Sunday, March 10, 2013

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LENT 2013

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Lent Resources Online: http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent

Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. In 2013 it began on Ash Wednesday 13 February and continues to Easter. 

The theme for the Bishops' Lent Appeal 2013, taken from a Papal letter to the Church in the Pacific, is: Follow faithfully the way, Tell courageously the truth, Live joyfully the life. Kia pono te whai atu i te huarahi, Kia maia te whakapuaki i te pono, Kia harikoa te manawa i te oranga. 

The Lent Appeal is run by Caritas on behalf of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops to support its work of charity and justice for the world's poorest – in New Zealand and overseas.

Resources - available at http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/lent - have been prepared for parishes, schools, small groups and the wider community. Olivina Tu'iono from Caritas Tonga is also visiting schools and parishes throughout New Zealand from 9 February-10 March to share her experience working with poor and marginalised people in Tonga.

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NZ CATHOLIC - March 10 - 23 2013, No. 410


In this issue: Cardoinals tackle pre-conclave business - Lent Rite 1 confession promoted - Hope and heartache two years on in Christchurch - 370 years of religious life celebrated - Puhoi prepares for 150th anniversary - Feature article: The sacrament of Reconciliation - 2013 Conclave (2 pages) - Advertising feature: Services and supplies (5 pages) - Advertising feature: 20th Eucharistic Convention

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Keeping the old faith (photos) and Imports bolster shrinking flock of priests (photo)
The Dominion Post

Keeping the old faith
Christianity in New Zealand is facing a dilemma: Get sexy or risk being trampled under an onslaught of non-believers. Roman Catholicism traditionally avoids sexiness, but with a new pope on the horizon, could the ''old lady'' be learning some new tricks? ...

Imports bolster shrinking flock of priests
By the time Dennis Nacorda retires, he may be one of only a handful of Catholic priests left in Wellington. This year, the 34-year-old Filipino is one of only two men who will be ordained as a priest for the Wellington diocese, an area stretching from Levin to Kaikoura... 


Kiwi Catholic representative heads to Rome (full text)
A representative of New Zealand's Catholic Church is heading to Rome today to witness the election of the next Pope. Cardinals from around the world have already gathered for pre-conclave talks. Catholic Church spokeswoman and Papal Dame, Lyndsay Freer was also in Italy for the election of Pope Benedict when Pope John Paul the second died. "This will be very historical and very moving and significant for me, because I've already been there once, and here we are just eight years later going through much the same thing again." Lyndsay Freer says she'll be staying close to St Peter's Square so she'll be right amongst the action.

A Bolt From The Blue, by Brother Pat Lynch, CEO of the NZ Catholic Education Office
We all knew that the asteroid labeled DA 14 would come close to earth as it passed by at 27,700 kilometres above the earth in mid-February. About the same time, Pope Benedict, almost like a bolt from the blue, announced his resignation ...

Presbytery in danger (photo)
The 1888 Gothic revival presbytery beside St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral in Auckland CBD is an earthquake-prone building.

150th anniversary celebrated (Photo)
The St Joseph's Catholic parish in Queenstown and Arrowtown celebrated its 150-year anniversary at the weekend.

Hotere's final journey fulfils wish (photo)
Marlborough Express
Artist Ralph Hotere was given a last look at his beloved mountain before a helicopter delivered him to resting place on his final Sunday. The Dunedin-based painter's body was flown to Mitimiti, on the edge of the Hokianga Harbour, by an air force helicopter then taken in a black Hummer to Matihetihe marae.

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News of the Schools
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St Joseph's, Temuka: Paddon lines up for start of school's values project (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/8381706/Paddon-lines-up-for-start-of-schools-values-project

St Patrick's College, Wellington: St Pat's Town defend 2013 shield    (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/8382425/St-Pats-Town-defend-2013-shield



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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Which one is you? : Luke 15:11-32, a reading and reflection by Sister Stephanie Kitching

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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March 3 – Pope Benedict's final apostolic blessing - a further reading from 'The Joy of Knowing Christ' - Msgr Kennedy answers questions about Confession.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Close to home letters from one faithful writing woman to another… (the new book 'Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters')

** Maskable mortification (a list of discreet corporeal mortification)

** Come Holy Spirit (under-utilising a great gift)

** Reclamation (on being worthy dispensers of the sacred mysteries)

** I'm Not Really Australian, Frankly Speaking (introduction by a new blogger)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Conclave 2013: It's governance, stupid … but who's the governor?

If it wasn't already, it's become abundantly clear in the week since Benedict's papacy ended and the sede vacante began that governance -- or, if one prefers, business management -- is a titanic concern. Yet if the 115 cardinals who will soon file into the Sistine Chapel seem in basic agreement about the question facing them, they don't appear to have an equally clear answer about who the right man is to be that governor...

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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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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

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch

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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

Eucharistic Convention, Westlake boys' High School, Takapuna, North Shore, Auckland. Friday 5th to Sunday 7th April 2013
Theme: Faith and the New Evangelisation
Registration form in 'NZ CATHOLIC' - March 10 - 23 2013 p.18.

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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 ]

[Job vacancies at the Archdiocese of Wellington are listed on http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs ]

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]
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