Dear friends,
This issue of News and Notes is much briefer than I intended, because my wife has just been stung on the nose by a wasp. First things first, you know :-)
During the week members of the 'kiwicath' forum received news of the document "Ecclesia in Oceania", outlining the priorities for the Church's mission in Oceania in the coming decades. In effect this document is the "report and recommendations" of the Special Assembly of the Synod of bishops for Oceania (November-December 1998) which had as its theme: "Jesus Christ and the Peoples of Oceania: Walking His Way, Telling His Truth, Living His Life".
Along with the relevant links, I had intended to write a fuller description of the Special Assembly for Oceania but, thanks to the wasp, it was not be. However you can read all about the Special Assembly on our bishops' Web site, including its "Instrument Laboris" (working document), a very thorough review of the history, problems and prospects of evangelisation in our region in the new century, at: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/jubilee/synod/synod.html
On the Special Assembly's News page, at: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/jubilee/synod/news.html you will find summaries of our New Zealand bishops' addresses to the Assembly, giving an idea of what they felt were the pastoral priorities for Oceania. You might like to compare them with those outlined in latest document.
"Ecclesia in Oceania", full text: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_j\ p-ii_exh_20011122_ecclesia-in-oceania_en.html
A summary of the key points in "Ecclesia in Oceania" (about 25 paragraphs): http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=13005
A report of the presentation of the document by Pope John Paul in which he expresses regret that he could not come in person to promulgate it: http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=12998
Further reports about "Ecclesia in Oceania":
Nuclear Contamination of Oceania Denounced. Pope Calls for Respect for Environment http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=13047
Australian Aborigines Thank Pope for Apology In Response to His "Mea Culpa" in Exhortation "Church in Oceania" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=13045
Pope Asks for Aborigines´ Forgiveness for Abuses by Priests. "Mea Culpa" Expressed in Apostolic Exhortation " Ecclesia in Oceania" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=13044
Now, I have to buzz off, but I assure you everything will be back to normal next week.
Every best wish and all God's blessings, Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
Sunday, November 25, 2001
Sunday, November 18, 2001
"You will be hated by all men on account of my name, but not a hair of
your head will be lost. Your endurance will win you your lives."
St Luke's Gospel 21:19
Dear friends,
Special thanks to our 'kiwicath' forum members who write short reports
on the Renew programme currently underway in New Zealand parishes.
Things are looking a little better for the people of Afghanistan. The
retreat of the Taliban and their foreign allies means that the bombing
has shifted from many of the populated areas, and this opens up more of
the country to the aid agencies. Of course it was marvellous news about
the freeing of the Christian aid workers (and their Afghan employees are
also safe). On the other hand, the war is far from over. The Taliban
have not, after all, abandoned their centre of operations in Kandahar
but intend to make a fight of it, while in some parts of the country the
Taliban's rule has been replaced by banditry and there is less security
for the population than there was before!
Please keep the Afghan people in your daily prayers and in the Prayers
of the Faithful at Mass as you have the opportunity. Read the What's New
page's regularly updated links on the situation and tell anyone who will
listen about it. And how about dropping in at Caritas Aotearoa to
re-read about the Afghanistan relief appeal they are conducting for
Caritas Pakistan:
http://www.caritas.org.nz/world/USA_&_Afghanistan/afghanistan_proposal_summary.h\
tm#Appeal
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
*******************************
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Current links on the bishops' What's New page at
http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html include ...
War Reactions:
In their pastoral message "Living With Faith and Hope After September
11" the US Catholic bishops affirm that the war on terrorism is morally
justified, and call on their government to lift sanctions on Iraq, to
work urgently to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to be more
generous in fighting poverty around the world (Links to the full text of
the pastoral message, supplementary remarks on it by Cardinal Bernard
Law and a report by The Washington Post) ... Texas church overjoyed at
news of aid workers´ release ... Cardinal Ratzinger: "To defend oneself
in order to defend the other could be a duty" ... Pakistani Bishops'
Pastoral Letter: "The Sacrifice of the Martyrs of Bahawalpur Will Not Be
in Vain"
Relief and Reconciliation Initiatives:
Caritas International has launched new aid projects for Afghan refugee
families in Pakistan as winter approaches ... 100,000 Afghan Children
Might Die This Winter, UNICEF Aide Warns ... Malaysia: Christian-Muslim
dialogue and prayers for peace encouraged during Ramadan ... John Paul
II to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue: "Believers
know that, far from doing evil, they are obliged to do good"
In New Zealand:
Anglican and Catholic bishops' joint statement ... Afghan refugee relief
Appeal by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': an interview with Robert McLean, a member of the
Focolare Movement ( http://www.focolare.org.au )
EDUCATION
'Champagnat': A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist
Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
Volume 5 Number 4 November 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2041.html
Editorial: Review of the Marist year ... Sharing Champagnat's Vision
conferences: responses by participating teachers ... Tribute to retiring
veteran lay teacher Tom O'Sullivan
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 126, November 18, 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'Overseas students help cash but raise questions '
A push to attract overseas students to study at Catholic schools in New
Zealand is proceeding, although some policy issues are unresolved.....
'Caritas questions US military action '
A response to events in Afghanistan formed only by media sound bites and
personal feelings is inadequate, according to aid and development agency
Caritas-Aotearoa New Zealand...
'New Zealander elected SMSM leader '
Hokitika-born Sr Judith Moore, SMSM, is the new congregational leader of
the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary. Sr Judith was elected to
the position last month at the order's eighth general chapter, in
Rome....
>From the NZC Think Page for young Catholic adults ...
'Keeping afloat '
Do I feel I am going against the tide? In one way yes, in terms of what
society expects, but in another - because of the gentle hand of God
leading me on this journey - in a way I feel like I'm going with God's
tide rather than against it......
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Emmeline Hawthorne's saintly Shortland Street role' (photo)
NZ Herald 15 November 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\
n=&storyID=228320
Meet Anne Greenlaw, nurse. Compassionate, humble, virginal. "It's
hysterical and I know there's going to be a lot of people I went to
school with who are going to go, 'her, playing a Catholic virgin!' "But
for me, that cynicism can't really come into play because it needs to be
an honest representation......
'$1m land to be dedicated to murder victim '
Otago Daily Times 17 Nov 2001
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=17Nov2001&obje\
ct=1116820013&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
A $1 million piece of council-owned land will be dedicated to the memory
of respected Queenstown resident and teacher, the late Paddy Burton,
"much-loved as a woman, much-loved as a teacher, a devout Catholic and
the land can be seen from the Catholic Church...."
'New view gives glimpse of the past ' (photo)
Otago Daily Times 15 Nov 2001
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=15Nov2001&obje\
ct=MBI34C7694NN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Mary Queen of Peace Church boasts new stained-glass windows, but their
design is far from new. With just a grainy black-and-white photograph
for guidance, the congregation of a tiny Broad Bay church has restored
their place of worship to its 19th century glory....
