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THE NEW CARDINALS
All the voting members of the College of Cardinals (i.e. those under 80) are listed here: http;//www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc2.html
The morning after being named a cardinal, Archbishop George Pell of Sydney gave a press conference. The Archdiocese of Sydney published this transcript of the conference: http://tinyurl.com/poah
Catholic News Service published this analysis of the geographical distribution of the College of Cardinals after the new appointments: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20030929.htm
News reports, mainly in the secular press, have further information about the new cardinals: http://tinyurl.com/poai
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Cardinal's secretary backs Ratzinger "bad way" assessment CathNews (full text) Following Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's widely reported comment that Pope John Paul II is "in a bad way", the Cardinal's private secretary Georg Gaenswein said yesterday that [the Pope] could not walk or stand. "He is a hero for the faithful," Mr Gaenswein said. "The fact he doesn't give up despite his illness makes him even more credible ... When he is no longer allowed to travel, then dear God will come for him." Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn of Vienna, one of Europe's most respected cardinals, added his voice to the negative reports on the Pope's health by suggesting that Pope John Paul II is nearing "the last days and months of his life". "The entire world is experiencing a Pope who is sick, who is disabled and who is dying, - I don't know how near death he is - who is approaching the last days and months of his life," Schoenborn told the Austrian state broadcaster ORF. Schoenborn is considered a possible candidate for the papacy. His spokesman, Erich Leitenberger, later said that the comments were "to be interpreted philosophically".
'How to get ready for Mass ' http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/tct/oct0303/100303larue.html The Catholic Telegraph (Archdiocese of Cincinnati) Sometimes you get some advice that changes your life. For me, that advice took the form of a simple suggestion to read the Sunday readings before going to Mass. A good friend of mine has done so for years, and she said to me, "It will change the way you experience Mass." And she was right. It really has....
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'The Far East' (St Columban's Mission Society September 2003 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
Full text online articles ...
Editorial: "Footprints on the heart" A quote from an unknown source: Some people come into our lives and quickly go, Some stay for a while, Leave footprints on our hearts, And we are never, never the same again...
From the Director: How are we to be partners? Recently I have been talking about how the Church in Australia and New Zealand can be in partnership with the Catholic Church in other parts of the world. The Pope has been saying for some time that the Church exists for the sake of the Kingdom of God. God wishes to change our world, to bring about God’s rule. Imagine what that would be like!...
In search of a better life, by Mervyn Hannifin Our struggling marginal parish in Alto Hospicio, Sagrado Corazon (Sacred Heart) is located on the edge the Atacama Desert in the far north of Chile. We live on a mountain of rock and sand, 600m above sea-level in the driest region in the world....
Built by the people, by Leo Donnelly Rain in Lima is an event. If it is real rain it is a devastating event. Fortunately it rarely rains to that extent. This means we can build our chapels of estera. Estera is a sheet two by three metres of hand woven bamboo....
Life on the border, by Kevin Mullins A few years ago, while on my way back to Chile after working in Britain, Columbans Arturo Aguilar and Bill Morton invited me to visit their parishes of El Paso/Juarez on the US/Mexican border. I accepted their invitation and was given a tour of Anapra, one of our areas just over the border in Mexico where Fr Bill Morton lives and works with the people. I thought to myself, ‘This is the worst place I have ever seen.’....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Pope warns of new 'difficulties' in talks with Anglican leader http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-10-04-catholic-anglican_x.htm Vatican City (AP) — In a meeting clouded by deepening divisions over homosexuality, Pope John Paul II warned the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that "new and serious difficulties have arisen" in efforts to unify the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches....
Williams seeks to enhance warm ties with the Vatican The Financial Times October 4 2003 http://tinyurl.com/pq1n A meeting today at the Vatican between Pope John Paul and the Archbishop of Canterbury will resonate with symbolism but is at risk of being overshadowed by more mundane realities....
Ghostbusting clergy on the case NZ Herald 30.09.2003 http://tinyurl.com/poal A packaging firm has called in spiritual help to bless its premises because of staff fears that the factory might be haunted. The Auckland company Rapak Asia Pacific has asked five ministers from different denominations to solve its problem....
It's culture not prayers The Dominion Post 01 October 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2676540a11,00.html Conflicting reasons have emerged for starting Maori prayer sessions for parliamentary workers....
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NEW WEB SITE: CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholic Communications is the news media service of the NZ Catholic bishops conferecne, and provides many other services to the Church. In its new website, Cathcomm introduyces iutself, puvlusehs media reelases and news of the Catholic bishiops, plus a round up of local and overseas Catholic news links.
a good deal of the news and newsletters have already appeared in News and notes, so in writing up new cotnetns on the site i plan to mention in detial just the overseass news items on the sites with a biref reference to the other items. ML
International News links ...
Martyrs of Peace: Christian de Chergé, drafted halfway through his seminary studies, was a peacekeeper in Algeria in 1959. A Muslim friend who saved his life was killed for his courageous act. Almost forty years later, de Chergé made a similar sacrifice, dying at the hands of men who did not understand his love for the Muslim people...
Salvation by media: The media has beaten down morale among priests to an all-time low. Depression or hypersensitivity are natural responses, but it can also help us to a clearer discovery of our true purpose and mission, to a kind of spiritual liberation from public opinion...
6 month sentence for Bosnian's email threats to Pope...
Church incense sparks Irish health alert: Dr Jim McDaid, medical doctor and junior minister in the Irish Government, has warned that the health of altar boys and girls is being put at risk from the use of burning incense, particularly at funeral services....
Prosecutors probe sex abuse priest's jail death: Prosecutors were yesterday investigating how an anti-gay convicted murderer managed to strangle fellow inmate pedophile priest John Geoghan inside one of Massachusetts' most secure prisons...
Also on this site: Caritas Aotearoa Newsletter ... Education Review Office report on Catholic schools ... Nathaniel Bioethics Centre Newsletter ... 'NZ Catholic' newspaper ... Sacred Heart College fetes its heroes of sport ... 'Wel-com' newspaper.
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
http://www.catholictv.net
Louise's summary of the site (which starts automatically when you open the home page) includes a short clip from one of Fr Timothy Radcliffe's talks to the National Assembly of Priests, this time on the crisis in preaching.
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MEDJUGORJE NEWS
Issue 31 September 2003 http://www.homebusinesslink.com/issue31.html Introduction ... The Medjugorje Story ... Our Lady's Messages ... From the Editor ... Excerpts from Press Bulletins ... News from Medjugorje (Children of Medjugorje) ... ..The Eucharist ... .Another Miraculous Healing ... ..Extraordinary Circumstances ... From the Mouth of Babes... .Another Proof of the Real Presence ... .Questions and Answers with Ivan ... One Solitary Life ... .Eucharistic Convention will Continue ... The Pope and the Beggar ... My Miracle at Medjugorje ... Fears and Tears... Bishop Komarica on Medjugorje ... An Interview with Anna and Steve Shawl ... The One with Wings ... I Couldn't Kneel ... Heart of Mary ... Interesting Story of Pope John Paul 11's Visit ... Islam Sees Mary as a Model for all Believers ... Mary & the Dialogue with Judaism ... Pray for the Priests ... Troubled Rwanda Has a New Marian Shrine ... God Has not Abandoned Me ... The Secret of the Rosary
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FROM THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Aubert, Mary Joseph 1835 - 1926 Catholic nun, nurse, herbalist, teacher, social worker, writer http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2A18
Marie Henriette Suzanne Aubert (known first as Suzanne Aubert and later in religion as Mary Joseph Aubert) was born at Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay, Loire, France, on 19 June 1835. She was the daughter of Henriette Catherine Clarice Périer and her husband, Louis Aubert, a bailiff....
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Director of Education for Pastoral Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Dunedin Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 5-18 2003 p. 23 and from: Bishops's Secretary, Private Bag 1941, Dunedin. Applications close 17 October 2003
Adult Education Tutor/Distance Learning Coordinator, Wellington Catholic Education Centre. Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 5-18 2003 p. 23, and from Peter Bray, e-mail: p.bray@wcec.org.nz Applications close 17 October 2003
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Sunday, October 5, 2003
Sunday, September 28, 2003
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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'Wel-com', September 2003 (Wellington Archdiocese, Diocese Of Palmerston North)
http://www.welcom.org.nz
"Born to us – children in New Zealand" Society's most vulnerable members are children. Their innate dignity directs us to protect them. Lisa Beech
"Formation is the paramount concern of our teachers" The paramount concern of the Catholic teacher is not merely the transmission of facts, but the formation of persons — formation, not information.
"Spirituality at the heart of the Catholic School" A framework for analysing and deepening the spirituality of the Catholic school. Dr Ann Gilroy RSJ
"Spirituality and Pastoral Planning" Our congregations are dwindling, our seminaries emptying and our reputation in the world is being battered. We look around and wonder where everyone has gone. Michael Brady
"Challenging road to agreement on world trade practices" Some who argue that free trade will grease the wheels of prosperity for the world’s poor nations while others claim that all this does is make the rich nations richer at the expense of the poor.
"Fascinating history that tells how our local church was shaped " 'Steadfast in Hope' is a fascinating account of the Wellington Archdiocese from 1850 to 2000 beginning with a diocese embracing the whole of New Zealand south of Lake Taupo.
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'NZ Catholic' No 171, September 21-October 4, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Churches condemn legalising of Internet gambling WELLINGTON - The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services has condemned law changes legalising interactive gambling, including on the Internet, saying they would "unleash huge social harm"...
Bishops want spiritual dimension in GM decisions WELLINGTON - The Catholic bishops have called for adverse effects on the "culture, spirituality and ethical values" of New Zealanders to be fully taken into account in decisions on genetic modification of new organisms...
Sacred Heart College fetes its heroes of sport by Kelson Butler AUCKLAND - Sporting legends were honoured at Eden Park on September 5 as part of the Sacred Heart College centennial celebrations...
