Sunday, December 25, 2022

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Dear readers,
this is the final Kiwicath News & Notes for 2022. I will restart the series in January when there is something to report.

Happy Christmas and every best wish for all God's blessings in the New Year.

Mike Leon


NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


A Bethlehem Christmas message from Br Peter Bray about his NZCBC speaking tour
As Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor Brother Peter Bray FSC prepares for his New Zealand speaking tour, he has sent a Christmas message to Kiwis from Bethlehem asking how we can help bring peace to the Holy Land ...



** Christmas Greetings from Cardinal John Dew

** Caritas Aotearoa NZ wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.

**  A Christmas Day podcast from Catholic Discovery.

** Greetings from Bishop Michael Gielen and the Diocese of Christchurch

** Christmas greetings from the Sisters of Compassion

** As Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor Brother Peter Bray FSC (pictured) prepares for his New Zealand speaking tour, he has sent a Christmas message from Bethlehem asking how Kiwis can help bring peace to the Holy Land.

** Father Neil Vaney SM brings us the latest of his Christmas Podcasts.

** The National Liturgy Office has published material for Christmas Day, the Nativity of the Lord, including prayers, psalms and the latest Homily Studio podcast for a conversation on this week's scripture readings

** With Christmas upon us, Father John O'Connor, co-director of the National Liturgy Office, reflects on a particularly moving but nonetheless normal 24 hours in the life and work of a priest

** Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College and Te Kupenga Catholic Leadership Institute thank everyone for the invaluable support  given this year, and wish you a blessed Christmas and a grace-filled 2023.

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CHRISTMAS 2022

Christmas Season 2022: 'We can become God's presence to others'
At Christmas, we remember that "the Word became flesh and lived among us," says Cardinal John Dew in his Christmas message for 2022. The Archbishop of Wellington, who also serves as President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference, reminds us that God's Word, God Himself, is at the heart of our lives and of our journey of faith. "We have God with us, Emmanuel, God, Who is passionately concerned about our lives and engaged in them." 

A Christmas invitation: the Christmas message of Auckland's Church leaders
We love the beauty and simplicity of the first Christmas. We find ourselves in a cave filled with sheep, with Mary and Joseph pondering the mystery of the baby Jesus lying in the manger, trying to make sense of what the angel had said to each of them about the promised child ...

Flavours of Philippines
Otago Daily Times
Filipino couple Dan and Ana Valencia are on a mission to expand Kiwis' knowledge of the sweet and savoury delicacies of their homeland and provide the desserts their fellow countrymen love at Christmas, they tell Rebecca Fox ...

Local Focus: Multicultural merriment for Rotorua migrant families embracing Christmas traditions
In this interview (video and text) members of several migrant families - some with Christmas traditions and some with none - speak about celebrating Christmas in New Zealand ...

Also ...
Temuka's Anakin Gillies loses locks he's been growing for seven years to raise money for charity
After growing his hair for seven years, a Timaru student from Roncalli College will be cutting it all off for charity and in memory of his late sibling.

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CHRISTMAS DAY 2022

Today's Mass, celebrated by Bishop Steve Lowe in the Chapel of St Benedicts parish, Newton, Auckland can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 25 December 2022 (audio and text)
Lots of well-known favourites in this Christmas Day edition of Hymns on Sunday. Sing along with choirs from New Zealand and around the world ...


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day, by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
Matthew 1:18-24   How Jesus Christ came to be born

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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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. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
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Sunday, December 18, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


** Happy Birthday Pope Francis, 86 today. 

**  Christmas tree blessing from Catholic Discovery... and links to Christmas podcasts by Father Neil Vaney SM

** The Marist Brothers from 11 Pacific nations including New Zealand and Australia have amalgamated to become the Star of the Sea Province

** Catholic Discovery has posted links to its Christmas podcasts, and reflects on Pope Francis' weekly general audience plea for us to think of the freezing people in Ukraine and "let's have a more humble Christmas, with more humble gifts