`Compost man' was first of the greenies' (photo)
Otago Daily Times 17 Nov 2001
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=17Nov2001&obje\
ct=MEG47F9624EC&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Keeping good health until a heart attack in March this year, 94-year-old
former Dunedin resident Joseph Gagliardi was a fervent proponent of
organic gardening. A devout Roman Catholic, he was actively involved
with the St Vincent de Paul Society, helping disadvantaged people in the
community. He also helped the nuns in the Andersons Bay Little Sisters
of the Poor rest home - regularly going in to give the male residents a
shave - and was a strong advocate for the Society for the Protection of
the Unborn Child.......
'Kindness underpinned all martinet headmaster did' (photo)
Otago Daily Times 17 November photo
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=17Nov2001&obje\
ct=M9F03B4670NF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
St Edmunds was a small intermediate school in South Dunedin and Brother
Vincent Sullivan, who has died aged 80, ran it like a military
camp.......
'Sisters sell business to private hospital'
NZ Herald 15.11.2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=228325&thesection=news&thesub\
section=general
The Sisters of Mercy plan to sell their surgical business at Mercy
Hospital in Epsom to the private Ascot Hospital. The nuns have owned and
operated Mercy Hospital at Mountain Rd for the past 100 years, during
which it has grown into one of the leading private healthcare
facilities.......
'School to stage opera with a message ' (photo)
Whangarei Leader 16 November 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1010048a1800,FF.html
Dominic Taffs plays a crippled boy with a large imagination in an opera
being performed at St Francis Xavier Church next week. Father Gerard
Mills is producing "Amahl and the Night Visitors" with the help of Joan
Kennaway, who was musical director of Otamatea Repertory Theatre's
production of "Les Miserables".....
'Bishops want end to bombing'
Otago Daily Times 17 11 2001
Dunedin's Anglican and Catholic Bishops have supported a national call
for an end to the bombing of Afghanistan. Catholic Bishop Len Boyle and
Anglican Bishop Penny Jamieson were among about 20 bishops who attended
an annual joint meeting in Wellington last week. The bishops released a
press statement condemning the US bombing of Afghanistan in retaliation
for the terrorist attacks of September 11. While supporting justice for
the terrorist attacks, the bishops "reaffirmed the moral necessity for
diplomatic and legal solutions". They also urged New Zealanders to seek
to understand Islam more and to build closer relationships with Muslim
communities. Bishop Boyle said yesterday the bishops were unanimous in
their support for the statement
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Auckland. Primary Schools Religious
Education Advisor/Consultant
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21 and from Catholic Integrated
Schools Board, Private Bag 47-904 Ponsonby Auckland 1034 Fax (09) 360
3084.
Applications close 21 November 2001
Catholic Character Manager, Hamilton Diocese
The appointee will develop and implement a Catholic character strategic
plan for all the Catholic schools in the diocese. Full details in 'NZ
Catholic' 18 November 2001 p.21 and from Naomi McGowan: naomim@mlc.co.nz
Hamilton Schools' Office Website:
http://catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/ciso/home.htm
Applications close Monday 26 November 2001
Parish Resource Co-ordinator, Hamilton Diocese
The appointee will establish and implement a strategic resource plan for
the pastoral development of all the parishes in the diocese of Hamilton.
Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 18 November 2001 p.21 and from Naomi
McGowan: naomim@mlc.co.nz
Diocesan Pastoral Resource Team:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/pastoral-resource.htm
Applications close Monday 26 November 2001
Tertiary Chaplain, Auckland Diocese
Full-time salaried position. Further information in 'NZ Catholic' 18
November 2001 p.21 and from Dame Sr Pauline Engle, Private Bag 47-904,
Ponsonby, Auckland 1034.
Tertiary Chaplaincy page: http://www.cda.org.nz/cathsoc/chaplaincy.htm
Applications close 30 November 2001
Parish Co-ordinators, Diocese of Palmerston North.
The Catholic bishop of Palmerston north seeks expressions of interest
from suitably qualified Catholics in positions as parish co-ordinators
in parishes that have no resident priest. Contact: The Bishops' Office,
Private Bag 11-012, Palmerston north. Tel (06) 356 1980
Live-in supervisor, (single mature woman or mature couple) Bethlehem
House for pregnant women, Auckland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001
p.21 and from Family Life Pregnancy centre, PO Box 56-423 Dominion Rd.,
Auckland.
Communications Officer, Catholic Communications' national office,
Auckland
Full time position assisting the National Director and the Catholic
Diocese of Auckland in preparation and distribution of media releases
and other materials, as well as some administration and clerical duties.
Further information here:
http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html#cathcomm and from:
cathcomm@xtra.co.nz
Applications close Tuesday 11 December 2001.
Hostel Manager, St Kevin's College Hostel, Oamaru..
St Kevin's hostels provide accommodation and pastoral care for up to 230
male and female high school students. Further information in 'NZ
Catholic' 18 November 2001 p.20 and from the College office, PO Box 444
Oamaru.
Web page: http://www.nzeil.co.nz/profiles/sec86.htm
Applications close Monday 3 December 2001
Diocesan Manager, Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
The appointee will be responsible for all the administration functions
of the diocese. Further information in 'NZ Catholic' 18 November 2001
p.20 and from the Bishops' Office, Private Bag,11-012, Palmerston north.
Tel (06) 356 1980. Applications close 22 January 2002
your head will be lost. Your endurance will win you your lives."
St Luke's Gospel 21:19
Dear friends,
Special thanks to our 'kiwicath' forum members who write short reports
on the Renew programme currently underway in New Zealand parishes.
Things are looking a little better for the people of Afghanistan. The
retreat of the Taliban and their foreign allies means that the bombing
has shifted from many of the populated areas, and this opens up more of
the country to the aid agencies. Of course it was marvellous news about
the freeing of the Christian aid workers (and their Afghan employees are
also safe). On the other hand, the war is far from over. The Taliban
have not, after all, abandoned their centre of operations in Kandahar
but intend to make a fight of it, while in some parts of the country the
Taliban's rule has been replaced by banditry and there is less security
for the population than there was before!
Please keep the Afghan people in your daily prayers and in the Prayers
of the Faithful at Mass as you have the opportunity. Read the What's New
page's regularly updated links on the situation and tell anyone who will
listen about it. And how about dropping in at Caritas Aotearoa to
re-read about the Afghanistan relief appeal they are conducting for
Caritas Pakistan:
http://www.caritas.org.nz/world/USA_&_Afghanistan/afghanistan_proposal_summary.h\
tm#Appeal
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicath' forum manager
*******************************
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Current links on the bishops' What's New page at
http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html include ...