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE ... Aided conception can be okay, says CWL, Sexuality, family life covered in seminar, Justice week focus will be on children, ERO File, College sport, Fr Cecil: Brother, priest, missionary, Christchurch priest dies suddenly, Vatican Letter: Full agenda for meeting on translation
FEATURES: Positive alternative to "trick or treat", Sacred Heart College fetes its heroes of sport, Rugby followers to get a taste of the Bible, Padre Pio: Lengthy periods of persecution, Deals with wheels produce savings for Church, NZer's 9/11 ministry recorded, Poet's booklet and CD welcomed as a resource, Priest's struggles shaped his ministry, Former Cook Islands chaplain celebrates golden jubilee, Canterbury landscape in triptych of Mary
INTERNATIONAL: Pope's health causes concern in Slovakia, Man tells of priest's murder, O'Malley settles 552 suits in Boston, Ethical investments pay high dividends, Conversion barrier Schools need strong identity, Women leaders wanted, In Brief: Cancer link to abortion suppressed by doctors, Women confessors suggested by bishops, Priests urge optional celibacy, The Pope: Religions should all denounce terrorism, Day to support priesthood, US funding is withheld
OPINION: Ronald Rolheiser, Peter Grace, Michael Gormly Editorial: The poverty that's in our midst Malcolm Evans, Iva Verse, Letters Letters
REGULAR FEATURES: Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, The Doolans, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Photo Prayer, What We Believe, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURE Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Five years' jail for paedophile priest Fairfax NZ 26 September 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2670965a11,00.html A 76-year-old retired Catholic priest has been jailed for five years for what a victim described as "despicable sexual crimes against an innocent and vulnerable child".
Further related reports: New complaint against convicted paedophile priest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2668570a11,00.html Paedophile priest 'a very sick man' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2643035a11,00.html
Pope tipped for Nobel prize Gulf Daily News 27 September 2003 http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=62664&Sn=WORL OSLO: Pope John Paul II, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and dissidents from Iran to China are among those tipped to win the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize in a year with no clear favourites....
Pope to name new cardinals in October http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=24415 Deepikaglobal.com Saturday, September 27, 2003 Rome, Sep 26 (DPA) Pope John Paul II will bring forward the nomination of new cardinals by several months when he meets with the College of Cardinals in October, Vatican sources said today The pope is expected to announce the nominations in the next days, possibly on September 28, the sources said. The consistory or college will then convene on October 21 or 22 instead of February 2004, as originally planned....
Vatican Correspondent Handicaps Front-Runners for Next Pope Newhouse News Service http://www.newhouse.com/archive/long092303.html When the princes of the Roman Catholic Church gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope, the room will be swept for electronic bugs -- an innovation ordered by the current pontiff. If the election were today, 109 cardinals from around the world would be eligible to vote. Of these men, Pope John Paul II appointed 104. But don't assume the fix is in, warns John L. Allen Jr., the Vatican correspondent for CNN and the National Catholic Reporter....
Go straight to Heaven The Spectator (UK) http://tinyurl.com/o7uf Mother Teresa is Calcutta’s best brand. Later this month, when, in record time, the Pope bestows on her the Vatican super seal of approval and declares her blessed, she will be well on her way to becoming a saint. Hers will probably become the fastest sainthood since the Roman Catholic Church set rules controlling saint-making in the 13th century. Why the haste?....
Supplementary report: Vatican - Programme of events to mark 25th year of John Paul election to the papacy released: celebrations to culminate with beatification of Mother Teresa on Mission Sunday http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/22_740.html
German Catholics Urge Full Rights To Muslims Islam Online Sept 2003 http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2003-09/26/article09.shtml BONN, September 26 (IslamOnline.net) – In a new bold step towards ending religious discrimination in Germany, the council of Catholic bishops called on all institutions to secure legitimate rights to the three-million-estimated Muslim community and positively interact with them....
Priest video strikes gold http://www.cathnews.com/news/309/157.php Sales of the recent Melbourne-produced vocations video Priests 24/7 have far exceeded the distributors' expectations according to director Peter Thomas. Priests 24/7 uses the "reality TV" fly-on-the-wall technique to follow the lives of two parish priests - Fr Kevin Dillon from St Mary's, Geelong, and Fr Max Vodola, from St Joseph's, Reservoir, in Melbourne....
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CATHOLICTV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
'Catholics Returning Home' Lorraine McArthur looks at how the church is working to bring back the enormous number of lapsed Catholics by providing them with a new sense of belonging in the Church. With contributions by Jan Heath and Bishop Pat Dew.
'Growing In Faith Together' Pastors from parishes of the Uniting and Catholic Churches reflect on recent collaborative renewal in faith events which saw their congregations mix, compare and celebrate their faiths together.
'Education Report': Br Pat Lynch looks at the latest developments in Catholic education for his September report.
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MARIST BROTHERS' NEWSLETTERS
(Reviewed by our special correspondent)
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Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter. Spring Edition 2003
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/MFN1Spring2003
For those who have attended Marist Brothers¹ Schools this is well worth reading in full.
Marist Charism Last year the Brothers started investigating a lay partnership. This makes for very interesting reading and a wonderful way to be more inclusive in the Marist ministry. A committee has been formed and initial reactions are very encouraging. Please pray that this initiative may bring many blessings through the understanding and growth of the charism of Marcellin in our country.
Faith and Light Communities What is being done here is very special. Faith and Light, founded by Jean Vanier is a Christian Community movement for people with intellectual disabilities, their families and friends. It is an international movement with communities in over sixty countries with thirteen of them here in New Zealand. There are usually 20 to 30 members in a community and they meet monthly to celebrate a 'fiesta¹ which includes prayer, song. mime, games etc with emphasis on including the handicapped members. Faith and Light is an off-shoot of L¹Arche also founded by Jean Vanier....
'From Here and There' reports on the work of Marist Brothers in New Zealand and throughout Oceania... **************************
MYAM Notes. The quarterly newsletter of Marist Young Adult Ministry, Spring 2003
http://www.myam.org.nz/MNSpring20031.htm
The young people at the Grove are full of vim and vigour. It makes a great read.
The Human Face of Mary - a very beautiful reflection.
Golf Ball Story of Life - about setting priorities.
Young Adult Happenings! - nationwide report.
Computer Prayer (This I especially enjoyed) God was at his computer. Suddenly, he had a great idea. Every person would receive a personal e-mail! The angels got onto the job and e-mailed everyone. Then God met with the angels to discuss how it was going. 'What has been the main response from my children?' he asked. The angels were strangely silent. Eventually, one of them spoke up. "Lord, when we contacted them, the most common computer function had been DELETE".'
Let's Talk About ......SEX. This has been one of the most talked about topics in the Kohanga (Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy) lounge this year! Why? Well, it might have something to do with the fact that three out of the four chaplains, have become involved in a programme for teenagers called Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI).
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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'Wel-com', September 2003 (Wellington Archdiocese, Diocese Of Palmerston North)
http://www.welcom.org.nz
"Born to us – children in New Zealand" Society's most vulnerable members are children. Their innate dignity directs us to protect them. Lisa Beech
"Formation is the paramount concern of our teachers" The paramount concern of the Catholic teacher is not merely the transmission of facts, but the formation of persons — formation, not information.
"Spirituality at the heart of the Catholic School" A framework for analysing and deepening the spirituality of the Catholic school. Dr Ann Gilroy RSJ
"Spirituality and Pastoral Planning" Our congregations are dwindling, our seminaries emptying and our reputation in the world is being battered. We look around and wonder where everyone has gone. Michael Brady
"Challenging road to agreement on world trade practices" Some who argue that free trade will grease the wheels of prosperity for the world’s poor nations while others claim that all this does is make the rich nations richer at the expense of the poor.
"Fascinating history that tells how our local church was shaped " 'Steadfast in Hope' is a fascinating account of the Wellington Archdiocese from 1850 to 2000 beginning with a diocese embracing the whole of New Zealand south of Lake Taupo.
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'NZ Catholic' No 171, September 21-October 4, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Churches condemn legalising of Internet gambling WELLINGTON - The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services has condemned law changes legalising interactive gambling, including on the Internet, saying they would "unleash huge social harm"...
Bishops want spiritual dimension in GM decisions WELLINGTON - The Catholic bishops have called for adverse effects on the "culture, spirituality and ethical values" of New Zealanders to be fully taken into account in decisions on genetic modification of new organisms...
Sacred Heart College fetes its heroes of sport by Kelson Butler AUCKLAND - Sporting legends were honoured at Eden Park on September 5 as part of the Sacred Heart College centennial celebrations...
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE ... Aided conception can be okay, says CWL, Sexuality, family life covered in seminar, Justice week focus will be on children, ERO File, College sport, Fr Cecil: Brother, priest, missionary, Christchurch priest dies suddenly, Vatican Letter: Full agenda for meeting on translation
FEATURES: Positive alternative to "trick or treat", Sacred Heart College fetes its heroes of sport, Rugby followers to get a taste of the Bible, Padre Pio: Lengthy periods of persecution, Deals with wheels produce savings for Church, NZer's 9/11 ministry recorded, Poet's booklet and CD welcomed as a resource, Priest's struggles shaped his ministry, Former Cook Islands chaplain celebrates golden jubilee, Canterbury landscape in triptych of Mary
INTERNATIONAL: Pope's health causes concern in Slovakia, Man tells of priest's murder, O'Malley settles 552 suits in Boston, Ethical investments pay high dividends, Conversion barrier Schools need strong identity, Women leaders wanted, In Brief: Cancer link to abortion suppressed by doctors, Women confessors suggested by bishops, Priests urge optional celibacy, The Pope: Religions should all denounce terrorism, Day to support priesthood, US funding is withheld
OPINION: Ronald Rolheiser, Peter Grace, Michael Gormly Editorial: The poverty that's in our midst Malcolm Evans, Iva Verse, Letters Letters
REGULAR FEATURES: Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, The Doolans, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Photo Prayer, What We Believe, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURE Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Five years' jail for paedophile priest Fairfax NZ 26 September 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2670965a11,00.html A 76-year-old retired Catholic priest has been jailed for five years for what a victim described as "despicable sexual crimes against an innocent and vulnerable child".
Further related reports: New complaint against convicted paedophile priest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2668570a11,00.html Paedophile priest 'a very sick man' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2643035a11,00.html
Pope tipped for Nobel prize Gulf Daily News 27 September 2003 http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Articles.asp?Article=62664&Sn=WORL OSLO: Pope John Paul II, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and dissidents from Iran to China are among those tipped to win the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize in a year with no clear favourites....
Pope to name new cardinals in October http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=24415 Deepikaglobal.com Saturday, September 27, 2003 Rome, Sep 26 (DPA) Pope John Paul II will bring forward the nomination of new cardinals by several months when he meets with the College of Cardinals in October, Vatican sources said today The pope is expected to announce the nominations in the next days, possibly on September 28, the sources said. The consistory or college will then convene on October 21 or 22 instead of February 2004, as originally planned....
Vatican Correspondent Handicaps Front-Runners for Next Pope Newhouse News Service http://www.newhouse.com/archive/long092303.html When the princes of the Roman Catholic Church gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope, the room will be swept for electronic bugs -- an innovation ordered by the current pontiff. If the election were today, 109 cardinals from around the world would be eligible to vote. Of these men, Pope John Paul II appointed 104. But don't assume the fix is in, warns John L. Allen Jr., the Vatican correspondent for CNN and the National Catholic Reporter....
