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COVID ALERT LEVELS
From 6am this morning, Auckland is at Covid-19 Alert Level 3, which
means public Masses are not possible there. The rest of Aotearoa New Zealand is
at Alert Level 2, which restricts gatherings to 100 people.
Please contact your parish or diocese for more information by phone or
through their Websites at
https://www.catholic.org.nz/find-us/dioceses-2/#section_59
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
https://www.catholic.org.nz/
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Auckland is being abruptly moved to Covid-19 Alert Level 3
** Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi of Tonga is the new President of
Caritas Oceania.
** Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli, reiterates that the
Australian Catholic Bishops endorse use of the Covid-19 vaccines.
** Look out in your local church for a copy of the Prison Ministry
booklet published by the bishops, seeking people interested in
becoming volunteer and paid prison chaplains and visitors.
** Catholic Discovery has a Lent message, suggesting in this time of
Covid-10 we invite Jesus into our homes to wipe them clean "with the
super powerful detergent and purifier that is prayer."
** During Lent, Caritas is sharing its programmes made possible with
its public support. The first Sunday of Lent highlights the
Strengthening Technical and Agricultural Rural Training (START)
programme in the Solomon Islands.
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LENT 2021: A New Way Forward
Caritas Aotearoa has prepared Lenten resources for parishes and
schools. The theme for 2021 is A New Way Forward as we reflect on the
events of 2020 and the continuing impact of the pandemic.
Resources for parishes are at: https://caritas.org.nz/lent-0
Resources for Lent in schools are at: https://caritas.org.nz/lent-schools
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/
Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2021/
In issue no. 608, February 21-March 6, 2021: Funding sought for
organ rebuild (Chch Cathedral) ... Some Catholics in the 2021 New
Year's Honours ... 2020 a challenging year for Caring Foundation ...
Editorial: (Clerical) dress standards ... Bible Society celebrates 175
years in New Zealand ... It's OK to ask for help: A priest and a lay
woman share their mental health journeys towards a better life ...
Candlemas procession in Ponsonby ... Helen Luxford: Why is weight so
hard for people? ...12-hour walk to raise awareness of migrant plight.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Strange sign seems to ban pope from Napier quay
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/strange-sign-seems-to-ban-pope-from-napier-quay/ZPYYSFGZRZATLYFSILW6XCHB6I/
A sign on a cycleway in Ahuriri has been changed to say "popes"
instead of "ropes".
Child sexual abuse victims retraumatised in their fight for justice
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/124361797/child-sexual-abuse-victims-retraumatised-in-their-fight-for-justice
Thousands of New Zealanders were sexually abused as children in state
care and faith-based institutions, but will never get the justice they
need to move forward ...
1905: The 'magnificent' new Catholic Cathedral
The Press
https://pressreader-com.wcl.idm.oclc.org/article/281599538216026
It was a great era for church architecture. Christchurch's Catholic
Cathedral opened on February 12, 1905. ''Probably there has never been
a more imposing ecclesiastical function in the history of the colony
than the dedication of the new Roman Catholic Cathedral in
Christchurch yesterday,'' The Press reported ...
Peter Matheson: Pakeha switch to the secular not so for other NZ cultures
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/pakeha-switch-secular-not-so-other-nz-cultures
Religion does not provide a battery of stock and slick answers but a
framework within which compassion and mystery can be nurtured and
celebrated ...
Desire to keep Lawrence church
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-otago/desire-keep-lawrence-church
Lawrence residents have expressed a desire to retain a historic church
in as yet unspecified community ownership. The Catholic Parish of St
Patrick's held a public meeting at its Colonsay St church last week to
help decide the 128-year-old building's future, following an
assessment of its condition last year.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
St Dominic's celebrates sesquicentennial
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/st-dominics-celebrates-sesquicentennial/OUFT6FV5VMRAUJ2PL63WARQUTM/
At 7.30am, on February 18, 1871, 10 pioneering Irish Dominican Sisters
arrived at Port Chalmers with the Reverend Doctor Moran, the newly
appointed Bishop of Dunedin, who had travelled with the Sisters from
Ireland. To celebrate 150 years since their arrival, known as
Foundresses' Day, staff and students from St Dominic's in Whanganui
celebrated with a Te Deum at the church of St Anthony's last Thursday.
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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (B)
Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day:
Mark 9:2-10 The Transfiguration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdhBDdfkDZI&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBA_qNMtrSSx3hhIWttBjBJz&index=15
A reading and commentary by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Canon
Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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Other New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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Fr Kevin Waldie sm. Sunday Reflection:
https://nzcatholic.org.nz/category/sunday-reflection/
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
http://station15.co.nz/
Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion
Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
https://cruxnow.com/
Pope Francis says he'll die in Rome, not in Argentina
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/02/pope-francis-says-hell-die-in-rome-not-in-argentina/
In a candid 2019 interview published Saturday, Pope Francis reveals
that he sees himself "dying as pope," either in active duty or in
retirement, and in Rome, because, he said, "I am not going back to
Argentina."
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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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Facebook
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference
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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