Sunday, March 28, 2021

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/

Catholic Church apologises at Royal Commission to survivors of abuse
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/catholic-church-apologises-to-survivors-of-abuse/
The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand has made a formal apology
to victims and survivors of abuse committed by priests and other
Church figures. Speaking on behalf of Church leaders, Cardinal John
Dew, Archbishop of Wellington and President of the NZ Catholic Bishops
Conference, gave the apology in Auckland today during a hearing of the
Royal Commission into Abuse in Care.

NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/

** Today is Palm Sunday and the Mass on Shine TV at 2pm is with
Monsignor Bernard Kiely and the community of Marcellin College in
Royal Oak, Auckland. Join them at 2pm on free-to-air TV Channel 25 and
Sky Channel 201. Everyone welcome!

** The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand has made a formal
apology to victims and survivors of abuse committed by priests and
other Church figures.

** Fr Tim Duckworth, Provincial (head) of the Society of Mary in
Aotearoa New Zealand, gave evidence yesterday at the Royal Commission
on Abuse in Care. He outlined the Society's approach to redress

** The Royal Commission on Abuse in Care has a post on the evidence of
Br Peter Horide, Professional Standards Delegate for the Marist
Brothers, who gave evidence on Tuesday and Wednesday

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry
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Catholic Church on abuse: 'We are ashamed and saddened'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300259384/catholic-church-on-abuse-we-are-ashamed-and-saddened
The Catholic Church says it's shamed and saddened by abuse in the
church. The church opened its evidence on its handling of complaints
at the Inquiry into abuse in care on Monday.

Abuse in Care Inquiry: Catholic Church apology to Kiwis abused by
priests criticised as 'theatre'
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/03/abuse-in-care-inquiry-catholic-church-apology-to-kiwis-abused-by-priests-criticised-as-theatre.html
The head of the Catholic Church in New Zealand has made a historic
apology to Kiwis who have been abused by priests. It's the first time
the Church has formally said sorry, but survivors have described it as
nothing more than a PR stunt.

RNZ. Saturday Morning, with Kim Hill.
8:10 Dr Tom Doyle: Church structure to blame for abuse
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018789292/dr-tom-doyle-church-structure-to-blame-for-abuse
Dr Tom Doyle, who is a priest, canon lawyer and addictions therapist,
this week gave evidence to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of
Inquiry faith-based redress hearing in Auckland, where he blamed the
hierarchy and structure of the Catholic Church for abuse by priests.

Also: Catholic Church structure to blame for abuse in care, priest tells inquiry
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300260564/catholic-church-structure-to-blame-for-abuse-in-care-priest-tells-inquiry

Society of Mary says it prefers not be part of the Catholic Church's
complaints process
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/439228/society-of-mary-says-it-prefers-not-be-part-of-the-catholic-church-s-complaints-process
The Catholic order, the Society of Mary prefers not to be part of the
church's complaint process and would rather go it alone. Its leader in
this country said dealing directly with survivors works well for most
of them and for the order.

Principal wants to know why predator Catholic priest was sent to school
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/439248/principal-wants-to-know-why-predator-catholic-priest-was-sent-to-school
The principal of a Northland Catholic college is pushing to know why a
predator priest was sent to his school to take up the role as rector
there in the late 1970s.

Marist Brothers admit paying out over $500k to New Zealand abuse victims
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/marist-brothers-admit-paying-over-500k-new-zealand-abuse-victims
The Marist Brothers have admitted multiple failings as the Abuse in
Care Inquiry hears from its first Catholic witnesses.

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Disgraced Palmerston North bishop's future lies with the Vatican
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300263074/disgraced-palmerston-north-bishops-future-lies-with-the-vatican
The disgraced bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, still
retains his title, but must follow conditions imposed on him by the
Vatican, a commission has heard.

Polly Gillespie: How I found peace in a Catholic church
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300261216/how-i-found-peace-in-a-catholic-church
Sitting peacefully in a Catholic church is about as close as Polly has
come to finding her religion.

150 reasons for sisters to celebrate
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/150-reasons-sisters-celebrate
New Zealand Dominican Sisters celebrated the 150th anniversary of the
order's arrival in Port Chalmers, in Mosgiel yesterday.

Sisters rescue historic Christchurch cathedral dome from the scrapyard
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/124624090/sisters-rescue-historic-christchurch-cathedral-dome-from-the-scrapyard\
The ornate dome from inside Christchurch's earthquake-damaged Catholic
cathedral has been carefully deconstructed by the Community of the
Beatitudes and stored in a shipping container on their property in
Leithfield, North Canterbury.

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Building bricks of Rakaia's history
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-districts/star-mid-canterbury/building-bricks-rakaias-history
A group of Catholic women from Rakaia are ensuring the history of
their church and school is not lost by creating a public memory walk
using red bricks. Anyone who has had any connection with St Ita's
church or went to its primary school, until it closed in 1985, is
being encouraged to buy a brick and personalise a message on it.

Ocean swimming champion terrified by what lurks beneath
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300259349/ocean-swimming-champion-terrified-by-what-lurks-beneath
Swimming quickly enough to avoid her fears, teenager Abbey Smale has
become one of the fastest ocean swimmers, male or female, in the
country. Smale, a Year 13 student at Garin College in Nelson, hasn't
been beaten in her last nine events in the Banana Boat NZ Ocean Swim
Series.

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'FRANCESCO' - Monday, 8:30 pm, Choice, Freeview Channel 12

https://www.threenow.co.nz/shows/francesco/S2641-390

"From Oscar nominated director and producer, Evgeny Afineevksy,
'Francesco' features unprecedented access to His Holiness Pope
Francis, providing an intimate look at a global leader who approaches
challenging and complex issues with tremendous humility, wisdom and
generosity towards all ... the film examines how people might take
action to transition into a new way of living and thriving in the 21st
century.

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PASSION SUNDAY (PALM SUNDAY) (B)

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Palm Sunday Mass, celebrated by Monsignor Bernard Kiely, is broadcast
from the chapel of Marcellin College, Royal Oak, on Auckland Diocese's
YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWqhEvMa2o
and on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm and live streamed at:
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live (only viewable in New Zealand).

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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/

'Synodality' and women's empowerment go together, leading sisters say
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2021/03/synodality-and-womens-empowerment-go-together-leading-sisters-say/
Over the eight-plus years of the Francis papacy, perhaps no single
term has captured the essence of this maverick pope's vision better
than "synodality." A Vatican official, and a woman much-cited recently
as proof of Pope Francis's commitment to hearing the voices of women,
now says whatever the precise definition of "synodality," in practice
it implies an almost Copernican shift in perspective and operating
style.

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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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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
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'NZ Catholic' newspaper
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Holy Cross Seminary
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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/

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https://catholicherald.co.uk/
For the full texts, enter the headline in Google.

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