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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 181, February 22- March 6, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Catholic character of schools is under review Wellington - New Zealand's Catholic dioceses are starting a national programme of reviewing the Catholic character of their schools...
Church provided safe haven for deported girl Auckland - The 16-year-old Sri Lankan girl deported from New Zealand on February 12 received a safe haven in her homeland only through efforts of the Catholic Church...
Pompallier's burial site popular with visitors Motuti - Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier's New Zealand burial site is proving to be a drawcard.....
Also in the print edition ...
Mercy Sisters consider unity; Survey on working children gets Government response; Ryan Teahan hobnobbing with the elite in Rome; Schismatic group hits at Pope; Treating abusers can work; Mosh-able music with challenging speakers; Michael Joseph Savage: A rationalist politician who discovered Christ.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES Catholic assistance for Sri Lankan girl expelled from New Zealand (16 Feb 2004)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Brothers seek 'spiritual accountability' in youth programs The Christian Brothers have acted on survey findings that spiritual hunger evident in young people is not being met by the order's youth formation initiatives.
Vatican report urges work with experts on sex abuse Meanwhile a 220 page Vatican report has recommended that the Catholic Church should work more closely with scientific experts to identify potential perpetrators.
Pope to canonise mother who said no to abortion The Vatican has announced the May canonisation of an Italian woman who chose to give birth to her fourth child rather than have an abortion that might have saved her life.
Indian Church leaders welcome court support for tribal converts Church leaders in India have commended the Supreme Court for upholding the constitutional privileges of tribals who change their religion, although a lawyer cautions the welcome may be premature.
NZ Minister responds to Caritas child labour survey shock NZ Labour Minister Margaret Wilson says moves are underway to ensure children and young people are aware of their rights and legal protections at work following a Caritas survey that revealed child exploitation in the country.
UK Catholic educators reject teaching atheism in RE class The Catholic Education Service in England and Wales has criticised plans for students to be taught atheism, humanism and other non-religious beliefs in religious education classes in state schools.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Case against church next month Otago Daily Times (full text) Christchurch: The case of a Christchurch woman suing the Catholic Church over its handling of a complaint against a priest will go to the High Court next month. Bonnie Quilter, a Shirley invalid beneficiary, is seeking exemplary damages and an inquiry into the church's abuse complaints procedures. She is one of four women who laid complaints of sexual misconduct against former Lyttelton priest Fr Jim Consedine. She claims the church failed in its duty of care towards her and did not keep proper records of the complaints process. It is believed to be the first time one of the church's own investigative bodies has been sued over its performance in New Zealand. The church and its various representatives named as defendants have applied to have the claim struck out through their counsel, Judith Ablett-Kerr QC and Mark Callaghan. - NZPA
Norman LaRocque: More red tape threatens diversity of education NZ Herald 16.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3549356&reportID=1162608 Catholic schools attracting non-Catholics, Anglican schools turning away potential pupils, increasing popularity for schools associated with the Presbyterians and Seventh Day Adventists - it's all part of the rise and rise of integrated schools around New Zealand. Despite their apparent success in meeting the needs of thousands of families, the future shape of the integrated school sector is far from certain. A Ministry of Education discussion paper released last September raised the spectre of much greater control of integrated schools from education central command in Wellington....
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre http://www.catholictv.net
** Celebration by 200 married couples attending the St Valentine's Day Mass to reaffirm their marriage vows
** Requiem mass for Fr Paul Bergin sm who died in early February.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Rome and Moscow: advances and disappointments in building relations AsiaNews.it 19 February, 2004 http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=387 Moscow (AsiaNews) – Cardinal Kasper’s visit to Moscow this week signifies a decisive turn in relations between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches. Such relations over the last 15 years have changed from once being naïvely optimistic to now being bitterly disappointing....
Death of South Africa's Archbishop Denis Hurley http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/94.php South African human rights champion Archbishop Denis Hurley died on Friday at the age of 88, ending a life marked by an outstanding contribution to the struggle against apartheid, for his concern for the poor. Archbishop Hurley, emeritus Archbishop of Durban, was the Catholic hierarchy's most outspoken opponent of the apartheid....