** Catholic Discovery discusses this coming Sunday, the Fourth Sunday in Advent.

** Here's the second of Brother Peter Bray FSC's videos on the current situation of Palestinians in the Holy Land. 

** On this morning that President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the NZ Parliament by video link, here is a video of a visibly moved Pope Francis praying for the  people of Ukraine, and urging the faithful to invoke the Virgin Mary in praying for peace: 

** We're counting down till 24 January when Waitara's Br Peter Bray FSC (pictured) starts his NZ speaking tour about life today in Palestine, where he has lived and worked as vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University since 200

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FROM THE CATHOLIC MEDIA

Peter Cullinane: Eucharist and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Bishop Emeritus Peter Cullinane writes in the Tui Motu InterIslands Magazine that actions such as using te reo during Eucharist would lead to greater inclusivity ...

Ministers to seafarers celebrate their pastoral efforts
Dozens of people who minister to seafarers on behalf of the Catholic and Anglican churches gathered in Sydney recently for the Oceania regional conference of Stella Maris and Mission to Seafarers. More than 60 people were at Mary MacKillop Place for the event, which allowed managers, chaplains and ship visitors from Australia and New Zealand to meet in person for the first time since the pandemic began ...

FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Christmas gifts tinged with sadness
"It was thinking from another time. He believed women created drama and chitter-chattered too much," says Brenda Anderson of her Dad Des. She laughs about it now, and forgives him, because despite that thinking, Des raised his four daughters to be headstrong, opinionated, no nonsense go-getters ...

Catholic precinct's long history with little change over years
Waikato Times17 Dec 2022
Staying with Taumarunui after last week's look at the Regent Theatre, I was excited to discover a part of the town previously unknown when I got slightly lost on my way to the petrol station the other day. Locals reading this will wonder where on earth I was going but having missed the turn into the forecourt I had to double back and figured I might as well follow the 'Catholic Church' sign in doing so ...

Disappointed At Govt's Announcement That Half-price Public Transport Fares Will End On 31 March
The Ecology, Justice and Peace Commission of the Wellington Catholic Archdiocese is very disappointed at today's government announcement that half-price public transport fares will end on 31 March ...

Pompallier Catholic School Colour Run event celebrates physical and spiritual wellbeing
Kaitaia literally erupted in colour earlier this month thanks to a local school fundraising event. Pompallier Catholic School held its inaugural Colour Run at Kaitaia's Te Ahu Loop on December 2 as a way to celebrate the year that was while raising funds for new playground equipment storage.

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)  

Today's Mass, celebrated by Monsignor Bernard Kiely at the St Vincent de Paul centre in Onehunga, Auckland can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 18 December 2022 (audio and text)
Carols for the Fourth Sunday in Advent include Love came down at Christmas and It came upon a midnight clear. And we remember New Zealand hymn writer and composer Colin Gibson MNZM.

New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day, by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
Matthew 1:18-24   The ancestors of Jesus Christ

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)


Episode 180 — Pastors, Pew, Pope, Prayer, Poland (December 17, 2022)

For the Christmas episode, it's a typically international look at the life of the Church. The panels globetrot from Australia, where hard choices are being made on pastoral care for those accessing euthanasia, to the Christmas scenes in Rome and a call to prayer in New Zealand. A new Pew Research report assesses how religious practice was affected during COVID, including through violence, and we end with some more violence — by someone dressed up as a Christmas tree. No, seriously. We wish the Station 15 family a happy and holy Christmas.

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Congo bishops call for mercy, peace ahead of pope's visit to 'bruised' country
Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have called for reconciliation and peace in the country ahead of the apostolic visit of Pope Francis early next year. Francis is scheduled to arrive in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, on January 31 for a five-day visit that will also take him to South Sudan ...