Go straight to Heaven The Spectator (UK) http://tinyurl.com/o7uf Mother Teresa is Calcutta’s best brand. Later this month, when, in record time, the Pope bestows on her the Vatican super seal of approval and declares her blessed, she will be well on her way to becoming a saint. Hers will probably become the fastest sainthood since the Roman Catholic Church set rules controlling saint-making in the 13th century. Why the haste?....
Supplementary report: Vatican - Programme of events to mark 25th year of John Paul election to the papacy released: celebrations to culminate with beatification of Mother Teresa on Mission Sunday http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/22_740.html
German Catholics Urge Full Rights To Muslims Islam Online Sept 2003 http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2003-09/26/article09.shtml BONN, September 26 (IslamOnline.net) – In a new bold step towards ending religious discrimination in Germany, the council of Catholic bishops called on all institutions to secure legitimate rights to the three-million-estimated Muslim community and positively interact with them....
Priest video strikes gold http://www.cathnews.com/news/309/157.php Sales of the recent Melbourne-produced vocations video Priests 24/7 have far exceeded the distributors' expectations according to director Peter Thomas. Priests 24/7 uses the "reality TV" fly-on-the-wall technique to follow the lives of two parish priests - Fr Kevin Dillon from St Mary's, Geelong, and Fr Max Vodola, from St Joseph's, Reservoir, in Melbourne....
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CATHOLICTV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
'Catholics Returning Home' Lorraine McArthur looks at how the church is working to bring back the enormous number of lapsed Catholics by providing them with a new sense of belonging in the Church. With contributions by Jan Heath and Bishop Pat Dew.
'Growing In Faith Together' Pastors from parishes of the Uniting and Catholic Churches reflect on recent collaborative renewal in faith events which saw their congregations mix, compare and celebrate their faiths together.
'Education Report': Br Pat Lynch looks at the latest developments in Catholic education for his September report.
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MARIST BROTHERS' NEWSLETTERS
(Reviewed by our special correspondent)
***************************
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter. Spring Edition 2003
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/MFN1Spring2003
For those who have attended Marist Brothers¹ Schools this is well worth reading in full.
Marist Charism Last year the Brothers started investigating a lay partnership. This makes for very interesting reading and a wonderful way to be more inclusive in the Marist ministry. A committee has been formed and initial reactions are very encouraging. Please pray that this initiative may bring many blessings through the understanding and growth of the charism of Marcellin in our country.
Faith and Light Communities What is being done here is very special. Faith and Light, founded by Jean Vanier is a Christian Community movement for people with intellectual disabilities, their families and friends. It is an international movement with communities in over sixty countries with thirteen of them here in New Zealand. There are usually 20 to 30 members in a community and they meet monthly to celebrate a 'fiesta¹ which includes prayer, song. mime, games etc with emphasis on including the handicapped members. Faith and Light is an off-shoot of L¹Arche also founded by Jean Vanier....
'From Here and There' reports on the work of Marist Brothers in New Zealand and throughout Oceania... **************************
MYAM Notes. The quarterly newsletter of Marist Young Adult Ministry, Spring 2003
http://www.myam.org.nz/MNSpring20031.htm
The young people at the Grove are full of vim and vigour. It makes a great read.
The Human Face of Mary - a very beautiful reflection.
Golf Ball Story of Life - about setting priorities.
Young Adult Happenings! - nationwide report.
Computer Prayer (This I especially enjoyed) God was at his computer. Suddenly, he had a great idea. Every person would receive a personal e-mail! The angels got onto the job and e-mailed everyone. Then God met with the angels to discuss how it was going. 'What has been the main response from my children?' he asked. The angels were strangely silent. Eventually, one of them spoke up. "Lord, when we contacted them, the most common computer function had been DELETE".'
Let's Talk About ......SEX. This has been one of the most talked about topics in the Kohanga (Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy) lounge this year! Why? Well, it might have something to do with the fact that three out of the four chaplains, have become involved in a programme for teenagers called Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI).
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Sunday, September 21, 2003
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Conservative big influence in Labour Party " Otago Daily Times 13 September 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=13Sep2003&obje\ ct=MCB08J0570AJ&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Although Michael ("Mick") Connelly CMG enjoyed only a brief period in power as a Cabinet minister, his conservative Catholic influence in the Labour Party was considerable throughout the three decades from the mid-1950s....
"Take a tray of kibbeh" (article includes recipe) ODT Wednesday, 10-September 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=10Sep2003&obje\ ct=M8B10F1600RN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Lebanese settlers, like most immigrants, came to New Zealand for a better life. Lebanon was part of the Muslim Ottoman Empire for about 400 years until 1918 but most of the New Zealand immigrants were Christian, either Maronite Christians, who attended St Joseph's, the Dunedin Roman Catholic Cathedral, or Greek Orthodox, who built their own church in Fingall St. Even after four or five generations, the descendants of the immigrants still maintain their culture and food, family ties and links with their homeland...
"Bless you, Sister Wendy " Dominion Post 15 September 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2659888a1869,00.html "... knowledge is a wonderful thing, and what can be more pleasant than being on the receiving end of someone else's informed passion for their subject. It's a bit like that, paying attention from the front of the class to Sister Wendy on Saturday nights' World Arts: Sister Wendy's American Collection on TV One. I remember the mild hoo-ha that accompanied her arrival on our screens. She was considered to be so utterly different, and indeed, if you compare her with the huge majority of people fronting television programmes, she is.....
"Churches back abuse unit" NZ Herald 19.09.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3524325&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general New Zealand's religious organisations and the Catholic Church have accepted in principle the need to set up an independent national office to help deal with claims of abuse...
"Priest stripped of powers" (full text) NZ Herald 20.09.2003 A prominent Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct has been stripped of all powers except for ministering the last rites to the dying. Father Jim Consedine retains his title as priest, but has been banned by Christchurch Bishop John Cunneen from all preaching and public ministries. Father Consedine, a justice campaigner of Christchurch, is on a world tour and was unable to be contacted.
"Disgraced NZ Priest Speaking In US" Newstalk ZB 20/09/2003 http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3882-2683962,00.html An internet website shows Jim Consedine has been a guest speaker at at least one US Catholic ministry since he resigned as Lyttelton parish priest in June, and was banned from all preaching and public ministry...
"Retired priest leaves prison to meet victim " Otago Daily Times 19 september 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=19Sep2003&obje\ ct=MIG4391615KS&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial A 76-year-old retired Roman Catholic priest remanded in custody last month for his sexual abuse of three young boys between 31 and 45 years ago was yesterday allowed out of prison for two hours to meet one of his victims. Magnus William Murray was released by Dunedin District Court Judge Stephen O'Driscoll on terms and conditions stipulated in a letter from Crown solicitor Robin Bates....
"Here's looking at you, God--whoever you are " Chicago Sun-Times September 12, 2003 http://www.suntimes.com/output/falsani/cst-nws-fals12.html Two weeks from tonight, CBS will premier a new television show called "Joan of Arcadia." Part of the premise of this spiritually thoughtful show is that Joan Girardi, 16, the typically teenage daughter of the local police chief, can see God. Not just in a spiritual, metaphorical way. Like a stranger on a bus. Or in the backyard. On the street. Lurking in the school hallway. And serving up tartar sauce behind the cafeteria steam trays....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"Rebecca’s Community outreach volunteers will provide support to ‘schoolies’" Catholic Weekly (Sydney) http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/sep/21/29.html “With the HSC exams only a month away, many Year 12 students’ thoughts have already moved beyond to the ‘schoolies’ celebrations on Queensland’s Gold Coast come November. However, the combination of thousands of young people with a ready availability of drugs and alcohol can potentially make schoolies the most dangerous experience of their lives, says social worker Dominic Mapstone. Dominic, the director of a charity operating under the auspices of Centacare Sydney, will lead more than 50 young people on an outreach to schoolies at the Gold Coast from mid-November to mid-December....
Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos on Mel Gibson's "The Passion" Calls It a Tool for Explaining the Person and Message of Christ http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=41157 Vatican City, Sept. 18, 2003 (Zenit.org).- A cardinal urged the public to see Mel Gibson's film "The Passion," which depicts the suffering and death of Jesus. After seeing an unfinished version of the film, which will be released next year, Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, gave his opinion on the film, in an interview published today in Turin's newspaper La Stampa....
"Danusia Does It" Australian Catholics, Spring 2003 http://www.australiancatholics.com.au/articles/03spring2.html It’s Christmas morning in 1992. A chaotic scene unfolds in a suburban home as the final preparations are made for the Christmas delivery Santa couldn’t make. There may not be a sleigh, but there’s a big red truck, and scores of underprivileged children—naughty and nice—will still get their Christmas presents. This is one of the proudest memories for 28-year-old Danusia Kaska, the first woman national Vice President of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia....
Solomon Islands - Celebration at Holy Cross Cathedral, oasis of peace and silence at times of difficulty and strife http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/15_699.html Honiara (Fides Service) - 14 September, 2003 – the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross - was a day of joy, celebration and feasting for the parishioners of Holy Cross Cathedral, Honiara – in fact for the entire church – as they thanked God for the cathedral that has stood for the past 25th years....
"Custodian Tells Would-Be Pilgrims: Be Not Afraid " http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=41080 Bethlehem, West Bank, Sept 17, 2003 (Zenit.org).- "Do not be afraid! Return to the Holy Land!" pleaded the Franciscan custodian of Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity, in a dramatic appeal to Christian pilgrims worldwide....
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JUSTICE, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
'Caritas Update', Spring 2003 http://www.caritas.org.nz/update.asp
In this Issue... Children’s Issues are the theme for Social Justice Week, 21-27 September 2003. 'Update' includes articles on child poverty, child protection and child participation and the issue of children working; their conditions, rates of pay, work accidents and the minimum age of employment. Other articles in this 'Update' look at the issue of child sponsorship, the situation in Liberia and Iraq, Lent Totals and the appeal launched to help the people of the Solomon Islands. The Schools Spotlight has the Peace Banner made by students at Roncalli College, Timaru and students at Joseph’s Takapuna learning about justice issues in Cambodia
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CHAMPAGNAT NEWSLETTER Volume 7 Number 3 September 2003 http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/Champagnat%20News.htm
"Champagnat" is a newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
In this issue ... News from the schools, including Verdon College, John Paul II High School, St Patrick’s Greymouth, Catholic Cathedral College... St Bernard's College's Peter Fava on the Marist vision of education St John's College cultural revue Biography of Venerable Brother François (Gabriel Rivat) 1808-1881 First Superior General of the Marist Brothers 'Les Miserables' co-production by Sacred Heart College and Baradene college, Auckland, Marist Year 12 Student Day
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BIOETHICS
The Nathaniel Report (Nathaniel Catholic bioethics Centre) Issue 10, august 2003 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_10.html
Full text: International Colloquium - Globalization and the Culture of Life In a world transformed by globalization, there are both positive and adverse consequences. The Catholic social justice tradition has foundational principles that offer valuable direction in dealing with the immense issues that face a global world. This consensus statement, drawn up by participants at the inaugural Colloquium for Catholic Bioethicists in Canada, offers insights into bioethical issues near the end of life and gives some implications for Catholic health care delivery....
