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


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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EMPLOYMENT 
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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 ...


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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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