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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Feb 14 - 27 2010

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In the current issue ... War rages over Auckland school relocation ... Auckland justice and peace body reinstated ... RSM's QSMs honour 21 years of service ... Reject sin and seek unity at Lent ... Religion often apparent in sport ... Stay put, Mideast Christians urged ... New Tongan priest has NZ connection ... Chch Catholic radio broadcasting resumed ... Caritas Special Feature: Lent 2010: Working together in true communion

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Widow offers drunk driver forgiveness (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10625893
About 20 years ago, Andrea Krueger read a book that influences her to this day. The title, translated from German, was: "To understand, to forgive and to reconcile." "Those three words never left me," she told the Weekend Herald.

New principal has faith in his school (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/3317055/New-principal-has-faith-in-his-school
He's swapped the peaceful Far North for the hustle and bustle of Auckland. But Daniel Pepper is excited about his new role as principal of St Dominic's Primary School after being at the helm of Kaitaia's Pompallier Catholic School since 2005.

NCEA supporters cheer as poorer schools catch up
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=10625694&pnum=0
New Zealand's once-yawning gap in student achievement between schools in rich and poor areas has closed by almost a third in the past five years.

Move to Delete Budget to Evict Monte Cecilia
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1002/S00108.htm
At tomorrow's Combined Committees, City Vision Councillors will move to delete the budget for the purchase of the land under Monte Cecilia School and the cost of rebuilding the school in another location.

Schools boycott ministry training
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/3314013/Schools-boycott-ministry-training
Between 200 and 300 teachers from Invercargill and surrounds will boycott workshops aimed at preparing teachers for the introduction of National Standards.

St John's new facility
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/yh97t2o
Halswell charitable trust St John of God last week bolstered not only its national profile but national care capacity as well.

Faith, family, sport centre of life (photo)
Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/yj5zn9e
Margaret O'Sullivan's life was dominated by her home and faith. A member of Petone's Catholic McNeil sporting dynasty, she died peacefully at Hutt hospital on January 18.

School yard spruce up (photo)
Kapi Mana News
http://tinyurl.com/yg34fb7
Students aty St Theresa's School in Plimmerton had an extra reason to look forward to school this year with the completion of their new courtyard during the holidays.

Touching tributes for Aquinas principal
Bay of Plenty Times - A005 - 08 February 2010
Aquinas College's foundation principal Brendan Schollum was given a moving and often amusing farewell mass yesterday in which speakers spoke of the huge energy and devotion he put into building up a school from scratch.

Library opens its doors (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/yce8m79
The Marlborough Express
A community effort to raise $140,000 for a new library at St Mary's School has paid off with the opening of the refurbished building.,

Priest, 90, still fulfilled by role (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3301670/Priest-90-still-fulfilled-by-role
A Christchurch priest who has just celebrated his 90th birthday has no plans to retire. Tom Powers, of St Peter's Catholic Church in Beckenham, turned 90 yesterday and said he may now be the oldest active priest in New Zealand.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

** Parachute turns 20 **
Parachute Music Festival's twentieth celebration

** Books for the blind **
Sr Clare Mulrooney and Sr Mary Pat, residents of McAuley House, Dunedin, talk about the library service of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind

** Blessed are the Poor **
Luke 6:17, 20-26 - a reading and discussion with Rev Jenny Wilkins and Gillian Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

The Fifteenth Station

http://station15.libsyn.com

Catechiwi - 10 February 2010
'Living Lent Well' : Catechiwi's resident expert Fr Merv Duffy speaks about Lent, the season of preparation for the pinnacle of the Church's year, Easter. Fr Merv talks to Gavin Abraham about the origins of Lent, the three Christian actions we are called to focus on during Lent and speaks about the significance of the number "40" in Christian and Jewish history.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** 40 days of what?!? (the journey to Easter)
** "It's not that I don't have a spiritual side ..." (life without God; the will of God)
** Superbowl weekend - apparently a time to discuss "women's health"
** Watching the Good Samaritan story unfold, Congolese style.
** Prolific NZ blog follower accidentally spends 3 days debating with himself (satire)
** Probably imposterble (is monogamy possible?)
** A new tax system and a new flag? (reflections after Waitangi Day)

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm
http://livingtheword.wordpress.com

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

Lessons from a Vatican soap opera, Irish sex abuse summit looms, and a conversation with the pope's liturgist
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/round-week-rome

Married couples who are at one another's throats sometimes try to explain to a friend or a counselor what they're fighting about, only to discover they don't really understand it themselves. That's a bit what it's like trying to narrate the Vatican scandal that erupted this week for anyone outside Italy, because it's an exquisitely local story that even insiders struggle to grasp...

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FACEBOOK

Bishop Pat Dunn's diary
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick

Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz

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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 Youth Conference for school years 10-13
5-7 March 2010
St Thomas More Catholic Church, 17 Gloucester Road, Mt Maunganui 3116
Theme: "Set Free" (Galatians 5:1)
Conference site: http://www.catholicyouth.co.nz
Video promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0cNWXK7_-g
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Catholic-Youth-Conference-New-Zealand/184045426370?ref=search&sid=100000701925135.747740152..1

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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 ]

[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]

Director, Catholic Family and Community Services, Auckland
http://www.cfcs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' No. 333, Jan 31 - Feb 13 2010 p.23, 'Wel-com' February 2010 p.16, and from Eric Allan, Catholic Family and Community Services, tel: (09) 378 9650 Applications close 17 February 2009.

Archdiocese of Wellington. Assistant Advisor, Youth and Young Adult Ministry
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=16
Details in 'Wel-com' February 2010 p.19, and from Lorraine McArthur, Director, Archdiocesan Pastoral Services, tel: (04) 496 1706; e-mail: l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 19 February 2010