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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. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Sunday, December 11, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


** Catholic Discovery has some lovely things to share about  this coming Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent

** The December issue of the Holy Cross Seminary Newsletter has just been published. Articles include Fr David Dowling looking at the future of diocesan priestly vocations; the installation of new acolytes ...  Read here in PDF: 

** A joyous story about the end-of-year concert at St Patrick's School in Waimate

** Advent suggestion from Catholic Discovery: Good Deeds Chain

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In issue no. 651, December 4-17 2022: Shake-up in Rome does not affect local Caritas ... Hato Paora college celebrates 75th Jubilee ... Bishop wants thriving parishes of faith (Bishop Michael Gielen) ... Synod is like a hui, Bishop Lowe tells Shine ... Editorial: What can spiritual fatherhood look like ... CEC launches podcasts with a Christmas focus ... Top scholars 2022 (photo feature) ... Dr Sr Mary Glowrey JMJ: 'God's Good for Nothing' ... Helen Luxford: Approaching Advent.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Former Greytown church offers potential
The Dominion Post 10 Dec 2022
A former Catholic church on a main street corner site on the fringe of the Greytown retail precinct, offers potential buyers a host of exciting opportunities. The property is zoned residential and includes the Sacred Heart Church, which opened on Christmas Day 1880 and was closed in 2020. The church is not earthquake prone, but was closed and slated for sale as part of the ongoing rationalisation of church resources within the district in order reinvest funds in other areas to meet modern demand ...

More photos of Sacred Heart Church, Greytown: 

Stratford Christmas Parade brings plenty of Christmas cheer to town
Broadway was awash with red, gold and plenty of tinsel and Christmas cheer on Friday night when the Stratford Business Association Christmas parade rolled through town. St Joseph's School took out first place in the Education category, with judges saying they were won over by the clear effort put into the float decoration, and the consistency with this year's red and gold theme ...

Waimate school's concert reflects its cultural diversity
A 142-year-old school in Waimate celebrated its end of year concert recently with a performance that reflected its cultural diversity. St Patrick's School, which has provided Catholic education in Waimate since 1880, now has a role that features children from the Philippines and Fiji, and this year's concert reflected this cultural identity with song and dance items and costumes from these nations ...

Black Ferns face questions from young Taranaki fans
Black Ferns players Kendra Cocksedge and Amy Rule found there was plenty of excitement for their visit at St Joseph's Catholic School in New Plymouth ...

'Sociable' swimmer with Williams syndrome chasing gold at Special Olympics
Iris Hanley is known as a social butterfly with an affinity with water. The 15-year-old from Auckland's Greenlane will be competing at the New Zealand Special Olympics National Summer Games on Thursday. Hanley attends Baradene College of the Sacred Heart in Remuera and, outside of swimming, she enjoys singing in a choir and kapa haka.

Invercargill teen surprises himself on national speedway stage
16-year-old Finn Reed finished third in the New Zealand Solo Speedway Championships at the Oreti Park Speedway on Saturday. The Verdon College Year 11 pupil admitted he surprised even himself with his performance in the senior ranks against some seasoned campaigners on the bike.

St Joseph's school blue light film award (photo caption)
South Taranaki Blue Light Chairperson Sergeant Kayanna Holley was honoured to present the NZ Blue Light Short Film Award $1,000 school prize to these creative St. Joseph's School Hawera students. Judges said their winning submission showed a good ethical stance on social acceptance.

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)  (GAUDETE SUNDAY)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Father Craig Dunford in the parish of  St Luke's, Flatbush, Auckland can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 4 December 2022 (audio and text)
Rejoice! It's Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete is 'rejoice' in Latin). Hymns include Tell out my soul, the Pohutukawa Carol and an arrangement of The First Nowell for brass band ...


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Matthew 11:2-11   The messengers from John the Baptist

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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Tearful Pope marks Immaculate Conception praying for 'martyred' Ukraine
A visibly moved Pope Francis Thursday marked the Marian solemnity of the Immaculate Conception by praying for the "martyred" people of Ukraine, and urging faithful to invoke the Virgin Mary in praying for peace ...

Catholic academic blasts Vatican's Academy for Life as 'embarassing'
A Catholic academic participating in a Rome conference this week, which intentionally rivals one held by the Pontifical Academy for Life earlier this year, has voiced concern over the body's recent activities, saying he believes they are "embarrassing" the church by failing to uphold core moral teachings ...

