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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
* Daily blog from the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation
Archbishop John Dew and Bishop Charles Drennan are attending the Synod on the New Evangelisation in Rome throughout October. Keep up to date with the discussion by following the blog...
* Catholics around the world celebrate World Mission Day 2012 (18 Oct 2012)
Catholics around the world will celebrate World Mission Day on Sunday 21 October during a time that we celebrate hope and renewal in our global church ...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop 'disgusted' by desecration of Jewish graves
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland has expressed his disgust at the desecration of Jewish graves with anti-semitic obscenities, including Nazi swastikas, at a cemetery in Auckland.
Catholics go without quake insurance
Mid Canterbury's Catholic schools and churches are likely to continue with no insurance cover for earthquakes into 2013.
$200k for Hibernian victims (photo)
Victims of a major employee theft at the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society could get an early Christmas present after a settlement was reached with insurers.
Catholic church safe to reopen
Catholics will return to St Mary's Church in Blenheim for Sunday masses this week, parish priest Father Bill Warwick says.
Former policeman's funeral a tribute to his public service (photos)
Upper Hutt Leader
Our Lady of Grace Church, Heretaunga, was packed for Friday's funeral of Golder Cottage president and retired Upper Hutt policeman Kevin Browne.
Mr Browne, 75, died peacefully at home in his favourite chair on Friday, October 5.
Altar row to go higher (photo)
The battle for an Italian-made marble altar sitting in a North Otago chapel is set to continue with an appeal to be heard in the High Court. The Holy Name Parish will argue against an Environment Court decision last year that the marble altar and stained-glass window are not to be removed from the chapel without a resource consent.
Nuns say no to childcare centre plan (photo)
About 40 families are searching for a new childcare centre because a new location could not be found for the asbestos-riddled Aubert Childcare Centre in Island Bay. The centre's religious order landlord, the Sisters of Compassion, announced in August that the asbestos roof was too costly to replace and the centre would have to move out.
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News of the Schools
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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Sacred Heart centennial includes netball past vs present (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/7819599/Sacred-Heart-centennial-includes-netball-past-vs-present
Sacred Heart, Timaru: Students get 'arty' with wall (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/entertainment/attitude/7837414/Students-get-arty-with-wall
St Joseph's, Nelson: Mayor targeted at gala (photos) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/communities/7838008/Mayor-targeted-at-gala
St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Filipo already in a rugby league of his own (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/7826881/Filipo-already-in-a-rugby-league-of-his-own
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
Grow:
Mark 10: 35-45 Serving others, a reading and reflection with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Rev. Alister Hendery at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Also: Know - You are a work of art, a reflection by Sister Mary Scanlon
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
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STATION XV
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October 15, 2012: Station XV: Episode 61 — The butler did it, and so did the German bishops
The magic of the Internet brings Don, James and Gavin together for this month's episode of The 15th Station, in which the papal butler's conviction, the sale of a Catholic school to a Muslim education trust and the German bishops' ruling that Catholics who stop paying a Church tax can't receive the sacraments all get a run. That story has us a bit stumped, so [links to blog posts] offer a more learned exposition of the situation. We also chat about the changing religious landscape in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and revisit the evolving story of the fresco restoration fail.
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]
14 October – The legacy of Br Roger and the Taize ecumenical community; plus some Australian preparations for the Year Of Faith.
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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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October 14 2012 - We celebrate the second anniversary of our programme and look back over life in our diocese in the last year, featuring key events and profound thoughts from our interviews.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** Not of the world …and cooperating with evil (international development, humanitarian action, paradoxes and compromises)
** Fifteen ideas for the New Evangelisation.
** Hearts Aflame (is it worth attending?)
** Enemy at the Gates? (world demographics and the rise of Islam at the synod of bishops)
** Catholic Veeps (the US vice-presidential debate: Catholic vs Catholic)
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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
** Synod update: Syria, Islam and minor notes
Perhaps the closest thing to an honest-to-God news flash out of the Oct. 7-28 Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization, at least so far, was Tuesday's announcement that because the bishops can't be "mere spectators" to the carnage in Syria, they'll dispatch a special delegation next week to promote a solution based on "reason and compassion."
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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 ]