Cardinal Cormac tells summit: 'poverty is as big a scourge as terrorism' http://www.indcatholicnews.com/corpvsc.html Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, today told a Treasury summit on globalization, that poverty is as big a scourge as terrorism. Cardinal Cormac told the key meeting, which was also addressed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, World Bank President James Wolfensohn, Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and CAFOD's director Chris Bain, that: "we may be at risk of getting our definitions and our priorities wrong"....
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'THE PASSION'
'A Passion of Violence and Love, by Vittorio Messori ' http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49259 After two hours and six minutes, the lights flick on again in the little soundproof room. There are only about a dozen of us (I the sole journalist), and we are aware of a privilege. By invitation of Mel Gibson and producer Steve McEveety, we are the first in Europe to see the final copy of this film which just arrived from Los Angeles.... Silence continues in the little room. Two women weep quietly, without sobbing; the monsignor next to me is very pale, his eyes closed; the young ecclesiastical secretary nervously fingers a rosary; a tentative, solitary applause quickly dies out in embarrassment. For many long minutes, no one stands up, no one moves, no one speaks. So, what we were being told was true: "The Passion of The Christ" has struck us, it has worked in us, the first guinea pigs, the effect that Gibson wanted....
"The Passion" Study Guide National Catholic Reporter February 20, 2004 http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004a/022004/022004a.php [This brief guide is intended to help teachers, youth group leaders, Bible study leaders and parents organize discussions of “The Passion.” It also contains a brief list of supplementary materials.]
'Passion of the Christ' rated R16 NZ Herald 21.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3550443&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Mel Gibson's controversial biblical epic film, The Passion of the Christ, has been classified by New Zealand's chief censor as R16 because its graphic violence could traumatise children...
(later report) New Zealand church leaders are appealing to have the censor's classification of Mel Gibson's controversialm film "The Passion of the Christ" reduced. The Chief Censor Bill Hastings has classified the film as R16 due to its violent scenes which means those under 16 years of age can't see the film in cinemas. But the Society for the Promotion of Community standards has written to the Secretary for Internal Affairs asking for the rating to be changed so more young people can see it. It says it has the backing of Vision New Zealand, an umbrella group which represents over 350 different Christian groups. The movie about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus has already sparked heated debate and some Jewish leaders say they fear it will generate anti-Semitism.
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'THE FAR EAST' January-February 2004
Magazine of St Columban's Missionary Society in Australia and New Zealand http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
Full text:
** Editorial: Older People are... (The world doesn’t belong to the young, nor to the old, despite what the media says, but to those with a young spirit) ** From the Director: Where do we find grounds for hope? ** A scrapbook memory: A shoe repairman travels to Shanghai to visit Fr Warren Kinne. ** The human person is key: Kathryn Boyle writes about Pope John Paul II and his contributions to Catholic social thought. ** Another year of challenges: Columban Fr Jim Mulroney speaks of the challenges facing Bishop Joseph Zen and the Church of Hong Kong.
Also in the print edition ...
** Laughter amid adversity : Sr Jackie Ford speaks of the factors that create hardship for Peru’s elderly women. ** Guardian angels of the Chinese Church : Elderly Chinese women patrol church aisles keeping the faithful in line. ** Thank you very much : Fr Tom Curran believes it is more blessed to give than receive. ** Catholic missiology returns to Sydney : Columbans lecture at university again. ** A home next to heaven : Two Columban Sisters share the joy of the gifts they receive caring for the elderly poor in South Korea. ** Reflection - Where are you now? Where are you on life’s journey? ** Sunday night parcel : A story of gratitude for help at a critical time. ** Finding God in a trash pile : A scavenger family teaches a priest in the Philippines. ** Stepping stones for care : Care begins with oneself and extends to others, priests and laity alike.
