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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Exhibit reflects high emotions (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/6vwtt3z
An exhibition originally destined for the Christ Church Cathedral will adorn Geraldine's Mcatamney Gallery over the coming months. The art consists of 14 panels, mirroring the stations in the religious rite of the catholic church.
Small classes help children to settle
http://tinyurl.com/7nmyjmm
Shayne Kidd has only been principal of St Patrick's Catholic School for one term but already he can tell that the ''school on the hill'' has something different to offer.
St Joseph's principal put on indefinite leave
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/6321578/St-Josephs-principal-put-on-indefinite-leave
The principal of St Joseph's Catholic School in Hamilton is on indefinite leave as a stoush over school management comes to a head just a week before the new school year.
Ballarat teens help in city recovery
http://www.starcanterbury.co.nz/news/ballarat-teens-help-recovery/1251959/
Instead of hitting the beaches back home, four Victorian schoolies have come to Christchurch to help with earthquake recovery. They've been accompanied by four adults including a Catholic chaplain.
Churches now uninsured
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/6308171/Churches-now-uninsured
Timaru's Presbyterian and Catholic churches are without earthquake insurance. The Catholic church has been told no earthquake coverage is available, while the Presbyterian church is hopeful of a solution.
Pacific Islands Forum urged to address health disparities
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1201/S00449/pacific-islands-forum-urged-to-address-health-disparities.htm
The head of Australia's largest network of non-government health services will this week call on the Pacific Islands Forum to work on an international basis to address the major factors that contribute to people's prospects of a healthy life. Martin Laverty, the chief executive of Catholic Health Australia, which has 75 hospitals and 550 aged care service providers in its network, will make the call on Friday at the New Zealand Bioethics Conference hosted by the University of Otago.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** What does it profit a man to attend four Hearts Aflames, but suffer the loss of his soul?" (Faith support for young people is crucial)
** "That's OK. I'll just push the button for the stimulator — I mean, elevator." (Infidelity: a survey)
** "Don't worry. We won a dental plan in the strike of '88." (The Occupy camp in Aotea Square)
** How does one hate Religion, and love Jesus? (The latest craze video on YouTube)
** Congratulations Hearts Aflame
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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
Thoughts on America's new whistle-blowing nuncio
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/thoughts-americas-new-whistle-blowing-nuncio
We already knew that Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, named by Pope Benedict XVI in October as his new nuncio, or ambassador, to the United States, seriously rocked the boat in his brief but tumultuous run as the No. 2 official in the government of the Vatican city-state from 2009 to 2011. What we didn't know until this week, however, was just how vigorously Viganò had campaigned to be allowed to finish the financial house-cleaning he started. As it turns out, the pope's new man in Washington is something of a whistle-blower...
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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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Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808
Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall
Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/page/14/
http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)
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PARACHUTE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Parachute Festival 2012, Mystery Creek Events Centre, 27 - 30 January 2012.
http://www.parachutemusic.com/events
Family groups are eligible for "Pay what you can" family passes.
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