War Reactions:
In their pastoral message "Living With Faith and Hope After September
11" the US Catholic bishops affirm that the war on terrorism is morally
justified, and call on their government to lift sanctions on Iraq, to
work urgently to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to be more
generous in fighting poverty around the world (Links to the full text of
the pastoral message, supplementary remarks on it by Cardinal Bernard
Law and a report by The Washington Post) ... Texas church overjoyed at
news of aid workers´ release ... Cardinal Ratzinger: "To defend oneself
in order to defend the other could be a duty" ... Pakistani Bishops'
Pastoral Letter: "The Sacrifice of the Martyrs of Bahawalpur Will Not Be
in Vain"
Relief and Reconciliation Initiatives:
Caritas International has launched new aid projects for Afghan refugee
families in Pakistan as winter approaches ... 100,000 Afghan Children
Might Die This Winter, UNICEF Aide Warns ... Malaysia: Christian-Muslim
dialogue and prayers for peace encouraged during Ramadan ... John Paul
II to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue: "Believers
know that, far from doing evil, they are obliged to do good"
In New Zealand:
Anglican and Catholic bishops' joint statement ... Afghan refugee relief
Appeal by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': an interview with Robert McLean, a member of the
Focolare Movement ( http://www.focolare.org.au )
EDUCATION
'Champagnat': A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist
Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
Volume 5 Number 4 November 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2041.html
Editorial: Review of the Marist year ... Sharing Champagnat's Vision
conferences: responses by participating teachers ... Tribute to retiring
veteran lay teacher Tom O'Sullivan
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 126, November 18, 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'Overseas students help cash but raise questions '
A push to attract overseas students to study at Catholic schools in New
Zealand is proceeding, although some policy issues are unresolved.....
'Caritas questions US military action '
A response to events in Afghanistan formed only by media sound bites and
personal feelings is inadequate, according to aid and development agency
Caritas-Aotearoa New Zealand...
'New Zealander elected SMSM leader '
Hokitika-born Sr Judith Moore, SMSM, is the new congregational leader of
the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary. Sr Judith was elected to
the position last month at the order's eighth general chapter, in
Rome....
>From the NZC Think Page for young Catholic adults ...
'Keeping afloat '
Do I feel I am going against the tide? In one way yes, in terms of what
society expects, but in another - because of the gentle hand of God
leading me on this journey - in a way I feel like I'm going with God's
tide rather than against it......
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Emmeline Hawthorne's saintly Shortland Street role' (photo)
NZ Herald 15 November 2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\
n=&storyID=228320
Meet Anne Greenlaw, nurse. Compassionate, humble, virginal. "It's
hysterical and I know there's going to be a lot of people I went to
school with who are going to go, 'her, playing a Catholic virgin!' "But
for me, that cynicism can't really come into play because it needs to be
an honest representation......
'$1m land to be dedicated to murder victim '
Otago Daily Times 17 Nov 2001
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=17Nov2001&obje\
ct=1116820013&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
A $1 million piece of council-owned land will be dedicated to the memory
of respected Queenstown resident and teacher, the late Paddy Burton,
"much-loved as a woman, much-loved as a teacher, a devout Catholic and
the land can be seen from the Catholic Church...."
'New view gives glimpse of the past ' (photo)
Otago Daily Times 15 Nov 2001
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=15Nov2001&obje\
ct=MBI34C7694NN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Mary Queen of Peace Church boasts new stained-glass windows, but their
design is far from new. With just a grainy black-and-white photograph
for guidance, the congregation of a tiny Broad Bay church has restored
their place of worship to its 19th century glory....
`Compost man' was first of the greenies' (photo)
Otago Daily Times 17 Nov 2001
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=17Nov2001&obje\
ct=MEG47F9624EC&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Keeping good health until a heart attack in March this year, 94-year-old
former Dunedin resident Joseph Gagliardi was a fervent proponent of
organic gardening. A devout Roman Catholic, he was actively involved
with the St Vincent de Paul Society, helping disadvantaged people in the
community. He also helped the nuns in the Andersons Bay Little Sisters
of the Poor rest home - regularly going in to give the male residents a
shave - and was a strong advocate for the Society for the Protection of
the Unborn Child.......
'Kindness underpinned all martinet headmaster did' (photo)
Otago Daily Times 17 November photo
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=17Nov2001&obje\
ct=M9F03B4670NF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
St Edmunds was a small intermediate school in South Dunedin and Brother
Vincent Sullivan, who has died aged 80, ran it like a military
camp.......
'Sisters sell business to private hospital'
NZ Herald 15.11.2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=228325&thesection=news&thesub\
section=general
The Sisters of Mercy plan to sell their surgical business at Mercy
Hospital in Epsom to the private Ascot Hospital. The nuns have owned and
operated Mercy Hospital at Mountain Rd for the past 100 years, during
which it has grown into one of the leading private healthcare
facilities.......
'School to stage opera with a message ' (photo)
Whangarei Leader 16 November 2001
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1010048a1800,FF.html
Dominic Taffs plays a crippled boy with a large imagination in an opera
being performed at St Francis Xavier Church next week. Father Gerard
Mills is producing "Amahl and the Night Visitors" with the help of Joan
Kennaway, who was musical director of Otamatea Repertory Theatre's
production of "Les Miserables".....
'Bishops want end to bombing'
Otago Daily Times 17 11 2001
Dunedin's Anglican and Catholic Bishops have supported a national call
for an end to the bombing of Afghanistan. Catholic Bishop Len Boyle and
Anglican Bishop Penny Jamieson were among about 20 bishops who attended
an annual joint meeting in Wellington last week. The bishops released a
press statement condemning the US bombing of Afghanistan in retaliation
for the terrorist attacks of September 11. While supporting justice for
the terrorist attacks, the bishops "reaffirmed the moral necessity for
diplomatic and legal solutions". They also urged New Zealanders to seek
to understand Islam more and to build closer relationships with Muslim
communities. Bishop Boyle said yesterday the bishops were unanimous in
their support for the statement
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Auckland. Primary Schools Religious
Education Advisor/Consultant
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21 and from Catholic Integrated
Schools Board, Private Bag 47-904 Ponsonby Auckland 1034 Fax (09) 360
3084.
Applications close 21 November 2001
Catholic Character Manager, Hamilton Diocese
The appointee will develop and implement a Catholic character strategic
plan for all the Catholic schools in the diocese. Full details in 'NZ
Catholic' 18 November 2001 p.21 and from Naomi McGowan: naomim@mlc.co.nz
Hamilton Schools' Office Website:
http://catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/ciso/home.htm
Applications close Monday 26 November 2001
Parish Resource Co-ordinator, Hamilton Diocese
The appointee will establish and implement a strategic resource plan for
the pastoral development of all the parishes in the diocese of Hamilton.
Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 18 November 2001 p.21 and from Naomi
McGowan: naomim@mlc.co.nz
Diocesan Pastoral Resource Team:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/pastoral-resource.htm
Applications close Monday 26 November 2001
Tertiary Chaplain, Auckland Diocese
Full-time salaried position. Further information in 'NZ Catholic' 18
November 2001 p.21 and from Dame Sr Pauline Engle, Private Bag 47-904,
Ponsonby, Auckland 1034.
