Sunday, September 29, 2019

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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Proposed abortion law fundamentally flawed, Catholic bishops tell Parliament (27 Sep 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/proposed-abortion-law-fundamentally-flawed-catholic-bishops-tell-parliament/
The proposed new abortion law is fundamentally flawed because it removes any requirement to take the rights of the unborn child into consideration, says an oral submission from the Catholic bishops and the church's Nathaniel Bioethics Centre to a Parliamentary committee ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'No religion' overtakes Christianity in latest Census results
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/09/no-religion-overtakes-christianity-in-latest-census-results.html
The number of New Zealanders without any religion has officially overtaken the number of Christians for the first time newly released statistics from the 2018 Census show. Of the different Christian churches, Anglicans topped the list at 314,913, while  295,734 people identified as Roman Catholic, 221,199 as Presbyterian and 52,743 as Methodist.

Commemorative ribbons removed from outside Auckland church - again
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116107967/commemorative-ribbons-removed-from-outside-auckland-church--again
The top Catholic in the Wellington area has written to church members imploring them not to remove commemorative ribbons tied to church railings. But a victim's advocate has said the 'Loud Fences' ribbons are still being removed from outside an Auckland Catholic church.

'Phoney' claim after major church leaders voice support for scrapping abuse secrecy
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116074756/phoney-claim-after-major-church-leaders-voice-support-for-scrapping-abuse-secrecy
Influential members of New Zealand's two biggest religions have backed calls to lift secrecy clauses for child abuse victims — but a survivor's advocate says churches are "deflecting" and complicating the issue.

Raetihi matriarch treated community as her family
Whanganui Chronicle
https://pressreader.com/@Mike_Leon/csb_QPBgwmrBY3JkfZHFoAEx8Ds2vFY-15X6nT-WotJ21lvmIGQ5Z7afKo9ytW66LCYe
Raetihi resident Jessie Seaman helped so many during her 70-plus years in town that everyone has rallied round to help with her funeral. Jessie died on September 21, aged 96, in Masonic Court Home for the Elderly in Whanganui. Her funeral service is at her beloved St Patrick's Church in Raetihi on September 25.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
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De La Salle College: Teaching couple's plans to tap into Pasifika world view
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@ideasroom/2019/09/25/826034/teaching-couples-plans-to-tap-into-pasifika-world-view#

St Bede's College gets its chapel back
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/st-bedes-college-gets-its-chapel-back
A seven-year, $20 million rebuild and refurbishment of the St Bede's College chapel is complete.

St Joseph's, Stratford: Young Taranaki boy who didn't know the sound of his own voice is helping others have the same experience
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/116034999/young-taranaki-boy-who-didnt-know-the-sound-of-his-own-voice-is-helping-others-have-the-same-experience

St Kevin's College: SKC pupil aiming at two NZ titles
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/uncategorized/skc-pupil-aiming-at-two-nz-titles/

New principal appointed at St Peter's College (photo caption)
The Southland Times24 Sep 2019
https://pressreader.com/@Mike_Leon/csb_QPBgwmrBY3JkfZHFoAEx8LlrG5Y3or0fHKOgNInd8kfCdFCeGZDVrbizHu3eythj

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INSPIRED WORD

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw  (Under: Created playlists)

Luke 16:19-31 The rich man and Lazarus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUkRVlV9kM4&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=25
A reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelley and Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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

http://cruxnow.com

Pope warns of 'new barbarism' in age of artificial intelligence
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/09/28/pope-warns-of-new-barbarism-in-age-of-artificial-intelligence/
Speaking to executives from some of the world's most important tech companies, Pope Francis said that technology needs "both theoretical and practical moral principles," and that advances in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) cannot lead to a new "form of barbarism," where the common good is abandoned to the rule of law of the strongest ...

Author of book pope called a 'bomb' describes 'powerful' anti-Francis campaign
https://cruxnow.com/interviews/2019/09/28/author-of-book-pope-called-a-bomb-describes-powerful-anti-francis-campaign/
Pope Francis has jokingly referred to a newly released book chronicling the American-led resistance to the papacy as a "bomb." Now, in a new interview with Crux, Nicolas Senèze, author of said book and Rome correspondent for the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, unpacks why he believes a small minority of American Catholics have been influential in trying to shape the narrative around Francis's reforms ...

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EMPLOYMENT
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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/?Keywords=catholic#results

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme:
https://www.caritas.org.nz/get-involved/catholic-volunteers-overseas

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

** Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
** Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/archdiocesan-offices/jobs/
** Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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New Zealand Commentaries
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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/

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'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'  https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

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/

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