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NZ CATHOLIC - No. 399, September 9 - 22 2012
In the current issue: Marriage vote dismays bishops ... Two young women teach NZ seminarians ... Euthanasia seen as based on control mindset ... Church leaders unite to defend marriage ... Bomb victim on a healing journey ... Advertising feature: Caritas Social Justice Week
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Nun on her way to becoming first Kiwi saint (photo; video)
A nineteenth century New Zealand nun is a step closer to becoming recognised as this country's first catholic saint. The case for elevating Suzanne Aubert, founder of the Sisters of Compassion, is being backed by an Australian who helped push for that country's first saint.
Ex-mayoral candidate killed by train (photo)
A former Christchurch mayoral candidate died after he was hit by a passenger train in Masterton last week. Kieran Patrick Gallagher-Power, 25, was struck near the Solway railway crossing about 10.40am last Wednesday.
Thoughtful support (photo)
Rodney Times
''We wish to nominate [for a Thanks a Bunch bouquet] retired parish priest and family friend Ron Saunders of Orewa who is still involved in the Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish,'' the Morton-Jones family of Gulf Harbour say...
Joint-cathedral plan denied
An Anglican leader has rubbished reports that closed-door discussions on a combined Anglican-Catholic cathedral for Christchurch are under way.
Editorial: Reunion unlikely
The idea that the destruction of the cathedrals of both the Anglican and Catholic churches by the earthquakes in Christchurch might provide an opportunity to unite those churches again after nearly 500 years of schism is an intriguing one.
Partnership between two Christian denominations is possible
Monday's NCR Morning Briefing included two short articles exploring the possibility of building a joint Catholic and Anglican cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, after the devastations of February 2011's earthquake. Not surprisingly, some think the idea is impractical. Others see it as an exciting possibility for ecumenical cooperation. I know it is possible, for I grew up attending a Catholic parish that shared a worship space with Anglicans...
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News of the Schools
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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Hutt Valley makes it a treble in win over St Orans (photo) The Hutt News http://tinyurl.com/8leo2c8
St Gerard's, Alexandra: Home for a night was a cardboard box (photo) Central Otago Mirror http://tinyurl.com/8qm6l33
St Joseph's, Upper Hutt: They solve it (photo) Upper Hutt Leader http://tinyurl.com/9vk8ouv
St Joseph's, Waitara: Wild wetland world explored (photo) North Taranaki Midweek http://tinyurl.com/9znpm5j
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
'Forever'
Mark 8:27-35: Who do people say that I am?, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching
Also: Life is precious, by Sister Mary Scanlon
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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September 9 – Kenneth Kaskodan tells the true story of the Polish defence against the Nazi invasion on September 1, 1939, and the Soviet invasion two weeks later. And Fr Joseph Kramer fssp speaks about the Feast of the Holy Cross..
[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]
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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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Sounds Catholic September 16 2012 - We go to the pub for the latest "Theology on Tap" with respected Catholic Apologist, Dean Mischewski, speaking to young people on the topic: "Who are the Real Crusaders?" We know the world's interpretation, now hear a Catholic sense of our history.
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STATION XV
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August 15, 2012: It's our birthday!!
Station XV: Episode 60, September 15, 2012 — A cathedral, a proposal and a Martini
Same-sex marriage continues to dominate Catholic discussion in New Zealand and leads this month's episode of The 15th Station. With our studio out of action, James and Gavin talk across the oceans about that story, including a sporting analogy that was devised to demonstrate how redefining words is a dangerous precedent. The guys also talk about the tributes for Cardinal Carlo Martini, the possibility of a joint Anglican-Catholic cathedral in Christchurch and the place of Catholicism in the upcoming US election. They end with the story that went around the world — the fresco fiasco. Thanks for listening and we'd love to get your feedback.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** It's comeback time… back I come… (in short, Tuppence has returned, bursting with ideas)
** We should have stuck in Labour for longer (Catholics and politics in New Zealand and Australia)
** First Holy Communion (a stand-alone First Eucharist, without Confirmation)
** How to lose a bishop in 10 days (Bishop Denis Browne is retiring)
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS
'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/
Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com' http://www.welcom.org.nz
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
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5
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
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
In Lebanon, pope mixes bitter and sweet
In advance, Benedict XVI's three-day trip to Lebanon shaped up as a balancing act, both reaching out and pushing back -- that is, extending an olive branch to the Muslim majority of both Lebanon and the entire Middle East, while at the same time defending its beleaguered Christian minority and rejecting the radical currents in Islam which exploded anew this week with violence in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere. Day one of the trip didn't disappoint, with Benedict offering a mixture of the bitter and the sweet ...
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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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FACEBOOK
Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
Bishop Patrick Dunn
Catholic Discipleship College
SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
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 ]
[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]
Church programme leader, The Logos Project
Details in 'NZ Catholic' September 9 - 22 2012 p. 23, from Helen Robinson tel 021 822 610 and on the Website. Applications close 5 October 2012.
