Sunday, June 23, 2013

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Generosity of many will bring hope to many more – Lent Appeal tops $1million mark (18 June 2013)

New Zealand Catholic Bishops thank all those who contributed their prayer, time, talent and treasures to the Bishops' Lenten Appeal that has surpassed the $1 million mark for the first time... 

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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Journey from war to peace
South Taranaki Star
[The story of Jean Dravitzki (Krystman) a Polish war refugee, with a recipe for Polish golabki]

Helping Honiara
The Leader, Nelson
Former Garin College head boy Hayden Powick has never been outside New Zealand before, but last week he jetted off to the Solomon Islands to help improve computer skills at a local technical institute.

Waikato Church Leaders Gather To Support Chaplaincy
More than 120 church leaders from across the Waikato region arrived at Waikato Hospital yesterday (21 June) to show their support for Waikato DHB's chaplaincy service.

Nun admits to assault
In Auckland, New Zealand, a nun has pleaded guilty to two charges of assault on a child. Sister Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono was one of the teachers leading a group practice of an action song for upcoming celebrations at St Patrick's, Panmure, in April last year.

Pope honours chaplain (photo)
Sister Mary Keane's lifetime of dedication to the Catholic Church has been recognised by the Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI awarded her the the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal for 60 years' work, including 17 as Middlemore Hospital's chaplain.

150 years on, Puhoi celebrates roots (photo)
Northland's Bohemians are preparing to celebrate the arrival in New Zealand of their forebears 150 years ago next month.

Lack of priests leading to mergers
The Hutt Valley's 11 Catholic parishes could be reduced to six as the wider Wellington archdiocese struggles with a declining number of priests.

Fewer priests mean changes ahead
Porirua's Catholic parishes face structural changes as the Wellington archdiocese struggles with a declining number of priests.

League looks forward to the next seventy-five years (photo caption)
Piako Post
The Morrinsville Catholic women's League celebrated its 75th jubilee recently.

Former Bishop of Waikato meets the Pope - and runs out of Marmite
Since moving to Rome as the Anglican Communion's ambassador to the Catholic Church, former Bishop of Waikato, David Moxon, has met the Pope and run out of Marmite.

New Catholic bishop welcomed to American Samoa
The new Catholic bishop for American Samoa is visiting the territory this week before he relocates from his native New Zealand to begin his new leadership position.

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News of the schools
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Southern Catholic Colleges Tournament: Catholic schools tie event (photo) 
After 120 ''fiercely, but fairly'' contested games of football, rugby, hockey, basketball and netball, it proved impossible to separate Oamaru's and Timaru's top teams in the inaugural Southern Catholic Colleges Tournament on Monday...

Aquinas College, Tauranga: Bay schools disagree with sex report http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/bay-schools-disagree-with-sex-report/1911260/

Aquinas College, Tauranga: Hairy lunchtime for college students (photos) http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/47083-hairy-lunchtime-college-students.html

Christ the King School, Christchurch: Fresh water for Canterbury after supply contaminated http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/137836/fresh-water-for-canterbury-after-supply-contaminated

De La Salle College, Auckland: Digital literacy pilot aims to improve work readiness http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/digital-literacy-pilot-aims-improve-work-readiness/5/159064

Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli's win over Old Boys well-deserved (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/8812337/Roncallis-win-over-Old-Boys-well-deserved

Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli hang tough to hold off Waimea http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/8803051/Roncalli-hang-tough-to-hold-off-Waimea

Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Gold and silver for Sacred Heart (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/8813158/Gold-and-silver-for-Sacred-Heart

St John's College, Hamilton: Black singlet the ultimate for St John's pair http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/school-sport/8817203/Black-singlet-the-ultimate-for-St-Johns-pair

St Joseph's, Grey Lynn / St Michael's, Remuera: Bayer funds school gardens and beehives http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/bayer-funds-school-gardens-and-beehives/5/158533



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INSPIRATIONAL TV


From the start

Luke 9:1-22 Food for all, a video and (barely audible) reading 

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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STATION XV
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Station XV: Episode 69 — Catholics, Atheists and Nudists (June 17, 2013)

Can atheists get to heaven? Can a group of Catholics call their Catholic group "Catholic"? Can Pope Francis continue his charmed run with the media when he makes his first overseas trip next month? Can Catholics still be members of the Boy Scouts of America? And can someone without any pants parody the Pope? A series of fascinating questions — and some interesting answers — on this month's episode with James, Helen, Don and Gavin. And if you're looking for John Allen's preview (mentioned in the show) of the challenge facing Pope Francis ahead of World Youth Day, you can find it here.

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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2013-06-16  - Fr Paul Schenk's journey home via Judaism and Evangelical Christianity 

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Pathetic patriarchs (the image of fathers in popular culture)

** Birthdays and Feast Days (celebrating Saint's Day' at Tyburn Monastery)

** Shout, shout, let it all out… (Pope Francis on feeling like it's 1940, and bathing in the cosmos)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr


Shifting plates in Rome and Tehran; Francis in Brazil; and St. John Paul

Thirty-five years ago, Iran and the Vatican seemed on parallel paths. The election of John Paul II in October 1978 signaled a new Catholic assertiveness, ending a time of introspection following the Second Vatican Council, while three months later, the triumphant return of Ayatollah Khomeini amid the Iranian Revolution unleashed a similar revival across the Shiite world.
The $64,000 question today is whether we're witnessing another shifting of the historical plates in Rome and Tehran, this one toward the moderates...

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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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EMPLOYMENT

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