BETHLEHEM SIEGE
(Daily reports appear on http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm under 'Breaking News)
[Extract from the latest reports] The agreement is almost ready, but tension in Bethlehem is still high. This morning one of the Palestinians barricaded inside the besieged Nativity compound was wounded by an Israeli military sniper. The army said the man was positioning explosive at the one of the compound gates.... Father David Jaeger, Holy Land Custody spokesman, said: "Both sides have contributed to progress, to reach a definitive agreement. Noting this positive fact we call on the parties to rapidly make the final effort needed to put an end to the drama at the Nativity Church. We recall that the situation is fragile and explosive, as the most recent shooting episodes demonstrate. We call on the sides to settle the matter as soon as possible" (27/4/2002)
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US CATHOLIC BISHOPS' INTERNET RESOURCE
Restore Trust http://www.nccbuscc.org/comm/restoretrust.htm
The Restore Trust section of the US bishops' website contains articles and documents intended to present a view of the current child abuse scandals alternative to that of the mass media. There is a chronological history of Church policy from the 1995 Walk in the Light Document through to the outcome of this week's meeting in Rome. The site includes links to model prevention programs and to a selection of articles reprinted from the latest edition of the Jesuits' magazine "America": The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse; Priest Pedophiles: Pedophiles and ephebophiles have no capacity for authentic sexual relationships; Can the Church Be Healed? With God All Things Are Possible.
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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA
Geoff Robinson interviews Cardinal Tom Williams on the sex abuse scandals in the US Catholic Church Radio NZ (audio file) http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6081-1341067-125,00.html
"Church bells of joy give thanks" (photo) NZ Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1592677&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general As news of the return of baby Kahu spread, the bells of the Anglican Church in Woburn Rd, Lower Hutt, began to toll out joyfully. One neighbour told the Herald as the bells tolled through the warm night: "They are the bells of joy ...
Where have all the priests gone? (photo) Waikato Times 27 April 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1181857a1904,FF.html The shortage of Catholic priests in the Hamilton diocese is nearing crisis, Kris McGehan reports. In an ante-room at the back of Hamilton's Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Father John Bergin is preparing for midday mass. Father Bergin is a retired Catholic priest, but like many of his contemporaries he is back in the pulpit helping his church avert a potential crisis.
Patea Couple Win Taranaki Farmer Of The Year Press Release 24 April 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/6c/98/200204240009.5929c272.html Patea farmers David and Lois Werder have won the Taranaki regional title in the WestpacTrust NZMP Farmer of the Year 2002 competition. David is a joint trustee for a 225 cow dairy farm owned by the Patea Catholic Church...
The soul doctor (photo) NZ Herald 27.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1792746 Tim Watkin spends a day with an Auckland Hospital chaplain and finds out why the Government should chip in to support those who bring comfort to the sick and the dying....
Nats Will Establish A Tomb Of The Unknown Warrior Wednesday, 24 April 2002 Press Release by the leader of the National Party, Bill English http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0204/S00357.htm [Extract] "... We will also establish a Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the National War Memorial. The Unknown Warrior would represent all New Zealanders, whether they be navy, army or air force personnel. The inscription on the tomb will read: "All these were honoured in their generations and were the glory of their times" Ecclesiasticus 44: 7.
[The announcement prompted the following reaction from Andre Hansen. It seems he didn't know that Ecclesiasticus (aka The Wisdom of Ben Sirach) is a canonical book in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. To be fair, it was Scoop's editors that labelled him a "Bible Scholar'; Mr Hansen doesn't make that claim. There's a journalism student by that name at Western Institute of Technology, in New Plymouth ... ML]
Feedback: Bible Scholar Questions Bill's Research Scoop Feedback Wednesday, 24 April 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0204/S00140.htm I was studying Mr English's proposed plans for an Unknown Soldier memorial, and couldn't help noticing that he quoted from the Bible. Not only did the Nats get the name of the book wrong (it's Ecclesiastes, not Ecclesiasticus), but also there is no chapter 44, verse 7, in that book. It only goes up to 12. I've reviewed the King James, New International and American Standard bibles, and can't find that quote anywhere. I enjoy Scoop and its content, but perhaps you should make sure - in the case of elementary facts like a bible quote - that your contributors get it right. Thanks. Andre Hansen
[His comment was followed by a stampede to put *him* right (see below). One writer hints there could be trouble if a verse from a book that is not considered canonical by Protestants appears on the memorial. However, the Labour Party seems likely to be re-elected to government later this year and also favours building a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but you can bet your life the inscription on it won't be the one the National Party favours ... ML]
Readers Defend English's Bible Knowledge Opinion: Scoop Feedback 26 April 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/57/ae/200204261129.3e8a08d4.html
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work, Family and Leisure. Finding the Balance
Interview of the week: Seph Pijfers interviews Dr Catherine Hallagan, a Wellington GP.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
Marist Messenger April 2002 http://www.smnz.org.nz/messenger/index.htm
Table of contents .. Reflections on the liturgical Readings for each day of the month .. plus the full text of one article:
"Mary, the Mother of Life" "Around Christmastide last year, there seemed to be an increase of home invasions, of murders, day after day, news report after news report. Many of us asked "What is happening?" As I reflected on that nationwide experience, my mind went back to a valuable experience... "
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"Champagnat". A Newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand. Volume 6 Number 1 April 2002 http://www.catholic.org.nz/fms
** The arrival back in NZ of Bishop Pompallier ** His work in Aotearoa New Zealand falls into 3 well-defined periods, each ending with a trip to Europe. [1] The Marist Period from 1838 - 1850 [2] Based in Auckland in the 1850's [3] New Zealand Wars Period 1860 -1869. Teachers who are looking for resource material about Bishop Pompallier for class projects or assemblies could visit http://www.catholic.org.nz/pompallier
** Appointments & recent deaths **
** Quick Review of the five focus points of Marist Education **
** Marcellin Champagnat¹s Views on the education of children ** To educate children is to show them their destiny in God and give them the means to reach it. To educate the child is to form him/her into a good Christian and a good citizen. To educate children one must establish a claim to their respect and obedience. Education is the fruit of good example. To educate a child, one must love children and love them all equally. Children need to be treated with kindness, charity and mercy; one needs to bear uncomplainingly with their defects. This is for the glory of God, the good of religion and the salvation of children.
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PALMERSTON NORTH DIOCESAN WEBSITE
After several years as the only the diocese without a full-fledged Website, Palmerston North has at last joined the others at: http://www.pndiocese.org.nz
On the site at present you will find: Meet our bishops ... Meet the staff ... View mission ... Find Mass times ... About the diocese ... Development Fund ... Youth Commission ... Deaf Centre ... Education Office ... Fundraising
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EVENTS
Canterbury Museum, Christchurch : "Divine Inspiration" An exhibition of 14 black-and-white photographs from Frank McGregor's 1960s cover work for The Tablet, the Catholic Church's national newspaper. His photojournalist's eye for a compelling image blends with a tender and compassionate insight into the lives of some of the lesser-seen members of the community. In the visitor lounge until May 5.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Parish Pastoral Worker, Glendowie and St Heliers Parishes, Auckland. Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from Pat McNamara, 22 Lammermore Drive, St Heliers, Auckland. Tel. 09 528 3459. Applications close 13 May 2002
Parish Pastoral Coordinator, St Pius X Parish, Glenn Innes, Auckland Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from the Parish Priest, St Pius X Parish, 105 Castledine Crescent, Glenn Innes, Auckland. Applications close 17 May 2002
Logos Project. Secondary Schools' Campus Minister, Auckland (two part-time positions) The Logos Project is a ministry of the Society of Mary to Catholic teenagers and young adults. Website: http://www.logos.org.nz Further information from: The Secretary, Logos Project (Inc), 26 Hayr Road, Three Kings, Auckland 1004. Email: logosproject@hotmail.com Applications close 17 May 2002
Sunday, April 28, 2002
Sunday, April 21, 2002
THE RETURN OF BISHOP POMPALLIER
"Bishop Pompallier is laid to rest" (video report 2m 9s) TVNZ Saturday evening news http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,95245-1-7,00.html
French Catholic Bishop returned to spiritual homeland in NZ The Melbourne Age 20 April 2002 http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/2002/04/20/FFXYY4FD80D.html New Zealand's first Catholic bishop, who left the former British colony 134 years ago, was laid to rest today in the far north settlement of Motuti, Hokianga. About 4,000 people from New Zealand, France and the South Pacific attended the local church, Hata Maria, to celebrate the homecoming of bishop Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier....
Loved bishop reaches his final resting place (photo) NZ Herald 19.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1592326 The biggest welcome-home party the Hokianga has ever seen will reach its zenith in the tiny settlement of Motuti tomorrow for the burial of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Francois Pompallier, the first Catholic bishop in New Zealand....
