Sunday, October 30, 2016

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Guidelines for burial of ashes in the case of cremation (28 Oct 2016)

In recent days the Church has reminded us that our Catholic practice is to treat a person's ashes as we would the body, that is, with care and reverence ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://goo.gl/6YI1V6 

In issue no. 502 Oct 30 - Nov 12 2016: Massey professor says shift Church resources to north ... Move to shut down Thames pro-life protest ... Akld Catholic schools struggle to recruit staff ... Men's fellowship celebrates 30 years ... A Marian devotion for mental well-being ... Romance, fashion and history for a cause.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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DEAR READERS: 
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NZ Catholic Church to follow Vatican guidelines banning scattering of ashes
The Catholic Church in New Zealand will follow guidelines from the Vatican banning the scattering of ashes.

Consent to be sought soon for 'Olive Leaf' (illustration)
An  ambitious proposal to construct a contemporary building beside an historic church in Arrowtown is gaining momentum and resource consent is expected to be sought by the end of this month.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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Chanel College, Masterton: How boys become men (photo) http://times-age.co.nz/boys-become-men/

John Paul College, Rotorua: Rotorua scholars in shock after scooping major scholarships (+video) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11736247

Roncalli College, Timaru: Timaru students help those less fortunate in the community http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/85812196/timaru-students-help-those-less-fortunate-in-the-community

Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Sacred Heart hockey duo selected to pull on the black jersey (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/85842911/sacred-heart-hockey-duo-selected-to-pull-on-the-black-jersey



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INSPIRATIONAL TV


30 October - Lk 19:1-10 Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

A reading and reflection with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Judith Wigglesworth at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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'CRUX', edited by John L. Allen


'Crux' is a free online magazine of articles on Catholic issues. On Crux now ...

Pope explains reluctance to celebrate Mass in Sweden
In an interview released today, Pope Francis reveals why he had not wanted to celebrate Mass with the Catholic community in Sweden next week, as well as the Lutherans he has known and what Catholics can learn from them.

Pope's Sweden trip a lab experiment in Catholic-Lutheran cooperation
Although the main event of Pope Francis's Sweden visit on Monday and Tuesday are the two commemorations with global Lutheran leaders, the Lutheran-Catholic relationship on the ground reflects both cooperation and major differences, despite the fact that if all Sweden's 115,000 Catholics turned up in Rome, they'd struggle to fill St. Peter's Square.

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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/


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/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

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

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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD







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EMPLOYMENT

Pastoral Director, Holy Cross Seminary
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Oct 30 - Nov 12 2016 p.19, at https://www.seek.co.nz/job/32009657 and from Fr Brendan Ward, rector@holycross.org.nz  Applications close 10 November 2016.

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

Links to job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...




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