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Opinion: Falling under the spell of the guy in the silly hat, by Johnny Moore
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/columnists/johnny-moore/9664431/Falling-under-the-spell-of-the-guy-in-the-silly-hat
My old man has been on at me this week. "Go on, write that column we
talked about. The one about how inspiring the pope is."

Kiwi music acts fail to inflate Parachute (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9652245/Kiwi-music-acts-fail-to-inflate-Parachute
It looked as if Parachute's dumping major American bands in favour of
New Zealand artists didn't pay off this year. Numbers were noticeably
down, with plenty of room in the usually overcrowded seating during
morning worship.

St Luke's return answers prayers (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-harbour-news/9666962/St-Lukes-return-answers-prayers
Luke is back but Mary is still missing. A statue of St Luke stolen
from St John Catholic Church [Orewa] a fortnight ago has been
returned. It's also a year since a statue of Mary Magdalene was stolen
from the same church.

Choosing Church (photo)
The Sunday Express, Marlborough
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=Q59IVP430FE4&linkid=7825ad3c-5c3b-4979-aeea-195b7dd18655&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Actively helping others is a focus of the St Mary's Youth Group in
Blenheim. Its co-ordinator, Mieke Hilhorst, is better known for her
work as a portrait artist but last year she kept her easel folded away
to concentrate on youth work and her theological studies towards a
Certificate in Catholic Youth Ministry.

Living in the moment (photos)
http://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/289439/living-moment
Central Otago woman Pat Hickey has been following in the footsteps of
the saints, writes Pam Jones. Pat last year decided to walk the
''Chemin de St-Jacques'', also known as the GR65, through France (GR
stands for ''Grande Randonnee'', signifying the French network of
trails).

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News of the Schools
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Catholic high school will be built near Drury
Franklin County News
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=OB1YHMBGA992&linkid=0384cf32-2337-43c3-be46-e48223862791&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland has confirmed a Catholic
co-educational secondary school at Runciman, near Drury, is back on
the cards.

Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Taranaki schools rein in fees
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/9655928/Taranaki-schools-rein-in-fees

Garin College, Nelson: Welcome back was Garin's biggest yet (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/9657830/Welcome-back-was-Garins-biggest-yet

Pompallier Catholic College, Whangarei: Much more than a mum (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/northland/whangarei-leader/9645800/Much-more-than-a-mum

St Patrick's College Silverstream: Recipe for club's success all very
basic (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/9663391/Recipe-for-clubs-success-all-very-basic

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=3295

26 January 2014: From FaithFest, the Christchurch diocese's gathering
to celebrate the Year of Faith: The cultural festival, featuring
stage performaces by the mosaic of cultures that make up the
Canterbury Catholic community

19 January 2014: From FaithFest: The concert by the ecumenical choir

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** A very slow appointment process (how long is too long to wait for a bishop?)

** The great priest shuffle (end of year placements in schools and parishes)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC - John L. Allen Jr

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

Women; the old guard; pope v. pope; graffiti; and All Things Catholic
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/women-old-guard-pope-v-pope-graffiti-and-all-things-catholic

Given the through-the-looking-glass dynamic of the media today,
everything Pope Francis says or does is defined as news, however hard
it may be to pin down what it means and however often he may have said
or done precisely the same thing before. Thus a short talk Francis
gave to an Italian women's center on Saturday made headlines, in this
case because of what he said about women in the church...

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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'
https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

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

Gospel Reflections - Veronica Lawson rsm http://goo.gl/69vmqc

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 Tertiary Chaplaincy - Newman Hall
https://www.facebook.com/TheChaplains

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

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Catholic-Diocese-of-Christchurch/181351388575074

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton
https://www.facebook.com/CatholicDioceseofHamilton

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/user/romereports/videos (video)

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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 ]

Job vacancies in the Auckland and Wellington Catholic diocesan
agencies are on these pages:
Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/
Wellington: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs

'NZ Catholic'. Journalist
Details in 'NZ Catholic' January 26 - February 8 2014 p.19 and at
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2014/01/21/nz-catholic-seeks-journalist/