Tertiary Chaplaincy page: http://www.cda.org.nz/cathsoc/chaplaincy.htm
Applications close 30 November 2001
Parish Co-ordinators, Diocese of Palmerston North.
The Catholic bishop of Palmerston north seeks expressions of interest
from suitably qualified Catholics in positions as parish co-ordinators
in parishes that have no resident priest. Contact: The Bishops' Office,
Private Bag 11-012, Palmerston north. Tel (06) 356 1980
Live-in supervisor, (single mature woman or mature couple) Bethlehem
House for pregnant women, Auckland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001
p.21 and from Family Life Pregnancy centre, PO Box 56-423 Dominion Rd.,
Auckland.
Communications Officer, Catholic Communications' national office,
Auckland
Full time position assisting the National Director and the Catholic
Diocese of Auckland in preparation and distribution of media releases
and other materials, as well as some administration and clerical duties.
Further information here:
http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html#cathcomm and from:
cathcomm@xtra.co.nz
Applications close Tuesday 11 December 2001.
Hostel Manager, St Kevin's College Hostel, Oamaru..
St Kevin's hostels provide accommodation and pastoral care for up to 230
male and female high school students. Further information in 'NZ
Catholic' 18 November 2001 p.20 and from the College office, PO Box 444
Oamaru.
Web page: http://www.nzeil.co.nz/profiles/sec86.htm
Applications close Monday 3 December 2001
Diocesan Manager, Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North
The appointee will be responsible for all the administration functions
of the diocese. Further information in 'NZ Catholic' 18 November 2001
p.20 and from the Bishops' Office, Private Bag,11-012, Palmerston north.
Tel (06) 356 1980. Applications close 22 January 2002
Sunday, November 11, 2001
"But the Lord is faithful and he will give you strength and guard you
from the evil one; and we, in the Lord, have every confidence that you
are doing - and will go on doing - all that we tell you."
St Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians 3:3-4
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Current links on the bishops' What's New page at
http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html include ...
New York firefighter´s widow forgives husband´s killers ... Catholic
Bishop of Multan: The sympathy and sharing of the entire Muslim
community is a sign of hope for the future of Pakistan ... Afghanistan's
last priest: "The Taliban are a cancer in the heart of the country ...
Pope John Paul: "The world and history are not at the mercy of chance,
chaos or blind necessity" ... "The Gospel message has the power to
enlighten all cultures and act as a saving leaven of unity and peace for
all humanity" ... Malaysia: Christians and other believers fearful ...
Pax Christi International calls on the US and UK to halt immediately the
bombing in Afghanistan ... Cardinal Etchegaray rejects "holy" war,
questions "just" war
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': Irishman Paul Murray on teaching as a profession, and
the essence of a Catholic school (final interview in the series on
Catholic Education)
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Many responses when a young mind turns to questions of faith '
NZ Herald 07.11.2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=226954&thesection=news&thesub\
section=general
New Zealand census figures show the number of people who identify
themselves as Christian dropped from about 70 per cent in 1991 to about
64 per cent in 1996. At the same time, there was a small increase for
other faiths such as Buddhism, Hindu and Muslim, and an increase in the
number of people whose response was no religion. Despite that, many
parents are choosing a religious education for their children. Seven new
Catholic schools have been built in the past eight years - before that
the church had not opened any for 20 years. Brother Pat Lynch, chief
executive of the Catholic Education Office, acknowledges that
integration into the state system has made Catholic schools more
accessible, but he believes a spiritual revival is taking place.........
EDUCATION
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' Newsletter Issue No.5
October 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf5.htm
In the latest issue : Education Amendment Bill No. 2 ... The Value of
Partnership ... Money for Pacific Island Groups ... Te Tari Tatau Maori
Scholarship ... Rural Education Report Released ... Assessment Web site
Launched ... Strengthening Families interactive CD ROM resource ...
Living Values - An International Resource ... Former Australia Prime
Minister Hon Paul Keating on nation building ... Guidelines for the
establishment of new Integrated Schools ... Enrolment Schemes in
Integrated Schools ... News briefs: Notable achievements of Catholic
school pupils throughout New Zealand
BOOK REVIEW
Healing Our History: The Challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi, by Robert
Consedine and Joanna Consedine. Penguin, pbk, $29.95.
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=10Nov2001&obje\
ct=M5E1499625RN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Of Irish background, Robert Consedine was brought up in a Roman Catholic
working-class community in Addington, Christchurch, and early developed
an awareness of oppression and injustice, sharpened by his experiences
among the refugees of Bangladesh and, especially, through his
involvement in the anti-tour protests of 1981. Some years ago, Consedine
formed Waitangi Associates, which, with a network of trainers, conducts
intensive workshops intended to familiarise participants with New
Zealand's colonial past. The fundamental assumption is that knowledge is
a necessary preliminary to healing......
EVENTS
Sunday 18 November
Dr Michael King: "Bishop Pompallier: the fall and rise of a great man".
Sunday 18 November 3:30pm-5.30 pm, St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St.,
Ponsonby, Auckland. Admission: koha (donation). For more information
contact Catholic Institute of Theology tel (09) 379 6424 ;
cit@auckland.ac.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Consultant in religious Education (secondary School), Wellington
Catholic education Centre (full-time salaried position) Details in 'NZ
Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21 and from pbray@wcec.org.nz Applications close
16 November 2001
Live-in supervisor, (single mature woman or mature couple) Bethlehem
House for pregnant women, Auckland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001
p.21 and from Family Life Pregnancy centre, Po Box 56-423 Dominion Rd.,
auckland.
Parish Co-ordinators, Diocese of Palmerston North.
The Catholic bishop of Palmerston north seeks expressions of interest
from suitably qualified Catholics in positions as parish co-ordinators
in parishes that have no resident priest. Contact: The Bishops' Office,
Private Bag,11012, Palmerston north. Tel (06) 356 1980
Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Auckland. Primary Schools Religious
Education Advisor/Consultant Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21
and from Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Private Bag 47-904 Ponsonby
Auckland 1034 Fax (09) 360 3084. Applications close 21 November 2001
from the evil one; and we, in the Lord, have every confidence that you
are doing - and will go on doing - all that we tell you."
St Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians 3:3-4
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Current links on the bishops' What's New page at
http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html include ...
New York firefighter´s widow forgives husband´s killers ... Catholic
Bishop of Multan: The sympathy and sharing of the entire Muslim
community is a sign of hope for the future of Pakistan ... Afghanistan's
last priest: "The Taliban are a cancer in the heart of the country ...
Pope John Paul: "The world and history are not at the mercy of chance,
chaos or blind necessity" ... "The Gospel message has the power to
enlighten all cultures and act as a saving leaven of unity and peace for
all humanity" ... Malaysia: Christians and other believers fearful ...
