart hostel
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/4329575/Parents-keen-to-save-Sacred-Heart-hostel

Bishop applies to close St Patrick's School (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/135428/bishop-applies-close-st-patricks-school
St Patrick's School in South Dunedin will be the sixth primary school in two and a-half years to close in the city, but an education specialist believes closures may become less frequent.

Acting's a breeze for cheese star (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/4323347/Actings-a-breeze-for-cheese-star/
Two weeks can seem like a lifetime for an anxious nine-year-old, but "good things take time", and no child knows that better than Oliver Lodge. The St James Catholic School pupil is one of the newest stars in the Mainland Cheese ad campaign, which aired on television in September.

School remodelling, Gonville Centre win national architecture awards
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/local/news/school-remodelling-gonville-centre-win-national-ar/3929101/
Meticulous detail and delightfully subtle design touches - two Wanganui architects are winners in the regional New Zealand Institute of Architects awards. Gerald Cogan, a partner in BSM Group Architects, remodelled the entrance and administration area of St Mary's School, in London St.

On the edge of his seat (photo)
Sunday Star Times
http://tinyurl.com/27htrgj
Today, you don’t have to win an election to rule parliament. The corridors of power are open to the public and the seats of influence are up for grabs in Parliament’s Open Day. Sacred Heart Primary School student Gem Inkster, five, above, was excited to have a go at being Speaker of the House.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** “Give me a drink” (a bar opens in the crypt of a Roman church)

** “Back then, I was known as Sgt. Simpson, and I commanded the Flying Hellfish" (In Britain: Armistice Day; derelict churches)

** Some changes for Filia (shock, horror)! (women priests and other issue)

** Arvo Part, Religion, and Art

** So who’s the (ministerial) priest here? (the role of participants in a baptism)

** So, it’s goodbye from me…kinda (Farewell from James the Least)

** And I thought it was all about pretty lights… (Guy Fawkes here and overseas)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

'Change' - Luke 21: 5-19, a reading and commentary with Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Vatican misdirection, the relevance of the pope, Iraq and Sudan
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/vatican-misdirection-relevance-pope-iraq-and-sudan

Magicians understand that playing on an audience's expectations is the heart of making a trick work. When people think they know what's going to happen, where their attention ought to be focused, a little misdirection is usually all it takes. Making sense of current events, just like catching on to a trick, has a lot to do with seeing past expectations. When a priori assumptions cloud one's perceptions, it's easy to miss what actually happens. The past week brought two good examples of misdirection, albeit largely unintentional, vis-à-vis the Vatican. Diagnosing how the trick was pulled is important to an accurate understanding of what's going on...

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Youth for Family and Life (YFL) New Zealand
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SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.romereports.com (video)

http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)

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EMPLOYMENT

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Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]

'NZ Catholic' subscription promoters
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Coordinator, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Auckland
http://www.akyouth.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 353, Nov. 7 - 20 2010 p.22, and from Linda McQuade, Vicar for Education, Catholic Diocese of Auckland. Tel: (09) 360 3054 ; email: lindam@cda.org.nz Applications close 22 November 2010