Also in the print edition:
Editorial: Faith and Reason - Reflections on a debate... The New Zealand Parliament recently voted against "The Death with Dignity Bill" that sought to make physician-assisted suicide legal in New Zealand. Fr. Michael McCabe reflects on aspects of the debate, looks at lessons to be learned, and concludes that much work remains to be done.
The Genetic Symphony The ethical implications of genetic modification is an issue that is at the forefront of many peoples minds. This article looks at the question 'What makes us human?' through an exploration of the nature of genes. It challenges a number of perceptions regarding the role of genes in determining human makeup, and offers a particular insight into the relationship between human dignity and our genes.
Submission on New Organisms and Other Matters Bill 2003 The NOOM Bill includes recommendations that streamline the approval of the genetic modification of new organisms in laboratories and that will also allow for the approval of the conditional release of new organisms. This article is a copy of the submission made by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Nathaniel Centre to the Education and Science Committee.
Ethical Criteria Outlined for Use of Genetically Modified Organisms A report on a recent press release by the Pontifical Academy for Life setting out some principles from the Holy See on the use of biotechnology.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Conservative big influence in Labour Party " Otago Daily Times 13 September 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=13Sep2003&obje\ ct=MCB08J0570AJ&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Although Michael ("Mick") Connelly CMG enjoyed only a brief period in power as a Cabinet minister, his conservative Catholic influence in the Labour Party was considerable throughout the three decades from the mid-1950s....
"Take a tray of kibbeh" (article includes recipe) ODT Wednesday, 10-September 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=10Sep2003&obje\ ct=M8B10F1600RN&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Lebanese settlers, like most immigrants, came to New Zealand for a better life. Lebanon was part of the Muslim Ottoman Empire for about 400 years until 1918 but most of the New Zealand immigrants were Christian, either Maronite Christians, who attended St Joseph's, the Dunedin Roman Catholic Cathedral, or Greek Orthodox, who built their own church in Fingall St. Even after four or five generations, the descendants of the immigrants still maintain their culture and food, family ties and links with their homeland...
"Bless you, Sister Wendy " Dominion Post 15 September 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2659888a1869,00.html "... knowledge is a wonderful thing, and what can be more pleasant than being on the receiving end of someone else's informed passion for their subject. It's a bit like that, paying attention from the front of the class to Sister Wendy on Saturday nights' World Arts: Sister Wendy's American Collection on TV One. I remember the mild hoo-ha that accompanied her arrival on our screens. She was considered to be so utterly different, and indeed, if you compare her with the huge majority of people fronting television programmes, she is.....
"Churches back abuse unit" NZ Herald 19.09.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3524325&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general New Zealand's religious organisations and the Catholic Church have accepted in principle the need to set up an independent national office to help deal with claims of abuse...
"Priest stripped of powers" (full text) NZ Herald 20.09.2003 A prominent Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct has been stripped of all powers except for ministering the last rites to the dying. Father Jim Consedine retains his title as priest, but has been banned by Christchurch Bishop John Cunneen from all preaching and public ministries. Father Consedine, a justice campaigner of Christchurch, is on a world tour and was unable to be contacted.
"Disgraced NZ Priest Speaking In US" Newstalk ZB 20/09/2003 http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3882-2683962,00.html An internet website shows Jim Consedine has been a guest speaker at at least one US Catholic ministry since he resigned as Lyttelton parish priest in June, and was banned from all preaching and public ministry...
"Retired priest leaves prison to meet victim " Otago Daily Times 19 september 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=19Sep2003&obje\ ct=MIG4391615KS&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial A 76-year-old retired Roman Catholic priest remanded in custody last month for his sexual abuse of three young boys between 31 and 45 years ago was yesterday allowed out of prison for two hours to meet one of his victims. Magnus William Murray was released by Dunedin District Court Judge Stephen O'Driscoll on terms and conditions stipulated in a letter from Crown solicitor Robin Bates....
"Here's looking at you, God--whoever you are " Chicago Sun-Times September 12, 2003 http://www.suntimes.com/output/falsani/cst-nws-fals12.html Two weeks from tonight, CBS will premier a new television show called "Joan of Arcadia." Part of the premise of this spiritually thoughtful show is that Joan Girardi, 16, the typically teenage daughter of the local police chief, can see God. Not just in a spiritual, metaphorical way. Like a stranger on a bus. Or in the backyard. On the street. Lurking in the school hallway. And serving up tartar sauce behind the cafeteria steam trays....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"Rebecca’s Community outreach volunteers will provide support to ‘schoolies’" Catholic Weekly (Sydney) http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/sep/21/29.html “With the HSC exams only a month away, many Year 12 students’ thoughts have already moved beyond to the ‘schoolies’ celebrations on Queensland’s Gold Coast come November. However, the combination of thousands of young people with a ready availability of drugs and alcohol can potentially make schoolies the most dangerous experience of their lives, says social worker Dominic Mapstone. Dominic, the director of a charity operating under the auspices of Centacare Sydney, will lead more than 50 young people on an outreach to schoolies at the Gold Coast from mid-November to mid-December....
Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos on Mel Gibson's "The Passion" Calls It a Tool for Explaining the Person and Message of Christ http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=41157 Vatican City, Sept. 18, 2003 (Zenit.org).- A cardinal urged the public to see Mel Gibson's film "The Passion," which depicts the suffering and death of Jesus. After seeing an unfinished version of the film, which will be released next year, Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, gave his opinion on the film, in an interview published today in Turin's newspaper La Stampa....
"Danusia Does It" Australian Catholics, Spring 2003 http://www.australiancatholics.com.au/articles/03spring2.html It’s Christmas morning in 1992. A chaotic scene unfolds in a suburban home as the final preparations are made for the Christmas delivery Santa couldn’t make. There may not be a sleigh, but there’s a big red truck, and scores of underprivileged children—naughty and nice—will still get their Christmas presents. This is one of the proudest memories for 28-year-old Danusia Kaska, the first woman national Vice President of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia....
Solomon Islands - Celebration at Holy Cross Cathedral, oasis of peace and silence at times of difficulty and strife http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/15_699.html Honiara (Fides Service) - 14 September, 2003 – the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross - was a day of joy, celebration and feasting for the parishioners of Holy Cross Cathedral, Honiara – in fact for the entire church – as they thanked God for the cathedral that has stood for the past 25th years....
"Custodian Tells Would-Be Pilgrims: Be Not Afraid " http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=41080 Bethlehem, West Bank, Sept 17, 2003 (Zenit.org).- "Do not be afraid! Return to the Holy Land!" pleaded the Franciscan custodian of Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity, in a dramatic appeal to Christian pilgrims worldwide....
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JUSTICE, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
'Caritas Update', Spring 2003 http://www.caritas.org.nz/update.asp
In this Issue... Children’s Issues are the theme for Social Justice Week, 21-27 September 2003. 'Update' includes articles on child poverty, child protection and child participation and the issue of children working; their conditions, rates of pay, work accidents and the minimum age of employment. Other articles in this 'Update' look at the issue of child sponsorship, the situation in Liberia and Iraq, Lent Totals and the appeal launched to help the people of the Solomon Islands. The Schools Spotlight has the Peace Banner made by students at Roncalli College, Timaru and students at Joseph’s Takapuna learning about justice issues in Cambodia
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CHAMPAGNAT NEWSLETTER Volume 7 Number 3 September 2003 http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/Champagnat%20News.htm
"Champagnat" is a newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist Schools and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
In this issue ... News from the schools, including Verdon College, John Paul II High School, St Patrick’s Greymouth, Catholic Cathedral College... St Bernard's College's Peter Fava on the Marist vision of education St John's College cultural revue Biography of Venerable Brother François (Gabriel Rivat) 1808-1881 First Superior General of the Marist Brothers 'Les Miserables' co-production by Sacred Heart College and Baradene college, Auckland, Marist Year 12 Student Day
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BIOETHICS
The Nathaniel Report (Nathaniel Catholic bioethics Centre) Issue 10, august 2003 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_10.html
Full text: International Colloquium - Globalization and the Culture of Life In a world transformed by globalization, there are both positive and adverse consequences. The Catholic social justice tradition has foundational principles that offer valuable direction in dealing with the immense issues that face a global world. This consensus statement, drawn up by participants at the inaugural Colloquium for Catholic Bioethicists in Canada, offers insights into bioethical issues near the end of life and gives some implications for Catholic health care delivery....
Also in the print edition:
Editorial: Faith and Reason - Reflections on a debate... The New Zealand Parliament recently voted against "The Death with Dignity Bill" that sought to make physician-assisted suicide legal in New Zealand. Fr. Michael McCabe reflects on aspects of the debate, looks at lessons to be learned, and concludes that much work remains to be done.
The Genetic Symphony The ethical implications of genetic modification is an issue that is at the forefront of many peoples minds. This article looks at the question 'What makes us human?' through an exploration of the nature of genes. It challenges a number of perceptions regarding the role of genes in determining human makeup, and offers a particular insight into the relationship between human dignity and our genes.
Submission on New Organisms and Other Matters Bill 2003 The NOOM Bill includes recommendations that streamline the approval of the genetic modification of new organisms in laboratories and that will also allow for the approval of the conditional release of new organisms. This article is a copy of the submission made by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Nathaniel Centre to the Education and Science Committee.
Ethical Criteria Outlined for Use of Genetically Modified Organisms A report on a recent press release by the Pontifical Academy for Life setting out some principles from the Holy See on the use of biotechnology.
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Sunday, September 14, 2003
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 170, September7-20, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
Big regional churches are likely in Auckland AUCKLAND - Large regional churches look set to become a reality following a review of the way essential pastoral services are dispensed in Auckland. ...
Life turned around by "Welcome home" AUSTRALIA - "When it comes to Catholics evangelising, we don't have to look much further than ourselves," says Jan Heath, the Australian woman who has brought the Catholics Returning Home programme to Australasia. ..
First Mahitahi project a "great success" AUCKLAND - The first person to be sent overseas with the new Mahitahi organisation has completed his short-term assignment in the Solomon Islands with flying colours....
