Sunday, August 13, 2023

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


** Following publication last week of the Royal Commission's report on abuse by the St John of God brothers in Christchurch, Bishop Michael Gielen is encouraging us today to pray this prayer prepared by Te Ropu Tautoko. the group coordinating Catholic Church engagement with the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care.

** It's only two months to election day! The Electoral Commission has asked us to share this message and website link about enrolling and voting.

** World Youth Day 2023 Lisbon is over and our 126 pilgrims have been coming home, but here is one last fabulous video, from Lisbon with lots of activities by the Kiwi contingent and views of Pope Francis.

** Next Tuesday 15 August is Aotearoa New Zealand's National Patronal Feast, our celebration of the Assumption of Mary Mother of God. 

** Bishop Michael Gielen, Bishop of Christchurch, has written a pastoral letter on the report published last week by the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care on abuse in Christchurch by the Brothers of St John of God from the mid-1950s to the early 1990s. 

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2023/ 

In issue no. 666  July 30 - August 12, 2023: Akld tertiary chaplaincy leaves site .. Update on precinct plan for Hato Petera College site ... Bishops urge NZ Catholics to study synod's working document ... Pilgrims commissioned for World Youth Day ... Throw seed and let God work says US deacon ((Harold Burke-Sivers) ... Guest Editorial: A new Catholic Ignatian college (St Ignatius of Loyola, Drury) ... Matariki  celebrated with Christian emphasis ... Dr Peter Holmes: Rethinking masculinity: embracing authentic self-giving love ... Four Dunedin priests farewelled in a few weeks ... Helen Luxford: Social media ... Peter Garrick has a passion for social media ... Assessment of implementation of safeguarding standards ... Put Christ at the centre of our lives (Marian Movement of Priests) ...   Articles from the American Catholic press by Lisa Hendey, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, David Mills.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Priest 'always in your corner'
Otago Daily Times 12 Aug 2023 
If love looked like something, many would say it look like Fr Thomas Keyes. They would also tell you not only was his ministry personal, but Invercargill city was also blessed and rich from the 78 years of love Fr Keyes bestowed to those within the city ...

Phone ban means 'one less distraction' - Hamilton principal
Banning phones from schools means "one less distraction" and could have an impact on bullying, a principal says. The proposal has been called heavy-handed by a Labour MP and unnecessary by the New Zealand Principals' Association, but  Grant Stuart, the principal of St Joseph's Catholic School, Hamilton, was more positive ...

Radio host Mariner Fagaiava-Muller on speaking out: 'I guess it's much easier playing to a stereotype . . . I always wanted to right those wrongs.
Mariner Fagaiava-Muller has a lot to say. As a radio host, that's not surprising. He's literally paid to talk. But what catches me off guard are the topics occupying the mind of the chatty 22-year-old host of the Drive radio show on Flava. Sexuality, religion, politics, identity, family, colonialism and culture all come up during our hour-long chat. 

Students 'really chuffed' with win
St Peter's College Gore has won this year's Bishop's Shield public speaking competition. Competed for by pupils from the Dunedin Catholic Diocese's four high schools, this year's competition — in the event's 79th year — drew 80 pupils last weekend.

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NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 


Today's Mass, celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene at the church of St Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Avondale, 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, (audio and text). Hymns to mark the Feast of the Assumption
We're marking the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Mother of God in this week's programme with hymns including Immaculate Mary, and Ka Waiata.


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word:  19th Sunday Year A: How Is God Speaking To You?

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


Pope says ban on women priests, gay marriage doesn't mean Church is 'closed'
Pope Francis insisted Sunday that restricting access to sacraments such as priestly ordination, as the Catholic Church does for women, and marriage, in the case of the LGBTQ+ community, is not a sign of close-mindedness ...

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Whanau Mercy Ministries. Executive Director
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 16-29 p.5, and from Denise Fox tel. 027 6777169 

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference: Kaihapai Maori Role
Applications are invited for the position of Kaihapai Maori for the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC). This is an influential role that will shape the future of the bishops' national agencies in advancing a deeper understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi and a Maori way of working across all ministries.
Applications close 21 August.

New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference. Director of Prison Chaplaincy 
The Prison Chaplaincy Director is a full-time national role, providing pastoral and professional leadership and support to the Catholic chaplains who provide chaplaincy services in New Zealand prisons.
Applications to Damian Dempsey, NZCBC Executive Director,  secretariat@nzcbc.org.nz.
Applications close 28 August 2023. 

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. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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 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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