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WORLD YOUTH DAY
After the Olympic Games, World Youth Day: the Church in Australia is a candidate for World Youth Day 2007 (full text) Sydney (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Australia would like to host the World Youth Day 2007. As preparations for WYD in Germany 2005 go ahead, in a statement issued at the end of a plenary assembly in Sydney the Bishops’ Conference of Australia announced it would make an official request to the Pontifical Council for the Laity which in turn will present the request to the Pope. Besides Australia, South Africa and Bolivia, have asked to host this increasingly popular major youth event we see from the Web site http://www.korazym.org . The Bishops of Australia are preparing a book to present Sydney as an ideal site for World Youth Day 2007.
The Bishops refer to two major events hosted by Sydney: Olympic Games in 2000 and Rugby World Championship in 2003, which demonstrated that the city is able to organise world events. They underline that the WYD in Australia would boost the spiritual life in the country and rekindle interest for the faith among Australian youth.
The political parties on the new continent have said they are ready to help the Church organise the event. The Sydney Catholic Weekly, said WYD 2007 could unite Australia’s government and Opposition and that “Sydney would be a fantastic city for World Youth Day, an event which would bring young pilgrims to Australia from all over the world”.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 20, 2004
International religious communities in a multicultural world; In appreciation of Denis Hurley; Vatican diplomacy; Interview with Jewish critic of 'The Passion'; Anglican-Roman Catholic commission wraps up Mary document; History of the Focolare Movement published; preview of Vatican report on the crisis of clerical sexual abuse; Pro-choice Catholic politicians
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EVENTS
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
Prison Chaplain, Mt Eden Prison Women's Division Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb.22 p.22 and from Eric Allan, Director, Catholic and Family Community Services, tel. (09) 378 9650
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Sunday, February 15, 2004
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'WEL-COM' February 2004
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
Cardinal Williams: So much achieved in the Archdiocese
Bishop Dew: Immersing ourselves in the essence of the sacred
Caritas workplace survey reveals child exploitation in N.Z. The recent survey by Caritas on the work experience of children still at school led the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson to issue a statement on the need for vigilance...
At last, a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers detained on Nauru After two years of being detained against their will on Nauru Island it seems that for some of those asylum seekers things may, at last, be starting to move...
What it is like for the people of the Holy Land? Last year Fr Alan Roberts was in Israel where he was studying at Tantur and had a chance to experience life in this country torn apart by strife and anguish. He tells us something of the things he learned as the country faces the prospect of being divided by the Israeli Security Barrier....
It’s time we stopped paying certifying consultants Marilyn Pryor calls for an end to the charade where New Zealand pays certifying consultants who authorise abortions on specious grounds masquerading as a serious danger to the mother's mental health...
Pastoral Areas are now established 1 February marked an historic day in the Wellington Archdiocese as the Pastoral Area model for its parishes came into existence...
Developing a spirituality of place for Wellingtonians Sr Elizabeth Julian reflects on the importance of place in bringing us into a profound encounter with God....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Expulsion puts girl's life at risk says lawyer NZ Herald 14.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3549285&reportID=55514 The Auckland Catholic Communications Director, Lindsay Freer was surprised to be approached last week by an immigration official who appealed for the church's help in finding a haven for an expelled Sri Lankan teenager....
Integrated schools may not be safe from reviews Otago Daily Times Thursday, 12-February 2004 (part one) Integrated schools should have the same concerns as their state counterparts about facing a Ministry of Education review, University of Otago Associate Prof Howard Lee says. Integrated schools have contracts with the Government that preserve their "special character", while allowing them to access similar Government funding to state-run schools. The agreements also mean integrated schools cannot be closed or merged as part of a review....
part one: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBJ34K2590EF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
part two: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBM27E4697HD&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
France is not as secular as it purports NZ Herald 11.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3548489 The debate swirling around a school in Maisons-Laffitte, a smart Paris suburb by the river Seine, is an example of thinking across France. A majority of the public are comfortable with state funding of Catholic schools so long as there is adequate scrutiny. But they also reflect a tradition of suspicion about Islam....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Iraq - “It is amazing to see that at the slightest signal of a return to normality, murderous hands are ready to strike causing death, destruction and terror” Father Nizar Semaan in Iraq tells Fides... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1699.html
Only a few donors to help for the food crisis North Korea: Only a few donors to help for the food crisis http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=367 Pyongyang (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that 4 million North Koreans (17% of the country’s population) are at risk of malnutrition because of a fall in international aid...
