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LENT 2015

NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference: The Season of Lent
http://www.catholic.org.nz/liturgical-season/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=38

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Lent in schools
http://www.caritas.org.nz/schools/lent-schools
For Lent 2015 the theme is "Light a fire in the heart of the world",
taken from Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The
Joy of the Gospel).

The primary purpose of this year's Lenten resources is to educate
young people about the vulnerability of nations to natural disasters.
The aim of Caritas and its partners in the Pacific and in the
Philippines, is to go beyond the stage of simple material distribution
of basic supplies to rebuilding in such a way that communities are
less vulnerable to future events.

The resources are available on the linked Website.

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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

Absolute freedom to market anything anyhow not in our interests says
Bishop (10 March 2015)

Policies that are driven by ideology rather than principle are placing
more and more pressure on the least well off, Palmerston North Bishop
Charles Drennan told a crowd of 500 gathered in the Palmerston North
Square to protest the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on
Saturday 7 March...

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

DEAR READERS:
When you open one of the Press Display links below, you are offered a
choice between 'Press Display' and 'Press Reader' as your reading
option. I recommend choosing 'Press Display'. Mike L

City rallies to help burgled Filipino workers
http://www.pressreader.com/search?query=burgled%20Filipino%20workers
Dismay has turned to happy disbelief for the Filipino drilling crew
whose Wainoni house was ransacked on January 27.
More than $7000 has poured in, largely from the city's east, in an
''instant'' response to the local St Vincent de Paul, which
coordinated support for the men ...

Church dedication gets recognition (photo)
South Waikato News
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=X98Q1058IPU&linkid=9009a84a-34c8-4d5d-ba7f-9d7d3b75503f&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Service to her church is a thankless job for Patsy Hill which is why
she was stunned to learn of her Pope award.
Tokoroa's St Pius X Parish secretary Jill Seerden was involved with
submitting the application for the Benerementi Medal.

Priory cleaned, repaired to attract buyer (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/335771/priory-cleaned-repaired-attract-buyer
Work has begun tidying and repairing the long-neglected former
Dominican Priory in Dunedin, as the Catholic Church makes another
attempt to sell the historic building.

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News of the Schools
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Bishop Viard College, Wellington: Cardinal's timely visit Work on
Viard gym under way (photos) Kapi-Mana News
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=RS18HCI1RPC2&linkid=629ef23e-ff65-4bca-b44a-896d8672f607&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

Pompallier School, Kaitaia: 'Massive' effort wins Kaitaia school $5000
(photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=11416021

St Francis de Sales School, Wellington: Principal going after 11
successful years (photo) The Wellingtonian
http://www.pressreader.com/search?query=Principal%20going%20%20successful%20years

St Joseph's, Matamata: Decile changes hit schools hard (photo)
Matamata Chronicle
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=UGOVGUO5MKS6&linkid=3b7379e7-c7aa-44d6-bb25-ca70b29a82cb&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://www.inspirationaltv.net

John 3:16-18, a reading and reflection by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and
Rev. John Mullis at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington (right)

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'RESTLESS PRESS'

http://www.restlesspress.net

This week:

** Letters to my future husband - Jessica Claire
I wrote my thirty-fifth letter to my husband tonight. I sealed it in a
blue envelope and added it to the stack of letters bound with a purple
ribbon. It's getting tattered after all these years of holding my
written love together neatly. I hope he likes reading...

** Anima Christi: Short And Deep Prayer - Sophie Boffa
Every day, for several months, I have prayed the Anima Christi. It is
an old prayer, dating from around the fourteenth century, and
amazingly deep. Its twelve lines contain such great theology, and
great devotion, that it enlivens our thought and richly deepens our
understanding of Christ...

** 5 Favourite Vegetarian Meals - Lucy Watt
We are now a couple of weeks deep into the season of Lent and I am
fairly confident that there will be many people out there who have
come to the end of their vegetarian meal repertoire for Fridays...

** Its Okay To Mess Up - Lindsey Graham
Its okay to mess up, and it's okay to fall down. Its okay, we're only
human; We can't do it all on our own – we were never meant to be
alone. But we are so blessed to have a God that's greater, and a whole
lot tougher than everything we face on a day-to-day basis ...

** A Tale Of Two Suitors: Finding Mr Right - Emily Shaw
Finding Mr Right is complicated. Contemporary dating rituals prove a
veritable minefield and those of us who desire romantic coupling are
often left jaded and disillusioned. But there is one fail safe way to
determine if you've found 'the one' because there is a glaring
distinction between Mr Good-Enough and Mr Right ...

Also: The Christian Role In Fighting Radicalism ... Easter Eggs &
Economic Justice

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JOHN L. ALLEN

https://www.facebook.com/JohnLAllenJr

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

Here are five Francis forecasts for Año Tres
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/13/a-francis-forecast-for-ano-tres/

Today is the beginning of Year Three of the Pope Francis era, as the
pontiff completes two full years in office since his surprise election
in March 2013. Although the Vatican says there are no festivities
planned aside from giving most employees the day off, that hasn't
stopped the rest of the world from taking stock of the spiritual
tsunami this maverick pope has become...

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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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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808

'NZ Catholic' newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NZ-Catholic/262886647205656

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline

Holy Cross Seminary
https://www.facebook.com/HolyCrossNZ

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
https://www.facebook.com/Marists

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD

http://cathnews.co.nz/category/new-zealand/

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://goo.gl/Fc9Q8K (Catholic Herald)

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/

https://www.youtube.com/user/romereports/videos?sort=dd&flow=grid&view=0 (video)

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EVENTS

Eucharistic Convention, 10th, 11th and 12th April 2015
Sacred Heart College
250 West Tamaki Road, Glendowie, Auckland 1071

http://eucharist.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

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

Co-ordinator for Evangelisation, Pastoral Care and Liturgy, Catholic
Parish of Napier
Details in 'Welcom' March 2015 p.4, and from Wendy Silver, tel. (06)
35416781; email wsilver@pndiocese.org.nz
Applications close 20 March 2015.