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EDUCATION
Sancta Maria College, Howick-Pakuranga http://www.sanctamaria.school.nz/index.htm
"Sancta Maria College is named after the mission schooner Sancta Maria on which Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier sailed around New Zealand. The College’s name commemorates the historic arrival and work of Bishop Pompallier. There is a comparison between the vessel Sancta Maria being used to spread the Word and our College being a vessel for furthering the Religious Education of young people in our area. It also links the College with the ships and the sea which are so much a feature of our city." Sancta Maria College will open in February 2004, beginning with classes at Years 7, 8 and 9 levels and will continue to grow a new level each year until 2008 when it will offer full schooling from Years 7 to 13.
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SEPTEMBER 11
St. Peter's Parish: Death and Resurrection at Ground Zero http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Sep2003/Feature2.asp
St Peter's Catholic Church in lower Manhattan once stood in the shadows of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The pastor of St. Peter's and other eyewitnesses describe what it was like at Ground Zero on the day the Twin Towers fell—and during the weeks and months that followed....
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POPE JOHN PAUL IN SLOVAKIA
This weekend Pope John Paul is visiting Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia's "other half" and the neighbour of the Pope's homeland Poland, across the Tatra mountains.
Especially in the early years of the Cold War era (1945-1983) the church was subjected to a brutal campaign of repression, with the imprisonment of many clergy and religious and harassment and discrimination against active lay Catholics, while an underground Church was formed to minister to the faithful. during his visit, the Pope He will canonise two martyrs of the persecution - a bishop and a nun - who died as a consequence of their treatment. In his public addresses he is encouraging the Catholics of Slovakia to celebrate and give thanks for their faith in country which, together with the Czech Republic, has the lowest number of declared Christians in Europe.
The Pope in Slovakia: Photo slideshow, video and text reports: http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=world&cat=pope_john_paul_ii
Articles in the Catholic and secular press:
Slovakian Cardinal on the Impact of John Paul II http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=40698
Pope's visit recalls communist-era cruelty to the church in Slovakia http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=world_home&articleID=1405239
Slovakian Catholics and Their Religious Roots Interview With Archbishop Jan Sokol of Bratislava-Trnava http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=40638
Victims of Communist persecution tell their story: for years Vatican Radio only contact with Universal Church and Free World http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/09_650.html
Cardinal Korec : The Holy Father’s visit will give us new thrust for evangelisation and a deeper rooting of the faith, so necessary today, for us and for the whole world. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/09_649.html
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EVENTS
September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 170, September7-20, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
Big regional churches are likely in Auckland AUCKLAND - Large regional churches look set to become a reality following a review of the way essential pastoral services are dispensed in Auckland. ...
Life turned around by "Welcome home" AUSTRALIA - "When it comes to Catholics evangelising, we don't have to look much further than ourselves," says Jan Heath, the Australian woman who has brought the Catholics Returning Home programme to Australasia. ..
First Mahitahi project a "great success" AUCKLAND - The first person to be sent overseas with the new Mahitahi organisation has completed his short-term assignment in the Solomon Islands with flying colours....
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EDUCATION
Sancta Maria College, Howick-Pakuranga http://www.sanctamaria.school.nz/index.htm
"Sancta Maria College is named after the mission schooner Sancta Maria on which Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier sailed around New Zealand. The College’s name commemorates the historic arrival and work of Bishop Pompallier. There is a comparison between the vessel Sancta Maria being used to spread the Word and our College being a vessel for furthering the Religious Education of young people in our area. It also links the College with the ships and the sea which are so much a feature of our city." Sancta Maria College will open in February 2004, beginning with classes at Years 7, 8 and 9 levels and will continue to grow a new level each year until 2008 when it will offer full schooling from Years 7 to 13.
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SEPTEMBER 11
St. Peter's Parish: Death and Resurrection at Ground Zero http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Sep2003/Feature2.asp
St Peter's Catholic Church in lower Manhattan once stood in the shadows of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The pastor of St. Peter's and other eyewitnesses describe what it was like at Ground Zero on the day the Twin Towers fell—and during the weeks and months that followed....
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POPE JOHN PAUL IN SLOVAKIA
This weekend Pope John Paul is visiting Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia's "other half" and the neighbour of the Pope's homeland Poland, across the Tatra mountains.
Especially in the early years of the Cold War era (1945-1983) the church was subjected to a brutal campaign of repression, with the imprisonment of many clergy and religious and harassment and discrimination against active lay Catholics, while an underground Church was formed to minister to the faithful. during his visit, the Pope He will canonise two martyrs of the persecution - a bishop and a nun - who died as a consequence of their treatment. In his public addresses he is encouraging the Catholics of Slovakia to celebrate and give thanks for their faith in country which, together with the Czech Republic, has the lowest number of declared Christians in Europe.
The Pope in Slovakia: Photo slideshow, video and text reports: http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=world&cat=pope_john_paul_ii
Articles in the Catholic and secular press:
Slovakian Cardinal on the Impact of John Paul II http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=40698
Pope's visit recalls communist-era cruelty to the church in Slovakia http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=world_home&articleID=1405239
Slovakian Catholics and Their Religious Roots Interview With Archbishop Jan Sokol of Bratislava-Trnava http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=40638
Victims of Communist persecution tell their story: for years Vatican Radio only contact with Universal Church and Free World http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/09_650.html
Cardinal Korec : The Holy Father’s visit will give us new thrust for evangelisation and a deeper rooting of the faith, so necessary today, for us and for the whole world. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0309/09_649.html
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EVENTS
September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
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Sunday, September 7, 2003
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
http://www.catholictv.net
This week ...
Sr Jill McLoughlan, primary schools' adviser at the Wellington Catholic Schools' Office, describes her vocation story in the second part of a new series on religious life.
Bishop John Dew delves into the aftermath and attitudes arising from the failure of the proposed Euthanasia Bill.
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MARIST MESSENGER (Society of Mary, NZ)
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Online in September's Messenger .....
Focus by Fr Carl Telford sm : Being grateful for the day ... Mary Mother of the Poor by Fr Chris Skinner sm ... St Thomas Aquinas on the Eucharistic Change by Maria Kennedy ... The beautiful glass by Fr Ken Scully sm ... Marist Spirituality by Fr Damian Dempsey sm : Why the statue is at the back of the Church ... Readings: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers. ... Surf's up - this months recommended Websites to visit.... Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic journals, magazines and papers.
Also in the September Marist Messenger: Love alone counts...Understanding and loving the Mass ... The Bible and the Rosary ... My Problem with the Church ... Challenge .... All will be well: Reconciliation
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN PRESS
Book reviews: 'Good for the Soul: Remembering how to confess', by Frederica Mathewes-Green 'Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession', by Scott Hahn 'How to Go to Confession When You Don't Know How', by Ann M.S. LeBlanc Christianity Today September 2003 http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2003/005/6.28.html Summary: Two new books by Catholic authors attempt make the case for regular sacramental confession. Scott Hahn, one of the best-known contemporary evangelical converts to Catholicism, builds Lord Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession on a foundation of Scripture and Tradition. It's a work of firm and orderly persuasion, calling Catholics back to a sacrament that has become astonishingly neglected. Ann M. S. LeBlanc's short book, How to Go to Confession When You Don't Know How, is lively and inviting, often funny, and on occasion quite beautiful. LeBlanc has in mind a select audience: Catholics who desire something more personal than what is expected during that posted half-hour...
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, a Legendary Friendship http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/134/52.0.html Our world would be poorer without two other worlds: Narnia and Middle-earth. Yet if two young professors had not met at an otherwise ordinary Oxford faculty meeting in 1926, those wondrous lands would still be unknown to us....
Spirituality and the second-half of life, by Fr Ronald Rolheiser OMI 'Tidings Online' August 29, 2003 http://www.the-tidings.com/2003/0829/rolheiser.htm The foremost spiritual task of the second half of life is to forgive -others, ourselves, life, God. We all arrive at mid-life wounded and not having had exactly the life of which we dreamed....
'Church must promote the masculine side of Christianity ' Patrick Kenny asks why are men not attracted to the Church as much as women... The Irish Catholic 03-09-03 http://www.irishcatholic.ie/030903-f1.htm Summary: Commentators often don't want to acknowledge that it is primarily women who have been at the forefront of increased lay participation and visibility, and that the decline in religious observance has been steepest amongst men. Some studies would suggest that women make up between 60 and 70 per cent of the Church-going population in the affluent West and the figure for female involvement in prayer groups and parish ministry is probably higher. This female participation is wonderful, but the question remains: where are all the men?...
Priests of 9/11 Tell Their Stories: Compilation Produced by Bishops' Vocations Office http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=40197 Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The stories of priests on the scene during the Sept. 11 attacks are highlighted in a new publication produced by the U.S. bishops. "We Were There ... Catholic Priests and How They Responded" is a compilation of personal accounts of ministry amid the damage at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon....
'Finding Nemo' and the Triune God Dominican Life http://www.domlife.org/2003/findingnemo.html Finding an account of the love between a father and son remains one of the most difficult tasks possible in Western culture. Tens of thousands of stories detail the relationship between fathers and sons as a desperate, often deadly, struggle. Since Christian understanding takes the love between father and son as one of its basic expressions for the reality of God, a film such as 'Finding Nemo' becomes far more than run-of-the-mill children's fare. It stands against the mainstream traditions of Western narrative, and forces us to ask how this cultural lacuna impacts our capacity to understand the Triune God....
'A small voice in the Pacific, by Annie Carrett' Catholic Voice (Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia) http://www.catholicvoice.com.au/180/features.htm For nearly 29,000 Catholics spread across the 80 islands that make up the Diocese of Vanuatu, a small voice reaches out to unite them in their local faith and the Universal Church. Sr Renée Heraud SMSM, editor of the bi-monthly publication Eklesia, recently visited Australia as a guest of the Australasian Catholic Press Association. A Missionary Sister of Service based in Port Vila, Sr Renée's struggle to maintain an active voice for Vanuatu Catholics is an echo of many of the difficulties faced by Catholic media throughout the world....
'Young and Yearning for God', by Arthur Jones National Catholic Reporter, August 29, 2003 http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives2/2003c/082903/082903a.php Up close and enjoyable: Catholic youth gathered en masse for Mass. It’s an annual rite of Catholic teen passage in California -- the spring gathering of thousands of happy, noisy, multiethnic Catholic teens at the annual Los Angeles archdiocesan Religious Education Congress Youth Day. They sport school or parish T-shirts, sing out at liturgies, ask questions at workshops, laugh at jokes, and give off the aura that all is right with their world....
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EVENTS
September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
http://www.catholictv.net
This week ...