Pax Christi International calls on the US and UK to halt immediately the
bombing in Afghanistan ... Cardinal Etchegaray rejects "holy" war,
questions "just" war
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': Irishman Paul Murray on teaching as a profession, and
the essence of a Catholic school (final interview in the series on
Catholic Education)
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Many responses when a young mind turns to questions of faith '
NZ Herald 07.11.2001
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=226954&thesection=news&thesub\
section=general
New Zealand census figures show the number of people who identify
themselves as Christian dropped from about 70 per cent in 1991 to about
64 per cent in 1996. At the same time, there was a small increase for
other faiths such as Buddhism, Hindu and Muslim, and an increase in the
number of people whose response was no religion. Despite that, many
parents are choosing a religious education for their children. Seven new
Catholic schools have been built in the past eight years - before that
the church had not opened any for 20 years. Brother Pat Lynch, chief
executive of the Catholic Education Office, acknowledges that
integration into the state system has made Catholic schools more
accessible, but he believes a spiritual revival is taking place.........
EDUCATION
NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' Newsletter Issue No.5
October 2001
http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf5.htm
In the latest issue : Education Amendment Bill No. 2 ... The Value of
Partnership ... Money for Pacific Island Groups ... Te Tari Tatau Maori
Scholarship ... Rural Education Report Released ... Assessment Web site
Launched ... Strengthening Families interactive CD ROM resource ...
Living Values - An International Resource ... Former Australia Prime
Minister Hon Paul Keating on nation building ... Guidelines for the
establishment of new Integrated Schools ... Enrolment Schemes in
Integrated Schools ... News briefs: Notable achievements of Catholic
school pupils throughout New Zealand
BOOK REVIEW
Healing Our History: The Challenge of the Treaty of Waitangi, by Robert
Consedine and Joanna Consedine. Penguin, pbk, $29.95.
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=10Nov2001&obje\
ct=M5E1499625RN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Of Irish background, Robert Consedine was brought up in a Roman Catholic
working-class community in Addington, Christchurch, and early developed
an awareness of oppression and injustice, sharpened by his experiences
among the refugees of Bangladesh and, especially, through his
involvement in the anti-tour protests of 1981. Some years ago, Consedine
formed Waitangi Associates, which, with a network of trainers, conducts
intensive workshops intended to familiarise participants with New
Zealand's colonial past. The fundamental assumption is that knowledge is
a necessary preliminary to healing......
EVENTS
Sunday 18 November
Dr Michael King: "Bishop Pompallier: the fall and rise of a great man".
Sunday 18 November 3:30pm-5.30 pm, St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St.,
Ponsonby, Auckland. Admission: koha (donation). For more information
contact Catholic Institute of Theology tel (09) 379 6424 ;
cit@auckland.ac.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Consultant in religious Education (secondary School), Wellington
Catholic education Centre (full-time salaried position) Details in 'NZ
Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21 and from pbray@wcec.org.nz Applications close
16 November 2001
Live-in supervisor, (single mature woman or mature couple) Bethlehem
House for pregnant women, Auckland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001
p.21 and from Family Life Pregnancy centre, Po Box 56-423 Dominion Rd.,
auckland.
Parish Co-ordinators, Diocese of Palmerston North.
The Catholic bishop of Palmerston north seeks expressions of interest
from suitably qualified Catholics in positions as parish co-ordinators
in parishes that have no resident priest. Contact: The Bishops' Office,
Private Bag,11012, Palmerston north. Tel (06) 356 1980
Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Auckland. Primary Schools Religious
Education Advisor/Consultant Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21
and from Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Private Bag 47-904 Ponsonby
Auckland 1034 Fax (09) 360 3084. Applications close 21 November 2001
Sunday, November 4, 2001
by his power fulfil all your desires for goodness and complete all that
you have been doing through faith."
Second Letter of St Paul to the Thessalonians 1:11
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AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Current links (updated several times a week) on the bishops' What's New
page at http://www.catholic.org.nz/whatsNew.html include ...
Archbishop Chaput: "No government can keep its legitimacy if it fails to
defend its people" ... Pakistani Christians bury massacre victims,
forgive the killers ... Pope John Paul: Dialogue between civilizations
is an antidote to terrorism
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': Interview with Msgr John Carde, member of the Board
of Trustees of St Anthony's School, Wellington on the role of the
Catholic school.
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 125, November 4, 2001
http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
Priest returns to ministry after 14 years
Peter Murphy, who left the priesthood 14 years ago, was formally
welcomed back into active priestly ministry in the Auckland diocese
during a ceremony at St Michael's Church, Remuera, on September 22...
NZ bishop didn't propose a 'radical reform of penance'
Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland was surprised to learn that a
Vatican-based news service had reported him as proposing a "radical
reform of the sacrament of Penance" to the Synod of Bishops...
Singable music sought for liturgical use
A nationwide call has been issued for "new, quality, singable" music for
New Zealand Catholic liturgies in the new millennium. A collection
called Millennium Music has been instigated by a sub-committee of the
Auckland Diocesan Liturgy Commission...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'NZ Muslims call for tolerance' (text report and related video)
TV One News 3 Nov 2001
http://onenews.nzoom.com/cda/detail_link/0,1287,65329-1-7,00.html
In New Zealand, many of the country's 25,000 Muslims have become targets
for abuse in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks in America,
prompting local leaders of the faith currently meeting in Auckland to
use their gathering as an opportunity to call for social and religious
tolerance, and to affirm their commitment to New Zealand...
EVENTS
Saturday 10 November
Questioning the theology of violence: God is our refuge and strength? An
all day seminar as part of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship (NZ)
national conference (9 to 11 Nov). Discussion with speakers including
Father Terry Dibble, parish priest and Lecturer at the Catholic
Institute of Theology, on Peace in a Contextual Theology. 9am to 5pm at
the Anglican Retreat House, 1043 Beach Road, Long Bay, North Shore,
Auckland. $25 including lunch, please book with Chris Barfoot, tel (09)
575-6142, fax 575-4836, barfoots@xtra.co.nz by Saturday 3rd November and
pay on the day.
Sunday 18 November
Dr Michael King: "Bishop Pompallier: the fall and rise of a great man".
Sunday 18 November 3:30pm-5.30 pm, St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St.,
Ponsonby, Auckland. Admission: koha (donation). For more information
contact Catholic Institute of Theology tel (09) 379 6424 ;
cit@auckland.ac.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Consultant in Religious Education (Secondary School), Wellington
Catholic Education Centre (full-time salaried position). Details in 'NZ
Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21 and from pbray@wcec.org.nz Applications close
16 November 2001
Catholic Integrated Schools Board, Auckland. Primary Schools' Religious
Education Advisor/Consultant. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001 p.21
and from Catholic Integrated Schools board, Private Bag 47-904 Ponsonby
Auckland 1034. Fax (09) 360 3084. Applications close 21 November 2001
Live-in supervisor (single mature woman or mature couple), Bethlehem
House for pregnant women, Auckland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 4 Nov. 2001
p.21 and from Family Life Pregnancy Centre, PO Box 56-423 Dominion Rd.,
Auckland.
Parish Co-ordinators, Diocese of Palmerston North.
