Sunday, March 10, 2024


NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Letter to the People from Archbishop Paul Martin SM
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. I am writing to you regarding recent media coverage of an allegation against Cardinal John Dew about events alleged to have take place in the 1970s ...



** Homily Studio: Join Jelvine Cortez, Kate Kearins and Colin MacLeod in conversation with Fr John O'Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Lent ...

** Many Kiwi Catholics have thrown coins in the Trevi Fountain while making pilgrimages to Rome. But who knew that those coins are collected by the local Caritas and used for this Catholic organisation's charitable work

** From Bishop Steve:  "One of the interesting features of being Bishop of Auckland is meeting with the Bishops of the Oriental Churches, those in communion with Rome and those of the Orthodox communion...

** In this video for the Catholic Enquiry Centre, Caritas Aotearoa NZ CEO Mena Antonio responds to the question "How do you pray?" with her usual openness and flair

** A Taste of Theology lecture series: Get to know your rights under the Canon Law from Msgr Dr Brendan Daly, Canon Law lecturer, Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal of the Catholic Church in New Zealand ...

** Archbishop Paul Martin SM, the Archbishop of Wellington, has today written a letter to the people of all the country's parishes, schools and Catholic agencies. It follows media stories about Cardinal John Dew. 

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LENT 2024 - 

Caritas Aotearoa's Lent Reflection Programme is here:

On the same page, Caritas'  Lent 2024 Resource Kit can accessed including: Notes for Speaking, Notes for Parish Newsletters, Liturgical Resources, 
Ideas for helping focus on the meaning of Lent, Prayers of the Faithful.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 679, Feb. 25 - Mar. 9 is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column).

In the issue: Schools' backing sought for campaign for living wage for lowest-paid school workers ... Compassion Soup Kitchen launches appeal to fund increase in demand ... Pounamu taonga for National Shrine on Waitangi Day ... St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College opens ... Inaugural Mass celebrated at new college ... Editorial: Faith/science dialogue ... Andrew Hamilton SJ: Understanding antisemitism and its resurgence ... Sue Seconi: Lent - the passageway to Easter .... Czech theologian asks where do we meet Jesus today? (Msgr Tomas Halik) ... Papal Message for Lent 2024: Through the desert God leads us to freedom ... Ash Wednesday reminder that Anglicans and Catholics have made real progress ... Helen Luxford: Preparing for Lent ... Chch Catholic women encouraged to form "little communities" ... Invercargill facility inspired by Dutch dementia care ... World Day of the Sick: There's healing from isolation and sickness.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Vatican investigating historic child sex abuse claims against New Zealand Cardinal John Dew
Newshub can reveal the Vatican is investigating New Zealand's highest ranked Catholic over child sex allegations. Speaking to Newshub, Dew said he was "absolutely certain" what has been alleged did not happen. "I can honestly say with every ounce of my being that I have never abused anyone in my life. Ever." ...

New Zealand cardinal strongly denies accusation of abuse: A statement by  Cardinal Dew

Cabrini: A biopic that's nun too subtle, but nun too shabby either (film review)
In 1889, Maria Cabrini and her Sisters of the Sacred Heart landed at New York's Ellis Island and found themselves trying to set up shop for the Lord in the disease and crime-ridden hell hole that would one day be known as Lower Manhattan. Today, Maria Xavier Cabrini is recognised as the first American saint, the patron Saint of Immigrants and is also – this is true – regularly invoked by drivers looking for a carpark, on the perfectly sensible grounds that since she lived in New York City, she might have some sympathy 

Hamilton man racially abuses Catholic church staff setting up for Sunday mass
[This story contains offensive language}

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (B)   

Today's Mass is celebrated by Fr Craig Dunford at St Luke's Parish, Flat Bush, Auckland. It 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 10 March 2024 (audio and text). 
It's the Fourth Sunday in Lent, known as Laetare ('rejoice' in Latin) Sunday. Hymns include Praise, my soul, the king of heaven and the psalm paraphrase Praise God, for he is kind. And we remember New Zealand hymn writer Bill Wallace, who recently died at the age of 9


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

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 10 March 2024 
Join Jelvine Cortez, Kate Kearins and Colin MacLeod in conversation with Fr John O'Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Fourth Sunday in Lent.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
From Destruction to Rebirth: The Cycles of Spiritual Growth
In this Fourth Week of Lent and two weeks out from Easter, host Julie South delves into the theme of reconciliation, exploring its biblical origins and significance in the Catholic tradition ...

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Rev. John Mullis and Very Rev Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
John 3:16-18  Jesus and Nicodemus

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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'  

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. 

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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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