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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Catholic crisis pregnancy centre planned
A Catholic ''crisis pregnancy centre'' is set to open in Dunedin but a pro-choice group has concerns the centre will counsel vulnerable women against the ''evils of abortion''.
Reports draw more church abuse claims
The Dominion Post
Five people claiming they were abused in New Zealand Catholic schools and boarding houses have come forward after damning inquiries in Australia. The New Zealanders, all of whom now live in Australia, have alleged physical and sexual abuse while in Catholic institutions, mostly in and around the 1960s.
Bishop to visit and host Mass
North Taranaki Midweek
Catholic Communities of North Taranaki will gather at the TSB Stadium in New Plymouth this Sunday. Bishop Charles Drennan, Bishop of the Palmerston North Diocese, will celebrate Mass during which the Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on a group of young people from North Taranaki.
Sex accused appeals extradition
Former Catholic brother Bernard Kevin McGrath has avoided deportation - for now - by appealing against his extradition to Australia to face hundreds of sex-abuse charges.
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News of the schools
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Catholic primary schools to merge
Two Christchurch Catholic primary schools are set to combine in Mairehau. St Paul's School and Our Lady of Fatima School will form a new school on the site of Our Lady of Fatima in Innes Rd in 2016.
Agreement to combine two Christchurch Catholic primaries
Press Release – Joint Media Statement
Catholic schools' merger 'takes away choice' (photo)
A plan to combine two Christchurch Catholic primary schools takes away choice, some parents say.
Catholic Cathedral College, Christchurch:NZers selected for UNICEF Youth Congress http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nzers-selected-unicef-youth-congress/5/159667
Garin College, Nelson: RAW creativity captivates judge (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/communities/8848324/RAW-creativity-captivates-judge
Kavanagh College, Dunedin: Kavanagh to the fore during cross-country season http://www.odt.co.nz/news/schools-news/262414/kavanagh-fore-during-cross-country-season
Pompallier Catholic School, Kaitaia: Families fish, hunt and camp (photo) http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/families-fish-hunt-and-camp/1923681/
St Catherine's College, Wellington: Mum's eulogy interrupted as church evacuated (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8846507/Mums-eulogy-interrupted-as-church-evacuated
St Mary MacKillop, Mangere: Pupils remember beloved teacher (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/8843094/Pupils-remember-beloved-teacher
St Peter's College, Gore: Rugby | Highlanders 1st XV http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/262972/rugby-highlanders-first-xv-results
St Peter Chanel, Te Rapa: French street music festival la Fête de la Musique being ceelbrated at St Peter Chanel School, Te Rapa Waikato Times (photos) http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=F7X5WICWFPS4&linkid=44b336c3-d7d7-4af3-9785-b503f32a88e1&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
Forever
Luke 9:23-62, a video reading.
Also: Community outreach, by Jenny O'Brien, DRS at St Catherine's College, Wellington
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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2013-06-23 - Sister Mary Crowe shares her life experience as a Sister of Mercy
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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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Sounds Catholic June 30 2013
The second of two programmes on the consequences of the impending euthanasia bill.
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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs
** POPEisms (what Pope Francis said, week-by-week)
** How the Irish saved… actually, what is being saved here? (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr
Ferment in Nigeria; Syria; the Vatican bank; and sex scandals
Perhaps it's the curmudgeon in me, but I'm always drawn to news stories that seem to upend conventional wisdom, and I award bonus points if the story challenges both liberal and conservative biases at the same time. That quirk probably explains why I find recent developments in Nigeria's Ahiara diocese so fascinating...
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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
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Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry
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Catholic Discipleship College
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Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
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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 ]