The bishop's bones, by Tim Watkin (photo) NZ Herald 20.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1442368 At the end of The Strand [in Russell], outside Pompallier (the house, no longer called the House but merely Pompallier), a marquee has been erected on the front lawn in preparation for its former owner's return. The question I've come north to ask is: why have the Catholics and northern Maori gone to so much trouble to exhume the bishop's bones from his French grave and bring them halfway round the world? The past, it is said, is a foreign country. Perhaps Pompallier should have been allowed to remain there. Why bother his rest if his adopted country isn't bothered about him? ...
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BETHLEHEM SIEGE
(For daily reports on the situation, see: http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm ('Breaking News')
"Custody meets Greek Orthodox and Armenian patriarchs Palestinians and Israelis: Arafat is the one who's stalling" [Extract] Jerusalem (Fides 19/4/2002) - This morning at 11am there will be an emergency meeting of the Custodian of the Holy Land, Father Giovanni Battistelli, the Armenian Orthodox Patriarch and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch to find a solution to the question of Bethlehem which has reached [a stalemate]. There is little hope they will succeed. The mixed Israeli-Palestinian commission charged with finding a solution has postponed its meeting to a date still to be set. Palestinian and Israeli sources blame Mr. Arafat for the stall in negotiations... Meanwhile the situation at the Nativity Church compound is every day more difficult: for 17 days Franciscan friars and Sisters, Orthodox Greek and Armenian monks and the 200 occupying Palestinian militants have been without food, water and electricity. Related Link: "NZ's Catholic bishops call for prayers for the Holy Land" http://www.catholic.org.nz/newsF.htm
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Kidnapping of Kahurautete Dury: Appeal by Donna Hall http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1392279&reportID=362582 [Extract] "You can fix this problem for all of us by returning her to somewhere safe, with humanity. You don't have to go to places where you might be frightened to go like a police station, or a post office. You can place her in a church. She's christened Anglican, I am Catholic but all denominations that care for children would accept this child...." Related link: "Catholic bishops offer churches as haven for baby Kahu" http://www.catholic.org.nz/documents/babyKahu.html
Census Snapshot: Pacific Peoples Statistics New Zealand Press Release: 18 April 2002, 11:06 am http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/4d/9b/200204181106.479592b0.html [Extract] 5. Religion Presbyterian (Congregational and Reformed) (46,971) was the most common religious denomination for people of Pacific ethnicity. This was followed by Catholic (44,184) and Methodist (27,150). Catholic was the most common religious denomination for people of Samoan (26,934), Fijian (1,590) and Tokelauan (2,145) ethnicities. Presbyterian (Congregational and Reformed) was the most common religious denomination for people of Cook Island Maori (15,582), Niuean (6,609), and Tuvalu Islander (1,062) ethnicities. Methodist was the most common religious denomination for people of Tongan ethnicity (15,402).
Dialogue: Spiritual plight of a fence-sitter NZ Herald 15.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1392127&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general "List any regular spiritual practices you are involved with," read the question. Hmmm. Like many, I consider myself a "spiritual" person, but what exactly does that mean? It's not that I don't like the idea of churches, in fact they are among my favourite places to visit when sightseeing abroad. But I have always felt the concept of regular church attendance to be alienating, even though the ritual of a church service would probably provide some respite in a chaotic life such as mine. And I wasn't really sure why. So I did a quick straw poll among my many non churchgoing friends as to why we don't pop in occasionally for a new perspective and a recharge of hope and inspiration....
Uniform Policy on Priests' Abuse Proposed D.C.'s Cardinal McCarrick Urges More Openness With Public, Authorities Washington Post April 17, 2002 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62892-2002Apr16.html When American cardinals meet behind closed doors with Pope John Paul II next week, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington said yesterday, they should adopt a national policy requiring every diocese in the United States to notify civil authorities of any credible allegation of sexual abuse by priests.... [Related Link: 'A Path to Healing - Te Houhanga Rongo'. Principles for dealing with complaints of sexual abuse by Clergy and Religious of the Catholic Church in New Zealand http://www.catholic.org.nz/documents/healing.html
A Belief So Deep, Priest Scandals Can't Shake It Los Angeles Times April 17 2002 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-041702maria.story Even after the Roman Catholic Church's clergy sex scandal hit home, even when her own parish priest was accused of molestation last month, Maria Lopez never doubted her faith. How could she? Her entire life, she says, has been one long answered prayer....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work, Family and Leisure. Finding the Balance
Interview of the week: Sr Stephanie Kitching interviews Monica O'Connell, massage therapist/reflexologist
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EVENTS
Canterbury Museum, Christchurch : "Divine Inspiration" An exhibition of 14 black-and-white photographs from Frank McGregor's 1960s cover work for The Tablet, the Catholic Church's national newspaper. His photojournalist's eye for a compelling image blends with a tender and compassionate insight into the lives of some of the lesser-seen members of the community. In the visitor lounge until May 5.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Diocese of Auckland. Secondary Schools' Religious Education Adviser. Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from the General Manager, Catholic Integrated Schools' Board, PO Box 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Applications close 29 April 2002
Parish Pastoral Worker, Glendowie and St Heliers Parishes, Auckland. Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from Pat McNamara, 22 Lammermore Drive, St Heliers, Auckland. Tel. 09 528 3459. Applications close 13 May 2002
Parish Pastoral Coordinator, St Pius X Parish, Glenn Innes, Auckland Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from the Parish Priest, St Pius X Parish, 105 Castledine Crescent, Glenn Innes, Auckland. Applications close 17 May 2002
Logos Project. Secondary Schools' Campus Minister, Auckland (two part-time positions) The Logos Project is a ministry of the Society of Mary to Catholic teenagers and young adults. Website: http://www.logos.org.nz Further information from: The Secretary, Logos Project (Inc), 26 Hayr Road, Three Kings, Auckland 1004. Email: logosproject@hotmail.com Applications close 17 May 2002
"Bishop Pompallier is laid to rest" (video report 2m 9s) TVNZ Saturday evening news http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,95245-1-7,00.html
French Catholic Bishop returned to spiritual homeland in NZ The Melbourne Age 20 April 2002 http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/2002/04/20/FFXYY4FD80D.html New Zealand's first Catholic bishop, who left the former British colony 134 years ago, was laid to rest today in the far north settlement of Motuti, Hokianga. About 4,000 people from New Zealand, France and the South Pacific attended the local church, Hata Maria, to celebrate the homecoming of bishop Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier....
Loved bishop reaches his final resting place (photo) NZ Herald 19.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1592326 The biggest welcome-home party the Hokianga has ever seen will reach its zenith in the tiny settlement of Motuti tomorrow for the burial of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Francois Pompallier, the first Catholic bishop in New Zealand....
The bishop's bones, by Tim Watkin (photo) NZ Herald 20.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1442368 At the end of The Strand [in Russell], outside Pompallier (the house, no longer called the House but merely Pompallier), a marquee has been erected on the front lawn in preparation for its former owner's return. The question I've come north to ask is: why have the Catholics and northern Maori gone to so much trouble to exhume the bishop's bones from his French grave and bring them halfway round the world? The past, it is said, is a foreign country. Perhaps Pompallier should have been allowed to remain there. Why bother his rest if his adopted country isn't bothered about him? ...
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BETHLEHEM SIEGE
(For daily reports on the situation, see: http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm ('Breaking News')
"Custody meets Greek Orthodox and Armenian patriarchs Palestinians and Israelis: Arafat is the one who's stalling" [Extract] Jerusalem (Fides 19/4/2002) - This morning at 11am there will be an emergency meeting of the Custodian of the Holy Land, Father Giovanni Battistelli, the Armenian Orthodox Patriarch and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch to find a solution to the question of Bethlehem which has reached [a stalemate]. There is little hope they will succeed. The mixed Israeli-Palestinian commission charged with finding a solution has postponed its meeting to a date still to be set. Palestinian and Israeli sources blame Mr. Arafat for the stall in negotiations... Meanwhile the situation at the Nativity Church compound is every day more difficult: for 17 days Franciscan friars and Sisters, Orthodox Greek and Armenian monks and the 200 occupying Palestinian militants have been without food, water and electricity. Related Link: "NZ's Catholic bishops call for prayers for the Holy Land" http://www.catholic.org.nz/newsF.htm
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Kidnapping of Kahurautete Dury: Appeal by Donna Hall http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1392279&reportID=362582 [Extract] "You can fix this problem for all of us by returning her to somewhere safe, with humanity. You don't have to go to places where you might be frightened to go like a police station, or a post office. You can place her in a church. She's christened Anglican, I am Catholic but all denominations that care for children would accept this child...." Related link: "Catholic bishops offer churches as haven for baby Kahu" http://www.catholic.org.nz/documents/babyKahu.html
Census Snapshot: Pacific Peoples Statistics New Zealand Press Release: 18 April 2002, 11:06 am http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/4d/9b/200204181106.479592b0.html [Extract] 5. Religion Presbyterian (Congregational and Reformed) (46,971) was the most common religious denomination for people of Pacific ethnicity. This was followed by Catholic (44,184) and Methodist (27,150). Catholic was the most common religious denomination for people of Samoan (26,934), Fijian (1,590) and Tokelauan (2,145) ethnicities. Presbyterian (Congregational and Reformed) was the most common religious denomination for people of Cook Island Maori (15,582), Niuean (6,609), and Tuvalu Islander (1,062) ethnicities. Methodist was the most common religious denomination for people of Tongan ethnicity (15,402).
