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'NZ CATHOLIC'
In No. 383 January 29 - February 11 2012: Aussie rector for NZ seminary .. Spy-base priest relocates to Solomon Islands ... Abortion consultant drop noted ... Anniversary Mass celebrated at Motukaraka ... PN bishop celebrates his fiftieth jubilee ... Catholics urged to 'get in the fight' ... Australia set to debate same-sex 'marriage' ... Bringing more hope to Papua New Guinea ... Annual summer camp turns 20 ... NZ Bishops in Rome (three pages)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Man's legs damaged in ladder mishap
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10783377
A Waiheke Island man was checking the levels of a water tank on the roof of St Peter's Catholic Church in Oneroa when the ladder he was on somehow collapsed, twisting his legs and trapping them between the rungs.
Strong interest in centenary
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/196632/strong-interest-centenary
Seventy former pupils of the Catholic boarding school Teschemakers have registered for the centenary reunion in March, and organisers expect more.
Lack of priests hits parishes
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/6364739/Lack-of-priests-hits-parishes
The number of Catholic parishes in Canterbury and the West Coast has halved because the diocese has fewer priests.
Catholic school funds used for prostitutes
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10783150
A man who paid for prostitutes using almost $130,000 stolen from the Catholic secondary school he worked at has been jailed after his family refused to agree to home detention. David Don, 44, took $126,728.01 over the five years he was employed as executive officer at St Patrick's College in Wellington.
Head of Caritas Jerusalem to visit to NZ
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/head-caritas-jerusalem-visit-nz/5/113853
Claudette Habesch, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem for the last 25 years, is visiting New Zealand in late February/March as a guest of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand for its annual Lent Appeal. Catholics in New Zealand are invited to pray for peace in the Holy Land this Lent, while hearing firsthand about efforts to bring healing and hope to a land where Christ continues to suffer.
Itinerant cathedral thief jailed
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/6356977/Itinerant-cathedral-thief-jailed
A man has been jailed for stealing items from earthquake-damaged buildings, including taking chalices from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Life membership for life of service (photo)
High Country Herald
http://tinyurl.com/76oqfjb
Kath Wills, QSM, has been awarded a life membership of the Justices of the Peace South Canterbury Association, having been appointed in 1989.
Marian College finds new home (photo)
The Press
http://tinyurl.com/6syh8gw
After five months of planning, Marian College will reopen in a new home next week – its second temporary move in less than a year.
Police to teach drivers' lesson about schools (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/6353236/Police-to-teach-drivers-lesson-about-schools/
Palmerston North parents and schools are keen to see police patrol roads outside schools as they launch a campaign targeting speeding drivers.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
Purpose: Being Jesus
Mark 1:29-39, a reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
** The Bishop Reflects **
Lyndsay Freer in conversation with Bishop Pat Dunn
Episode 2: Lyndsay and Bishop Pat discuss Waitangi Day.
http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/the-bishop-reflects-episode-2/
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** Funny or serious? (What to do if a bug gets into the chalice?)
** Candlemas (A day for religious to re-emphasise their vows)
** Tintin and Real Boys
** A 'new' Rector (introducing Monsignor Peter Jeffrey)
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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
A make-or-break moment on sex abuse and more Vatican news
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/make-or-break-moment-sex-abuse-and-more-vatican-news
In a polarized world, it was probably inevitable that opinion on the Catholic sex abuse crisis, like pretty much everything else, would crystallize into two opposing blocs... Yet there is also a third constituency ... Composed mostly of Catholic insiders, these are people who grasp the church's failures and who regard recovery very much as a work in progress, but who also believe the church has made important strides and could become a social pacesetter in anti-abuse efforts. Next week in Rome, this "Get Something Done" camp may finally have its day in the sun...
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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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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
** Leader of Adult Faith Formation – Catholic Diocese of Auckland **
Details on http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/leader-of-adult-faith-formation-catholic-diocese-of-auckland/ and from: Leader, Parish & Pastoral Services Group,
Catholic Diocese of Auckland, Private Bag 47904, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144 Tel:360 3004; email: patl@cda.org.nz Applications close on February 15th, 2012
** Young Adults Coordinator, Catholic Diocese of Christchurch **
Details on http://www.cyt.org.nz/?sid=1415 , in 'NZ Catholic' January 29 - February 11 2012 p.22, and from: Chris Lysaght, Catholic Youth Team Director, P O Box 4544 Christchurch. Tel (03) 353 0705 Email: clysaght@chch.catholic.org.nz Applications close 17th February 2012