My kids on the block, by Kristina Cooper The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00850 Most people turn away from violence or lock their door. But for one woman living on an inner city estate, her faith inspired her to try to make a difference by befriending young people rejected as troublemakers. It was the start of a new, sometimes frightening, way of life ...
Family fast and fast food, by Clare Watkins Priests and People (UK) http://www.priestsandpeople.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00094 Should Christian families follow society’s trend in solitary snacking, or make a point of eating together at table? Dr Clare Watkins, Vice Principal of the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, reflects on the theological implications of the way we eat, or abstain from eating, in the world of fast food...
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II dedicated his teaching during the Wednesday Audience on 11 February to the mystery of the sick and the suffering. In fact it was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and for the Church the World Day of the Sick.... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1693.html
Vatican - In St Peter’s the Pope meets and blesses the sick: “As we look at Mary our heart opens to hope…Immaculate Mary is the wonderful sign of the victory of life over death, love over sin, salvation over all sickness of body or soul ”. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1694.html
Numerous links to further articles and reports on the World Day of the Sick are at: http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/49.php
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'THE PASSION'
Interview: 'You Want Me To Play Jesus?' http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212740/He thought he was meeting for a surfing movie. Then Mel Gibson showed upNewsweekFeb. 16 issue - James Caviezel, the 35-year-old actor who first came to attention in Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" and starred in "The Count of Monte Cristo," talks to NEWSWEEK's Sean Smith about the agony and the ecstasy of playing the Savior in the controversial "The Passion of the Christ."...
Will Mel Gibson's Passion of Christ help save Christianity?, by Daniel Johnson http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/02/11/do\ 1101.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/02/11/ixopinion.html Christianity in the West is undeniably in crisis. Christians who are ashamed of the historical basis of their faith will not pass it on to the next generation - if, with our pathological failure to reproduce, there is a younger generation. For Christians, The Passion is at once a challenge to re-examine the most problematic aspects of their faith, and an opportunity to share its most sublime mystery with others. Its purpose is avowedly evangelical...
Join the clubbed: Catholics know pain of being bashed, by Richard Roeper http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep10.html I've seen the version of "The Passion of the Christ" that will play in theaters starting on Ash Wednesday -- and I'll soon share my views on the film. In the meantime, I've been pondering some other religious-themed movies I've seen in my four years on "Ebert & Roeper." Catholicism has been represented far more frequently than any other faith. Just from the last four years, I could easily put together a Catholic Film Festival -- but I don't think too many Catholics would be pleased with the entries....
Who Killed Jesus? (4-page article) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212741/Mel Gibson's powerful but troubling new movie, 'The Passion of the Christ,' is reviving one of the most explosive questions ever. What history tells us about Jesus' last hours, the world in which he lived, anti-Semitism, Scripture and the nature of faith itself
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 13 2004: Plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and revival of natural law; Pope meets Iranian foreign minister: situation of Iranian Christians; Former archbishop of Boston in Rome; Progress on English translation of the Mass; Human trafficking, modern slavery; Curial appointments from Eastern Europe
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org Full-page newspaper feature: 'NZ Catholic' Feb 8-21 p.12
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
'WEL-COM' February 2004
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
Cardinal Williams: So much achieved in the Archdiocese
Bishop Dew: Immersing ourselves in the essence of the sacred
Caritas workplace survey reveals child exploitation in N.Z. The recent survey by Caritas on the work experience of children still at school led the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson to issue a statement on the need for vigilance...
At last, a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers detained on Nauru After two years of being detained against their will on Nauru Island it seems that for some of those asylum seekers things may, at last, be starting to move...
What it is like for the people of the Holy Land? Last year Fr Alan Roberts was in Israel where he was studying at Tantur and had a chance to experience life in this country torn apart by strife and anguish. He tells us something of the things he learned as the country faces the prospect of being divided by the Israeli Security Barrier....