Dialogue: Spiritual plight of a fence-sitter NZ Herald 15.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1392127&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general "List any regular spiritual practices you are involved with," read the question. Hmmm. Like many, I consider myself a "spiritual" person, but what exactly does that mean? It's not that I don't like the idea of churches, in fact they are among my favourite places to visit when sightseeing abroad. But I have always felt the concept of regular church attendance to be alienating, even though the ritual of a church service would probably provide some respite in a chaotic life such as mine. And I wasn't really sure why. So I did a quick straw poll among my many non churchgoing friends as to why we don't pop in occasionally for a new perspective and a recharge of hope and inspiration....
Uniform Policy on Priests' Abuse Proposed D.C.'s Cardinal McCarrick Urges More Openness With Public, Authorities Washington Post April 17, 2002 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62892-2002Apr16.html When American cardinals meet behind closed doors with Pope John Paul II next week, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington said yesterday, they should adopt a national policy requiring every diocese in the United States to notify civil authorities of any credible allegation of sexual abuse by priests.... [Related Link: 'A Path to Healing - Te Houhanga Rongo'. Principles for dealing with complaints of sexual abuse by Clergy and Religious of the Catholic Church in New Zealand http://www.catholic.org.nz/documents/healing.html
A Belief So Deep, Priest Scandals Can't Shake It Los Angeles Times April 17 2002 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-041702maria.story Even after the Roman Catholic Church's clergy sex scandal hit home, even when her own parish priest was accused of molestation last month, Maria Lopez never doubted her faith. How could she? Her entire life, she says, has been one long answered prayer....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work, Family and Leisure. Finding the Balance
Interview of the week: Sr Stephanie Kitching interviews Monica O'Connell, massage therapist/reflexologist
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EVENTS
Canterbury Museum, Christchurch : "Divine Inspiration" An exhibition of 14 black-and-white photographs from Frank McGregor's 1960s cover work for The Tablet, the Catholic Church's national newspaper. His photojournalist's eye for a compelling image blends with a tender and compassionate insight into the lives of some of the lesser-seen members of the community. In the visitor lounge until May 5.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Diocese of Auckland. Secondary Schools' Religious Education Adviser. Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from the General Manager, Catholic Integrated Schools' Board, PO Box 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Applications close 29 April 2002
Parish Pastoral Worker, Glendowie and St Heliers Parishes, Auckland. Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from Pat McNamara, 22 Lammermore Drive, St Heliers, Auckland. Tel. 09 528 3459. Applications close 13 May 2002
Parish Pastoral Coordinator, St Pius X Parish, Glenn Innes, Auckland Full details in 'NZ Catholic' 21 April 2002, p.20 and from the Parish Priest, St Pius X Parish, 105 Castledine Crescent, Glenn Innes, Auckland. Applications close 17 May 2002
Logos Project. Secondary Schools' Campus Minister, Auckland (two part-time positions) The Logos Project is a ministry of the Society of Mary to Catholic teenagers and young adults. Website: http://www.logos.org.nz Further information from: The Secretary, Logos Project (Inc), 26 Hayr Road, Three Kings, Auckland 1004. Email: logosproject@hotmail.com Applications close 17 May 2002
Sunday, April 14, 2002
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BETHLEHEM: FRANCISCANS BESIEGED
(For daily reports on the situation, see: http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm ('Breaking News')
Please help the Franciscans in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem by writing to one or all of the following addresses, enclosing a copy of the Fides report below, and politely asking the secretary of the community or congregation concerned to pass your message on to their President:
The Secretary Wellington Jewish Community Centre Email: bethel@ihug.co.nz
The Secretary Beth Shalom Progressive Jewish Congregation, Auckland Email: info@bethshalom.org.nz
The Secretary Auckland Hebrew Congregation E-mail: jay-el@ihug.co.nz
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http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm ('Breaking News')
Jerusalem 12 April 2002 (Fides) – The Franciscan Custodians of the Holy Land have decided to launch an appeal to Jewish communities all over the world to pressure the Israeli government to order that the electrical power supply at the Franciscan monastery in Bethlehem be turned on again and that water be supplied to the Friars, now at the end of their strength. The Custody tried to convince the Israeli authorities to do this but the only reply was "do not disturb us again".
Custody spokesman Father David Jaeger OFM, told Fides: "The friars cannot resign themselves to the consequences. This is why we rely on our "elder brothers" the Jews, and on the traditional goodwill between the Jews and the Franciscan family. We recall the heroism of Franciscans who saved many Jews from the Shoah, hiding them in numerous monasteries, including Assisi. Today we ask their help".
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EVENTS
APRIL 21 World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Each year, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is held on the 4th Sunday of Easter (this year 21 April). At Masses, Catholics will pray for those who have served, and are serving, as priests and religious, and that many more will join them.
The World Day Web page of the Australian Catholic Vocations Ministry, at: http://ozvocations.catholic.org.au/day/index.html offers resources for preparing the Eucharist for this day. There are Parish Bulletin inserts, Penitential Rite options, the Pope's message, and more.
On the New Zealand bishops' Website at http://www.catholic.org.nz click the 'Vocations' link for a wealth of vocations-related information. In particular ...
"Vocations to the Religious Life" with a directory of the amazing number and variety of religious orders which serve the New Zealand Church, most of which now have their own Web sites; and ...
"Stories of Faith", in which New Zealand Catholic laypeople, priests and religious give their personal testimonies about the challenges and rewards of their vocations.
APRIL 19-21 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, War Memorial Centre, Marine Parade, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier Tel: (06) 844 9956. E-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz ; or Lyn Brown, tel. (06) 844 5176. Mobile 027 4877489 Media Release: http://www.catholic.org.nz/newsF.htm
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop's journey a moving occasion (photo) NZ Herald 8 April 2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1293750&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Members of the Catholic community carried the returned remains of the father of New Zealand Catholicism through central Auckland yesterday in an emotional journey marking another stage towards his final resting place ....
Pompallier hikoi journeys through Northland The Northern News 11 April 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1163955a1927,FF.html St Anthony’s Catholic church in Kaikohe is preparing for Wednesday’s overnight vigil of Bishop John Baptiste Francois Pompallier’s remains. Visitors to the church and those accompanying the hikoi through Northland will be accommodated marae-style on mattresses for a night sharing stories and tributes about the Bishop’s life as well as prayers, hymns and mass.....
Deirdre lends a guiding hand (photo) The Southland Times 08 April 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1159477a1942,FF.html Ask Deirdre Jolly how many branches there are in the national Catholic Women's League she heads and the reply comes quickly: 88. This month she is attending annual League diocesan meetings throughout New Zealand and fitting in two northern training sessions for the Citizens Advice Bureaux...
Sisters move after 119 years (photo) Otago Daily Times Thursday, 11-April 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=11Apr2002&obje\ ct=0410270148&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial A 119-year tradition has ended with the relocation of two Dominican Sisters from Queenstown to Arrowtown. Sisters Molly Griffin and Joan Bennett recently moved from the two-storey convent in Beetham St, Queenstown, to a smaller home in Arrowtown but they promise their presence in Queenstown will continue....
"Pompallier's Prized Possession" (photos) New Zealand Historic Places magazine. November 2001 http://www.historic.org.nz/magazinefeatures/2001nov/2001_11c_single.htm The Gaveaux press at Pompallier is one of the country's most interesting and important historic artefacts. At Pompallier, visitors invariably respond with awe as they hear how the press here was brought across two oceans and set up in this building. More than 30,000 books were printed on it between 1842 and 1850. These were some of the first books made in New Zealand and some of the first books in the Maori language.....
Michael King: At the edge of memory NZ Herald 08.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\ n=&storyID=1293040 This is the story of Michael King's great-uncle by marriage, Maurice Belgrave, who arrived in New Zealand in 1908 and became a successful Hamilton draper and businessman. He insisted he was a Gaelic-speaking Scottish Presbyterian (this seemed to explain his slight accent), although he converted to Catholicism to marry one of his shop assistants, Margaret Hartnett. The couple had three sons and became, King says, "a prominent Catholic clan", well respected in the city. Yet all this, King reveals, was invention, although during his life "Bel", as Maurice Belgrave was known by those close to him, gave his family no clues about his identity and history....