Sr Jill McLoughlan, primary schools' adviser at the Wellington Catholic Schools' Office, describes her vocation story in the second part of a new series on religious life.
Bishop John Dew delves into the aftermath and attitudes arising from the failure of the proposed Euthanasia Bill.
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MARIST MESSENGER (Society of Mary, NZ)
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Online in September's Messenger .....
Focus by Fr Carl Telford sm : Being grateful for the day ... Mary Mother of the Poor by Fr Chris Skinner sm ... St Thomas Aquinas on the Eucharistic Change by Maria Kennedy ... The beautiful glass by Fr Ken Scully sm ... Marist Spirituality by Fr Damian Dempsey sm : Why the statue is at the back of the Church ... Readings: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers. ... Surf's up - this months recommended Websites to visit.... Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic journals, magazines and papers.
Also in the September Marist Messenger: Love alone counts...Understanding and loving the Mass ... The Bible and the Rosary ... My Problem with the Church ... Challenge .... All will be well: Reconciliation
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN PRESS
Book reviews: 'Good for the Soul: Remembering how to confess', by Frederica Mathewes-Green 'Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession', by Scott Hahn 'How to Go to Confession When You Don't Know How', by Ann M.S. LeBlanc Christianity Today September 2003 http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2003/005/6.28.html Summary: Two new books by Catholic authors attempt make the case for regular sacramental confession. Scott Hahn, one of the best-known contemporary evangelical converts to Catholicism, builds Lord Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession on a foundation of Scripture and Tradition. It's a work of firm and orderly persuasion, calling Catholics back to a sacrament that has become astonishingly neglected. Ann M. S. LeBlanc's short book, How to Go to Confession When You Don't Know How, is lively and inviting, often funny, and on occasion quite beautiful. LeBlanc has in mind a select audience: Catholics who desire something more personal than what is expected during that posted half-hour...
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, a Legendary Friendship http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/134/52.0.html Our world would be poorer without two other worlds: Narnia and Middle-earth. Yet if two young professors had not met at an otherwise ordinary Oxford faculty meeting in 1926, those wondrous lands would still be unknown to us....
Spirituality and the second-half of life, by Fr Ronald Rolheiser OMI 'Tidings Online' August 29, 2003 http://www.the-tidings.com/2003/0829/rolheiser.htm The foremost spiritual task of the second half of life is to forgive -others, ourselves, life, God. We all arrive at mid-life wounded and not having had exactly the life of which we dreamed....
'Church must promote the masculine side of Christianity ' Patrick Kenny asks why are men not attracted to the Church as much as women... The Irish Catholic 03-09-03 http://www.irishcatholic.ie/030903-f1.htm Summary: Commentators often don't want to acknowledge that it is primarily women who have been at the forefront of increased lay participation and visibility, and that the decline in religious observance has been steepest amongst men. Some studies would suggest that women make up between 60 and 70 per cent of the Church-going population in the affluent West and the figure for female involvement in prayer groups and parish ministry is probably higher. This female participation is wonderful, but the question remains: where are all the men?...
Priests of 9/11 Tell Their Stories: Compilation Produced by Bishops' Vocations Office http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=40197 Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The stories of priests on the scene during the Sept. 11 attacks are highlighted in a new publication produced by the U.S. bishops. "We Were There ... Catholic Priests and How They Responded" is a compilation of personal accounts of ministry amid the damage at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon....
'Finding Nemo' and the Triune God Dominican Life http://www.domlife.org/2003/findingnemo.html Finding an account of the love between a father and son remains one of the most difficult tasks possible in Western culture. Tens of thousands of stories detail the relationship between fathers and sons as a desperate, often deadly, struggle. Since Christian understanding takes the love between father and son as one of its basic expressions for the reality of God, a film such as 'Finding Nemo' becomes far more than run-of-the-mill children's fare. It stands against the mainstream traditions of Western narrative, and forces us to ask how this cultural lacuna impacts our capacity to understand the Triune God....
'A small voice in the Pacific, by Annie Carrett' Catholic Voice (Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia) http://www.catholicvoice.com.au/180/features.htm For nearly 29,000 Catholics spread across the 80 islands that make up the Diocese of Vanuatu, a small voice reaches out to unite them in their local faith and the Universal Church. Sr Renée Heraud SMSM, editor of the bi-monthly publication Eklesia, recently visited Australia as a guest of the Australasian Catholic Press Association. A Missionary Sister of Service based in Port Vila, Sr Renée's struggle to maintain an active voice for Vanuatu Catholics is an echo of many of the difficulties faced by Catholic media throughout the world....
'Young and Yearning for God', by Arthur Jones National Catholic Reporter, August 29, 2003 http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives2/2003c/082903/082903a.php Up close and enjoyable: Catholic youth gathered en masse for Mass. It’s an annual rite of Catholic teen passage in California -- the spring gathering of thousands of happy, noisy, multiethnic Catholic teens at the annual Los Angeles archdiocesan Religious Education Congress Youth Day. They sport school or parish T-shirts, sing out at liturgies, ask questions at workshops, laugh at jokes, and give off the aura that all is right with their world....
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EVENTS
September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
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Sunday, August 31, 2003
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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'NZ Catholic' No 169, August 24 - September 6, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
PAPER WINS! NZ Catholic has for the third time been judged the best Catholic newspaper in Australasia. The paper was described as "an impressive winner" of the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Prize at the Australasian Catholic Press Association's conference in Canberra on August 14. NZ Catholic also received three other prizes at this conference and that of the Australasian Religious Press Association.
Formation of the Person is Teachers' Key Task WELLINGTON - The biggest concern of the Catholic teacher is the formation of the person, Cardinal Tom Williams said in his speech at the Catholic Schools Convention on August 14. The formation of the person is more important for the Catholic teacher than the transmission of facts, he said. ...
Parishes oppose GMO release WELLINGTON - While media reports indicate Vatican support for genetic modification, several New Zealand Catholic parishes are voicing their opposition to the Government lifting its moratorium in October on the release of genetically modified organisms....
Bishop speaks in support of good man held in prison AUCKLAND - The Government is holding a good man in jail, says Bishop Robin Leamy, SM, of Auckland. ...
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The Far East (St Columban's Missionary Society) August 2003 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
Editorial: "... Pope John Paul II’s letter, Peace with God the Creator, Peace with all of Creation gave a wake up call to Catholics about the ecological crisis affecting our world. It seems that if we want to survive, or allow the environment to flourish, then we need to change our perception of ourselves in relation to our world and its environs....
From the Director: We are called to a life of interconnectedness "The Pope and the Bishops of Australia are calling us to an ecological conversion. Many of the mission stories in this issue of The Far East are about people who have made this change. We used to talk about conversion as moving from one religion to another. Today it refers more to a change of mind and heart. We are challenged to think and feel differently about our environment. We are called to interact in new ways with the world around us...."
Symbol of God, by Peter Woodruff "When Fr Paul Prendergast first came to Peru in 1966 he worked in the parish of San Mateo in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. He began to organise groups of people from his parish to go as missionaries to mountain villages, where religious practice had fallen away, due to the lack of priests and catechists...."
Catholic Faith and Ecology , by Charles Rue Fr Rue speaks about how his faith deepened as his insights into ecology developed and how St Columban's Mission Society is working to make environmental issues mainstream...
Capital Investment, by Maree Nutt "... From this modest beginning in 1976, Professor Yunus started the Grameen Bank which now employs 12,000 staff, works in more than 40,000 villages of Bangladesh and extends four million microcredit loans a year. With loan repayments exceeding 98%, it outperforms all other banks in Bangladesh and most banks around the world. The Grameen Bank model of microcredit has now been replicated in over 60 countries....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Work for Catholic education honoured (photo) The Daily News (New Plymouth) 29 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,2642238a6554,00.html A New Plymouth man who has devoted his life to developing Catholic education in New Zealand has received a prestigious award. Michael Finnigan's contribution was recognised at the New Zealand Catholic Schools' (NCEO) Convention in Wellington last week....
Priest had great empathy for people facing personal struggles Otago Daily Times Saturday, 23-August 2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofj Dunedin Roman Catholic priest Father Vincent Flaherty, who died last month at the age of 84, had a tremendous ability to reach out to people facing turbulent times. He spent the majority of his priesthood serving Otago communities....
'God's team sport' hits the right notes NZ Herald 25.08.2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofl The Catholic girls' school that gave the world divas such as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Dame Malvina Major is switching the emphasis of its musical education to orchestral instruments. The 150-year-old St Mary's College in Ponsonby retains the strong vocal tradition established by famed teacher Dame Sister Mary Leo, but the focus shifted six years ago when orchestral tuition became compulsory for all Year 7 and Year 8 (form one and two) students....
Parishioners oppose GM NZ Herald 28.08.2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofm Catholic parishioners have formed a group to oppose the commercial release of genetically modified organisms, despite the Vatican's contrary view. Parishioners from St Matthew's in Hamilton and St Patrick's in Oamaru formed Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) to fight the lifting of the GM moratorium....
Agency warns of backlash over birth controversy NZPA 28 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2641930a10,00.html A social services agency is warning publicity over foreign women travelling to New Zealand to give birth could lead to a backlash against children legitimately born here to non-resident parents. Catholic Agency for Justice Peace and Development (Caritas) spokesman Lisa Beech said the Immigration Service should decline visitors' visas to women if the primary reason for the visit was to give birth....
Congregations grow as Catholic priests retire http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2637581a11,00.html Fairfax NZ National News 25 August 2003 The Auckland diocese of the Catholic Church is facing bigger congregations – mostly thanks to immigration – just when it is short of priests. The Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn, is asking parishioners to consider moving towards larger regional centres to pool resources....
New head for Christian party NZ Herald 25.08.2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofn An Auckland project manager has been chosen to head Christian Heritage after a convention in Nelson which discussed the party's future direction. Ewen McQueen, 38, a trained economist, was chosen by delegates on Saturday to replace the Rev Graham Capill, who is resigning after almost 14 years leading the party....
Paedophile priest 'a very sick man' Fairfax NZ National News 30 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2643247a6017,00.html A Roman Catholic priest convicted of sexual abuse yesterday is a very sick man who got great satisfaction from abusing little boys, one of his victims says. Former Dunedin priest Father Magnus William Murray pleaded guilty to 10 indecency charges dating from the 1950s and 1960s. He will be sentenced next month....
Consedine resigns http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2640869a11,00.html Fairfax NZ National News 28 August 2003 The Lyttelton Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct has officially resigned from his Canterbury parish. Father Jim Consedine is reportedly back in Canterbury after attending a Sydney programme specialising in treating clergy for violation of professional boundaries, sexual disorders, and abuse....