The Catholic bishop of Palmerston north seeks expressions of interest
from suitably qualified Catholics for positions as Co-ordinators in
parishes which have no resident priest. Contact the Bishops' Office,
Private Bag 11012, Palmerston north. Tel (06) 356 1980
Sunday, October 28, 2001
Dear friends,
Following the recent re-design of the NZ Catholic bishops' Website, its 'What's New' page no longer carries links to other newly-created New Zealand Catholic Web sites and new features on them.
Consequently this weekly 'News and Notes' post is now the only regular source for new developments on the New Zealand Catholic Internet (the NZ Websites occasionally mentioned in the 'Net Scene' column of 'NZ Catholic' newspaper are supplied by me; the column otherwise hardly mentions local sites). Please keep that in mind if you come across a New Zealand Catholic Website which appears to be new or to have a significant new feature, and drop me a line about it at leon@xtra.co.nz
God bless,
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
*************************************
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Links to comments and interviews, and reports of Catholic refugee relief initiatives are updated several times a week on the bishops' 'What's New' page. at: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/whatsNew.html
Current links include: Catholic bishops ended their synod with a clear condemnation of terrorism but recognized that "endemic evils'' can produce despair in entire populations ... Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Haze of Antioch on ecumenism, Islam and the U.S. image abroad ... Pope John Paul to the bishops of Pakistan: "I implore the Father of all mercies to keep you and your communities safe" ... Year 10 students: "Some people say if there is a God why is he letting this happen?" ... Cardinal Bevilacqua: "The military action has been both measured and discriminate".
CATHOLIC WEB TV http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': Shona Kavanagh discusses the decisions she and her husband Jonathan have made about their education of their four children
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 124, October 21, 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"World gathering of bishops taking synod seriously", by Bishop Pat Dunn The 10th ordinary general assembly of the Synod of Bishops began with a solemn Mass in St Peter's Basilica on September 30. This great basilica, the length of at least three rugby fields, was filled with pilgrims from every continent...
"Church attendances rise after terrorism " Congregation numbers have remained slightly higher than usual at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, after they almost doubled the Sunday following terrorist attacks in New York and Washington....
"Personal invitation best for vocations " Personal invitation is the best way to bring people into the priesthood, says Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North. He says that when people do not respond to thoughts about a priestly or religious vocation, it is because no one invites them....
>From The Think Page for young Catholic adults:
"Face the fear and go for it " Sometimes decision-making can be hard. The choice which seems to be perfect often isn't made because there is something holding us back, the voice in the back of our head that says, "What if it doesn't work out right?" That is the voice of fear.....
SPIRITUALITY
'The spirituality of Suzanne Aubert and its application to spiritual direction', by Sr Sheila McGrath http://www.hoc.org.nz/Suzanne_Aubert/Spirituality.htm [ Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) was a Frenchwoman who was a contemporary of Frederick Ozanam, founder of the St Vincent de Paul Society. She came to New Zealand as a lay missionary in 1860 and founded the first religious order to originate in this country, the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion (Sisters of Compassion) who established the Homes of Compassion for the incurably ill.]
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
New Catholic College in Nelson has "Commitment to Excellence" New Zealand Government Press Release 23 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/1a/b4/200110231530.0b9137f3.html State-of-the-art buildings, high quality equipment, an internet café and an e-mail address for every student are among the attractions at New Zealand's newest secondary school, the Catholic co-educational school Garin College which opens in January in Richmond, Nelson...... [ http://www.garincollege.ac.nz ]
Interchurch Commission On Genetic Engineering. "Letter to the Prime Minister on how the Government should respond to the Royal Commission's report on Genetic Modification". 26 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/8f/3d/200110261004.059af5e2.html
'Proactive response to attacks needed ' Otago Daily Times 15 October 2001 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=15Oct2001&obje\ ct=L1H33A1648GH&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial It is easy to fall back on stale answers to the world's problems when what we need is to find new solutions, not only to the challenges of terrorism, but also its causes, writes Pat Lynch, chief executive of the Catholic Education Office...
"From Patriotism to Peace: Christian Reflections on 11 September", by Richard Davis, former Executive Officer of the New Zealand Churches' Agency on Social Issues http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/d3/19/200110250901.a6888f54.html I believe that Christianity can offer humanity a meaningful response to the tragedy [of 11 September]. I share my reflections and thoughts here under the following headings, Understanding Terrorism, Waging War and Prompting Peace.......
Following the recent re-design of the NZ Catholic bishops' Website, its 'What's New' page no longer carries links to other newly-created New Zealand Catholic Web sites and new features on them.
Consequently this weekly 'News and Notes' post is now the only regular source for new developments on the New Zealand Catholic Internet (the NZ Websites occasionally mentioned in the 'Net Scene' column of 'NZ Catholic' newspaper are supplied by me; the column otherwise hardly mentions local sites). Please keep that in mind if you come across a New Zealand Catholic Website which appears to be new or to have a significant new feature, and drop me a line about it at leon@xtra.co.nz
God bless,
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
*************************************
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
Links to comments and interviews, and reports of Catholic refugee relief initiatives are updated several times a week on the bishops' 'What's New' page. at: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/whatsNew.html
Current links include: Catholic bishops ended their synod with a clear condemnation of terrorism but recognized that "endemic evils'' can produce despair in entire populations ... Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Haze of Antioch on ecumenism, Islam and the U.S. image abroad ... Pope John Paul to the bishops of Pakistan: "I implore the Father of all mercies to keep you and your communities safe" ... Year 10 students: "Some people say if there is a God why is he letting this happen?" ... Cardinal Bevilacqua: "The military action has been both measured and discriminate".
CATHOLIC WEB TV http://www.catholictv.net/
'Wel-com Living': Shona Kavanagh discusses the decisions she and her husband Jonathan have made about their education of their four children
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 124, October 21, 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"World gathering of bishops taking synod seriously", by Bishop Pat Dunn The 10th ordinary general assembly of the Synod of Bishops began with a solemn Mass in St Peter's Basilica on September 30. This great basilica, the length of at least three rugby fields, was filled with pilgrims from every continent...
"Church attendances rise after terrorism " Congregation numbers have remained slightly higher than usual at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, after they almost doubled the Sunday following terrorist attacks in New York and Washington....
"Personal invitation best for vocations " Personal invitation is the best way to bring people into the priesthood, says Bishop Peter Cullinane of Palmerston North. He says that when people do not respond to thoughts about a priestly or religious vocation, it is because no one invites them....
>From The Think Page for young Catholic adults:
"Face the fear and go for it " Sometimes decision-making can be hard. The choice which seems to be perfect often isn't made because there is something holding us back, the voice in the back of our head that says, "What if it doesn't work out right?" That is the voice of fear.....
SPIRITUALITY
'The spirituality of Suzanne Aubert and its application to spiritual direction', by Sr Sheila McGrath http://www.hoc.org.nz/Suzanne_Aubert/Spirituality.htm [ Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) was a Frenchwoman who was a contemporary of Frederick Ozanam, founder of the St Vincent de Paul Society. She came to New Zealand as a lay missionary in 1860 and founded the first religious order to originate in this country, the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion (Sisters of Compassion) who established the Homes of Compassion for the incurably ill.]