Catholic Schools Still Going Strong: Despite Abuse Scandal and Financial Strains, Catholic School Officials Remain Upbeat The Associated Press 9 April 2002 http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20020409_1090.html Leaders of America's Roman Catholic schools can recite a daunting list of challenges: tight finances, teacher retention, shifting demographics. But the ever-growing sex abuse scandal among clergy has left the vast network of schools, run mostly by lay people, largely unscathed....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work, Family and Leisure. Finding the Balance
Interview of the week: Sr Anna Nicholls talks to Phillip Birch, a self-employed landscape gardener.
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NEWSLETTER
Marist Family Newsletter April 2002 The latest Marist Family News April 2002 is available on the Marist Brothers' Website at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/fms Some of the main points are listed below, but the whole newsletter is interesting reading.
News of the Provincial and Regional Chapters ... Marist World scene is available to all Marist Family members at http://www.champagnat.org ... Obituaries: Brother Terry Payne and Brother Daniel Traynor ... Marist Hill closes early this year ... Close links between Marists and Bishop Pompallier ... Book Launch : The Marist Brothers and Maori by Br Edward traces the interaction between the Marist Brothers and Maori from the years 1838, when the first Brother arrived with Bishop Pompallier, to 1988 ... Brothers' schools in Pakistan ... Marists in the Congo ... Pacific Novitiate in Fiji: sixty five young men from twenty seven countries professed their first vows last year
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BOOK REVIEW
The Three Johns, by Richard Kew http://www.latimer.org.nz/reviews/articles/three_johns.shtml Reflections on George Weigel's "Witness to Hope, a biography of John Paul II" and "John Stott the Early Years", a biography by Bishop Timothy Dudley Smith
I had intended to make this a serious comparison of the lives of three men, all named John, and all of whose biographies I have read in the last few months: John Paul II, John Stott, and John Spong. As I thought, prayed, and reviewed the source materials, making several false starts, I eventually concluded that Bishop Spong just could not be made to fit with this plan. The reason is simple. For me, at least, it is impossible to find legitimate points of comparison when attempting to put him alongside the other two, each of whom I perceive to be a towering figure....
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LOGOS PROJECT (NEW WEBSITE)
http://www.logos.org.nz/
The LOGOS Project (Inc) is a ministry to young Catholics in the diocese of Auckland. It is run under the direction of the priests and brothers of the Society of Mary (Marists) in agreement with the Bishop of Auckland.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Qualified Early Childhood staff member, Marian Early Childhood Centre, Panmure Details in NZ Catholic April 7 2002 p.21. Applications close 18 April 2002
Regional Youth Worker (Tauranga), Hamilton Diocese To develop youth ministries in the Bay of Plenty region. Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 7 2002 p.21 and from Naomi McGowan tel 07 838 2079; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz Applications close Friday 19 April 2002
BETHLEHEM: FRANCISCANS BESIEGED
(For daily reports on the situation, see: http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm ('Breaking News')
Please help the Franciscans in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem by writing to one or all of the following addresses, enclosing a copy of the Fides report below, and politely asking the secretary of the community or congregation concerned to pass your message on to their President:
The Secretary Wellington Jewish Community Centre Email: bethel@ihug.co.nz
The Secretary Beth Shalom Progressive Jewish Congregation, Auckland Email: info@bethshalom.org.nz
The Secretary Auckland Hebrew Congregation E-mail: jay-el@ihug.co.nz
************************************* "Custody appeals to Jewish Communities all over the world"
http://www.fides.org/home-ing.htm ('Breaking News')
Jerusalem 12 April 2002 (Fides) – The Franciscan Custodians of the Holy Land have decided to launch an appeal to Jewish communities all over the world to pressure the Israeli government to order that the electrical power supply at the Franciscan monastery in Bethlehem be turned on again and that water be supplied to the Friars, now at the end of their strength. The Custody tried to convince the Israeli authorities to do this but the only reply was "do not disturb us again".
Custody spokesman Father David Jaeger OFM, told Fides: "The friars cannot resign themselves to the consequences. This is why we rely on our "elder brothers" the Jews, and on the traditional goodwill between the Jews and the Franciscan family. We recall the heroism of Franciscans who saved many Jews from the Shoah, hiding them in numerous monasteries, including Assisi. Today we ask their help".
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EVENTS
APRIL 21 World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Each year, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is held on the 4th Sunday of Easter (this year 21 April). At Masses, Catholics will pray for those who have served, and are serving, as priests and religious, and that many more will join them.
The World Day Web page of the Australian Catholic Vocations Ministry, at: http://ozvocations.catholic.org.au/day/index.html offers resources for preparing the Eucharist for this day. There are Parish Bulletin inserts, Penitential Rite options, the Pope's message, and more.
On the New Zealand bishops' Website at http://www.catholic.org.nz click the 'Vocations' link for a wealth of vocations-related information. In particular ...
"Vocations to the Religious Life" with a directory of the amazing number and variety of religious orders which serve the New Zealand Church, most of which now have their own Web sites; and ...
"Stories of Faith", in which New Zealand Catholic laypeople, priests and religious give their personal testimonies about the challenges and rewards of their vocations.
APRIL 19-21 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, War Memorial Centre, Marine Parade, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier Tel: (06) 844 9956. E-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz ; or Lyn Brown, tel. (06) 844 5176. Mobile 027 4877489 Media Release: http://www.catholic.org.nz/newsF.htm
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop's journey a moving occasion (photo) NZ Herald 8 April 2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1293750&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Members of the Catholic community carried the returned remains of the father of New Zealand Catholicism through central Auckland yesterday in an emotional journey marking another stage towards his final resting place ....
Pompallier hikoi journeys through Northland The Northern News 11 April 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1163955a1927,FF.html St Anthony’s Catholic church in Kaikohe is preparing for Wednesday’s overnight vigil of Bishop John Baptiste Francois Pompallier’s remains. Visitors to the church and those accompanying the hikoi through Northland will be accommodated marae-style on mattresses for a night sharing stories and tributes about the Bishop’s life as well as prayers, hymns and mass.....
Deirdre lends a guiding hand (photo) The Southland Times 08 April 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1159477a1942,FF.html Ask Deirdre Jolly how many branches there are in the national Catholic Women's League she heads and the reply comes quickly: 88. This month she is attending annual League diocesan meetings throughout New Zealand and fitting in two northern training sessions for the Citizens Advice Bureaux...
Sisters move after 119 years (photo) Otago Daily Times Thursday, 11-April 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=11Apr2002&obje\ ct=0410270148&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial A 119-year tradition has ended with the relocation of two Dominican Sisters from Queenstown to Arrowtown. Sisters Molly Griffin and Joan Bennett recently moved from the two-storey convent in Beetham St, Queenstown, to a smaller home in Arrowtown but they promise their presence in Queenstown will continue....
"Pompallier's Prized Possession" (photos) New Zealand Historic Places magazine. November 2001 http://www.historic.org.nz/magazinefeatures/2001nov/2001_11c_single.htm The Gaveaux press at Pompallier is one of the country's most interesting and important historic artefacts. At Pompallier, visitors invariably respond with awe as they hear how the press here was brought across two oceans and set up in this building. More than 30,000 books were printed on it between 1842 and 1850. These were some of the first books made in New Zealand and some of the first books in the Maori language.....
Michael King: At the edge of memory NZ Herald 08.04.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=entertainment&thesubsectio\ n=&storyID=1293040 This is the story of Michael King's great-uncle by marriage, Maurice Belgrave, who arrived in New Zealand in 1908 and became a successful Hamilton draper and businessman. He insisted he was a Gaelic-speaking Scottish Presbyterian (this seemed to explain his slight accent), although he converted to Catholicism to marry one of his shop assistants, Margaret Hartnett. The couple had three sons and became, King says, "a prominent Catholic clan", well respected in the city. Yet all this, King reveals, was invention, although during his life "Bel", as Maurice Belgrave was known by those close to him, gave his family no clues about his identity and history....
Catholic Schools Still Going Strong: Despite Abuse Scandal and Financial Strains, Catholic School Officials Remain Upbeat The Associated Press 9 April 2002 http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20020409_1090.html Leaders of America's Roman Catholic schools can recite a daunting list of challenges: tight finances, teacher retention, shifting demographics. But the ever-growing sex abuse scandal among clergy has left the vast network of schools, run mostly by lay people, largely unscathed....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work, Family and Leisure. Finding the Balance
Interview of the week: Sr Anna Nicholls talks to Phillip Birch, a self-employed landscape gardener.
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NEWSLETTER
Marist Family Newsletter April 2002 The latest Marist Family News April 2002 is available on the Marist Brothers' Website at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/fms Some of the main points are listed below, but the whole newsletter is interesting reading.