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre: Catholictv.net http://www.catholictv.net
Cardinal Williams explains the background to "Steadfast in Hope" by Fr Michael O'Meegan, the latest book covering the 150-year history of Wellington archdiocese.
in his monthly education report, Br Pat Lynch (NZ Catholic Education Office) reports on the National Catholic Schools Convention attended by MPs John Tamihere and Trevor Mallard, and Dr Louis Gatta.
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New Zealand Catholic Schools Convention August 2003
http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzceo/convention/index.shtml
Keynote Speaker Addresses by ... Cardinal Thomas Williams ... Karen Sewell ... Br Pat Lynch ... Dr Louis A. Gatta (USA) "Spirituality at the heart of the school" ... Dr Ann Gilroy: "Navigating our future" ... Howard Fancy ... Hon. John Tamihere ... Workgroup presentation by Sr Elizabeth Julian; plus Laureate Awards 2003 for outstanding contributions to Catholic education in New Zealand.
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NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Lighting New Fires' Issue no.4 July 2003 http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
In the main Newsletter ...
Editorial: Professional development and student achievement, by Pat Lynch ... Furniture and Equipment Policy Enrolment Schemes ... Education Review Office Evaluation Indicators ... Licensing and Regulations for Boarding Schools and Hostels ... School Planning and Reporting – a Reminder ... Furniture and Equipment Policy ... Enrolment Schemes ... Celebrating pople and events: Achivements of Catholic schools throughout New Zealand ... Guidelines for Boards of Trustees on Managing Principal Appraisal ... New Chair of the New Zealand Teachers Council ... Improving the Achievement Levels of Maori Students: Waikato University Research Findings ... Education Review Office Evaluation Indicators ... University of Auckland Principals’ Centre Courses ... Resources for Schools and Early Childhood Centres in Pasifika Languages ... Use of the Export Education Levy ... Schools’ Peace Week 4-10 August 2003 ... Garin College Student Help Desk ... Useful Websites
In LNF's Catholic Schools' supplement ... Editorial: Special Character ... Progress on the Review and Development of Catholic Special Character in Schools ... Preference of Enrolment Criteria ... NZ Catholic School Rolls Continue to Rise ... An Introduction to Christianity for International Students ... The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School ... Principal sought for St Mary’s School, Gore ... Reclaiming Charisma in Catholic Schools ... Interesting Reading: ‘Unsettled Hope – Unaccompanied Minors in Ireland, from Understanding to Response’ ... Education Review Office Report on Catholic Schools in New Zealand
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EVENTS
September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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'NZ Catholic' No 169, August 24 - September 6, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
PAPER WINS! NZ Catholic has for the third time been judged the best Catholic newspaper in Australasia. The paper was described as "an impressive winner" of the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Prize at the Australasian Catholic Press Association's conference in Canberra on August 14. NZ Catholic also received three other prizes at this conference and that of the Australasian Religious Press Association.
Formation of the Person is Teachers' Key Task WELLINGTON - The biggest concern of the Catholic teacher is the formation of the person, Cardinal Tom Williams said in his speech at the Catholic Schools Convention on August 14. The formation of the person is more important for the Catholic teacher than the transmission of facts, he said. ...
Parishes oppose GMO release WELLINGTON - While media reports indicate Vatican support for genetic modification, several New Zealand Catholic parishes are voicing their opposition to the Government lifting its moratorium in October on the release of genetically modified organisms....
Bishop speaks in support of good man held in prison AUCKLAND - The Government is holding a good man in jail, says Bishop Robin Leamy, SM, of Auckland. ...
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The Far East (St Columban's Missionary Society) August 2003 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
Editorial: "... Pope John Paul II’s letter, Peace with God the Creator, Peace with all of Creation gave a wake up call to Catholics about the ecological crisis affecting our world. It seems that if we want to survive, or allow the environment to flourish, then we need to change our perception of ourselves in relation to our world and its environs....
From the Director: We are called to a life of interconnectedness "The Pope and the Bishops of Australia are calling us to an ecological conversion. Many of the mission stories in this issue of The Far East are about people who have made this change. We used to talk about conversion as moving from one religion to another. Today it refers more to a change of mind and heart. We are challenged to think and feel differently about our environment. We are called to interact in new ways with the world around us...."
Symbol of God, by Peter Woodruff "When Fr Paul Prendergast first came to Peru in 1966 he worked in the parish of San Mateo in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. He began to organise groups of people from his parish to go as missionaries to mountain villages, where religious practice had fallen away, due to the lack of priests and catechists...."
Catholic Faith and Ecology , by Charles Rue Fr Rue speaks about how his faith deepened as his insights into ecology developed and how St Columban's Mission Society is working to make environmental issues mainstream...
Capital Investment, by Maree Nutt "... From this modest beginning in 1976, Professor Yunus started the Grameen Bank which now employs 12,000 staff, works in more than 40,000 villages of Bangladesh and extends four million microcredit loans a year. With loan repayments exceeding 98%, it outperforms all other banks in Bangladesh and most banks around the world. The Grameen Bank model of microcredit has now been replicated in over 60 countries....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Work for Catholic education honoured (photo) The Daily News (New Plymouth) 29 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,2642238a6554,00.html A New Plymouth man who has devoted his life to developing Catholic education in New Zealand has received a prestigious award. Michael Finnigan's contribution was recognised at the New Zealand Catholic Schools' (NCEO) Convention in Wellington last week....
Priest had great empathy for people facing personal struggles Otago Daily Times Saturday, 23-August 2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofj Dunedin Roman Catholic priest Father Vincent Flaherty, who died last month at the age of 84, had a tremendous ability to reach out to people facing turbulent times. He spent the majority of his priesthood serving Otago communities....
'God's team sport' hits the right notes NZ Herald 25.08.2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofl The Catholic girls' school that gave the world divas such as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Dame Malvina Major is switching the emphasis of its musical education to orchestral instruments. The 150-year-old St Mary's College in Ponsonby retains the strong vocal tradition established by famed teacher Dame Sister Mary Leo, but the focus shifted six years ago when orchestral tuition became compulsory for all Year 7 and Year 8 (form one and two) students....
Parishioners oppose GM NZ Herald 28.08.2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofm Catholic parishioners have formed a group to oppose the commercial release of genetically modified organisms, despite the Vatican's contrary view. Parishioners from St Matthew's in Hamilton and St Patrick's in Oamaru formed Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) to fight the lifting of the GM moratorium....
Agency warns of backlash over birth controversy NZPA 28 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2641930a10,00.html A social services agency is warning publicity over foreign women travelling to New Zealand to give birth could lead to a backlash against children legitimately born here to non-resident parents. Catholic Agency for Justice Peace and Development (Caritas) spokesman Lisa Beech said the Immigration Service should decline visitors' visas to women if the primary reason for the visit was to give birth....
Congregations grow as Catholic priests retire http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2637581a11,00.html Fairfax NZ National News 25 August 2003 The Auckland diocese of the Catholic Church is facing bigger congregations – mostly thanks to immigration – just when it is short of priests. The Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn, is asking parishioners to consider moving towards larger regional centres to pool resources....
New head for Christian party NZ Herald 25.08.2003 http://tinyurl.com/lofn An Auckland project manager has been chosen to head Christian Heritage after a convention in Nelson which discussed the party's future direction. Ewen McQueen, 38, a trained economist, was chosen by delegates on Saturday to replace the Rev Graham Capill, who is resigning after almost 14 years leading the party....
Paedophile priest 'a very sick man' Fairfax NZ National News 30 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,2643247a6017,00.html A Roman Catholic priest convicted of sexual abuse yesterday is a very sick man who got great satisfaction from abusing little boys, one of his victims says. Former Dunedin priest Father Magnus William Murray pleaded guilty to 10 indecency charges dating from the 1950s and 1960s. He will be sentenced next month....
Consedine resigns http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2640869a11,00.html Fairfax NZ National News 28 August 2003 The Lyttelton Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct has officially resigned from his Canterbury parish. Father Jim Consedine is reportedly back in Canterbury after attending a Sydney programme specialising in treating clergy for violation of professional boundaries, sexual disorders, and abuse....
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre: Catholictv.net http://www.catholictv.net
Cardinal Williams explains the background to "Steadfast in Hope" by Fr Michael O'Meegan, the latest book covering the 150-year history of Wellington archdiocese.
in his monthly education report, Br Pat Lynch (NZ Catholic Education Office) reports on the National Catholic Schools Convention attended by MPs John Tamihere and Trevor Mallard, and Dr Louis Gatta.
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New Zealand Catholic Schools Convention August 2003
http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzceo/convention/index.shtml
Keynote Speaker Addresses by ... Cardinal Thomas Williams ... Karen Sewell ... Br Pat Lynch ... Dr Louis A. Gatta (USA) "Spirituality at the heart of the school" ... Dr Ann Gilroy: "Navigating our future" ... Howard Fancy ... Hon. John Tamihere ... Workgroup presentation by Sr Elizabeth Julian; plus Laureate Awards 2003 for outstanding contributions to Catholic education in New Zealand.
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NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Lighting New Fires' Issue no.4 July 2003 http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
In the main Newsletter ...
Editorial: Professional development and student achievement, by Pat Lynch ... Furniture and Equipment Policy Enrolment Schemes ... Education Review Office Evaluation Indicators ... Licensing and Regulations for Boarding Schools and Hostels ... School Planning and Reporting – a Reminder ... Furniture and Equipment Policy ... Enrolment Schemes ... Celebrating pople and events: Achivements of Catholic schools throughout New Zealand ... Guidelines for Boards of Trustees on Managing Principal Appraisal ... New Chair of the New Zealand Teachers Council ... Improving the Achievement Levels of Maori Students: Waikato University Research Findings ... Education Review Office Evaluation Indicators ... University of Auckland Principals’ Centre Courses ... Resources for Schools and Early Childhood Centres in Pasifika Languages ... Use of the Export Education Levy ... Schools’ Peace Week 4-10 August 2003 ... Garin College Student Help Desk ... Useful Websites
In LNF's Catholic Schools' supplement ... Editorial: Special Character ... Progress on the Review and Development of Catholic Special Character in Schools ... Preference of Enrolment Criteria ... NZ Catholic School Rolls Continue to Rise ... An Introduction to Christianity for International Students ... The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School ... Principal sought for St Mary’s School, Gore ... Reclaiming Charisma in Catholic Schools ... Interesting Reading: ‘Unsettled Hope – Unaccompanied Minors in Ireland, from Understanding to Response’ ... Education Review Office Report on Catholic Schools in New Zealand
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EVENTS
September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
Sunday, August 24, 2003
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'Bite-sized goodness' in prize-winning NZ Catholic paper http://www.cathnews.com/news/308/102.php New Zealand's national Catholic newspaper 'NZ Catholic' has won the Bishop Phillip Kennedy Memorial Prize for Newspapers, announced at the annual Australasian Catholic Press Association conference in Canberra....
