Sunday, May 15, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

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

Maria Lucero joins NZ Catholic Bishops Conference as Manager
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/nzcbc-manager/
Maria Lucero has joined the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference Secretariat in the new position of Manager. She will be working in this leadership role with Executive Officer Siobhan Dilly in the small, Wellington-based secretariat ...

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

** Welcome, Maria Lucero, who  has joined the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference Secretariat in the new position of Manager.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Intensify Auckland housing, but don't erase history
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/intensify-auckland-housing-but-dont-erase-history
St Mary's Bay is one of Auckland's founding suburbs. The Catholic church has been a fixture since 1853 when Bishop Pompallier bought 45 acres overlooking Freemans Bay from an Irish settler, James O'Neill ...

Hamilton City Council accused of offering up 'crumbs' to Catholic schools
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/128559033/hamilton-city-council-accused-of-offering-up-crumbs-to-catholic-schools
The Catholic Church has likened itself to a starving person being offered "crumbs" as city leaders debate changes to Hamilton's development contributions policy.

Former Chiefs and Hurricanes fullback tackles St John's College's rugby institute coaching position
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/former-chiefs-and-hurricanes-fullback-tackles-st-johns-colleges-rugby-institute-coaching-position/W4ZFTILCG4RF6B6JXZVFH7XHPY/
After a string of injuries, Hawke's Bay-born Sam McNicol decided to hang up his professional football boots and take on a new role. As St John's College's new rugby institute coach, McNicol is in charge of the Year 9 and 10 players ...

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Chris Skinner at the Marist seminary in Posonby, Auckland can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ORynnKEFLU

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).


Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Vicky Wall and Teresa Ulmer.
John 13:31-35   The new commandment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs1Pj7b5S9c&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=24

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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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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin

https://cruxnow.com/

Zen arrest suggests China just doesn't get the Catholic Church
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2022/05/zen-arrest-suggests-china-just-doesnt-get-the-catholic-church

The lesson [of the Ukraine invasion] is that hard power is often the enemy of soft power, sometimes transforming your enemy into a martyr and yourself into the bad guy. Beijing finds itself facing the implications of that lesson today, albeit in a lesser way, following the arrest on Wednesday of 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen for alleged violations of Hong Kong's security act, specifically "collusion with foreign forces" ...

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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 dioceses of ...

Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/vacancies/
Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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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. Pastoral Newsletter
https://www.cdd.org.nz/

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.
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
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://www.thetablet.co.uk/

https://www.cruxnow.com

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