Sunday, January 8, 2023

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Bishop Lowe celebrates 185th anniversary of first NZ Catholic Mass at Totara Point
Update 8am Sunday 8 January: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Totara Point Anniversary Mass has been moved to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church at 193 Motukaraka Point Road, Motukaraka, at the same time of 11am followed by a shared kai down at Ngai Tupoto Marae. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 1927-2022
Catholics around New Zealand are offering prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who has died in Rome aged 95. Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington and President of the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, said each of the six New Zealand dioceses would likely have a memorial Mass for Pope Benedict.



** Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Totara Point Anniversary Mass has been moved to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church at 193 Motukaraka Point Road, Motukaraka, at the same time of 11am 

** Bishop Steve will celebrate a special Mass at 11am this Sunday [at Totara Point on the Hokianga Harbour - but see above], marking the 185th anniversary of Bishop Pompallier celebrating the country's first Catholic Mass there in 1838

** The Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has just finished. This link will take you to a Vatican News report on the service, which was celebrated by Pope Francis.  The report includes video highlights of the funeral.

** Morning Report on Radio NZ today had an eight-minute segment on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, including an interview with Cardinal John Dew

** In this article, Fr John O'Connor, co-director of the National Liturgy Office, gives a perspective on the legacy of Benedict XVI.

** The National Liturgy Office has created substantial resources for this Sunday, 8 January, celebrating the Epiphany.

[Many other posts follow about the life of the late Pope Benedict XVI]

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

NZ archbishop's tribute to late pope: A 'kind and cultured gentleman'
The Catholic metropolitan archbishop of New Zealand has paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying he will be remembered as a "very kind and cultured gentleman". Benedict, born Joseph Ratzinger, led the Catholic Church from 2005 until his resignation in February 2013, becoming the first pope to do so in 600 years. He died at 9.34pm New Zealand time on Saturday in the Mater Ecclesia Monastery in the Vatican.

Editorial: The three popes
Some priests may be content to spend their life tending to the needs of their flocks. Others bury themselves in the arcane history and teachings of the 2000-year-old Catholic Church. Others have a burning passion either for reform or preservation, a drive that makes them ambitious to become leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics. Pope Benedict XVI, who died on the last day of last year aged 95, appeared to be one of the latter, although some have also called him the "reluctant pope" ...

'This is for you': 24 Pasifika New Year's honours recipients
The first Pacific Priest ordained in Rome in 1990, Father Paulo Filoialii of Samoa, has been recognised for services to the Pacific community.

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)
Lynore Ann Farry Dunedin For services to the community
Otago Daily Times 31 Dec 2022
For Lyn Farry, community service started as a way to stay connected with her family. Now with over 30 years of experience she has been recognised for her services to the community with a Queen's Service Medal, an honour she called ''humbling.''

Retired NZ bishop: "most Maori would not feel at home in our parish"
Diocese of Parramatta, Australia
Developing a sense of inclusiveness does not come about by running parallel Maori and European churches, says retired Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North. 

Wreys Bush Cemetery and its connection to Galway
Wrey's Bush at one time had a very large Catholic population, most of them coming from Galway. The first Catholic Church opened in 1884 and in March 1899 a convent and school were begun by four Sisters of Mercy. Wrey's Bush then supposedly became the only community in the country where the only school was a Catholic one ...

The near 50-year friendship forged on the first day of primary school
On Friday, Lisa Gibson (née King), Mary Kleinsman-Powell and Cheryl Soffe (née Thurlow) were given a special tour of the classrooms and grounds of their old stomping ground – St Joseph's School in Waitara.

Ecclesiastical designs Petre's hallmark
Otago Daily Times 3 Jan 2023
Francis William Petre (1847-1918) was a preeminent early contributor to New Zealand's architectural scene. He completed more than seventy religious, residential and commercial commissions between 1875 and 1910, but is most loved and bestremembered for his ecclesiastical designs — including many in Dunedin and Otago ...

A rare opportunity to turn historic Christmas Day church into a home (text and video)
The little church on the corner of Main and Kuratawhiti Sts in Greytown, Wairarapa, has served the community faithfully for more than 140 years – almost to the day. Built by Wellington architect, Thomas Turnbull, the church was opened on Christmas Day in 1880. The Catholic archdiocese has put the church and its 1090m² corner section on the market, for sale by tender. "The reason that we've chosen tenders in the past is that the tenderer wanted to keep the church intact, they weren't going to move it away or destroy it," says spokesman John Bunny of the Wairarapa parish finance committee.  [We'll be hoping for] somebody that hopefully will love and retain the church" ...

Kavanagh College drops disgraced bishop's name
The name of a disgraced bishop has been scrubbed from the Dunedin secondary school that bore it. It was announced in March that Kavanagh College would rebrand to Trinity Catholic College, a change which would be made by the new year ...

Northern Ireland mother and baby homes criminal inquiry reaches New Zealand; victims urged to come forward
A criminal investigation into physical and sexual abuse over decades at Northern Ireland homes for unmarried mothers and their children has reached New Zealand. The institutions - run by the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland, the Salvation Army and the state - housed thousands of people, including pregnant women, girls as young as 12, and rape and incest victims, from 1922 to 1990, who often felt coerced into giving up their child. Now, the dedicated investigators believe there could be more victims and witnesses yet to come forward, with many moving or being adopted to countries overseas like New Zealand ...

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD  2023

New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Epiphany of the Lord:

Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide
Epiphany of the Lord : What Star is Guiding You?


Fr Kevin Waldie SM. 

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


Debunking three bits of papal poppycock amid Benedict XVI commentary
An inexorable media dynamic occurs whenever a major public figure dies: During the gap between the death and the funeral, journalists scramble to fill column inches and airwaves with something – anything, really – to sustain interest in the story until there's actual news to report. In keeping with that rule, the last 48 hours have brought an avalanche of commentary, analysis and dissection of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. Much of that output has been thoughtful and constructive. Yet a few instances of what we've seen have been downright silly, at times almost self-parodying. Herewith three such claims one can find currently making the rounds ...

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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. Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

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)

'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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