News of the Provincial and Regional Chapters ... Marist World scene is available to all Marist Family members at http://www.champagnat.org ... Obituaries: Brother Terry Payne and Brother Daniel Traynor ... Marist Hill closes early this year ... Close links between Marists and Bishop Pompallier ... Book Launch : The Marist Brothers and Maori by Br Edward traces the interaction between the Marist Brothers and Maori from the years 1838, when the first Brother arrived with Bishop Pompallier, to 1988 ... Brothers' schools in Pakistan ... Marists in the Congo ... Pacific Novitiate in Fiji: sixty five young men from twenty seven countries professed their first vows last year
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BOOK REVIEW
The Three Johns, by Richard Kew http://www.latimer.org.nz/reviews/articles/three_johns.shtml Reflections on George Weigel's "Witness to Hope, a biography of John Paul II" and "John Stott the Early Years", a biography by Bishop Timothy Dudley Smith
I had intended to make this a serious comparison of the lives of three men, all named John, and all of whose biographies I have read in the last few months: John Paul II, John Stott, and John Spong. As I thought, prayed, and reviewed the source materials, making several false starts, I eventually concluded that Bishop Spong just could not be made to fit with this plan. The reason is simple. For me, at least, it is impossible to find legitimate points of comparison when attempting to put him alongside the other two, each of whom I perceive to be a towering figure....
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LOGOS PROJECT (NEW WEBSITE)
http://www.logos.org.nz/
The LOGOS Project (Inc) is a ministry to young Catholics in the diocese of Auckland. It is run under the direction of the priests and brothers of the Society of Mary (Marists) in agreement with the Bishop of Auckland.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Qualified Early Childhood staff member, Marian Early Childhood Centre, Panmure Details in NZ Catholic April 7 2002 p.21. Applications close 18 April 2002
Regional Youth Worker (Tauranga), Hamilton Diocese To develop youth ministries in the Bay of Plenty region. Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 7 2002 p.21 and from Naomi McGowan tel 07 838 2079; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz Applications close Friday 19 April 2002
Sunday, April 7, 2002
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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND.
"What could be a more suitable occasion to raise to heaven a choral invocation of pardon and mercy that implores the Heart of God for a special intervention ..." (Pope John Paul)
Please join in today's worldwide prayers for a special intervention to bring relief to the suffering populations of Jesus' homeland.
You can follow events there through first-hand reports from the Catholic news agencies, via the 'News' link at http://www.catholic.org.nz and from the Misna News Agency at: http://www.misna.org/eng/default.htm Both Misna and Fides have contacts in the affected areas whose telephopned reports appear on the respective Websites almost immediately.
For the background to Divine Mercy Sunday and the devotion that inspires it, please visit http://www.homebusinesslink.com/divinemercyNZ.html
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
NZ Catholic No 134, April 7, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Hui Gives Boost to Restorative Justice Effort " More than 100 people from all over New Zealand gathered at Te Piringa Taha o Te Maungaronga Marae in west Auckland last month for the national restorative justice hui.... [Links: Courts of New Zealand: Information on court-referred restorative justice ... Father Jim Consedine. "Restorative Justice- the Christian Option " ]
"Students survive giving up luxuries " "What, no ice in the cordial!" was just one of the reality checks for St Peter's College students who "survived a slum" in the school courtyard... [Link: St Peter's College]
"Pregnant Despite Family Planning " A domestic violence survey of women at an abortion clinic suggests contraception has little chance of reducing the abortion rate... [Link: Waikato District Health Board ]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Speaking shield regained " The Christchurch Press - New Zealand; Apr 2, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020402008390&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand After a close fight, St Bede's College has regained the Bishop Lyons Shield for public speaking. The shield, awarded annually since 1947, was contested by seven Catholic schools from Timaru to the West Coast....
"The danger of (not) doing it Jim's way " The Christchurch Press Apr 4, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020404008685&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Jim Anderton has long made a habit of turning his friends into enemies. >From the Catholic Church, through the Labour Party, the Greens, and now the Alliance, he has left division and disillusionment in his wake......
"Traditional touch to service " The Christchurch Press Mar 30, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020330007007&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Traditional choral music and the words of New Zealand writers combined in a Christchurch Easter service that aimed to make Jesus' crucifixion relevant to the experiences of contemporary New Zealanders....
"Coast took 'em young : Digging for the stories behind our historic headstones" The Christchurch Press Mar 30, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020330007145&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Cemetery headstones are a vivid reminder of the perils awaiting people in a land of rapidly rising rivers, landslips, and mine explosions... At Karoro Cemetery towards the south of Greymouth, the largest plot dates from the pre- feminist era. It features elaborate headstones for six priests and a brother, while the final resting places of 19 nuns are marked with simple white crosses....
"Enduring the cross of human frailty" Otago Daily Times, Saturday, 6-April 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=04Apr2002&obje\ ct=G3A25E2602EP&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial As John Paul II, he may be seen by millions as God's representative on Earth but, as Karol Wojtyla, he is a man trapped in an increasingly frail body. So will he be the first Pope in more than 700 years to step down?......
"The Pros and cons of letting hatred go" Otago Daily Times, Saturday, 6-April 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=06Apr2002&obje\ ct=G394575591RT&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial For centuries, the subject of forgiveness has fascinated and vexed moral men and women. It pits Old Testament judgment against New Testament mercy, rage against compassion, instinct against intellect. Now there's a new, practical take on the subject, where spirit meets self-interest. Several new books and medical studies conclude that people who forgive live longer, healthier and happier lives....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work This week: Fr Peter Roe talks to accountancy firm partner Mike Curtis about finding the balance between work, family and leisure.
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EVENTS
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
Qualified Early Childhood staff member, Marian Early Childhood Centre, Panmure Details in NZ Catholic April 7 2002 p.21. Applications close 18 April 2002
Regional Youth Worker (Tauranga), Hamilton Diocese To develop youth ministries in the Bay of Plenty region. Detyails in 'NZ Catholic' April 7 2002 p.21 and from Naomi McGowan tel 07 838 2079; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz Applications close Friday 19 April 2002
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND.
"What could be a more suitable occasion to raise to heaven a choral invocation of pardon and mercy that implores the Heart of God for a special intervention ..." (Pope John Paul)
Please join in today's worldwide prayers for a special intervention to bring relief to the suffering populations of Jesus' homeland.
You can follow events there through first-hand reports from the Catholic news agencies, via the 'News' link at http://www.catholic.org.nz and from the Misna News Agency at: http://www.misna.org/eng/default.htm Both Misna and Fides have contacts in the affected areas whose telephopned reports appear on the respective Websites almost immediately.
For the background to Divine Mercy Sunday and the devotion that inspires it, please visit http://www.homebusinesslink.com/divinemercyNZ.html
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
NZ Catholic No 134, April 7, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Hui Gives Boost to Restorative Justice Effort " More than 100 people from all over New Zealand gathered at Te Piringa Taha o Te Maungaronga Marae in west Auckland last month for the national restorative justice hui.... [Links: Courts of New Zealand: Information on court-referred restorative justice ... Father Jim Consedine. "Restorative Justice- the Christian Option " ]
"Students survive giving up luxuries " "What, no ice in the cordial!" was just one of the reality checks for St Peter's College students who "survived a slum" in the school courtyard... [Link: St Peter's College]
"Pregnant Despite Family Planning " A domestic violence survey of women at an abortion clinic suggests contraception has little chance of reducing the abortion rate... [Link: Waikato District Health Board ]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Speaking shield regained " The Christchurch Press - New Zealand; Apr 2, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020402008390&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand After a close fight, St Bede's College has regained the Bishop Lyons Shield for public speaking. The shield, awarded annually since 1947, was contested by seven Catholic schools from Timaru to the West Coast....
"The danger of (not) doing it Jim's way " The Christchurch Press Apr 4, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020404008685&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Jim Anderton has long made a habit of turning his friends into enemies. >From the Catholic Church, through the Labour Party, the Greens, and now the Alliance, he has left division and disillusionment in his wake......
"Traditional touch to service " The Christchurch Press Mar 30, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020330007007&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Traditional choral music and the words of New Zealand writers combined in a Christchurch Easter service that aimed to make Jesus' crucifixion relevant to the experiences of contemporary New Zealanders....
"Coast took 'em young : Digging for the stories behind our historic headstones" The Christchurch Press Mar 30, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020330007145&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Cemetery headstones are a vivid reminder of the perils awaiting people in a land of rapidly rising rivers, landslips, and mine explosions... At Karoro Cemetery towards the south of Greymouth, the largest plot dates from the pre- feminist era. It features elaborate headstones for six priests and a brother, while the final resting places of 19 nuns are marked with simple white crosses....
"Enduring the cross of human frailty" Otago Daily Times, Saturday, 6-April 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=04Apr2002&obje\ ct=G3A25E2602EP&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial As John Paul II, he may be seen by millions as God's representative on Earth but, as Karol Wojtyla, he is a man trapped in an increasingly frail body. So will he be the first Pope in more than 700 years to step down?......
