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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Without Prayer there will be no Synod: Cardinal Grech (16 Sep 2023)
In a letter addressed to bishops and eparchs around the world, Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Holy Father's Synod on Synodality, invites the faithful from around the world to prayerfully participate in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops that will open in the Vatican on 4 October ...
NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/
** Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod Assembly starting in Rome on 4 October, has invited all the faithful to participate in prayer for the Synod from next Sunday 24 September with Prayers for Intercession. The National Liturgy Office has posted these online here ...
** Caritas has begun an emergency appeal for relief in the Libyan city of Derna, which was devastated after two dams upstream of the city collapsed during heavy rain, claiming over 5000 lives. Caritas will be sending a special solidarity grant through its international network ...
** Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College will start accepting enrolments on September 25 for the 2024 First Semester Bachelor of Divinity and Graduate Diploma in Theology courses
** Support Life Sunday 2023 is approaching fast! Saturday and Sunday 7 and 8 October. The theme this year is Te Kahu o te Ora - A Consistent Ethic of Life.
** A positive story in today's CathNews -- about the New Zealand awardees in last Thursday's Australasian Catholic Press Association awards held in Perth.
** Kia ora koutou whanau Katorika. The National Liturgy Office has resources for the Maori Language Week–Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. Let us support and celebrate this taonga in all our dioceses, parishes and schools.
** Make a note Dunedin! The NZ Catholic Bishops' Committee for Interfaith Relations invites you to the Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group and Otago Tertiary Chaplaincy presentation of the 20th Annual Open Peace Lecture ...
** Sunday 1 October will be marked by the Catholic Church as a national day of celebration for the Venerable Suzanne Aubert-Meri Hohepa, who founded the Sisters of Compassion, who continue her work. The National Liturgy Office has prepared parish and other resources for this special day
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Timaru's former Sisters of Mercy convent takes on new life
Once a place of closed doors and obedience, a former nuns' convent in Timaru is to become a centre for the district's mental health support trust and addiction and substance misuse clients ...
Popular Katikati book sale back on the shelf
Fans of the written word are in for a treat this weekend. The Monster Book Sale returns to Katikati. The Catholic Community of St Pius X in Katikati started the Monster Book Sale in 2008 to fundraise for its new church in Beach Rd ...
Class Act 2023:
[The Otago Daily Times presents the achievements and hopes for the future of outstanding pupils at Catholic high schools in the south of the South Island]
Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin]
St Peter's College, Gore
St Kevin's College. Oamaru
Flagpole dream now a reality
The Post 11 Sep 2023
Te Wiki o te Reo Maori (Maori language week) is off to a flying start at St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Kura Katorika o Hato Hohepa) with the school raising the Tino Rangatiratanga for the first time on its new flagpole ...
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TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A)
Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Stephen Berecz and the community of St John the Baptist Church Parnell, 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).
New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year:
Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by John Teariki and Sister Stephanie Kitching.
Matthew 18:21-35 The parable of the unforgiving servant
Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): Homily for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time:
Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word: 24th Sunday Year A: Living Forgiveness, What Would That Look Like?
Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
A 30-minute reflection and commentary on the Sunday readings by Julie South.
24th Week of Ordinary Time - Year A - 17 September 2023 :
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
On synod secrecy, does Pope Francis risk destroying the village in order to save it?
As first reported yesterday by Loup Besmond of La Croix, Pope Francis apparently is considering imposing pontifical secrecy on the upcoming Synod of Bishops on synodality, not simply on opinions and votes, as was past practice, but on all issues addressed during synod discussions. The stated aim would be to protect the frankness and honesty of those discussions ...
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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 ...
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
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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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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
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