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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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

** Pope Francis names Archbishop from New Zealand among new Cardinals
(5 Jan 2015)

** CEO of Catholic Education given knighthood in New Year's Honours
List (1 Jan 2015)

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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Cardinal-designate John Dew
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TVNZ: Kiwi among 15 new cardinals named by Pope
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/wellington-archbishop-humbled-and-surprised-cardinal-appointment-6214548

New Zealand cardinal-designate asked for pastoral approach on Eucharist
Catholic Sentinel, Oregon
http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=34&ArticleID=27773

Archbishop John Dew named as new Kiwi cardinal (text, photos and video)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64655042/archbishop-john-dew-named-as-new-kiwi-cardinal

New cardinal still humble Bay priest
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11384612
It's possible the next Pope could hail from Central Hawke's Bay,
although the potential pontiff laughs off the idea...

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Benemerenti = Well-deserved
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Posthumous honour for stalwart Catholic Janet Paku (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/64786440/Posthumous-honour-for-stalwart-Catholic-Janet-Paku
Shortly before she died, Janet Paku heard a whisper that she would be
getting an award to recognise her lifetime of devotion to the Catholic
Church. What she didn't know was that the award would be coming
straight from Pope Francis himself...

Nightcaps man gets medal from Pope
The Southland Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=GIPZJH6WN7R8&linkid=ee2d46a9-257c-4a98-944a-8b2a0a423d9d&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Retired Nightcaps coalminer Marty Klemick is the recipient of a rare
Papal honour, the gold Benemerenti.

Rare papal medal for services (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/64514330/Rare-papal-medal-for-services
A prestigious papal honour has been bestowed on New Plymouth couple
Denis and Bernadette Garcia for services to the Catholic Church.

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New Year's Honours List
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Teacher's passion led to life-long contribution
The Dominion Post
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=9SYHXPZHUVF7&linkid=80d87e0a-486d-44ef-9899-c0d4ac25a72f&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Brother Sir Patrick Lynch – even the new Knight Companion of the New
Zealand Order of Merit admits it is a mouthful. ''When I first heard
about this, I was quite gobsmacked because never in my wildest
imaginings would I have thought it would come to this,'' the Thorndon
resident said...

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Christmas 2014
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Good attendance at church services (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/328272/good-attendance-church-services

Christchurch migrants celebrate Christmas Filipino-style
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/christchurch-migrants-celebrate-christmas-filipino-style-2014122516#axzz3MwVKqNt8

Birth of Christ to be celebrated in many ways (photo)
Waikato Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=C02ZSOKB0NM8&linkid=5957f92f-2f04-4256-a020-8192ea290c94&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Masses of carols, holy communions and Bible readings will take place
throughout the city during the next two days as Christian churches
mark the birth of Jesus Christ.

Bay News Bites: First Christmas remembered
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11378823
... New Zealand's first Christian service was almost certainly led by
Paul-Antoine Leonard de Villefeix in 1769, a Catholic priest on the
ship St Jean Baptiste captained by French explorer Jean-Francois-Marie
de Surville. However, Rev Marsden led the first Christmas service, the
first mission service, and probably the first Christian service on New
Zealand soil.

Other news ...

Editorial: The Pope who keeps surprising
Otago Daily Times
http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/329256/pope-who-keeps-surprising
The 20 new Catholic cardinals are from 18 countries with none from the
United States and only one from the Vatican bureaucracy, and he is
Moroccan born. Pope Francis continues to surprise...

Family farewell drowned schoolboy Jarod Lineses (photos)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11382364
Family and friends have farewelled a 16-year-old boy who was swept out
to sea at Ninety Mile Beach on December 27. More than 300 people came
to St Mary's Catholic Church in Northcote to say goodbye to Jarod
Alfonso Lineses...

Military approach with academy (photo)
North Shore Times
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=7BC7F2YNNRU6&linkid=d7aa01d7-e0d2-46b7-a119-176c697b1379&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Ex-gunnery instructor Ngahiwi Walker is stepping in to train the first
wave of cadets in a North Shore school's services academy. A former
Hato Petera College student with 28 years experience in the Royal New
Zealand Navy, Walker is excited to kick off the Tu Taua services
academy on his old school grounds...

Parish arrival (photo)
The Saturday Express, Marlborough
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=2RTRBDHKOS06&linkid=181ada12-6fda-4675-ac43-78d46ca6ca03&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Father Giltus Mathias has left his home in Kanyakumari, India, to work
at St Mary's parish, based in Blenheim.

Lack of Kiwi priests gives foreign priests new life (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64467660/lack-of-kiwi-priests-gives-foreign-priests-new-life
Reverend Adonis Rancho, or Father Dondon as he prefers to be known, is
on loan from the Diocese of Tagum in the Philippines to make up for a
shortage of New Zealand priests. He has presided over services at St
Joseph's Parish New Plymouth for the last few months and said nothing
much is different, except the priestly workload in the lead-up to
Christmas...

Stations of the Cross charm revealed, by Peter Entwisle, curator,
historian and writer (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/opinion/327937/stations-cross-charm-revealed
On Saturday December 13, I attended a mass at St Mary Star of the Sea
at Port Chalmers. I am not any kind of religious believer but I
understood the late Joanna Paul's (1945-2003) Stations of the Cross
would be unusually on show and indeed they were...

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** Pick and Mix (Is Catholicism becoming a "pick and mix" religion?
And is this only to be expected?)

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JOHN L. ALLEN

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

Vatican's smartest kid in the class keeps making waves
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/01/08/catholic-cardinal-vaticans-smartest-kid-in-the-class-keeps-making-waves/

Rome — Shortly before Christmas, Pope Francis told Vatican officials
they suffer from 15 spiritual diseases such as the "terrorism of
gossip." Presumably, the immediate reaction of most was fairly prosaic
— perhaps to worry if the pope was talking about them, and if so,
whether they'd still have a job. Not so Italian Cardinal Gianfranco
Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, who was in
the room at the time. "I have to say, the first thing that came to
mind was Constantin Noica, who wrote a book called 'Six Maladies of
the Contemporary Spirit,' " Ravasi said in an interview with Crux
Wednesday...

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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

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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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

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