Sunday, November 26, 2017

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


New Pastoral Director appointed to Holy Cross Seminary

With the blessings of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC), Brother Mark McKeon FSC has been appointed as the new Pastoral Director at Holy Cross Seminary ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Mangere's MP goes from opposition benches to a meeting with the Pope (photos)
As coalition negotiations dragged on, Hon Aupito William Sio was starting to think Labour was going to spend another three years out of government. A month later, he's just returned from Europe where he had an audience with Pope Francis and represented New Zealand at COP23, the world's most important climate change conference. 

National Party up in arms about changes to the Parliamentary Prayer
The National Party is demanding the Speaker reinstate the old parliamentary prayer and properly consult with MPs before removing mentions of the Queen and Jesus Christ for good.

First combined parish service
South Canterbury Herald
A parish formed about five years ago will hold a combined church service on Sunday. The former parishes of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka combined about five years ago and merged as one parish ...

Octagon shop to be closed (photo)
A Catholic Christian store is set to close its doors. Full of Grace, in the Moran Building in the Octagon, began its closing down sale at the start of the week and will officially shut on December 22.

Marist brother turned comet catcher
The Roman Catholic Brothers of the St Mary Mission in Meeanee were a resourceful lot. Not only did they master and pioneer the art of wine making in Hawke's Bay, but also became significant contributors to astronomy through the observatory they built in Meeanee.

NZ-born ex-priest granted bail in Sydney on multiple sex charges
A New Zealand former Catholic priest has been granted bail in a Sydney court today, having been charged with a number of sex offences against young men in the 1980s. James Cunneen, 58, was arrested in Hamilton in July, and was extradited by police to Australia yesterday. 

Airport CEO Nick Story mourned
Hawke's Bay Airport Company chief executive Nick Story, who died late on Friday, was a high-flyer in some of the most rapid growth of air services to the region since a sealed runway was built to usher-in jet-prop aircraft more than 50 years ago.

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News Of The Schools
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Former Carmel College head Dame Sister Pauline Engel remembered as mentor (photo)
The former principal of an all-girls' Catholic school has been remembered as feisty, and passionate about educating young women. Dame Sister Pauline Engel was remembered in a vigil and service following her death on November 15.

Pompallier College, Whangarei: Whangarei students awarded major scholarships to study in US (photo)

St Kevin's College, Oamaru: $1000 cadetship for Briar (photo)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Matthew 25:31-36 The final judgement

A reading and reflection with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin


** Parolin says pope will encourage small Church in Myanmar, Bangladesh
In an interview with Vatican-owned media, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the pope wants Christians in the region to be "a presence of peace, reconciliation, and solidarity within their society, and work for the common good ...

** Rehabilitation won't do much for Teilhard, but symbolically it matters
There are plenty of cases of people previously considered suspect, problematic or out of favor, whose fortunes are enjoying a strong revival in the Francis era. If the pontiff takes up a recent suggestion from a plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture, we'll be able to add the name of the late French Jesuit scientist, philosopher and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS (UPDATED JANUARY 2017)

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ UPDATED NOVEMBER 2017

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

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Reflection Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

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

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EVENTS

Catholic Youth Festival 2-3 December 2017
The Aotearoa Catholic Youth Festival will take place in Auckland on the weekend of 2-3 December 2017. Hosted by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, the Festival organisers are expecting over 500 young people to attend.

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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

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

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