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New Zealand Catholic 
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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. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Sunday, December 4, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


** The Sisters of Compassion update us on the path to sainthood of the Venerable Meri Hohepa Suzanne Aubert.

** Caritas reminds us today is the international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

** Bishop Michael Gielen asks us to make room for Jesus this Advent and Christmas. (video)

** For Advent, Catholic Discovery has an interesting article on the history and meaning of the Jesse Tree.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'Tapestry of culture': The future of religious education in schools
Religious education is set for an overhaul in schools, with an updated curriculum that better reflects Aotearoa's diverse population. Gabrielle McCulloch reports ...

Silverstream finally remove abusers' portraits and honours
A top Wellington school has made a major U-turn and removed portraits and other honours of alleged abusive teachers from their walls after a four-year campaign by survivors and their families. St Patrick's Silverstream had previously refused to remove the portraits.

Pupil to attend Phoenix football academy
Otago Daily Times 1 Dec 2022
St Peter's College pupil Dan Nelson will take the first steps to kickstart his professional football career next year. The 14-year-old from Gore has been selected to take part in the Wellington Phoenix Football Club Academy, which prepares young players to play for the club in the Australian A League. He will attend St Patrick's College, Silverstream, board at the school's hostel and train with the club after school.

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene  in the parish of St Mary of the Immaculate Conception Avondale, Auckland can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 4 December 2022 (audio and text)
When hymn writer Shirley Murray was on an editorial panel preparing a collection of NZ-written carols in the 1990s, she found there weren't many with an Advent theme. So she wrote one! You can hear Look Towards Christmas in this week's programme.


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Matthew 3:1-12   The preaching of John the Baptist

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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Will the Catholic world rally to defend imperiled bishop in Eritrea?
Much of the Catholic world this week has been focused on Hong Kong, where 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other defendants were found guilty of failing to register a pro-democracy fund. Zen has been ordered to pay a fine of $500. 

If you really want a Catholic bishop to worry about right now, a more harrowing choice probably would be Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim, the 52-year-old prelate of Segheneity in Eritrea. Appointed in 2012, Tsalim was arrested by the regime on Oct. 15 and is reportedly being held in the notorious Adi Abeito prison on the outskirts of the capital city of Asmara. At around the same time, two other Catholic priests were also arrested. As is par for the course in Eritrea, the three clerics have been detained without any legal proceedings or judicial review, they have no right to attorneys or to visitations, there's no process to appeal their arrests, and the government has not commented on their case ... 

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New Zealand Catholic 
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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. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

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** Nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, and with the lights going out all over the bombed, blasted and now freezing country, Pope Francis has written a letter expressing his sorrow and closeness to "the noble and martyred" Ukrainian people

** In his latest Christmas podcast, Fr Neil Vaney sm of Catholic Discovery  discusses TS Eliot's epic poem "The Journey of the Magi" ??

** Friday look-back. The bishops gather at St Mary of the Angels in Wellington for the Rededication Mass of Sunday 15 August 2021. F

** An important message from Caritas Aotearoa NZ, regarding an announcement Pope Francis made yesterday about the Vatican-based Caritas Internationalis management.

** The National Liturgy Office has a page of material for the First Sunday in Advent including a Penitential Liturgy and the background to the Jesse Tree, which helps us connect the custom of decorating Christmas trees to the events leading to Jesus' birth

** Today The Press in Christchurch reports on St Bede's College rector Justin Boyle moving on after 21 years; he is taking up a new leadership position within the Society of Mary. 

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Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
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Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2022/

In issue no. 650, November 20-December 3 2022: New Catholic Maori group works with NZ bishops ... Otara school celebrates opening of new buildings (St John the Evangelist) ...  Journey of faith after cancer diagnosis ... Editorial: Thankful for modern healthcare ... Liturgical formation of the People of God in NZ (Fr Patrick Brady) ... 'Wonderful privilege' to study theology (Archbishop Paul Martin) ... Young adults have a ball in two cities ... Photo feature: Top scholars 2022 ... Parish that looked after itself turns 50 (Maria Assumpta, Beach Haven) ... PROCLAIM 22 brings Syro-Malabar youth together ... A tribute to Marriage Encounter in New Zealand.

