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SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK : 13-19 September 2015

Social Justice Week addresses family poverty in New Zealand
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1509/S00126/social-justice-week-addresses-family-poverty-in-new-zealand.htm

Responding to the bleak statistic that almost a quarter of all New
Zealand families with children experience income poverty (2014 Child
Poverty Monitor), Social Justice Week this year is focused on family
poverty and what it would take for all Kiwi families to flourish. An
annual awareness-raising campaign, the week is set aside by the
Catholic Bishops of New Zealand and runs from 13-19 September this
year...

Resources for Social Justice Week 2015:
http://www.caritas.org.nz/resources/social-justice-week

Kiwi Families: It's Our Story, a documentary for Social Justice Week 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7clZBussM

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - September 6-19 2015 - no. 473

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NZ-Catholic/262886647205656

In the current issue:

Easter trading plans attacked ... Synod questions 'arrogant and
paternalistic' ... Monsignor John Broadbent has been a great teacher
all his life ... The documents of Vatican II (the first of a series):
Dei Verbum, The Word of God ... With help, Revelation a life-changing
book ... Seales case 'upped the ante' on euthanasia ... Advertising
features: Social Justice Week, 13-19 September 2015; Divine Retreat
Centre, New Zealand.

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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DEAR READERS:
When you open one of the Press Display links below, you may be offered
a choice between 'Press Reader' and 'Press Display' as your reading
option. Always choose 'Press Display'. Mike L

"I was a stranger and you welcomed me" - Matt 25:35

Anglican and Catholic churches call for 1200 more refugees (text and video)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/71800139/anglican-and-catholic-churches-call-for-1200-more-refugees
Leaders of New Zealand's Catholic and Anglican churches say they have
the resources to take in 300 Syrian refugee families as the crisis in
Europe escalates.

Churches commit to housing hundreds of extra refugees
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/71811234/churches-commit-to-housing-hundreds-of-extra-refugees
Canterbury parishes have joined churches across New Zealand offering
support for hundreds of additional Syrian refugees.

Dunedin to take refugees - with proviso
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/355065/dunedin-offers-take-refugees-proviso
Dunedin is offering to open its doors to Syrian refugees, but Mayor
Dave Cull says the city would need an influx of government funding
first.


Appeal targets $3m for ailing presbytery (photo)
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11509841
An appeal has been launched to restore the historic St Patrick's
Catholic Presbytery in Auckland's central city.

New Plymouth's Catholic parishes amalgamate (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/71781533/New-Plymouths-Catholic-parishes-amalgamate
Hundreds of churchgoers turned out to en masse to celebrate the
joining of three Catholic parishes in New Plymouth.

Nurse, cyclist, marathon walker and friend to mums and babies mourned (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/71898933/nurse-cyclist-marathon-walker-and-friend-to-mums-and-babies-mourned
Obituary of Averil Jean Sheehan 1956-2015. Nurse, La Leche League
stalwart, marathon walker and cyclist.

Cambridge businessman farewelled (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=ZIHCD2QFS54&linkid=502fcc6c-433f-423c-9a3b-306aa39b58ec&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
Obituary of William "Bill" Wilkinson.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Teachers hit hard by
inappropriate photo incident
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/71961019/teachers-hit-hard-by-inappropriate-photo-incident

Pompallier Catholic College, Whangarei: Northland school opens doors
to refugees (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11509469

Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli basketballers qualify for nationals
(photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/71785702/roncalli-basketballers-qualify-for-nationals

St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt: St Bernard's boys have little
enthusiasm for changing our flag (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hutt-valley/71780500/st-bernards-boys-have-little-enthusiasm-for-changing-our-flag

St Theresa's, Invercargill: Nine children taken to Southland Hospital
after fainting at Civic Theatre in Invercargill
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/71858321/nine-children-taken-to-southland-hospital-after-fainting-at-civic-theatre-in-invercargill

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://www.inspirationaltv.net

Mark 8:27-35 (third video from the top), a reading and reflection by
Father Barry Scannell SM.

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'RESTLESS PRESS'

http://www.restlesspress.net

This week:

** The Two Sides Of Discernment - Gabrielle Christenhusz

** It's Never Going To Be Trendy To Be Catholic - Emily Shaw

** To Be A Nun, Or Not To Be A Nun… - Jessica Claire

** Happy Spiritual Mother's And Father's Day! - Katie Fisher

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JOHN L. ALLEN

https://www.facebook.com/JohnLAllenJr

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

Pope's annulment reform will recalibrate the Synod of Bishops,
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/09/08/popes-annulment-reform-will-recalibrate-the-synod-of-bishops-and-more/

In his latest reform move, Pope Francis on Tuesday issued two new
legal documents, each technically known as a motu proprio, the thrust
of which is to make it faster, easier, and less expensive to obtain an
annulment. Annulments are hugely important at the retail level of the
faith, because for Catholics whose relationships break down and who
want to get married in the Church to someone else, they first have to
obtain one ...

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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://www.catholicherald.co.uk/?s=morning+catholic+must-reads

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

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