It’s time we stopped paying certifying consultants Marilyn Pryor calls for an end to the charade where New Zealand pays certifying consultants who authorise abortions on specious grounds masquerading as a serious danger to the mother's mental health...
Pastoral Areas are now established 1 February marked an historic day in the Wellington Archdiocese as the Pastoral Area model for its parishes came into existence...
Developing a spirituality of place for Wellingtonians Sr Elizabeth Julian reflects on the importance of place in bringing us into a profound encounter with God....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Expulsion puts girl's life at risk says lawyer NZ Herald 14.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3549285&reportID=55514 The Auckland Catholic Communications Director, Lindsay Freer was surprised to be approached last week by an immigration official who appealed for the church's help in finding a haven for an expelled Sri Lankan teenager....
Integrated schools may not be safe from reviews Otago Daily Times Thursday, 12-February 2004 (part one) Integrated schools should have the same concerns as their state counterparts about facing a Ministry of Education review, University of Otago Associate Prof Howard Lee says. Integrated schools have contracts with the Government that preserve their "special character", while allowing them to access similar Government funding to state-run schools. The agreements also mean integrated schools cannot be closed or merged as part of a review....
part one: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBJ34K2590EF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
part two: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBM27E4697HD&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
France is not as secular as it purports NZ Herald 11.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3548489 The debate swirling around a school in Maisons-Laffitte, a smart Paris suburb by the river Seine, is an example of thinking across France. A majority of the public are comfortable with state funding of Catholic schools so long as there is adequate scrutiny. But they also reflect a tradition of suspicion about Islam....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Iraq - “It is amazing to see that at the slightest signal of a return to normality, murderous hands are ready to strike causing death, destruction and terror” Father Nizar Semaan in Iraq tells Fides... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1699.html
Only a few donors to help for the food crisis North Korea: Only a few donors to help for the food crisis http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=367 Pyongyang (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that 4 million North Koreans (17% of the country’s population) are at risk of malnutrition because of a fall in international aid...
My kids on the block, by Kristina Cooper The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00850 Most people turn away from violence or lock their door. But for one woman living on an inner city estate, her faith inspired her to try to make a difference by befriending young people rejected as troublemakers. It was the start of a new, sometimes frightening, way of life ...
Family fast and fast food, by Clare Watkins Priests and People (UK) http://www.priestsandpeople.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00094 Should Christian families follow society’s trend in solitary snacking, or make a point of eating together at table? Dr Clare Watkins, Vice Principal of the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, reflects on the theological implications of the way we eat, or abstain from eating, in the world of fast food...
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II dedicated his teaching during the Wednesday Audience on 11 February to the mystery of the sick and the suffering. In fact it was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and for the Church the World Day of the Sick.... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1693.html
Vatican - In St Peter’s the Pope meets and blesses the sick: “As we look at Mary our heart opens to hope…Immaculate Mary is the wonderful sign of the victory of life over death, love over sin, salvation over all sickness of body or soul ”. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1694.html
Numerous links to further articles and reports on the World Day of the Sick are at: http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/49.php
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'THE PASSION'
Interview: 'You Want Me To Play Jesus?' http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212740/He thought he was meeting for a surfing movie. Then Mel Gibson showed upNewsweekFeb. 16 issue - James Caviezel, the 35-year-old actor who first came to attention in Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" and starred in "The Count of Monte Cristo," talks to NEWSWEEK's Sean Smith about the agony and the ecstasy of playing the Savior in the controversial "The Passion of the Christ."...
Will Mel Gibson's Passion of Christ help save Christianity?, by Daniel Johnson http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/02/11/do\ 1101.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/02/11/ixopinion.html Christianity in the West is undeniably in crisis. Christians who are ashamed of the historical basis of their faith will not pass it on to the next generation - if, with our pathological failure to reproduce, there is a younger generation. For Christians, The Passion is at once a challenge to re-examine the most problematic aspects of their faith, and an opportunity to share its most sublime mystery with others. Its purpose is avowedly evangelical...
