Kiwicath News and Notes: 1/15/12

Sunday, January 15, 2012

News & Notes - 15 January 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Farewell to man of service (photo)
Obituary of Britt Brewer, Morrinsville
Part one: http://tinyurl.com/7zst5pk
Part two: http://tinyurl.com/6lvh9yf

Rose garden stalwart to be missed
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/life-style/people/6257119/Rose-garden-stalwart-to-be-missed
Roses were large in the life of Gerard Williams [of Hamilton]. His parents, Charles and Winifred, grew excellent roses, and Gerard became caught by their passion. Fortunately so, for he became one of the driving forces behind the internationally known Hamilton Gardens. His name is firmly linked to the Rogers Rose Garden.

Quake-Hit New Zealanders Raise P51,000 To Help Typhoon Sendong Victims
http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/41548-Quake-Hit-New-Zealanders-Raise-P51,000-To-Help-Typhoon-Sendong-Victims.html
The people of New Zealand who recently had their share of deadly earthquakes have come together to help victims of Typhoon Sendong which left thousands of deaths, destruction and displacement of people in affected areas in Mindanao. Parishioners at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church located in Takapuna, Auckland raised some P51,000 and sent the money to the Kapatirang Claretiano Inc. (KCI), a Security and Exchange Commission-registered foundation undertaking relief and education projects in Mindanao.

Top students attain equal levels of achievement in 2011 (photos)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/7oz4q5g
Top honours at St Peter's Catholic School's 2011 year 8 prizegiving were awarded jointly to Kelsey O'brien and Thomas Radakin.

The dead tell tales: Eugene O'connor 1893-1972 (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/76fydfb
Waikato times
In 1972, the parishioners of Frankton Parish packed into St Columba's Church in Rifle Range Rd for the funeral of their former parish priest, Father Eugene O'connor. Also in attendance were 70 fellow priests, a demonstration of the great respect held for him.

An 'iron woman' at heart (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/features/6240057/An-iron-woman-at-heart/
January 21 is a date with a ring around it on Carmel Spencer's calendar. That is the day the newly appointed Nga Tawa Diocesan School principal will compete in Wanaka's Ironman competition. She's doing the half Ironman; a 90-kilometre bike ride, a 21km run, and a 1.9km swim in the lake.
Motueka mum recalls victim's love of life (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6235663/Motueka-mum-recalls-victims-love-of-life
Diana Cox's mother recalls her as someone who was never afraid of a challenge. Mrs Cox, 63, died in a hot air balloon accident in Carterton on Saturday along with her husband Howard Cox, 71.

Surprise over low Christian school enrolments
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/193807/surprise-over-low-christian-school-enrolments
Misconceptions about a Queenstown Christian school and the condition of its building may have stymied its enrolment growth in the Wakatipu basin, where other schools' rolls are fit to burst, the principal says.

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio

http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834

2012-01-08 – Ray Guarendi – "Raising good kids: back to basics"

[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Holiday reading

** 10 Amazing Catholics of 2011

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_lighting_new_fires.html

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr

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

Five myths about anti-Christian persecution
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/five-myths-about-anti-christian-persecution

In his annual address to diplomats Monday, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted religious freedom with emphasis on persecuted Christians around the world. This week, a delegation of Catholic bishops from Europe and the States tried to shine a spotlight on one small chapter of this global story: the Gaza Strip, where 2,500 Christians live amid an overwhelmingly Muslim population of 1.5 million. English Bishop William Kenney told the Christians of Gaza, "You are not forgotten." It's a lovely sentiment ... One wonders, however, how much reality there is behind Kenney's claim...

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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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