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'NZ CATHOLIC' - December 15-21 2013 - No. 430

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In the current issue: Study of reality facing remarried and divorced
Catholics pleases John Dew ... Massey prof. tells Buddhists about
papacy ... Pro-life TV ad vindicated by advertising standards body ...
Oamaru parish has triple celebration in November ... Pope calls for
missionary church reform ... Christmas season Mass times ... Catholic
school 2013 top scholars ... Our ten best movies for 2013 ... Bishop
blesses Centre for Life

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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Christmas 2013
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Choir concert packs the pews (photos)
Matamata Chronicle
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=1AN5NZQJC9A8&linkid=e7566514-29e5-4e1a-84cf-f5d50f23aa6b&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Singing praise: There was barely any standing room in All Saints
Anglican Church for the Matamata Christmas Choir's final performance
of the year on Sunday.

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The Census and religion in NZ
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Radio NZ. Morning Report (audio)
Dr Peter Lineham, associate professor of history at Massey University,
interprets the census figures
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2579480

Census points to non-religious NZ
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9501270/Census-points-to-non-religious-NZ
Census 2013 figures released yesterday show any claim to a Christian
majority in New Zealand is shaky, with fewer than 1.9 million people
affiliated with a church, down from more than 2 million in 2006.
Anglicans have taken the biggest hit, losing nearly 100,000 followers,
with the flock dropping to just 459,000. The sharp drop means
Catholicism is, for the first time, New Zealand's most popular
religion, with 492,000 devotees, down from 508,000 in 2006.

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'Wave of prayer' for those who suffer from hunger
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/wave-prayer-those-who-suffer-hunger/5/176534
Catholics across New Zealand will be among the first in the world on
Tuesday to join a worldwide 'wave of prayer' launching a global
campaign to end hunger, with the blessing of Pope Francis.

Lorde shares award with Pope Francis
http://www.3news.co.nz/Lorde-shares-award-with-Pope-Francis/tabid/418/articleID/324657/Default.aspx
MTV's college channel has gone in two wildly different directions in
naming Pope Francis and pop singer Lorde as its man and woman of the
year.

Kevin Mealamu: 12 questions from Sarah Stuart
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11169621
Keven Mealamu is the third All Black to play more than 100 games for
the national side. He is a father of two and illustrates children's
books to raise money for the Starship hospital.

Timaru priest reflects on Antarctic posting (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/9501408/Timaru-priest-reflects-on-Antarctic-posting
Though it was 17 degrees Celsius below zero outside at times, a Timaru
priest performed mass, prayed and listened to confessions in
Antarctica. Father Brian Fennessy volunteered to spend five weeks at
McMurdo Station as one of the five Catholic priests who work there on
a roster over the summer season. He returned on Thursday.

Charlotte McDonald: Forgiveness based on truth a path we all should follow
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11170266
Nelson Mandela's remarkable capacity for forgiveness is the greatest
inspiration he gave the world. Mandela's forgiveness, however, was not
based on the old adage of forgiving and forgetting but on its
opposite: forgiving and remembering.

Radio NZ. Spiritual Outlook
8 December 2013: On A Mission
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/solk/solk-20131208-1706-spiritual_outlook_for_8_december_2013_on_a_mission-048.mp3
Mike Gourley profiles the book 'On a Mission' - the story of author
Shaun Davison and the twenty-one other young men training to be Marist
priests at the Mount St. Mary's seminary in Hawkes Bay.

Waikato stalwart makes every day count
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9496136/Stalwart-makes-every-day-count
At nearly 88 years old, Dawson Bruce is as fit, if not fitter than
some men half his age after a life that's included farming, boxing,
golfing and biking.

Firefighter's sudden death remembered 20 years on (photos)
Matamata Chronicle
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=LRS4J7A257Y5&linkid=e5b1907f-b9ae-40a8-9f50-1e606265f20a&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Twenty years ago, a highly respected volunteer firefighter and father
went to work and never came home. Peter Bromell, a senior officer of
the Matamata Volunteer Fire Brigade, was killed in a milk tanker
accident on December 15, 1993.

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News of the Schools
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Garin College, Nelson: Dux never told to do homework (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9503749/Dux-never-told-to-do-homework

Garin College, Nelson: Garin shows off shared leaders (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9503750/Garin-shows-off-shared-leaders

St Anthony's, Seatoun, Wellington: School marks notable milestone
(photo) http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=T9575R7OZQV6&linkid=6897acb5-b9ad-4330-9af1-9e85ba8df1d7&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

St Bede's College, Christchurch: Gelato cart a first taste of business
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/9492142/Gelato-cart-a-first-taste-of-business

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

Unique
Matthew 11: 2-11, a reading and commentary by Fr Edward Tyler

Also: Christmas wishes from 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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http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834

2013-12-08 Music for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Fr John
O'Connor comments on Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation, plus
stories of China's saints with Dr Anthony Clark, and more from Fr
Gallagher on Discernment of Spirits

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Tackling the NZ Church #1 - Not enough priests

** Massive rant ("I can't stand Hamilton Cathedral's Advent Cross")

** Happy Anniversary (photographic sampler of liturgical innovations
with a satirical commentary)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Francis and Mary; Benedict the reformer; India's Christians; and Ukraine
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/francis-and-mary-benedict-reformer-indias-christians-and-ukraine

While pop culture remains fascinated by small clues to Pope Francis'
personality -- such as the fact that he was once a bouncer -- we got a
reminder on Sunday of something far more fundamental, albeit a point
that probably won't get much play on TMZ: his incredibly strong
devotion to the Virgin Mary...

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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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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

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808

Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry
https://www.facebook.com/AKCYM

Bishop Patrick Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/bishoppatrick?sk=wall

Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall

Diocesan Young Catholics, Palmerston North
http://www.facebook.com/DiocesanYoungCatholics

Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CYT-Youth-and-Young-Adults-Ministries/95736474530

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD

http://cathnews.co.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/

http://www.youtube.com/romereports/ (video)

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EVENTS

Hearts Aflame Summer School - January 3-12 2014, Nga Tawa College, Marton
Theme: Whom do you serve?
http://www.heartsaflame.org.nz/ha-2014/register/

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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 ]

Sisters of Mercy Mission Coordinator - Auckland.
http://www.sistersofmercy.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2013 p.20, on
http://www.seek.co.nz/Job/mission-coordinator/in/auckland-auckland/25375906
and from Janne Pender, Ahead Associates Limited,
jannepender@aheadassociates.co.nz

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Community Engagement Manager http://www.seek.co.nz/job/25561847
International Programmes Manager http://www.seek.co.nz/job/25561928
Operations support manager http://www.seek.co.nz/job/25561920
Details from the links above, in 'NZ Catholic' November 17 - 30 p.23,
and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen, contact@micahpartners.co.nz
tel. 04 499 4749

Youth worker, Catholic parish of Greymouth.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' December 15-21 2013 p. 19 and from the
Catholic Parish of Greymouth, 40 High Street, Greymouth 7805. Tel: 03
768 5263 Applications close 17 January 2014.