Join the clubbed: Catholics know pain of being bashed, by Richard Roeper http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep10.html I've seen the version of "The Passion of the Christ" that will play in theaters starting on Ash Wednesday -- and I'll soon share my views on the film. In the meantime, I've been pondering some other religious-themed movies I've seen in my four years on "Ebert & Roeper." Catholicism has been represented far more frequently than any other faith. Just from the last four years, I could easily put together a Catholic Film Festival -- but I don't think too many Catholics would be pleased with the entries....
Who Killed Jesus? (4-page article) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212741/Mel Gibson's powerful but troubling new movie, 'The Passion of the Christ,' is reviving one of the most explosive questions ever. What history tells us about Jesus' last hours, the world in which he lived, anti-Semitism, Scripture and the nature of faith itself
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 13 2004: Plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and revival of natural law; Pope meets Iranian foreign minister: situation of Iranian Christians; Former archbishop of Boston in Rome; Progress on English translation of the Mass; Human trafficking, modern slavery; Curial appointments from Eastern Europe
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org Full-page newspaper feature: 'NZ Catholic' Feb 8-21 p.12
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
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'WEL-COM' February 2004
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
Cardinal Williams: So much achieved in the Archdiocese
Bishop Dew: Immersing ourselves in the essence of the sacred
Caritas workplace survey reveals child exploitation in N.Z. The recent survey by Caritas on the work experience of children still at school led the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson to issue a statement on the need for vigilance...
At last, a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers detained on Nauru After two years of being detained against their will on Nauru Island it seems that for some of those asylum seekers things may, at last, be starting to move...
What it is like for the people of the Holy Land? Last year Fr Alan Roberts was in Israel where he was studying at Tantur and had a chance to experience life in this country torn apart by strife and anguish. He tells us something of the things he learned as the country faces the prospect of being divided by the Israeli Security Barrier....
It’s time we stopped paying certifying consultants Marilyn Pryor calls for an end to the charade where New Zealand pays certifying consultants who authorise abortions on specious grounds masquerading as a serious danger to the mother's mental health...
Pastoral Areas are now established 1 February marked an historic day in the Wellington Archdiocese as the Pastoral Area model for its parishes came into existence...
Developing a spirituality of place for Wellingtonians Sr Elizabeth Julian reflects on the importance of place in bringing us into a profound encounter with God....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Expulsion puts girl's life at risk says lawyer NZ Herald 14.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3549285&reportID=55514 The Auckland Catholic Communications Director, Lindsay Freer was surprised to be approached last week by an immigration official who appealed for the church's help in finding a haven for an expelled Sri Lankan teenager....
Integrated schools may not be safe from reviews Otago Daily Times Thursday, 12-February 2004 (part one) Integrated schools should have the same concerns as their state counterparts about facing a Ministry of Education review, University of Otago Associate Prof Howard Lee says. Integrated schools have contracts with the Government that preserve their "special character", while allowing them to access similar Government funding to state-run schools. The agreements also mean integrated schools cannot be closed or merged as part of a review....
part one: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBJ34K2590EF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
part two: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBM27E4697HD&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
France is not as secular as it purports NZ Herald 11.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3548489 The debate swirling around a school in Maisons-Laffitte, a smart Paris suburb by the river Seine, is an example of thinking across France. A majority of the public are comfortable with state funding of Catholic schools so long as there is adequate scrutiny. But they also reflect a tradition of suspicion about Islam....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Iraq - “It is amazing to see that at the slightest signal of a return to normality, murderous hands are ready to strike causing death, destruction and terror” Father Nizar Semaan in Iraq tells Fides... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1699.html
Only a few donors to help for the food crisis North Korea: Only a few donors to help for the food crisis http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=367 Pyongyang (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that 4 million North Koreans (17% of the country’s population) are at risk of malnutrition because of a fall in international aid...
My kids on the block, by Kristina Cooper The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00850 Most people turn away from violence or lock their door. But for one woman living on an inner city estate, her faith inspired her to try to make a difference by befriending young people rejected as troublemakers. It was the start of a new, sometimes frightening, way of life ...
