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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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Lifelong happiness following Christ (photo)
An obituary of Pa Yvan Sergy, a former Gisborne Catholic parish priest who died recently at the age of 59.
Paeroa church marks 50th anniversary this month (photo)
Waihi Leader
One of Paeroa's churches is preparing for a milestone anniversary. St Mary's Catholic church will mark its 50th anniversary on Saturday, July 28.
Erskine College demolition underway as massive development begins (photos)
The walls are coming down at Erskine College, the treasured Catholic school in Island Bay, to make way for 96 townhouses.
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News of the Schools
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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Three plays in three years for 17-year-old Hutt Valley playwright (photos)
With two, soon to be three, shows under her belt a 17-year-old playwright credits a cured sausage costume for sparking her passion for performance. Having not been raised in a family with any particular love for theatre, Anna Secker says it was her role as a slice of salami in a production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar at the age of five that started her love for the stage...
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INSPIRED WORD
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw (Under: Created playlists)
Mark 6:30-34 Sheep without a shepherd
A reading and commentary with Sister Judith Moroney and Anne Prior.
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STATION XV
Episode 129 — Confession, Concession, Courts and Confusion (July 15, 2018)
The Catholic Church in New Zealand and Australia is under pressure to change the way it approaches the seal of Confession, with governments in both countries wondering if removing the seal would stem child sexual abuse. Bishops in both countries have a clear answer: "No." In the US, President Trump is pushing ahead with his second Supreme Court nominee in Catholic Brett Kavanaugh. Another president, Filipino Rodrigo Duterte, is also making headlines for his name-calling and his curious theology, while the NZ bishops are also wondering how their theology is helping (or hurting) the Church's evangelisation efforts. A Baptist church, however, is just wondering how they can show the face — and body — of Jesus to the world, literally. Join Anna, James and Gavin for this month's episode of The 15th Station.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
'Walking priest' pursues street evangelization hoping listeners seek God
With apologies to Fats Domino, Father Lawrence Carney is "walkin' and talkin' about you and me," and hoping that listeners will come back to - not "me" - but God. Known as the "walking priest," Carney brought his message of street evangelization to Sts. Peter and Paul Church in the north central Iowa town of West Bend in early July...
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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
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/
'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
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD
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EVENTS
MAX18NZ National Catholic men's event
28- 30 Sept 2018
Kings College
Otahuhu, Auckland
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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/