"The Pros and cons of letting hatred go" Otago Daily Times, Saturday, 6-April 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=06Apr2002&obje\ ct=G394575591RT&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial For centuries, the subject of forgiveness has fascinated and vexed moral men and women. It pits Old Testament judgment against New Testament mercy, rage against compassion, instinct against intellect. Now there's a new, practical take on the subject, where spirit meets self-interest. Several new books and medical studies conclude that people who forgive live longer, healthier and happier lives....
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CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
Theme of the month: Work This week: Fr Peter Roe talks to accountancy firm partner Mike Curtis about finding the balance between work, family and leisure.
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EVENTS
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
Qualified Early Childhood staff member, Marian Early Childhood Centre, Panmure Details in NZ Catholic April 7 2002 p.21. Applications close 18 April 2002
Regional Youth Worker (Tauranga), Hamilton Diocese To develop youth ministries in the Bay of Plenty region. Detyails in 'NZ Catholic' April 7 2002 p.21 and from Naomi McGowan tel 07 838 2079; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz Applications close Friday 19 April 2002
Sunday, March 31, 2002
QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER (1900-2002)
In 1940, with the original 'Axis of Evil' dominating Western Europe and bombing Britain to dust, Queen Elizabeth declared that neither she nor her daughters Elizabeth - the heir to the throne - and the late Princess Margaret would ever leave King George VI, "and the King will never leave his people". The Royal Family's devotion to duty at the risk of their lives did wonders for Britain's morale and no doubt contributed to its determination to continue a seemingly hopeless struggle, until Hitler lost patience and turned on his ally the Soviet Union, leading to the defeat of the Axis and its cornerstone the Third Reich within four years.
In the spirit of Easter, we can pray with confidence: Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
EASTER RESOURCES
Please visit the NZ Catholic bishops' News page for reports of the Easter Sunday ceremonies in Rome (tomorrow, our time) and the full texts and summaries of Pope John Paul's Easter homilies from a wide range of news sources. At http://www.catholic.org.nz click on 'News'.
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 133, March 24, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Call for TVNZ to reflect spiritual beliefs " A plea for programmes that recognise New Zealanders' religious and spiritual beliefs has been made to the parliamentary select committee considering the TVNZ Bill. Trish Moseley, chairperson of the Churches Broadcasting Commission, told the committee that more than 60 per cent of New Zealanders aligned themselves to a mainstream Christian denomination in the census.... [Related Links: Broadcasting Act (full text) ... Broadcasting Amendment Act 2000 ]
"Welcome mat is out for Bishop Pompallier " While a multi-national, multi-cultural and multi-denominational welcome is being prepared in Russell for the homecoming of Bishop Pompallier's remains on April 13, parishes, volunteers and the local council in the Hokianga are gearing up for thousands of visitors who will attend the interment at Motuti on April 20.... [Related Links: Catholic Church in NZ: The Return of Bishop Pompallier... Historic Places Trust: The Return of Bishop Pompallier ... North Hokianga: Motuti and environs (this link is out of place on the next story's page)]
"Hate crime" proposal called "dangerous" A Government move to create an offence of "hate crime" has sparked protests. After just one submission to the justice and electoral select committee, by gay rights activist Calum Bennachie, the Government decided to add the offence of "hate crime".... [Related Link: Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill (full text) ]
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
TVNZ: The Holmes show (Video) http://tvone.nzoom.com/programmes/holmes/It's a big weekend for the clergy. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and then Easter Sunday. Meet a new recruit on the job (interview with recently-ordained Fr Craig Dunford at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland)
"Converts Still Head To Catholic Church " The Guardian Thursday March 28, 2002 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-1620284,00.html Boston (AP) - Megan Denell's search for a spiritual home brought her to the doors of the Roman Catholic Church, where she found a strength of community like nothing she had experienced. The sex abuse scandal in the Boston Archdiocese erupted just as Denell took steps to become Catholic. Yet despite a stomach-churning reaction to the crisis, Denell and hundreds of others in Boston still feel the strong pull of faith - and plan to convert to Catholicism during an Easter vigil service Saturday night...
'Faithful grow fewer " NZ Herald 30.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1292279&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Churches will be busy this weekend, but the trend is to more diverse faiths, REBECCA WALSH finds. As Christians celebrate Easter, latest Census figures show there are fewer of them, but the diversity of faiths among New Zealanders is growing....
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
"Poetry and spirituality": an interview with Cenacle Sister and published poet Anne Powell . [Related link: 'Firesong' and 'Enough Clear Water' by Anne Powell http://www.publish.net.nz/artpoetry.htm Click the titles for short descriptions of the two collections]
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
In 1940, with the original 'Axis of Evil' dominating Western Europe and bombing Britain to dust, Queen Elizabeth declared that neither she nor her daughters Elizabeth - the heir to the throne - and the late Princess Margaret would ever leave King George VI, "and the King will never leave his people". The Royal Family's devotion to duty at the risk of their lives did wonders for Britain's morale and no doubt contributed to its determination to continue a seemingly hopeless struggle, until Hitler lost patience and turned on his ally the Soviet Union, leading to the defeat of the Axis and its cornerstone the Third Reich within four years.
In the spirit of Easter, we can pray with confidence: Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
EASTER RESOURCES
Please visit the NZ Catholic bishops' News page for reports of the Easter Sunday ceremonies in Rome (tomorrow, our time) and the full texts and summaries of Pope John Paul's Easter homilies from a wide range of news sources. At http://www.catholic.org.nz click on 'News'.
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 133, March 24, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Call for TVNZ to reflect spiritual beliefs " A plea for programmes that recognise New Zealanders' religious and spiritual beliefs has been made to the parliamentary select committee considering the TVNZ Bill. Trish Moseley, chairperson of the Churches Broadcasting Commission, told the committee that more than 60 per cent of New Zealanders aligned themselves to a mainstream Christian denomination in the census.... [Related Links: Broadcasting Act (full text) ... Broadcasting Amendment Act 2000 ]
"Welcome mat is out for Bishop Pompallier " While a multi-national, multi-cultural and multi-denominational welcome is being prepared in Russell for the homecoming of Bishop Pompallier's remains on April 13, parishes, volunteers and the local council in the Hokianga are gearing up for thousands of visitors who will attend the interment at Motuti on April 20.... [Related Links: Catholic Church in NZ: The Return of Bishop Pompallier... Historic Places Trust: The Return of Bishop Pompallier ... North Hokianga: Motuti and environs (this link is out of place on the next story's page)]
"Hate crime" proposal called "dangerous" A Government move to create an offence of "hate crime" has sparked protests. After just one submission to the justice and electoral select committee, by gay rights activist Calum Bennachie, the Government decided to add the offence of "hate crime".... [Related Link: Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill (full text) ]
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
TVNZ: The Holmes show (Video) http://tvone.nzoom.com/programmes/holmes/It's a big weekend for the clergy. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and then Easter Sunday. Meet a new recruit on the job (interview with recently-ordained Fr Craig Dunford at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland)
"Converts Still Head To Catholic Church " The Guardian Thursday March 28, 2002 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-1620284,00.html Boston (AP) - Megan Denell's search for a spiritual home brought her to the doors of the Roman Catholic Church, where she found a strength of community like nothing she had experienced. The sex abuse scandal in the Boston Archdiocese erupted just as Denell took steps to become Catholic. Yet despite a stomach-churning reaction to the crisis, Denell and hundreds of others in Boston still feel the strong pull of faith - and plan to convert to Catholicism during an Easter vigil service Saturday night...
'Faithful grow fewer " NZ Herald 30.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1292279&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Churches will be busy this weekend, but the trend is to more diverse faiths, REBECCA WALSH finds. As Christians celebrate Easter, latest Census figures show there are fewer of them, but the diversity of faiths among New Zealanders is growing....
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
"Poetry and spirituality": an interview with Cenacle Sister and published poet Anne Powell . [Related link: 'Firesong' and 'Enough Clear Water' by Anne Powell http://www.publish.net.nz/artpoetry.htm Click the titles for short descriptions of the two collections]
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
Sunday, March 24, 2002
EASTER RESOURCES
'Doing as Jesus Commands' http://www.ake.quik.co.nz/termon/Commentaries, liturgy resources and further reading for Holy Week.
'The Text This Week' http://www.textweek.com/holyweek.htm Comprehensive Lent and Easter links .... Ideas and Liturgies for Holy Week ... Easter Art and Music ... Stations of the Cross
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Camping under cardboard for charity ' (photo) Otago Daily Times 21 March 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=21Mar2002&obje\ ct=FKJ39J3656ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial While the rest of Dunedin slept in their beds, Kavanagh College pupil leaders huddled inside cardboard boxes wrapped in blankets last night... Yesterday was Solidarity Day and every Catholic primary and secondary school in the country was "doing something for others", teacher Jo Stanley said....