Family fast and fast food, by Clare Watkins Priests and People (UK) http://www.priestsandpeople.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00094 Should Christian families follow society’s trend in solitary snacking, or make a point of eating together at table? Dr Clare Watkins, Vice Principal of the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, reflects on the theological implications of the way we eat, or abstain from eating, in the world of fast food...
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II dedicated his teaching during the Wednesday Audience on 11 February to the mystery of the sick and the suffering. In fact it was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and for the Church the World Day of the Sick.... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1693.html
Vatican - In St Peter’s the Pope meets and blesses the sick: “As we look at Mary our heart opens to hope…Immaculate Mary is the wonderful sign of the victory of life over death, love over sin, salvation over all sickness of body or soul ”. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1694.html
Numerous links to further articles and reports on the World Day of the Sick are at: http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/49.php
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'THE PASSION'
Interview: 'You Want Me To Play Jesus?' http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212740/He thought he was meeting for a surfing movie. Then Mel Gibson showed upNewsweekFeb. 16 issue - James Caviezel, the 35-year-old actor who first came to attention in Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" and starred in "The Count of Monte Cristo," talks to NEWSWEEK's Sean Smith about the agony and the ecstasy of playing the Savior in the controversial "The Passion of the Christ."...
Will Mel Gibson's Passion of Christ help save Christianity?, by Daniel Johnson http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/02/11/do\ 1101.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/02/11/ixopinion.html Christianity in the West is undeniably in crisis. Christians who are ashamed of the historical basis of their faith will not pass it on to the next generation - if, with our pathological failure to reproduce, there is a younger generation. For Christians, The Passion is at once a challenge to re-examine the most problematic aspects of their faith, and an opportunity to share its most sublime mystery with others. Its purpose is avowedly evangelical...
Join the clubbed: Catholics know pain of being bashed, by Richard Roeper http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep10.html I've seen the version of "The Passion of the Christ" that will play in theaters starting on Ash Wednesday -- and I'll soon share my views on the film. In the meantime, I've been pondering some other religious-themed movies I've seen in my four years on "Ebert & Roeper." Catholicism has been represented far more frequently than any other faith. Just from the last four years, I could easily put together a Catholic Film Festival -- but I don't think too many Catholics would be pleased with the entries....
Who Killed Jesus? (4-page article) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212741/Mel Gibson's powerful but troubling new movie, 'The Passion of the Christ,' is reviving one of the most explosive questions ever. What history tells us about Jesus' last hours, the world in which he lived, anti-Semitism, Scripture and the nature of faith itself
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 13 2004: Plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and revival of natural law; Pope meets Iranian foreign minister: situation of Iranian Christians; Former archbishop of Boston in Rome; Progress on English translation of the Mass; Human trafficking, modern slavery; Curial appointments from Eastern Europe
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org Full-page newspaper feature: 'NZ Catholic' Feb 8-21 p.12
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
'WEL-COM' February 2004
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
Cardinal Williams: So much achieved in the Archdiocese
Bishop Dew: Immersing ourselves in the essence of the sacred
Caritas workplace survey reveals child exploitation in N.Z. The recent survey by Caritas on the work experience of children still at school led the Minister of Labour, Margaret Wilson to issue a statement on the need for vigilance...
At last, a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers detained on Nauru After two years of being detained against their will on Nauru Island it seems that for some of those asylum seekers things may, at last, be starting to move...
What it is like for the people of the Holy Land? Last year Fr Alan Roberts was in Israel where he was studying at Tantur and had a chance to experience life in this country torn apart by strife and anguish. He tells us something of the things he learned as the country faces the prospect of being divided by the Israeli Security Barrier....
It’s time we stopped paying certifying consultants Marilyn Pryor calls for an end to the charade where New Zealand pays certifying consultants who authorise abortions on specious grounds masquerading as a serious danger to the mother's mental health...
Pastoral Areas are now established 1 February marked an historic day in the Wellington Archdiocese as the Pastoral Area model for its parishes came into existence...
Developing a spirituality of place for Wellingtonians Sr Elizabeth Julian reflects on the importance of place in bringing us into a profound encounter with God....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Expulsion puts girl's life at risk says lawyer NZ Herald 14.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3549285&reportID=55514 The Auckland Catholic Communications Director, Lindsay Freer was surprised to be approached last week by an immigration official who appealed for the church's help in finding a haven for an expelled Sri Lankan teenager....
