Sunday, November 25, 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Church leader snuffs out apparition claims (photo)
Religious devotees need not flock to Kaikohe to see an image of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus in the town's Christmas lights - the Marian apparition doesn't exist, the head of the Catholic Church in the town says.

Gay marriage 'not forced on churches'
Legalising gay marriage won't mean churches are forced to marry same-sex couples, the Human Rights Commission says.

Old soldier's grave finally marked 'Frankie' given a headstone at last (photo)
It's taken 18 years, but war veteran Frank Kearns finally has a headstone to mark his grave. Francis Thomas Kearns, known as Frank, died a bachelor, aged 94 in 1994.

Abortion protest planned
A Southland anti-abortion group will begin weekly protests outside Southland Hospital from next month.

Rotorua Weekender: Historic church up for tender (photo and video)
She's shy just a few years of 100 of serving the Ngongotaha community but now it's time for her to go. Built in 1923, the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Taui St is not being used anymore and the church committee has decided it's time to put it up for tender.

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News of the Schools
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Pompallier Catholic College, Whangarei: Schoolboy takes run series honours (photo) http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/schoolboy-takes-run-series-honours/1628663/

Sacred Heart, Timaru: Students offer personal insights (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/7981766/Students-offer-personal-insights

St James', Palmerston North: Catholic School Anti-violence biker visit bittersweet (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/7978654/Anti-violence-biker-visit-bittersweet

St Joseph's, Palmerston North: Support stuns brave boy's family (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/7973782/Support-stuns-brave-boys-family



St Teresa's, wellington: Teachers told to foot bill for relievers (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/7977180/Teachers-told-to-foot-bill-for-relievers

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Inspired Word
John 18: 33-37 - King of the Jews, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching rsm

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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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]

18 November - Therese Joyce and Ken Joblin speak with two students of the Catholic Discipleship College based in Auckland.


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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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November 18 2012.mp3 - We feature two Year of Faith snapshots: two new young Catholics speak of their journey toward Christ and his Church; Bishop Meeking shares Church teaching on purgatory and we highlight music from the Kolbe Singers, a tertiary-based Catholic choral ensemble.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Dogs, car parks and evangelization…the (not-so-) secret link… (an original way to show people a 'new face' to the Catholic faith)

** The Holy Name of Jesus (recovering reverence for the holy Name)

** Anyone remember this? (memories of the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima)

** The Godfather I, II and III (St Pius X: how must the Pope be loved)

** Persecution begins against the Catholic Church in Australia

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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. '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


Unexpected sanity in Europe; Miguel Diaz; and Syria's Christians

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here's something to be grateful for: Against all odds, the European Parliament on Wednesday managed to avoid opening a new front in the long-standing, and lamentable, "clash of civilizations" between secularism and religion. Despite a well-organized and fairly nasty campaign to block the nomination of Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg, a devout Catholic, as Europe's new Commissioner of Health and Consumer Protection, the parliament voted to confirm him, thereby declining to embrace the view that traditional Christian beliefs are simply incompatible with "enlightened" 21st century European values ...

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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.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EVENTS

Parachute Music Festival, Hamilton, 25-27 January 2013

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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 ]
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