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, 27 November 2022 (audio and text)
The season of Advent begins today – a time of waiting and expectation leading up to Christmas. Sing along to favourite Advent hymns including O come, Emmanuel and Come, thou long-expected Jesus. 

St Bede's College rector leaving after 21 years says school in high demand
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/130500797/st-bedes-college-rector-leaving-after-21-years-says-school-in-high-demand
Justin Boyle, rector of St Bede's College in Christchurch, will leave the role at the end of the year. It's a Catholic school in a secular world, but its outgoing rector says families are "banging down the door" to get in ...

110-year-old Carterton presbytery trucked south to become family home
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/130581227/110yearold-carterton-presbytery-trucked-south-to-become-family-home
A 110-year-old villa that was once home to Carterton's parish priest was hauled away in pieces in the middle of the night to its new home in South Wairarapa this week. The new owner of the former St Mary's Catholic Church presbytery has moved it to a 2.5ha rural site south of Greytown where he intended to renovate it as a new home for his young family.

Ngaruawahia students nominated for Fred Hollows Humanity Award win VR tech for class
Ngaruawahia St Paul's Catholic School students Stu Mitchell and Ataahua Waitere have been nominated for the Fred Hollows Humanity Awards for turning their personal challenges into a drive to make the world around them better. The awards, now in their fourth year in New Zealand, recognise 10 young Kiwis in Years 5 or 6 who embody Fred Hollows' values of compassion, integrity and kindness.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (A)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Stephen Berecz in the parish of St John the Baptist, Parnell, Auckland, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by ..................

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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In rare public protest, Vatican calls out China over bishop's appointment
 For the first time since brokering a controversial deal with China on the appointment of bishops four years ago, the Vatican Saturday called out Beijing for violating the terms of the accord by installing a bishop in a diocese not recognized by Rome ...

Pope takes control of church's largest charity, citing lapses in management and morale
To the surprise of many inside the organization, Pope Francis essentially placed the Catholic Church's largest charitable organization into receivership Tuesday, removing its current leadership and appointing an interim administrator to overhaul both its statues and management. The decree was published as members of Caritas International were in the middle of a two-day meeting in Rome for the first time since COVID-19 ...

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/

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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. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
https://www.facebook.com/catholicdiscovery.nz/

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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Sunday, November 20, 2022


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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Kiwi vice-chancellor's mission: Oasis of peace for students at Bethlehem University
New Zealander and Bethlehem University vice-chancellor Brother Peter Bray FSC strives daily to ensure his students feel safe on campus and won't have guns put in their faces as can happen at the Israeli checkpoints on their way to and from their studies ...



** Greetings from Bethlehem: check out Kiwi Br Peter Bray FSC's new video in advance of his planned NZ speaking tour early next year.

** A reflection from the Whanganui River jetty, which was of such great importance all those years ago when Meri Hohepa Suzanne Aubert was there.

** Cardinal John looks at Pope Francis helping facilitate prisoner exchanges between Ukraine and Russia.

** Brother Peter Bray FSC, the Kiwi Vice-Chancellor of Bethlehem University,  will make a NZ speaking tour on behalf of the bishops to all our Catholic Dioceses early next year to talk about the Holy Land, his work with his students, and the lives of other ordinary Palestinians. 

** Catholic Discovery reflects on the history of this coming Sunday's Feast of Christ the King.

** Video of Pope Francis celebrating Mass in St Peter's Basilica overnight on the World Day of the Poor, urging Christians to listen to the stifled cry of pain of the frailest members of society

** Radio NZ Concert's Hymns for Sunday is marking World Day of the Poor with Graham Kendrick's Beauty for Brokenness and Bread for the World by Bernadette Farrell.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Families look at legal options to keep Catholic rest home open
Families upset at the decision to close the Mercy Parklands rest home and hospital in Auckland are looking at legal action to try to keep it open. The facility is owned by a trust of the Sisters of Mercy, which announced the closure last month, saying a shortage of nurses meant it could not run at full capacity. The facility had lost $400,000 over several months ...

