Sunday, June 23, 2024

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


** It's a wrap! The 2024 Catholic Education Convention has finished its successful three days at the TSB Arena in Wellington. 

** CathNews NZ has an item on the new lay adult formation programme -- "Called and Equipped" -- that will start in the Wellington archdiocese next year.

** A positive story about a Catholic church on Stuff today! St Joseph's Church in Temuka is about to get its new spire after the original was damaged in the 7.1-magnitude Canterbury quake of 2010. 

** Te Kupenga "Taste of Theology"  lecture series: In the next lecture in the series, Sr Susanna Yun revisits another Vatican II document, Sacrosanctum Concilium (The Constitution on Sacred Liturgy), 

** Talofa lava! Today's CathNews NZ reports that the appointment of West Auckland parish priest Fr Mosese Tui as the new Archbishop of Apia-Samoa "has been met with widespread acclaim and congratulations in Samoa."

** WelCom's special June-July issue is out now, with seven full pages of stories and pictures of the reopening of Wellington's Cathedral of the Sacred Heart; and much more! 

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

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

NZ Catholic to cease printing, and transition to a new digital publication
NZ Catholic, the national Catholic newspaper published by the Bishop of Auckland, is to cease its paper edition at the end of June. From July, the newspaper will be distributed free via the Internet as a monthly publication. A final photographic commemorative edition on paper will  be published on 30 June.

The full content of  'NZ Catholic', no. 686  June 2, 2024, is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column - 'Paper ending')

In the second-to-last issue of the paper edition, no. 687, June 16-29: 'NZ Catholic' moves to digital format ... Former winery could be future parish site (Warkworth) ... Caritas reacts to 2024 budget ... Chch Catholics invited to suggest cathedral name ... NZ synod consultation document sent to Rome ... NZ synod consultation document sent to Rome ... Religious sister is top scholar at Te Kupenga (Sr Lyra Manalo RSM) ... Editorial: So long, farewell, haere ra, goodbye ... Unite 2024 uplifts young Syro-Malabar Catholics ... NZ's second-ever Filipino MP makes maiden speech ... Bishop opposes bill concerning Maori wards ... Oceania bishops 'paddling together' in Wellington ... Scripture: A profound sense of God's presence (12th Sunday Ordinary Time) ... Helen Luxford: Endings and new beginnings ... Br Kieran Fenn was gregarious, gentle and kind ... Hands of Jesus were inspiration to start woodcarving (Bill Verryt).

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BUILDING BRIDGES INITIATIVE

In Loyola University Chicago's Building Bridges initiative, in partnership with the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and with the support of  other Vatican dicasteries, university students in different regions listen, dialogue and discern common concerns and hopes that a representative then shares with Pope Francis during a live Zoom call.

The June 20 call was the fourth Building Bridges event and it connected students from the Asia Pacific region, among them a New Zealand representative, Seamus Lohrey, at Waikato University. In the video, Seamus' contribution can be seen and heard here:

A summary report on the event is here:

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Inspiring renovation at Temuka's St Joseph's Church (text and video)
The return of a landmark spire is on the horizon as the major restoration of a Temuka church continues. The historic St Joseph's Catholic Church will soon have a new spire after the original was damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Canterbury in 2010, as part of a $2.074 million project to revamp and earthquake-strengthen the building ...

Giving musical expression to a passion for life
Late on the coldest Christmas Eve I can ever remember, my wife and I arrived at the basilica in Christchurch's Barbadoes St to play in the orchestra for midnight mass. We climbed the tightly curving iron staircase to the organ loft and sat there shivering and wondering why on earth we had agreed to Don Whelan's persistent requests to come and play. As soon as Don gave the first downbeat we knew here was a man possessed of a direct musical hotline to God ...

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TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) 


Today's Mass is celebrated by Monsignor Bernard Kiely at the parish of the Good Shepherd, Balmoral. Auckland. It can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e9hxF0HZds

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: 

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 23 June 2024 
Join Kath Petrie, Rory Paterson, Catherine Gibbs and John Kinder in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Homily for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
Overcoming Fear with Faith: Lessons from the Disciples in the Storm
Sometimes, do you feel like you're in the middle of a raging storm, struggling to find peace and purpose? Discover how the Old Testament story of Job and Jesus calming the storm in the Gospels hold the key to navigating life's challenges.

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Be Still

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


Vatican doubles down on courtship of China
This week the Vatican appears to be re-upping its efforts to secure further goodwill with Chinese authorities, as two top officials are poised to speak at a presentation on a key figure in the development of the Church in China ...

Vatican summons former U.S. nuncio on charges of schism
A Vatican decree published on social media by Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former nuncio to the United States who has accused Pope Francis of abuse coverup, states that he has been accused of schism ...

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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

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Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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