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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Father Neil Vaney, SM, of Catholic Discovery, writes about his
Easter in South Westland helping the parish priest with Mass in this
remote community.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Coffee jars full of holy bones and relics unearthed from Catholic cathedral
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/124849606/coffee-jars-full-of-holy-bones-and-relics-unearthed-from-catholic-cathedral
Demolition workers at Christchurch's Catholic cathedral have unearthed
ancient holy relics and bones stored in two Greggs coffee jars that
have remained undisturbed beneath the historic building for more than
40 years.
Family of late artist Llew Summers offer reward for missing carving
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/visual-art/124821848/family-of-late-artist-llew-summers-offer-reward-for-missing-carving
The family of late Christchurch sculptor Llew Summers is offering a
reward for information leading to the safe return of one of his
carvings presumed stolen. Summers carved five Stations of the Cross
panels, commissioned in 2000 to mark the centenary of the Catholic
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes St in central
Christchurch.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
St Kevin's pupils praised for bike track
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/st-kevin%E2%80%99s-pupils-praised-bike-track
On your bike. That is where St Kevin's College pupils will be after
the official opening of its mountain bike track.
Massive order of cheese rolls prepared by Sacred Heart Primary School
(text and video)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/124804152/massive-order-of-cheese-rolls-prepared-by-sacred-heart-primary-school
With enough orders to feed the entire population of the district,
members of a small Timaru primary school have spent the weekend in the
kitchen whipping up a massive number of cheese rolls.
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THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (B)
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Sunday Mass, celebrated by Fr Mark Field is broadcast from St
Joseph's parish, Te Aroha, in the Diocese of Hamilton on Auckland
Diocese's YouTube channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pcUAZQULwo
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).
Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day:
Luke 24:35-48 Jesus appears to his disciples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EYp2Q3UJhI&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=39
A reading and commentary by Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev.
Frank Nelson 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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STATION XV (podcast)
http://station15.co.nz/
Episode 161 — Sorrow, Surety, Suffering, Shrine (April 16, 2021)
New Zealand's Royal Commission into abuse in care continues to
dominate the Church's agenda, with Cardinal John Dew issuing an
apology on behalf of dioceses and religious orders. In Rome, there has
been some clarity offered around the Church's inability to bless
same-sex unions, as well as a plea for greater openness to support
people affected by environmental challenges. Back in New Zealand, the
country will be re-dedicated to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven on her
feast day this August, following a pilgrimage through the country. And
in "entertainment news", it appears the Borat sequel might have had a
positive impact on one Christian community that was the butt of the
mockumentary's jokes. Another month, another journey around the
Catholic world with Anna, Don, James and Gavin.
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
https://cruxnow.com/
Human-monkey embryo 'deeply unethical,' says Catholic bioethicist
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2021/04/human-monkey-embryo-deeply-unethical-says-catholic-bioethicist/
The creation of a human-nonhuman interspecies embryo is "deeply
unethical," according to the UK's leading Catholic bioethics
institute. The scientific journal Cell published the findings of a
U.S.-Chinese team of scientists who placed human stem cells into the
embryo of a long-tailed macaque monkey, creating a chimera embryo with
cells developing from the two different species ...
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EVENTS
Auckland Eucharistic Convention, 16-18 July 2021
St Mary's College, 11 New Street, St Mary's Bay, Auckland
https://auckland.eucharist.nz/
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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.
https://www.cruxnow.com
https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/en