Human Rights Act amended to 'protect religious communities', minister says
People's religious beliefs will be protected under a new amendment to the Human Rights Act. The Government announced on Saturday that it will amend the current law "to make sure religious communities feel safe and welcome in New Zealand".

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SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (C) 

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Mark Fields in St Joseph's parish Te Aroha, Waikato can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast 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). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Stephen Ready and John Teariki:
Luke 23:35-43  "The King of the Jews"

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)


Episode 179 — Abstinence, Bahrain, Campbell, Dioceses, Enlarging (November 19, 2022)

Don, James and Gavin metaphorically join Pope Francis on his Middle East trip, assessing the impact of his time in Bahrain. In New Zealand, men attending a retreat have been urged to stand up against relativism by a former bishop, while in other parts of the country they're trying to find new bishops. The Vatican has published the next document in the Synod on Synodality journey, put there doesn't appear to be any talk of reinstating abstinence from meat on Fridays. Maybe it would save the planet….

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Young people tell bishops of their desire to grow in faith, in the church
If honesty is indeed the best policy, then two young people addressing the U.S. bishops about the joys and struggles of growing in faith became policymakers during a Nov. 16 session at the bishops' annual fall general assembly in Baltimore ...

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Archdiocese of Wellington. Catholic Social Services. Hospital chaplain, Wellington Hospital
Details in 'NZ Catholic' November 6-19 2022 p.9 and from Kamau Hollande  reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz  Applicatons close 25 November 2022

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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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. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Bishops have full agenda for four-day NZCBC meeting
New Zealand's Catholic bishops met in Wellington last week from Monday 31 October to Thursday 3 November for a regular meeting of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference. The bishops had a full agenda over their four-day meeting ...


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

** Listen out to Catholic Discovery's second Christmas podcast, on gifts.

** The bishops met last week for their formal November meeting.  Read about the November NZCBC meeting here: 

** Joe from the Catholic Enquiry Centre talks about Christmas and the centre's special Christmas podcasts.

** This Sunday is the World Day of the Poor. The National Liturgy Office has resources for this including a message from Pope Francis, and asks that this day will "enable us to make a personal and communal examination of conscience and to ask ourselves whether the poverty of Jesus Christ is our faithful companion in life."

** Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College is now accepting enrolments for online courses for Semester One in 2023.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/
Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2022/

In issue no. 648, November 6-19 2022: Hope high for Mission Map momentum ... Three permanent deacons ordained in Hamilton ... Catholic Church in NZ striving to be fully bi-cultural ... Editorial: A love that overcomes all isolation ... International news ... Catholic leaders appear before Royal Commission ... A richly illustrated and comprehensive history of St Joseph's Maori Girls' College ... African faith and culture celebrated.

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Sister Marcellin Wilson RSM CNZM
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Sister Marcellin passed away on 24 October 2022 after a lifetime of service to the greater Wellington community.

A brief obituary and personal memories of Sr Marcellin are here:

A 2013 interview with her mentions the highlights of her years of service:

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RNZ. Hymns on Sunday  13 November 2022 (text and audio)
November 13 is World Day of the Poor in the Catholic liturgical calendar. We're marking the date with Graham Kendrick's Beauty for Brokenness and Bread for the World by Bernadette Farrell.

Upgraded cemetery reopens with celebration
Visitors from as far away as Australia, and a former New Zealand prime minister, attended the opening of the Pukerau Cemetery [Southland ] upgrade on Sunday. The celebration started at the Catholic block of the cemetery with a karakia by Hokonui Runanga cultural adviser Matu-Taera Coleman-Clarke.

