Sunday, March 1, 2020

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

http://www.catholic.org.nz

Catholic bishops warn proposed abortion law removes tenuous rights of unborn babies (19 Feb 2020)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/abortion-law/
New Zealand's Catholic bishops are concerned that unborn babies will lose their existing tenuous legal rights if Parliament passes the Abortion Legislation...

NZCBC on Facebook
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** Vatican News has interviewed Te Kupenga lecturer Cynthia Piper on the implications of the Abortion Legislation Bill (29 February)

**  Ash Wednesday also saw the launch of the 2020 Lenten appeal for Caritas on behalf of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops (28 February)

** Cardinal John Dew on Jean Vanier (February 27)

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LENT 2020:

The Lent Appeal on behalf of the NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference enables Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand to continue working to heal and support those overcome by poverty and justice around the world.

Each year, Caritas creates a Lenten Reflection Programme to support parishes, communities, families and individuals as they pray and spend time with the gospels during Lent. The programme's booklets are available free on the Caritas' Website: https://caritas.org.nz/lent

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Life of prayer and people: South Taranaki priest looks back on 25 years in ministry
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/119792302/life-of-prayer-and-people-south-taranaki-priest-looks-back-on-25-years-in-ministry
In 25 years of marrying couples Father Craig Butler has only once mixed up the brides' names. "One bride was called Karen and the other was Catherine - do I need to say any more?" Butler, who just celebrated his quarter century milestone at a special Mass at St Joseph's in Hawera, said he never planned to be a priest, but it's a way of life he wouldn't change.

Teresa Noble-Campbell, an orphan who was 'mother' to hundreds of school children
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/119260675/teresa-noblecampbell-an-orphan-who-was-mother-to-hundreds-of-school-children
During Europe's coldest winter of the 20th century, Teresa Noble-Campbell and her family made a perilous escape from a forced labour camp in Russia to the Caspian Sea. By the age of seven, the young orphan had endured far more than most would in a lifetime. But Noble-Campbell was a survivor and, despite growing up motherless, she managed to mother hundreds of children during a long and celebrated teaching career...

Brian Dempster Mellar QSM January 13, 1933 – January 28, 2020
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/119827417/obit-brian-dempster-mellar-qsm-january-13-1933--january-28-2020
Brian Mellar, who has died aged 87, was a man who lived his life following a seemingly simple but, in his case, far-reaching Christian principle. At the time he was awarded in 2007 the Queen's Service Medal (QSM) for services to his community Brian told the Waikato Times he had, as a youngster, been influenced by a Bible passage in the book of Matthew that described Jesus preaching about feeding the hungry and housing the homeless. "I tried to model my life on that," he said simply.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Final fundraising push for new $2.5 million sports and community centre at Timaru school
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/119790107/final-fundraising-push-for-new-25-million-sports-and-community-centre-at-timaru-school
A new $2.5 million sports and community centre at Roncalli College is nearing completion with just the $132,000 job of laying down astroturf to go.

135 international students officially welcomed to Timaru
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/119684230/135-international-students-officially-welcomed-to-timaru
More than 130 international students have been welcomed to the region. The 135 students, mostly from Asian countries, here to study and improve their English, are staying between three months and a few years. Twenty-two of the students will attend Roncalli College.

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INSPIRED WORD

Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation of Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HOVtwZ96-U&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBCBkgGtJ8PkooBg6ajG0C--&index=4
A reading and commentary with Violet Kudzotsa and Stephen Ready.

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

http://cruxnow.com

** Tech heads join Vatican in 'clarion call for a new generation of ethics'
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/02/tech-heads-join-vatican-in-clarion-call-for-a-new-generation-of-ethics/
As the digital age enters a new phase of technological advancement with the ushering in of an era of artificial intelligence, top representatives of major tech giants and the Vatican have joined voices in calling for a clear system of ethics to guide developments as they happen.

** Is Vatican anti-abuse task force 'Tale of Two Cities' or 'Remembrance of Things Past'?
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2020/02/is-vatican-anti-abuse-task-force-tale-of-two-cities-or-remembrance-of-things-past/
Anyone watching the Vatican under Pope Francis try to come to grips with the clerical sexual abuse crisis could be forgiven for feeling themselves trapped in A Tale of Two Cities, constantly oscillating between the best and worst of times. Friday brought another chapter in that long-running drama, as the Vatican presented a new high-level task force intended to help national and regional bishops' conferences around the world, as well as religious orders, to develop and update guidelines on child protection and the fight against abuse...

Church intersects with Sci-Fi in 'A Printer's Choice'
https://cruxnow.com/interviews/2020/02/church-intersects-with-sci-fi-in-a-printers-choice/
[An interview with W. L. Patenaude, the author of a science fiction novel that blends popular genres with faith and philosophy.]

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EMPLOYMENT
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Prison chaplain for Rimutaka and Arohata prisons, Archdiocese of Wellington
https://wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz/Prison%20Chaplains
Details in 'NZ Catholic' February 23 - March 7, p.20, and from reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz
Applications close 13 March 2020

Hospital chaplain, Wellington Hospital, Archdiocese of Wellington
https://wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz/Hospital%20Chaplains
Details in 'NZ Catholic' February 23 - March 7, p.20, and from reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz
Applications close 20 March 2020


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 diocese of Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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New Zealand Commentaries
on the Sunday Readings
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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/

Fr Kevin Waldie sm. Sunday Reflection:
https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/category/sunday-reflection/

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New Zealand Catholic
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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  https://www.nzceo.org.nz/network-update/

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/

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

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. News in Brief:  https://bit.ly/2EFXF82

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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