'Oldest sister on the school block' (photo, and related video report) TVNZ Mar 22, 2002 http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,89237-1-5,00.html Teachers are usually known for their good memories but the memory of one teacher in Christchurch goes back a lot longer than any other in the country. Sister Basil has just celebrated her 90th birthday, but she's still giving students the benefit of her years....
'The Galileo Project ' Auckland University Press Release 20 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/93/200203201019.b048570b.html The Galileo Project is a programme of arts events presented by The University of Auckland, celebrating the life and work of the great Renaissance scientist, mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei. The centrepiece of the project is the opera "Galileo" ... [depicting] Galileo's contention with the accepted view of the laws of physics and the natural cosmos, in particular his observation that the earth revolved around the sun, not vice versa. This discovery led him into conflict with the Catholic Church .... ***************************** [Since the contention by Galileo (1564-1642) that the earth goes round the sun and not vice versa appeared to contradict the Bible ("... the sun stood still ..." Joshua 10:13), he reached an agreement with the Church's censors to publish his view as a theory only, but instead presented it as a proven fact. As a punishment he was compelled to repudiate his book and agree not to write anything else on the subject. He turned his attention to the science of dynamics and statics and in 1636 published 'Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences' which laid the basis for modern physics. Galileo died at the age of 78 and was buried in Florence in the Church of Santa Croce, next to Michaelangelo and Machiavelli.
[In 1994 the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences presented Pope John Paul with a report he had commissioned on the Galileo Controversy. To mark the occasion the Pope gave an address on the roles that faith and science fulfil in human life (1) in which he quoted Pope Leo XIII: "Truth cannot contradict truth, and we may be sure that some mistake has been made either in the interpretation of the sacred words, or in the polemical discussion itself"]
(1) http://www.its.caltech.edu/~newman/sci-cp/sci-9211.html
NEW AND REFURBISHED WEB SITES
[These Websites illustrate a principle which I wish all our Catholic Web site owners would take to heart: technical matters are best left to technicians. In each of the following Websites the content has been supplied by the site owners - the parish, school or religious order - to local firms of professional Web designers who have turned out smart-looking pages comparable in quality to any of their type, for fees which (it's safe to assume) don't strain the limited budgets of the typical parish, school or order. ML]
St Joseph's Catholic Parish, Hawera http://www.stjoshw.co.nz
St Alban's Catholic School, Christchurch http://www.stalbanscatholic.school.nz
Sisters of Mercy, New Zealand http://www.mercyworld.org/nz
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
This week's interview: Fr Gerry Whiteford sm on icons as inspiration and art
(The Catholictv.net team are working hard to solve the present technical difficulties which prevent all or part of the videos from being viewed in some browsers and computers.)
NEWSLETTERS
(Many thanks to the volunteer monitors who supplied these summaries)
NZ Catholic Education Office. "Lighting New Fires" Issue No.7 December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf7.htm Summary: Education Review Office and Ministry of Education to share Information and work programmes ... More efficient system for teachers on transfer ... National nutrition survey ... Effective leadership for new and future principals .... Ministry of education contents and liability insurance ... Progress on technology ... International Years : United Nations has proclaimed the following : 2002 International Year of Ecotourism, International Year of Mountains; 2000-2010 Decade of a Culture of Peace.
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2013.html Summary: "At the XXth General Chapter of the Marist Brothers in Rome there were 118 delegates representing all the Provinces of the world of our Brothers. The purpose of a Chapter, held every eight years, is to review the impact of our lives as Brothers and to set out new challenges for us. The time of Chapter is an extraordinary period of grace in the life of an Institute. It marks the beginning of another journey which gets underway in earnest once the last delegate leaves with the Chapter message to share with all those Brothers back in his Province. A new Superior General and General Council was also elected. Brother Sean Sammon (54) is our newly elected leader. Sean was born in Manhattan, educated as a clinical psychologist, and has been the Vicar General for the past eight years. Sean is no stranger to us for he has visited New Zealand many times and led conferences for local Diocesan priests...."
Lifemaze No 4 Summer 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2059.html The Newsletter of the Marist Brothers' young adults' ministry. It includes this poem by Mother Teresa:
HOW TO LIVE Life is an opportunity, take it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is beatitude, taste it. Life is a dream, make it reality. Life is a challenge, embrace it. Life is a duty, fulfil it. Life is a play, play it. Life is precious, take care of it. Life is riches, keep them. Life is love, enjoy it. Life is a mystery, discover it. Life is a promise, keep it. Life is sadness, overcome it. Life is a hymn, sing it. Life is a fight, accept it. Life is an adventure, take the risk. Life is happiness, merit it. Life is life, defend it. May life be a future of hope for You and your loved ones.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Applications close Friday 22 March.
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
'Doing as Jesus Commands' http://www.ake.quik.co.nz/termon/Commentaries, liturgy resources and further reading for Holy Week.
'The Text This Week' http://www.textweek.com/holyweek.htm Comprehensive Lent and Easter links .... Ideas and Liturgies for Holy Week ... Easter Art and Music ... Stations of the Cross
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Camping under cardboard for charity ' (photo) Otago Daily Times 21 March 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=21Mar2002&obje\ ct=FKJ39J3656ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial While the rest of Dunedin slept in their beds, Kavanagh College pupil leaders huddled inside cardboard boxes wrapped in blankets last night... Yesterday was Solidarity Day and every Catholic primary and secondary school in the country was "doing something for others", teacher Jo Stanley said....
'Oldest sister on the school block' (photo, and related video report) TVNZ Mar 22, 2002 http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,89237-1-5,00.html Teachers are usually known for their good memories but the memory of one teacher in Christchurch goes back a lot longer than any other in the country. Sister Basil has just celebrated her 90th birthday, but she's still giving students the benefit of her years....
'The Galileo Project ' Auckland University Press Release 20 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/93/200203201019.b048570b.html The Galileo Project is a programme of arts events presented by The University of Auckland, celebrating the life and work of the great Renaissance scientist, mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei. The centrepiece of the project is the opera "Galileo" ... [depicting] Galileo's contention with the accepted view of the laws of physics and the natural cosmos, in particular his observation that the earth revolved around the sun, not vice versa. This discovery led him into conflict with the Catholic Church .... ***************************** [Since the contention by Galileo (1564-1642) that the earth goes round the sun and not vice versa appeared to contradict the Bible ("... the sun stood still ..." Joshua 10:13), he reached an agreement with the Church's censors to publish his view as a theory only, but instead presented it as a proven fact. As a punishment he was compelled to repudiate his book and agree not to write anything else on the subject. He turned his attention to the science of dynamics and statics and in 1636 published 'Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences' which laid the basis for modern physics. Galileo died at the age of 78 and was buried in Florence in the Church of Santa Croce, next to Michaelangelo and Machiavelli.
[In 1994 the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences presented Pope John Paul with a report he had commissioned on the Galileo Controversy. To mark the occasion the Pope gave an address on the roles that faith and science fulfil in human life (1) in which he quoted Pope Leo XIII: "Truth cannot contradict truth, and we may be sure that some mistake has been made either in the interpretation of the sacred words, or in the polemical discussion itself"]
(1) http://www.its.caltech.edu/~newman/sci-cp/sci-9211.html
NEW AND REFURBISHED WEB SITES
[These Websites illustrate a principle which I wish all our Catholic Web site owners would take to heart: technical matters are best left to technicians. In each of the following Websites the content has been supplied by the site owners - the parish, school or religious order - to local firms of professional Web designers who have turned out smart-looking pages comparable in quality to any of their type, for fees which (it's safe to assume) don't strain the limited budgets of the typical parish, school or order. ML]
St Joseph's Catholic Parish, Hawera http://www.stjoshw.co.nz
St Alban's Catholic School, Christchurch http://www.stalbanscatholic.school.nz
Sisters of Mercy, New Zealand http://www.mercyworld.org/nz
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
This week's interview: Fr Gerry Whiteford sm on icons as inspiration and art
(The Catholictv.net team are working hard to solve the present technical difficulties which prevent all or part of the videos from being viewed in some browsers and computers.)
NEWSLETTERS
(Many thanks to the volunteer monitors who supplied these summaries)
NZ Catholic Education Office. "Lighting New Fires" Issue No.7 December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf7.htm Summary: Education Review Office and Ministry of Education to share Information and work programmes ... More efficient system for teachers on transfer ... National nutrition survey ... Effective leadership for new and future principals .... Ministry of education contents and liability insurance ... Progress on technology ... International Years : United Nations has proclaimed the following : 2002 International Year of Ecotourism, International Year of Mountains; 2000-2010 Decade of a Culture of Peace.
