Sunday, August 3, 2014

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz/news/fx-list-articles.cfm?ctype=MRART&loadref=50

Bishops urge Pope Francis to help bring lasting peace in Gaza (31 Jul 2014)

The Catholic Bishops of New Zealand have sent a letter to Pope Francis
acknowledging his efforts to bring the leaders of both the Israeli and
Palestinian people together for prayer, and his ongoing plea for an
end to violence and for peaceful solutions...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

MPs hear of concerns for the poor (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/311444/mps-hear-concerns-poor
Two Dunedin politicians heard news from the coal face of social
services yesterday, as they took in the views of the city's churches.

Toast to priest at burial in favourite garden (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/311439/toast-priest-burial-favourite-garden
Long-serving
Catholic priest Father Brian Fenton knew what he wanted
in life, and in death it was no different.

Last rites for Ward church (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/10336194/Last-rites-for-Ward-church
Marlborough's Catholics are to mark the end of an era on Sunday and
hopefully a new beginning, as the Ward church is formally shut for
demolition.

Women's league chalks up 40 years (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/10317645/Womens-league-chalks-up-40-years
Forty years of friendship, faith and fellowship is the recipe for
success for one Invercargill women's group.

Cody a winner for Northland community (photo)
http://www.waateanews.com/waateanews?story_id=NzUxNQ==
Cody Makaua, a Northland rangatahi, has been acknowledged for the
exceptional work he is doing to enhance his school and community.

Govt takes advice on ex-Catholic brother's extradition
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11300987
The New Zealand government is taking legal advice on whether a former
Catholic brother should be extradited to Australia to face child sex
charges.

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News of the Schools
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Garin College, Nelson: Solar panels boost budgets
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10336972/Solar-panels-boost-budgets
Solar panels provide a financial and educational boost for Nelson
schools, say school leaders who are urging political parties to boost
funding for the power source.

St Mary's College, Auckland: Art of making memories (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11302587
It seems odd to be celebrating the start of a war, rather than the
end, and less likely to call the war "great", but there's no doubt
that the stories from the war are both great and worth celebrating.
It's these intimate stories and traditional home crafts that the Navy
Museum has been taking to Auckland high schools with workshops to
create a public art exhibition.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

Inspired Word (right): Matthew 14: 13-21, a reading and reflection
with Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's
Cathedral, Wellington. YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJrd5hVVbYs&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBCBkgGtJ8PkooBg6ajG0C--&index=23

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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

2014-07-27: A conversation between two Jesuits on a 21st-century
approach to the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius Loyola.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** I just don't feel it (on "go-to" saints and a lack of devotion to Our Lady)

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JOHN L. ALLEN

https://www.facebook.com/JohnLAllenJr

John L. Allen is a Catholic columnist for The Boston Globe

Immigration becomes 'pro-life' issue for Catholic leaders
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2014/08/02/immigration-takes-its-place-pro-life-issue-for-catholic-church-leaders/LwwqcL3WlOhyWqMdiWtgqL/story.html

As Congress ponders faster ways of deporting kids from Central America
trying to cross the US border to flee poverty and violence, the
Catholic Church is emerging as their first line of defense. This past
week brought not only a rare papal intervention in American politics,
but a historic first from the country's Jesuits. Whatever the
political results of those efforts, the big picture for the church is
that immigration is taking its place at the Catholic table as a fully
"pro-life" issue... [Also: Anti-ISIS backlash, a tour of Pope Francis'
Rome, and the debut of Crux]

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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

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Youth and Young Adults Ministries, Christchurch
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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/commentandblogs/

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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