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NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Catholic Discovery has a review of an inspiring book of prayers by
the much-loved Australian cartoonist, Michael Leunig. It's called When
I Talk To You.
** The National Liturgy Office has prepared information, posters and
other materials for parishes for Word of God Sunday, 24 January ...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Incomplete biography paints Hotere the man, not the myth
https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/books/incomplete-biography-paints-hotere-man-not-myth
Ralph Hotere knew what he was doing when he asked Vincent O'Sullivan
to write the story of his life. Hotere's confidence was justified. The
author is of Irish-Catholic heritage, enabling him to give due weight
to the French Catholic inheritance that saturated Hotere's childhood
and frequently surfaced, in a wide variety of ways, in his work...
Woman accused of spending $995 on bank cards stolen from Upper Hutt
rest home, school
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/124013253/woman-accused-of-spending-995-on-bank-cards-stolen-from-upper-hutt-rest-home-school
A 35-year-old woman has been accused of fraudulently using bank cards
she allegedly stole in burglaries of two properties in Upper Hutt to
buy nearly $1000 of tobacco and grocery products. The buildings in
question were stated in court documents as Villa Joseph Convent and St
Joseph's School.
Family 'devastated' after man swept off the coast near Raglan confirmed dead
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/124037635/family-devastated-after-man-swept-off-the-coast-near-raglan-confirmed-dead
A fisherman who died after being swept off rocks near Raglan last
November was a "happy and helpful" man who moved to New Zealand for a
better life. On Saturday, police confirmed the person was 38-year-old
Michael Landig, from Hamilton.
The mystery of the holy relics buried in a steel box beneath a
Christchurch basilica
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-01-2021/the-mystery-of-the-holy-relics-buried-in-a-steel-box-beneath-a-christchurch-basilica/
Under a thick layer of concrete at the Cathedral of the Blessed
Sacrament in Christchurch is a metal box likely containing hundreds of
holy relics – a historical treasure trove set to be uncovered after 50
years of near total obscurity.
Picton villa's colourful past restored one more time before owners
relinquish to market
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/123940660/picton-villas-colourful-past-restored-one-more-time-before-owners-relinquish-to-market
A historic Picton villa built for a German sea captain, converted to a
convent and maintained through the decades by donations has gone on
the market. The Wellington St property, still bearing a cross on its
roof from its days as a nuns' convent, will go under the hammer next
month at the ripe old age of 141.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Seatoun school's gate saga concluded, man's actions 'well-intentioned'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123980239/seatoun-schools-gate-saga-concluded-mans-actions-wellintentioned
The great gate saga of St Anthony's School has been solved, the
product of a well-meaning but poorly communicated act of community
kindness.
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THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) - WORD OF GOD SUNDAY
New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion
Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/
Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
http://station15.co.nz/
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
https://cruxnow.com/
Despite question marks, Vatican bank verdict is still a watershed
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2021/01/despite-question-marks-vatican-bank-verdict-is-still-a-watershed/
We've been down this road before, of course, but nevertheless we
witnessed what's being hailed as a landmark moment this week for
financial reform in the Vatican when a longtime former president of
the Vatican Bank, along with the bank's lawyer, were sentenced to
eight years and 11 months in jail for their roles in a $70 million
fraud.
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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 Volunteers Overseas 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/
... and in the Archdiocese of Wellington:
https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/vacancies/
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
https://www.catholic.org.nz/
The six dioceses:
https://www.catholic.org.nz/find-us/dioceses-2/#section_59
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New Zealand Catholic
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop
of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'.
https://www.cdh.org.nz/kete-korero/
Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/
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. 'Lighting New Fires'
https://nzceo.schoolzineplus.com/nzceo/archive
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'
https://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.
https://tuimotu.org/
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https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
https://www.facebook.com/catholicdiscovery.nz/
'NZ Catholic' newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline
Holy Cross Seminary
https://www.facebook.com/HolyCrossNZ
Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
https://www.facebook.com/Marists
Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
https://www.facebook.com/SocietyofStVincentdePaulNZ/
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News of the Church
in NZ and the World
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http://cathnews.co.nz/category/new-zealand/
https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
https://www.romereports.com/en/ (video)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rome+reports&sp=EgIIAw%253D%253D
https://catholicherald.co.uk/
For the full texts, enter the headline in Google.
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