Sunday, June 24, 2018

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


New Look for Catholic Discovery (20 Jun 2018)

The Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC) has unveiled new Catholic Discovery branding, as it seeks increased engagement with different audiences, including those with and those without Christian Faith, those active in the Church and those who have left, inviting them all to discover more about our community and the Church today ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS 

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Catholic bishops in New Zealand 'humbly acknowledge shortcomings' with LGBT, migrant communities (photos, includes video of street interviews)
Leaders of the Catholic Church in New Zealand say they "humbly acknowledge" their shortcomings, especially with regards to groups such as the LGBT and migrant communities.

Losing faith: Why fewer New Zealanders are attending church
A new report, Faith and Belief in New Zealand, says a third of New Zealanders identify with Christianity, down from 43 per cent in the 2013 Census and 49 per cent in the 2006 Census. The results of the 2018 Census are yet to be released.

Breaking confession seal may not help prevent abuse: bishops
Radio New Zealand (Phil Pennington)
New Zealand Catholic Bishops say there is no evidence that breaking the seal of confession would keep children safer. Australian states are moving to prosecute priests who don't report confessions of child sex abuse, despite opposition from the church.

'Shattered life' worth $30k: Sex abuse survivor releases book about attacks suffered in care (photo)
Darryl Smith's shattered life, according to St John of God, was worth $30,000. In 2009, the group paid the sum to Smith as a settlement for the abuse he suffered in Christchurch and Queensland ...

Calls for Catholic church to come up with solution for reporting of child abuse (audio interview with Mike Hosking))
Newstalk ZB 

Pirongia artist creates 260kg multi-media tribute to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.(photo)
Te Awamutu Courier
I first met artist Fran Mens when she moved 'home' to the Waipa from the Bay of Plenty about a year ago. She wanted to show me her defining work — a three-dimensional tribute to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper ...

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News of the Schools
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Hato Petera College:

Hon Chris Hipkins. Interim decision on Hato Petera College

Auckland Maori Catholic school on the brink of closure (photo)
Radio New Zealand


Sacred Heart College, Napier: Hawke's Bay school celebrates World Refugee Day (text, photos, video)

St John's College students doing 'What Ever It Takes' to tackle tough issue, including hosting Government's Inquiry into Mental Health and Addictions (photo)

St Kevin's gets bragging rights

St Kevin's unbeaten at end of first round

St Peter's College builders construct champion robot to win WorldSkills title (photo)

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INSPIRED WORD 

Luke 1:57-66, 80 The birth of John the Baptist
A reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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


For Pope Francis, soccer's both a passion and a Gospel strategy
It's well known among close observers that Francis loves the sport. Less known perhaps, is that when he was in Argentina, he saw soccer as an ice-breaker and yet another element of a Church that goes out to encounter the faithful where they are ...

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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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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/