Sunday, March 25, 2018

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LENT 2018 

"Let us go together" - Ven. Suzanne Aubert

Each year the NZ Catholic Bishops' Lent Appeal is run by Caritas to support our work of charity and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable around the world, including in Aotearoa New Zealand.

In 2018 our Lenten theme is, 'Let us go together', which comes from Venerable Suzanne Aubert's 1885 book New and Complete Manual of Maori Conversation. We are personally called to go on a journey – with each other and with God. In the course of the journey we are changed and we change the world around us.

Resources and the Lenten Reflection Programmes are prepared each year for parishes, schools, small groups and the wider community and are available at http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Pope's number two joins Bishops of Oceania Assembly in Port Moresby to discuss climate changes and human rights
The Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania will meet in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) from 12-16 April this year. Human rights and environmental care and protection will underlie the Assembly's discussions ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 


In issue  no. 536, March 25 - April 7 2018: Parish tries to deal with scammers ... Bishops mention PM's baby in submission ... Easter Sunday Mass celebrated in Lent for broadcast ... Hundreds walk in Hamilton March for Life ... Three in 2018 Holy Cross Seminary first year ... Msgr Gerard Burns: Amoris Laetitia and Church as a field hospital ... Editorial: Lent is not a Catholic New Year ... (Bill Kilgallon's) three years on Pope's commission ... NZ bishops reflect on children of priests issue ... Chaplain marks 20 years helping those on the sea ... 

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Easter trading: Who can open and when? (map)
[The article includes a statement from the NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference].

Phil Pennington: NZ Catholic Church still keeping issues behind closed doors
[Includes statements by Cardinal Dew and the NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference]

Arrowtown's controversial 'Olive Leaf' building to be publicly notified (illustrations)
The olive leaf is a symbol of reconciliation, but a planned building inspired by its shape has divided opinion in the historic gold-mining town of Arrowtown. Queenstown architect Fred van Brandenburg first mooted the Olive Leaf – a multi-use parish centre situated beside the heritage-listed St Patrick's Catholic Church – in 2015.

New Zealand's archaic anti-blasphemy law is to be scrapped under the new government.
Justice Minister Andrew Little introduced legislation on Monday to repeal the decades-old law.

Pacific Catholic Bishops to meet next month in PNG
When Catholic bishops from around the Pacific meet in Port Moresby next month human rights and environmental care and protection will underlie discussions.

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News of the Schools
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John Paul College: Rotorua students revitalise Shakespeare (photo)

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


Consensus on sexual morality eludes youth advising bishops
Some 300 young people from all over the world from different backgrounds and even different religions, gathered this week in Rome to provide advice to an upcoming summit of Catholic bishops on youth, have discussed a wide array of topics, and among other points plan to offer the bishops a frank admission that they simply couldn't reach consensus on hot-button issues of sexual morality...

'Lettergate' debacle unnecessary, but useful in surfacing tensions
Now that "Lettergate," the surreal affair regarding a letter from Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, has reached its denouement with the resignation of Monsignor Dario Viganò from the Vatican's Secretariat for Communications, it seems time to draw some big-picture conclusions...

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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 https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/

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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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EVENTS

Hui Aranga, Easter 2018
Ruapehu College, Ohakune

Eucharistic Convention 2018
Auckland 6-8 April 

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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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