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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 ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** 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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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
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 ...
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
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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
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Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
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