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
New Catholic College in Nelson has "Commitment to Excellence" New Zealand Government Press Release 23 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/1a/b4/200110231530.0b9137f3.html State-of-the-art buildings, high quality equipment, an internet café and an e-mail address for every student are among the attractions at New Zealand's newest secondary school, the Catholic co-educational school Garin College which opens in January in Richmond, Nelson...... [ http://www.garincollege.ac.nz ]
Interchurch Commission On Genetic Engineering. "Letter to the Prime Minister on how the Government should respond to the Royal Commission's report on Genetic Modification". 26 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/8f/3d/200110261004.059af5e2.html
'Proactive response to attacks needed ' Otago Daily Times 15 October 2001 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=15Oct2001&obje\ ct=L1H33A1648GH&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial It is easy to fall back on stale answers to the world's problems when what we need is to find new solutions, not only to the challenges of terrorism, but also its causes, writes Pat Lynch, chief executive of the Catholic Education Office...
"From Patriotism to Peace: Christian Reflections on 11 September", by Richard Davis, former Executive Officer of the New Zealand Churches' Agency on Social Issues http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/d3/19/200110250901.a6888f54.html I believe that Christianity can offer humanity a meaningful response to the tragedy [of 11 September]. I share my reflections and thoughts here under the following headings, Understanding Terrorism, Waging War and Prompting Peace.......
Sunday, October 21, 2001
Dear friends,
Due to an apparent oversight, the bishops' "What's New" page - with links to reports on the Afghanistan situation and the Rome synod -hasn't been updated for several days. I'm sure this is just a temporary glitch and that things will be back to normal sometime next week. In the meantime I have included the latest links in this posting of 'News and Notes.
God bless,
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
*************************************
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
*War Reactions*
Chiara Lubich: "Unbounded love the antidote to all-out hatred" http://www.focolare.org/en/sif/2001/en20011006_a.html
In his Message for the 2002 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope John Paul defends the dignity of the world's immigrants and appeals for respect for religious liberty for Christians in majority-Muslim countries. http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=11393
John Paul II asserts that "evil does not have the last word" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=11347
*Relief and Reconciliation Initiatives*
Catholic aid groups mobilizing to help Afghanistan: Humanitarian disaster looms as winter approaches http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=11461
CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living' http://www.catholictv.net
* Br Pat Lynch, Director of the NZ Catholic Education Office, on the future of the New Zealand Catholic school system.
* "Why I like school" : interviews with pupils of St Teresa's School, Karori, Wellington.
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'The Far East' - magazine of the New Zealand and Australian members of St. Columban's Mission Society http://www.columban.org.au/TFE/TrevorTrotter/FarEast.htm
>From the July 2001 edition .... 'A stand with the poorest' (Editorial) 'Sr. Joan Doyle RSM in Peru tells of Gladys fight for survival with HIV'. 'Those who Foster Hope': Sheila Dobey tells of her experience of visiting Columban missionaries, among them her brother in Fiji.
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Mercy Hospice is not a place people wait to die' (photo) NZ Herald Saturday October 20, 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=223430&thesection=news&thesub\ section=general One might think of hospice patients as sad or depressed, waiting to die in stuffy hospital rooms as numb family members shuffle in and out. Both Gwen Gray and St Joseph's Mercy Hospice defy this maudlin image. St Joseph's - part of the picturesque Mercy Hospital complex - is modern, comfortable and decorated with fresh flowers....
'Charities package should boost donations' - Cullen NZ Government Press Release 16 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/05/cb/200110161720.6094154e.html The government is working with the charitable sector on a reform package the net effect of which should be to generate greater donations to charities, Revenue Minister Michael Cullen announced today........
EDUCATION
New on 'Faith Central', the educational resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools ...
'Expressions of Catholic Life': http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/expressions.htm "How can you tell that a person or a group of people are Catholic? With links which enable you to tour Rome, listen to Catholic Radio and Television from around the world, visit dioceses and parishes, and even see how a Catholic dating agency works - this selection of online resources may assist the learning of the Year 10 unit. "
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Church Mental Health Lobby Group, Wellington: Development worker The task is to locate and work with the champions of the mentally ill in each parish, using an 'action/reflection' approach. Flexible hours, good remuneration. Details in 'Wel-com' October 2001 p.19; and from Rev Hugh Bowron tel 382 8486 or June Read tel. 232 5858
Due to an apparent oversight, the bishops' "What's New" page - with links to reports on the Afghanistan situation and the Rome synod -hasn't been updated for several days. I'm sure this is just a temporary glitch and that things will be back to normal sometime next week. In the meantime I have included the latest links in this posting of 'News and Notes.
God bless,
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
*************************************
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS
*War Reactions*
Chiara Lubich: "Unbounded love the antidote to all-out hatred" http://www.focolare.org/en/sif/2001/en20011006_a.html
In his Message for the 2002 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope John Paul defends the dignity of the world's immigrants and appeals for respect for religious liberty for Christians in majority-Muslim countries. http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=11393
John Paul II asserts that "evil does not have the last word" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=11347
*Relief and Reconciliation Initiatives*
Catholic aid groups mobilizing to help Afghanistan: Humanitarian disaster looms as winter approaches http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=11461
CATHOLIC WEB TV
'Wel-com Living' http://www.catholictv.net
* Br Pat Lynch, Director of the NZ Catholic Education Office, on the future of the New Zealand Catholic school system.
* "Why I like school" : interviews with pupils of St Teresa's School, Karori, Wellington.
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'The Far East' - magazine of the New Zealand and Australian members of St. Columban's Mission Society http://www.columban.org.au/TFE/TrevorTrotter/FarEast.htm
>From the July 2001 edition .... 'A stand with the poorest' (Editorial) 'Sr. Joan Doyle RSM in Peru tells of Gladys fight for survival with HIV'. 'Those who Foster Hope': Sheila Dobey tells of her experience of visiting Columban missionaries, among them her brother in Fiji.
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Mercy Hospice is not a place people wait to die' (photo) NZ Herald Saturday October 20, 2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=223430&thesection=news&thesub\ section=general One might think of hospice patients as sad or depressed, waiting to die in stuffy hospital rooms as numb family members shuffle in and out. Both Gwen Gray and St Joseph's Mercy Hospice defy this maudlin image. St Joseph's - part of the picturesque Mercy Hospital complex - is modern, comfortable and decorated with fresh flowers....
'Charities package should boost donations' - Cullen NZ Government Press Release 16 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/05/cb/200110161720.6094154e.html The government is working with the charitable sector on a reform package the net effect of which should be to generate greater donations to charities, Revenue Minister Michael Cullen announced today........
EDUCATION
New on 'Faith Central', the educational resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools ...
