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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** The Caritas "State of the Environment for Oceania 2021: Towards our Future Home" report is now available online.
** Kia ora Diocese of Dunedin: Pupils at St Mary's Primary in Gore enjoying the artwork of our Te Ara a Maria hikoi.
** Articles for Support Life Sunday: Jude McKee supports her mother at home ...Wendy Hill is a supporter of pregnant women ... Dr Bernard Leuthart is a GP who supports the life of the vulnerable.
** Te Kupenga - Catholic Theological College (CTC) is currently accepting enrolments for the academic year 2022 for the Bachelor of Theology degree and the Graduate Diploma in Theology degree which starts on the 21st of February 2022.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.
Catholic church calls in Vatican to investigate sexting priest case
The head of the New Zealand Catholic church has asked the Vatican for permission to launch an investigation into the handling of complaints about a priest who groomed a teenage girl. Sateki Raass resigned from the priesthood after he was convicted in 2019 of indecent communication with a girl under 16 and ordered to serve 100 hours community service.
Michelangelo: A Different View to bring Sistine Chapel artwork to Auckland
New Zealanders may not be able to freely travel overseas just yet, but a new exhibition is bringing one of the greatest artistic triumphs in human history to our doorstep. Forget MIQ and costly flights to Rome: Michelangelo: A Different View will bring the famous ceiling frescoes from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel right to the Aotea Centre for nearly the whole of January ...
Parenting course expands
A Dunedin-founded parenting course that has helped hundreds of men to be better dads is expanding to other New Zealand centres. The six-week Game On! programme has been run by Catholic Social Services for the past 15 years, and has worked with about 700 dads from all walks of life across Dunedin ...
Frances Eivers named as next Children's Commissioner
Manukau District Court Judge Frances Eivers has been appointed the new Children's Commissioner ...
Obituary: Angela Ballara, historian with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge
Angela Ballara was a lifelong student with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, a great appetite for history and an enduring sense of adventure. Considered to be one of the foremost academic authorities on Maori customary history, she left her mark in her work as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, her contribution to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, and in three books focusing on Maori history ...
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
Stratford St Joseph's principal resigns after 29 years of teaching to take up fire service role
[This article is behind a paywall. It can be read with difficulty by right-clicking and choosing 'View source'.]
Marla Pratt becomes first girl in club's history to bag top junior honours
Marla Pratt,13, with the Celtic JAB rugby U-13 Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the year and 2021 Player of the year award ...
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TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
The Mass of the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is celebrated by Father Gerard Aynsley of Mercy Parish Whanau Aroha in Dunedin South. The Mass is broadcast on Auckland Diocese's YouTube channel at:
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 by Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Rev. Alister Hendery at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Mark 10:17-30 The rich man
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Other New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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Fr Kevin Waldie SM. Sunday Reflection:
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):
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
As pope opens synod, experts extol 'synodality' but struggle to define it
Pope Francis formally opens this weekend a three-year "Synod of Bishops on Synodality," which has been touted as a sign of the Church's desire to more attentively hear and include members of the faithful in decision-making, but the core concepts of which are still obscure to many observers.
Pope opens Synod on Synodality saying it can't be an 'elitist' exercise
Formally opening his much-ballyhooed Synod of Bishops on Synodality Saturday, Pope Francis expressed his desire that it be an experience in which everyone in the church participates rather than an "elitist" exercise.
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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:
Job vacancies in the Catholic diocese of Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/
... and in the Archdiocese of Wellington:
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
The six dioceses:
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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'.
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. Pastoral Newsletter
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires'
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger'
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. News in Brief:
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine.
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference
Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Holy Cross Seminary
Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
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News of the Church
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