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2013.html Summary: "At the XXth General Chapter of the Marist Brothers in Rome there were 118 delegates representing all the Provinces of the world of our Brothers. The purpose of a Chapter, held every eight years, is to review the impact of our lives as Brothers and to set out new challenges for us. The time of Chapter is an extraordinary period of grace in the life of an Institute. It marks the beginning of another journey which gets underway in earnest once the last delegate leaves with the Chapter message to share with all those Brothers back in his Province. A new Superior General and General Council was also elected. Brother Sean Sammon (54) is our newly elected leader. Sean was born in Manhattan, educated as a clinical psychologist, and has been the Vicar General for the past eight years. Sean is no stranger to us for he has visited New Zealand many times and led conferences for local Diocesan priests...."
Lifemaze No 4 Summer 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2059.html The Newsletter of the Marist Brothers' young adults' ministry. It includes this poem by Mother Teresa:
HOW TO LIVE Life is an opportunity, take it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is beatitude, taste it. Life is a dream, make it reality. Life is a challenge, embrace it. Life is a duty, fulfil it. Life is a play, play it. Life is precious, take care of it. Life is riches, keep them. Life is love, enjoy it. Life is a mystery, discover it. Life is a promise, keep it. Life is sadness, overcome it. Life is a hymn, sing it. Life is a fight, accept it. Life is an adventure, take the risk. Life is happiness, merit it. Life is life, defend it. May life be a future of hope for You and your loved ones.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Applications close Friday 22 March.
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
Sunday, March 17, 2002
'NZ CATHOLIC' NEWSPAPER
>From No 132, March 10, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'Shop trading threat to sacred days ' At least some of Christianity's most revered and special days - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day - are in danger of being opened up to retail trading this year...
'Military may help catering for Pompallier's interment ' The Army and Navy may help with catering for the crowd at the interment of Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier on April 20....
'Parliament to review "unhelpful" abortion committee ' Pro-life organisations are aiming to influence the direction of a review of the Abortion Supervisory Committee...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Chaplains say cut will affect Maori patients " NZ Herald 13.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191361&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Concerns about Maori patients' spiritual needs have surfaced as a result of the Government's refusal to provide more money for hospital chaplains....
"Spirituality Important In Patient Recovery" Press Release: Christian Heritage Party 14 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/51/200203142301.76c9db6c.html
"Playing hardball to win the game " NZ Herald 16.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191905&thesecti\ on=sport&thesubsection=rugby&thesecondsubsection=worldcup Seven years ago John O'Neill was a young banker with a big reputation, free to choose, after more than two bare-fisted decades among Sydney's financial high-flyers, just about any job he wanted. Instead, O'Neill returned to the passion of his youth, headhunted by the Australian Rugby Union to overhaul the sport and catapult it to a new corporate future. Unhappily for New Zealand, the former chief executive of the State Bank of New South Wales was exactly the right man for the job....
(If anyone's going: "What's a rugby story doing in News and Notes???"' all I can tell you is, it came up in a search for stories with a Catholic and New Zealand connection, and I thought it was interesting and topical, so why not ... :-) ML
CATHOLICTV.NET
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This month Catholictv.net is featuring the arts - both the performance and the fine kind. Visitors to the site who have Macintosh computers or who use the Netscape browser may find it difficult or impossible to view the video interviews. However I understand that the solution to these problems has already been found so hopefully they'll be fixed before the end of this month.
AT THE LIBRARY
These books may be borrowed either from your local public library or on Interloan. Shelf numbers may vary ...
[non-fiction 220.859 KOW] "The Bible according to Noah : theology as if animals mattered" by Gary Kowalski. New York : Lantern Books, 2001. Subjects: Animals in the Bible. Animals--Religious aspects--Christianity.
[Non-Fiction (no shelf number available)] "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings" by Thomas Merton San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. Subjects: Prayers. Catholic Church--English.
[Non-Fiction 248.845 OTI] "Teach your children well : helping kids make moral choices" by Don S. Otis. Grand Rapids, Mich. : F. H. Revell, c2000. Subjects: Children--Religious life. Moral education.
[Non-Fiction 942.053 MacC] "Tudor church militant : Edward VI and the protestant reformation" by Diarmaid MacCulloch. London : Penguin, 2001. Subjects; Edward VI, King of England. Reformation--England. Summary: Edward VI's short reign was crucial in completing Henry VIII's break with Rome. Edward's key religious innovations, notably Cranmer's two versions of the Book of Common Prayer, were taken up by Queen Elizabeth as the foundation for her Reformation church settlement, the basis of later Anglicanism.
[Fiction] "The Ephesus fragment" by Gary E. Parker. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c1999. Subjects: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Fiction. Archaeology--Fiction Summary: While on a dig near Ephesus, archaeologist Dr. Hugh McAuley discovers a jar with a parchment inside written by the Apostle John, dictated by Mary the Mother of Jesus, telling about her life. McAuley reports his find in a secret email which becomes known to several world figures who all want the parchment for different reasons. It is stolen, and a chase around the world begins.......
ADULT EDUCATION/DEGREE COURSES
Prospectuses for 2002 are now on the Websites of the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) http://www.wcec.org.nz and the Catholic Institute of Theology (CIT) http://www,catholic.org.nz/auckland/cit CIT operates within Auckland diocese and CEC is based in Wellington but offers courses in other cities also.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March.
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 10 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
>From No 132, March 10, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'Shop trading threat to sacred days ' At least some of Christianity's most revered and special days - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day - are in danger of being opened up to retail trading this year...
'Military may help catering for Pompallier's interment ' The Army and Navy may help with catering for the crowd at the interment of Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier on April 20....
'Parliament to review "unhelpful" abortion committee ' Pro-life organisations are aiming to influence the direction of a review of the Abortion Supervisory Committee...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Chaplains say cut will affect Maori patients " NZ Herald 13.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191361&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Concerns about Maori patients' spiritual needs have surfaced as a result of the Government's refusal to provide more money for hospital chaplains....
"Spirituality Important In Patient Recovery" Press Release: Christian Heritage Party 14 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/51/200203142301.76c9db6c.html
"Playing hardball to win the game " NZ Herald 16.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191905&thesecti\ on=sport&thesubsection=rugby&thesecondsubsection=worldcup Seven years ago John O'Neill was a young banker with a big reputation, free to choose, after more than two bare-fisted decades among Sydney's financial high-flyers, just about any job he wanted. Instead, O'Neill returned to the passion of his youth, headhunted by the Australian Rugby Union to overhaul the sport and catapult it to a new corporate future. Unhappily for New Zealand, the former chief executive of the State Bank of New South Wales was exactly the right man for the job....
(If anyone's going: "What's a rugby story doing in News and Notes???"' all I can tell you is, it came up in a search for stories with a Catholic and New Zealand connection, and I thought it was interesting and topical, so why not ... :-) ML
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This month Catholictv.net is featuring the arts - both the performance and the fine kind. Visitors to the site who have Macintosh computers or who use the Netscape browser may find it difficult or impossible to view the video interviews. However I understand that the solution to these problems has already been found so hopefully they'll be fixed before the end of this month.
AT THE LIBRARY
These books may be borrowed either from your local public library or on Interloan. Shelf numbers may vary ...
[non-fiction 220.859 KOW] "The Bible according to Noah : theology as if animals mattered" by Gary Kowalski. New York : Lantern Books, 2001. Subjects: Animals in the Bible. Animals--Religious aspects--Christianity.
[Non-Fiction (no shelf number available)] "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings" by Thomas Merton San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. Subjects: Prayers. Catholic Church--English.
[Non-Fiction 248.845 OTI] "Teach your children well : helping kids make moral choices" by Don S. Otis. Grand Rapids, Mich. : F. H. Revell, c2000. Subjects: Children--Religious life. Moral education.
[Non-Fiction 942.053 MacC] "Tudor church militant : Edward VI and the protestant reformation" by Diarmaid MacCulloch. London : Penguin, 2001. Subjects; Edward VI, King of England. Reformation--England. Summary: Edward VI's short reign was crucial in completing Henry VIII's break with Rome. Edward's key religious innovations, notably Cranmer's two versions of the Book of Common Prayer, were taken up by Queen Elizabeth as the foundation for her Reformation church settlement, the basis of later Anglicanism.
[Fiction] "The Ephesus fragment" by Gary E. Parker. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c1999. Subjects: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Fiction. Archaeology--Fiction Summary: While on a dig near Ephesus, archaeologist Dr. Hugh McAuley discovers a jar with a parchment inside written by the Apostle John, dictated by Mary the Mother of Jesus, telling about her life. McAuley reports his find in a secret email which becomes known to several world figures who all want the parchment for different reasons. It is stolen, and a chase around the world begins.......
ADULT EDUCATION/DEGREE COURSES
Prospectuses for 2002 are now on the Websites of the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) http://www.wcec.org.nz and the Catholic Institute of Theology (CIT) http://www,catholic.org.nz/auckland/cit CIT operates within Auckland diocese and CEC is based in Wellington but offers courses in other cities also.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March.
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 10 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
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