'Expressions of Catholic Life': http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/expressions.htm "How can you tell that a person or a group of people are Catholic? With links which enable you to tour Rome, listen to Catholic Radio and Television from around the world, visit dioceses and parishes, and even see how a Catholic dating agency works - this selection of online resources may assist the learning of the Year 10 unit. "
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Church Mental Health Lobby Group, Wellington: Development worker The task is to locate and work with the champions of the mentally ill in each parish, using an 'action/reflection' approach. Flexible hours, good remuneration. Details in 'Wel-com' October 2001 p.19; and from Rev Hugh Bowron tel 382 8486 or June Read tel. 232 5858
Sunday, October 14, 2001
Dear friends,
The bishops' Website at http://www.catholic.org.nz has been completely redesigned by Catholic Communications' David Yang. Inevitably with such a major change there will be temporary problems here and there - links that don't work and so on - which may take a while to track down. Please let Catholic Communications know if you come across anything that's not working as it should. The address: cathcomm@xtra.co.nz
It seems that as part of the re-design the 'What's New' page has gone. It carried a note of new features on the bishops' site and other New Zealand Catholic Websites, with links to them. I was also using it to put up daily summaries of the sessions of the synod of bishops and news of the Afghanistan crisis from Catholic news and aid agencies (I have put the latest items in this News & Notes ). I hope to find out next week if the page will be reinstated.
God bless,
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
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AFGHAN CRISIS
Pope John Paul commemorates the victims of the terrorist attacks http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011011/ts/attack_pope_dc_1.html
Prayers and protests one month on in Pakistan http://www.fides.org/bnews/ebn2000/ebnews011011a.html
Catholic, Muslim schoolgirls find a lot to share http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0110110259oct11.story?coll=chi%2Dne\ ws%2Dhed
Pax Christi USA "rejects war and the many-fold manifestations that war inflicts on all parties" http://www.paxchristi.net/PDF/SD39E01.pdf
SYNOD OF BISHOPS
The 10th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (September 30 to October 27) is taking place in Rome. New Zealand is represented by Bishop Pat Dunn of Auckland diocese (it seems he hasn't had his turn to speak yet. Maybe this week). The Vatican Information Service is publishing daily summaries of each bishop's address to the Assembly, here: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/sinodo/documents/bollettino_20_x-ordin\ aria-2001/bollettino_20_x_ordinaria-2001_index_en.html#Index issues and language editions
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net Interview with Lucienne Hensel, director of the ICPE School of Mission at St Gerard's Monastery, Wellington
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Church Mental Health Lobby Group, Wellington: Development worker The task is to locate and work with the champions of the mentally ill in each parish, using an 'action/reflection' approach. Flexible hours, good remuneration. Details in 'Wel-com' October 2001 p.19; and from Rev Hugh Bowron tel 382 8486 or June Read tel. 232 5858
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Solid, honest, godly - and he's a bloke ' NZ Herald 11.10.2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=221592&reportID=53510 (The new leader of the National Party, the second-largest in Parliament) Mr English is a man of the land, but also a man of high education and economic literacy, so we can expect him to understand both the theory and the practicality of matters economic. Probably most important of all, Mr English is a family man and a born and bred and still practising Catholic, which means he must have more than a nodding acquaintance with God and must know that there is much more to life (and to politics) than money, property and prestige.........
'Vaggioli's Return: A Deserter's Adventures' Otago University Press /Scoop 8 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/b6/6b/200110091132.ea61c2c1.html Eighty years after his death, Dom Felice Vaggioli is finally being recognised as an important commentator on and personality in New Zealand's past. Last year saw the first English edition of the controversial "History of New Zealand and Its Inhabitants", more than a hundred years after its original publication in Italian. Now translator John Crockett has brought to light a second book from the Italian missionary priest. Written after the completion of the history, "A Deserter's Adventures" is an autobiography ......
The bishops' Website at http://www.catholic.org.nz has been completely redesigned by Catholic Communications' David Yang. Inevitably with such a major change there will be temporary problems here and there - links that don't work and so on - which may take a while to track down. Please let Catholic Communications know if you come across anything that's not working as it should. The address: cathcomm@xtra.co.nz
It seems that as part of the re-design the 'What's New' page has gone. It carried a note of new features on the bishops' site and other New Zealand Catholic Websites, with links to them. I was also using it to put up daily summaries of the sessions of the synod of bishops and news of the Afghanistan crisis from Catholic news and aid agencies (I have put the latest items in this News & Notes ). I hope to find out next week if the page will be reinstated.
God bless,
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
*************************************
AFGHAN CRISIS
Pope John Paul commemorates the victims of the terrorist attacks http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011011/ts/attack_pope_dc_1.html
Prayers and protests one month on in Pakistan http://www.fides.org/bnews/ebn2000/ebnews011011a.html
Catholic, Muslim schoolgirls find a lot to share http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0110110259oct11.story?coll=chi%2Dne\ ws%2Dhed
Pax Christi USA "rejects war and the many-fold manifestations that war inflicts on all parties" http://www.paxchristi.net/PDF/SD39E01.pdf
SYNOD OF BISHOPS
The 10th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (September 30 to October 27) is taking place in Rome. New Zealand is represented by Bishop Pat Dunn of Auckland diocese (it seems he hasn't had his turn to speak yet. Maybe this week). The Vatican Information Service is publishing daily summaries of each bishop's address to the Assembly, here: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/sinodo/documents/bollettino_20_x-ordin\ aria-2001/bollettino_20_x_ordinaria-2001_index_en.html#Index issues and language editions
CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net Interview with Lucienne Hensel, director of the ICPE School of Mission at St Gerard's Monastery, Wellington
EMPLOYMENT
(Vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Church Mental Health Lobby Group, Wellington: Development worker The task is to locate and work with the champions of the mentally ill in each parish, using an 'action/reflection' approach. Flexible hours, good remuneration. Details in 'Wel-com' October 2001 p.19; and from Rev Hugh Bowron tel 382 8486 or June Read tel. 232 5858
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Solid, honest, godly - and he's a bloke ' NZ Herald 11.10.2001 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=221592&reportID=53510 (The new leader of the National Party, the second-largest in Parliament) Mr English is a man of the land, but also a man of high education and economic literacy, so we can expect him to understand both the theory and the practicality of matters economic. Probably most important of all, Mr English is a family man and a born and bred and still practising Catholic, which means he must have more than a nodding acquaintance with God and must know that there is much more to life (and to politics) than money, property and prestige.........
'Vaggioli's Return: A Deserter's Adventures' Otago University Press /Scoop 8 October 2001 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/b6/6b/200110091132.ea61c2c1.html Eighty years after his death, Dom Felice Vaggioli is finally being recognised as an important commentator on and personality in New Zealand's past. Last year saw the first English edition of the controversial "History of New Zealand and Its Inhabitants", more than a hundred years after its original publication in Italian. Now translator John Crockett has brought to light a second book from the Italian missionary priest. Written after the completion of the history, "A Deserter's Adventures" is an autobiography ......
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