Sunday, January 28, 2018

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Your Voice Counts: Calling for Submissions on the End of Life Choice Bill (25 January 2018)

Parliament's Justice Select Committee are calling for New Zealanders to submit their views on David Seymour's 'End of Life Choice' Bill, which seeks to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand. On the weekend of the 27 and 28 January, the New Zealand Catholic Bishops will be sending a letter to all parishes in New Zealand for Masses, encouraging everyone to make their voices heard on this crucial issue by making a submission ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 


In issue no. 532, January 28 - February 10 2018: New entity for Catholic tertiary education ... Many tears shed at loss of Fr Graeme Blackburn ... MP says End of Life Choice Bill is insidious ... Proposed chapel will make Khyber Pass Rd statement ... Poignant first NZ Mass commemoration ... Celebration of sacraments in Jerusalem (Hiruharama) ... Students strive to succeed outside mainstream (Marist Alternative Education Centre).

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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First new Catholic church in Christchurch since quake is a 'jewel in the crown' for sisters (photos)
Christchurch's first new Catholic church since the earthquakes – the rebuilt Nazareth House chapel – has been opened. The chapel replaces one lost to the earthquakes at the Sydenham site and has been built as part of a $70 million development by the Sisters of Nazareth.

South Otago priest moves to become new Dunedin chaplain (photo)
When former shepherd Father Michael Hishon was in his 20s, he changed his flock from sheep to people. At the age of 29, the Lincoln University graduate, who also worked in sheep genetics for the former Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, entered the Catholic priesthood.

Erskine College chapel will 'finally' be strengthened after court decision (photos)
An Environment Court decision has backed plans to demolish heritage buildings at Island Bay's Erskine College to make way for 96 townhouses. A condition of the Environment Court consent is that the dilapidated chapel on the site must be strengthened before any other work, including demolition, can take place.

Life story: Jack Ryan's solid foundations for success (photos)
The contractor, goldminer, farmer, forester and land developer had strong work ethic and worked until a year before his death on November 25, last year, aged 91. He was the last of the Ryan brothers, who ran a prominent contracting business in Christchurch.

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News Of The Schools
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Aquinas College, Tauranga, first XI on tour (photo)

Hato Petera College, Auckland: Commissioner appointed to govern Hato Petera College

John Paul College, Rotorua: Rotorua teaching shortage brings educators back from retirement

John Paul College: Rotorua schools expecting roll increases in 2018 as population rises

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


Message to persecuted Christians: 'Our enemies can try, but they won't succeed'
Since Ukraine's Greek Catholic Church is the most persecuted Catholic Church in modern history, its spiritual leader has a special credibility when speaking to Christians around the world today who suffer similar violence and intolerance: "Our enemies can try, but they won't kill the Church, because it is the body of Christ, and He can bring it back from the ashes. I know, I saw it happen" ...

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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'. 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/ 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz


'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: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. 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

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

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/

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