Lake Hawea stalwart celebrates 95 after Covid cancelled birthday bash
Lake Hawea man Dick Cotter didn't get to have his 95th birthday bash on Saturday night because he was isolating with Covid-19. Cotter is celebrating his 95 years with his six children, 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren – and the clan are having some simple takeaways at the red-brick home he built with his own hands 56 years ago.

Abuse in Care Inquiry: Survivor condemns lack of 'genuine repentance' from churches in final hearing
A survivor of abuse says churches have missed a golden opportunity to really reflect on how Aotearoa-New Zealand came to have such an appalling record of abuse of people in care. Jacinda Thompson suffered sexual harassment by her Anglican minister in the early 2000's, and she has given evidence to the inquiry.

Flocks without shepherds - a third of New Zealand's dioceses without bishops
New Zealand is two bishops short, with one diocese waiting three years – and counting – for a replacement. The Hamilton and Palmerston North dioceses make up a third of the country's six ecclesiastical jurisdictions and serve more than 100,000 Catholics. Palmerston North's wait has been three years so far and Hamilton's almost a year.

NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Deadline looms for Blenheim Xmas Parade float registrations
The call has gone out for groups to get their floats in order for this year's Blenheim Christmas Parade as the deadline for registrations loom. One of the groups busy designing their float for this year's parade, on Saturday, December 3, was from St Mary's Preschool in Blenheim who were working alongside the older children next door at the primary school.

Lachlan has his eyes on the prize
Whether at his local Lower Waitaki Golf Club, or representing Otago against Canterbury, Lachlan Coutts is right at home. The St Kevin's College pupil made a stunning start to his representative career, scoring two wins, a half and a loss for Otago Under-19 at the Hororata Golf Club in Christchurch last weekend.

Calf-leading cup returns to St Joseph's Stratford after 38 years
After nearly 40 years, a calf-leading cup has returned to St Joseph's Stratford. Pupils Clare Coatsworth and Lucy Joblin, both 10, and Max Joblin, 8, won the South Taranaki Boys and Girls' Calf Day team of three leading section.

Zero Gravity cheerleader Alyssa Smartt selling homecrafted chopping boards to get to Hawaii
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/manawatu-guardian/news/zero-gravity-cheerleader-alyssa-smartt-selling-homecrafted-chopping-boards-to-get-to-hawaii/2TXZOVQRKDQCNYF5NCPUWOHBQY/
Alyssa Smartt is the first to admit she packs a lot into her days. Her most recent addition is helping her mother, Kim Couper-Smartt, make wooden chopping boards. They are selling the boards to raise money for Alyssa to go to the Global Dance + Cheer Games in Hawaii. Alyssa lives at Pohangina and goes to St Peter's College in Palmerston North.

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THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) 

At the time of writing (midday, Sunday 13 November), the video of the Mass for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time had not been uploaded to the Auckland Diocese's Youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/AucklandCatholic/videos

New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Sister Stephanie Kitching:
Luke 21:5-19  Jesus speaks of the destruction of the temple

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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Seminaries don't form 'supermen,' but humble servants, pope says
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2022/11/seminaries-dont-form-supermen-but-humble-servants-pope-says
The mission of a seminary "is not to form 'supermen' who pretend to know and control everything," but to help seminarians become priests who are humble servants of the communities they continue to belong to, Pope Francis said ...

"The Lord calls some of his disciples to be priests, that is, he chooses some of the sheep from his flock and invites them to be shepherds of their brothers and sisters," the pope wrote in a speech prepared for a group of rectors and staff members of seminaries in Latin America ...

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Archdiocese of Wellington. Catholic Social Services. Hospital chaplain, Wellington Hospital
https://wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz/hospital%20chaplains
Details in 'NZ Catholic' November 6-19 2022 p.9 and from Kamau Hollande  reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz  Applicatons close 25 November 2022

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

***********************
New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
***********************

'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' 
https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Facebook
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
https://www.facebook.com/catholicdiscovery.nz/

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline

Catholic Theological College

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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