Sunday, January 29, 2023

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE



** Br Peter Bray FSC's national tour on Palestine began well in Napier with a good crowd of people on Tuesday, then similarly tonight at Te Rau Aroha-Diocesan Centre in Palmerston North. Br Peter -- who hails from Waitara -- is Vice-Chancellor of Bethlehem University in the occupied West Bank, and is here talking about the issues faced daily by his students, and what we can do to help. Details of his tour are here ...

** Bishop Michael Dooley of Dunedin will perform a pre-dawn blessing of the renamed Trinity Catholic College this Saturday, 28 January, accompanied by the college Kaumatua. 

** Grow your faith and understanding of the Scripture with these courses offered in Wellington by Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College. Details ...

** Pope Francis has warned against communications that promote toxic relationships and hatred, appealing to communicators to always speak from the heart and find the right words to build a better civilisation. "All belligerent rhetoric must be rejected, as well as ever

** Catholic Discovery has a fascinating article on why Catholic beliefs in creation do not clash with scientific discovery, but work together.

** Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College offers online courses that let you study from anywhere ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 


In issue no. 653, January 29 - February 11 2022:  'A humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord', five pages of articles about the late Pope Benedict XVI ... NZ proposes several priority areas for synod ... Several Catholics in New Year Honours List 2023 ... Editorial: Love seeks the beloved ... Top scholars 2022 (cont) ... Polish connection to Otago church celebrated .. Church commitments in response to Royal Commission ... Rejoicing at taonga homecoming to former Hato Petera site.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Blessing of school to mark new beginnings
A blessing is set to signal the start of a new chapter at a Dunedin school with a dark past. The Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, Bishop Michael Dooley, will perform a pre-dawn blessing of the renamed Trinity Catholic College this Saturday, accompanied by the college kaumatua. The former Kavanagh College became Trinity Catholic College on January 1, following years of lobbying from survivors of sexual abuse.

'Hope peace will eventually come' between Palestine and Israel
A Kiwi priest based in Bethlehem in the West Bank hopes to one day see the end of the conflict between Palestine and Israel. Brother Peter Bray, who is originally from Taranaki, is the vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University in the West Bank. At the invitation of the New Zealand Catholic bishops, he is doing a speaking tour around New Zealand, talking about Palestine and how Kiwis can help bring peace to the area. 

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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - A  

New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Second Sunday of the Year:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day, by Sister Stephanie Kitching.
Matthew 5:1-12  The Sermon on the Mount


Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide
4th Sunday Yr. A – 'Be' like Jesus

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


Holy Land church leaders condemn settler attack in Jerusalem's Christian quarter
After an assault by Israeli settlers on an Armenian restaurant in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem on Thursday, Christian leaders in the Holy Land have condemned the violence, urged greater protection of minority groups and warned of "radical aggression" by forces determined to impose an exclusively "Jewish character" on the city ...

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

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

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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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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

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Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

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