"True and False Reform", by Cardinal Avery Dulles First Things 135 (August/September 2003): 14-19. http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0308/articles/dulles.html (Summary: Since Vatican II reform movements have proliferated, but some of them have been ambiguous or misconceived. On the left we find initiatives that seek to make the Church more tolerant, more liberal, and more democratic. Moderately to the right are orthodox but intransigent theologians who aspire to “reform the reforms” introduced in the wake of Vatican II. At the extreme right the Church is confronted by movements that seek to undo the work of the Council itself. More than a decade before Vatican II the French Dominican Yves Congar wrote a book with the title "True and False Reform in the Church". Drawing to some degree on Congar’s fine exploratory work, [the writer] should like to suggest a number of principles by which reform proposals in our day might be assessed.)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"New priest moves back to his roots" (photo) Ashburton Guardian http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=2126 Father Bede Haughey has always loved working in rural ministries so it is no surprise he is thriving as part of the Methven community. Father Bede made the move to Methven at the end of January, after spending five years working in Waimate and one year overseas, but before he became a priest he was Temuka born and bred....
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"Councillor didn't have a prayer " Fairfax News 23 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2636830a11,00.html Silence reigned as Mayor George Wood read the familiar words of the North Shore City Council's prayer for what could have been the last time. But the peace was not to last at the extraordinary meeting, which ended in the salvation of that same prayer after an attempt by councillor Andrew Williams to cull it...
Related link: North Shore City Council is having a closed door meeting regarding prayers (TV 3 video report) http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6082-2603177-56,00.html
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"Catholic actions defended Not church policy to cover up crime" Otago Daily Times 21-August 2003 http://tinyurl.com/kx8x The Roman Catholic Church is not in the business of covering up crime, New Zealand Catholic Church communications director Lyndsay Freer says. Responding to yesterday's report giving details of a 40-year-old confidential Vatican document outlining a policy of secrecy in dealing with allegations of sexual abuse, which also threatened those who spoke out with excommunication, Mrs Freer said New Zealand Catholic bishops almost certainly received the document, which was sent to bishops around the world....
"Christian party debating merger as leader says goodbye " NZ Herald 23.08.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3519595&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general After years of fruitless effort to get into Parliament, Christian Heritage leader the Rev Graham Capill is calling it a day as the party meets to decide whether to merge with another party. Delegates at a convention in Nelson will decide today on Mr Capill's replacement. They will also decide on a new party president and vice-president, and the party's direction in light of United Future's success at the last election and the emergence of a third Christian party, Destiny New Zealand....
"Religious Freedom in a Muslim Culture. The Kuwaiti model." National Review (US) August 21, 2003 http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-bandow082103.asp Kuwait City, Kuwait — Like other Muslim states, Kuwait is filled with mosques. But Kuwait possesses something that many of Muslim nations do not have: Christian churches. Saudi Arabia is renowned for its suppression of religious liberty, including executing apostates. Christian churches have been bombed and burned in Muslim countries ranging from Pakistan to Indonesia. And Christians in Iraq are now worrying about their future. In contrast, Kuwait allows its many Christian residents to worship in peace....
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FROM THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Cooper, William Turakiuta 1885/1886? - 1949 (Husband of Dame Whina Cooper) Ngati Kahungunu; interpreter, land officer http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4C34
Grace, Morgan Stanislaus 1837 - 1903 (Catholic layman) Doctor, soldier, businessman, politician, churchman http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2G15
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CATHOLICTV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
The usual Introduction by Louise is immediately followed by CTV's first-ever commercial, for Wellington's Catholic Development Fund. The commerical is a clever combination of an hilarious American TV commercial, followed by a plug for the CDF. Well worth watching for the first part at least.
Also up this week ...
Aussie Sister Susan Shannon reveals to Sr Stephanie Kitching how she came to be a nun.
Gil Baile, President of the Cornerstone Forum, an American organisation concerned with the cultural and spiritual crises in our lives, talks to John Kleinsman about sexuality and spirituality.
In Coffee Break, Fr Chris Skinner chats to Kim von Lantham (ANZ Bank) about the struggle to take a break from work
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EDUCATION IN FAITH
New on Faith Central, a resource site for Catholic secondary schools...
CREATION AND CO CREATION http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/creation.htm
How did the world begin? Did God create the world in seven days? Did the Universe begin with a Big Bang? Does the Church accept the Theory of Evolution? What should our relationship be to the world in which we live? How can we be co-creators and not de-creators?
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EVENTS
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August 2003
Family, Sexuality and Pro-Life Seminar (free) 29-30 August 2003 Venue: Blessed Sacrament Catholioc Church, Ardwick Street, Gore. Details in 'NZ Catholic. Aug 24 2003 p. 21 and from: Fr Vaughan Leslie, tel (03) 208 9601; e-mail frvjpleslie@hotmail.com
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September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'Bite-sized goodness' in prize-winning NZ Catholic paper http://www.cathnews.com/news/308/102.php New Zealand's national Catholic newspaper 'NZ Catholic' has won the Bishop Phillip Kennedy Memorial Prize for Newspapers, announced at the annual Australasian Catholic Press Association conference in Canberra....
"True and False Reform", by Cardinal Avery Dulles First Things 135 (August/September 2003): 14-19. http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0308/articles/dulles.html (Summary: Since Vatican II reform movements have proliferated, but some of them have been ambiguous or misconceived. On the left we find initiatives that seek to make the Church more tolerant, more liberal, and more democratic. Moderately to the right are orthodox but intransigent theologians who aspire to “reform the reforms” introduced in the wake of Vatican II. At the extreme right the Church is confronted by movements that seek to undo the work of the Council itself. More than a decade before Vatican II the French Dominican Yves Congar wrote a book with the title "True and False Reform in the Church". Drawing to some degree on Congar’s fine exploratory work, [the writer] should like to suggest a number of principles by which reform proposals in our day might be assessed.)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"New priest moves back to his roots" (photo) Ashburton Guardian http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=2126 Father Bede Haughey has always loved working in rural ministries so it is no surprise he is thriving as part of the Methven community. Father Bede made the move to Methven at the end of January, after spending five years working in Waimate and one year overseas, but before he became a priest he was Temuka born and bred....
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"Councillor didn't have a prayer " Fairfax News 23 August 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2636830a11,00.html Silence reigned as Mayor George Wood read the familiar words of the North Shore City Council's prayer for what could have been the last time. But the peace was not to last at the extraordinary meeting, which ended in the salvation of that same prayer after an attempt by councillor Andrew Williams to cull it...
Related link: North Shore City Council is having a closed door meeting regarding prayers (TV 3 video report) http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6082-2603177-56,00.html
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"Catholic actions defended Not church policy to cover up crime" Otago Daily Times 21-August 2003 http://tinyurl.com/kx8x The Roman Catholic Church is not in the business of covering up crime, New Zealand Catholic Church communications director Lyndsay Freer says. Responding to yesterday's report giving details of a 40-year-old confidential Vatican document outlining a policy of secrecy in dealing with allegations of sexual abuse, which also threatened those who spoke out with excommunication, Mrs Freer said New Zealand Catholic bishops almost certainly received the document, which was sent to bishops around the world....
"Christian party debating merger as leader says goodbye " NZ Herald 23.08.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3519595&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general After years of fruitless effort to get into Parliament, Christian Heritage leader the Rev Graham Capill is calling it a day as the party meets to decide whether to merge with another party. Delegates at a convention in Nelson will decide today on Mr Capill's replacement. They will also decide on a new party president and vice-president, and the party's direction in light of United Future's success at the last election and the emergence of a third Christian party, Destiny New Zealand....
"Religious Freedom in a Muslim Culture. The Kuwaiti model." National Review (US) August 21, 2003 http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-bandow082103.asp Kuwait City, Kuwait — Like other Muslim states, Kuwait is filled with mosques. But Kuwait possesses something that many of Muslim nations do not have: Christian churches. Saudi Arabia is renowned for its suppression of religious liberty, including executing apostates. Christian churches have been bombed and burned in Muslim countries ranging from Pakistan to Indonesia. And Christians in Iraq are now worrying about their future. In contrast, Kuwait allows its many Christian residents to worship in peace....
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FROM THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Cooper, William Turakiuta 1885/1886? - 1949 (Husband of Dame Whina Cooper) Ngati Kahungunu; interpreter, land officer http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4C34
Grace, Morgan Stanislaus 1837 - 1903 (Catholic layman) Doctor, soldier, businessman, politician, churchman http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2G15
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CATHOLICTV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
The usual Introduction by Louise is immediately followed by CTV's first-ever commercial, for Wellington's Catholic Development Fund. The commerical is a clever combination of an hilarious American TV commercial, followed by a plug for the CDF. Well worth watching for the first part at least.
Also up this week ...
Aussie Sister Susan Shannon reveals to Sr Stephanie Kitching how she came to be a nun.
Gil Baile, President of the Cornerstone Forum, an American organisation concerned with the cultural and spiritual crises in our lives, talks to John Kleinsman about sexuality and spirituality.
In Coffee Break, Fr Chris Skinner chats to Kim von Lantham (ANZ Bank) about the struggle to take a break from work
********************************************
EDUCATION IN FAITH
New on Faith Central, a resource site for Catholic secondary schools...
CREATION AND CO CREATION http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/creation.htm
How did the world begin? Did God create the world in seven days? Did the Universe begin with a Big Bang? Does the Church accept the Theory of Evolution? What should our relationship be to the world in which we live? How can we be co-creators and not de-creators?
************************************************
EVENTS
************************
August 2003
Family, Sexuality and Pro-Life Seminar (free) 29-30 August 2003 Venue: Blessed Sacrament Catholioc Church, Ardwick Street, Gore. Details in 'NZ Catholic. Aug 24 2003 p. 21 and from: Fr Vaughan Leslie, tel (03) 208 9601; e-mail frvjpleslie@hotmail.com
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September 2003
'NZ Catholic' newspaper's National Art and Faith Competition Closing date: September 19 2003; works to be in by September 30; exhibition opens October 3. For paintings of a spiritual nature demonstrating the vitality, joy and hope found in Christian beliefs. Three categories, including one for works relating to Mary the mother of Jesus, and one for icons. Prizes to the value of $4,750 Entry forms from "Art Competition", NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel: (09) 360 3069; E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Related Website: NZ Art Monthly: 'Art and Faith' Competition http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/draper_002.html Background to the competition and a selection of entries from 2001
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