Integrated schools may not be safe from reviews Otago Daily Times Thursday, 12-February 2004 (part one) Integrated schools should have the same concerns as their state counterparts about facing a Ministry of Education review, University of Otago Associate Prof Howard Lee says. Integrated schools have contracts with the Government that preserve their "special character", while allowing them to access similar Government funding to state-run schools. The agreements also mean integrated schools cannot be closed or merged as part of a review....
part one: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBJ34K2590EF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
part two: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=12Feb2004&obje\ ct=GBM27E4697HD&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
France is not as secular as it purports NZ Herald 11.02.2004 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3548489 The debate swirling around a school in Maisons-Laffitte, a smart Paris suburb by the river Seine, is an example of thinking across France. A majority of the public are comfortable with state funding of Catholic schools so long as there is adequate scrutiny. But they also reflect a tradition of suspicion about Islam....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Iraq - “It is amazing to see that at the slightest signal of a return to normality, murderous hands are ready to strike causing death, destruction and terror” Father Nizar Semaan in Iraq tells Fides... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1699.html
Only a few donors to help for the food crisis North Korea: Only a few donors to help for the food crisis http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=367 Pyongyang (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that 4 million North Koreans (17% of the country’s population) are at risk of malnutrition because of a fall in international aid...
My kids on the block, by Kristina Cooper The Tablet (UK) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00850 Most people turn away from violence or lock their door. But for one woman living on an inner city estate, her faith inspired her to try to make a difference by befriending young people rejected as troublemakers. It was the start of a new, sometimes frightening, way of life ...
Family fast and fast food, by Clare Watkins Priests and People (UK) http://www.priestsandpeople.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?priestsppl-00094 Should Christian families follow society’s trend in solitary snacking, or make a point of eating together at table? Dr Clare Watkins, Vice Principal of the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, reflects on the theological implications of the way we eat, or abstain from eating, in the world of fast food...
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II dedicated his teaching during the Wednesday Audience on 11 February to the mystery of the sick and the suffering. In fact it was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and for the Church the World Day of the Sick.... http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1693.html
Vatican - In St Peter’s the Pope meets and blesses the sick: “As we look at Mary our heart opens to hope…Immaculate Mary is the wonderful sign of the victory of life over death, love over sin, salvation over all sickness of body or soul ”. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/12_1694.html
Numerous links to further articles and reports on the World Day of the Sick are at: http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/49.php
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'THE PASSION'
Interview: 'You Want Me To Play Jesus?' http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212740/He thought he was meeting for a surfing movie. Then Mel Gibson showed upNewsweekFeb. 16 issue - James Caviezel, the 35-year-old actor who first came to attention in Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" and starred in "The Count of Monte Cristo," talks to NEWSWEEK's Sean Smith about the agony and the ecstasy of playing the Savior in the controversial "The Passion of the Christ."...
Will Mel Gibson's Passion of Christ help save Christianity?, by Daniel Johnson http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/02/11/do\ 1101.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/02/11/ixopinion.html Christianity in the West is undeniably in crisis. Christians who are ashamed of the historical basis of their faith will not pass it on to the next generation - if, with our pathological failure to reproduce, there is a younger generation. For Christians, The Passion is at once a challenge to re-examine the most problematic aspects of their faith, and an opportunity to share its most sublime mystery with others. Its purpose is avowedly evangelical...
Join the clubbed: Catholics know pain of being bashed, by Richard Roeper http://www.suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep10.html I've seen the version of "The Passion of the Christ" that will play in theaters starting on Ash Wednesday -- and I'll soon share my views on the film. In the meantime, I've been pondering some other religious-themed movies I've seen in my four years on "Ebert & Roeper." Catholicism has been represented far more frequently than any other faith. Just from the last four years, I could easily put together a Catholic Film Festival -- but I don't think too many Catholics would be pleased with the entries....
Who Killed Jesus? (4-page article) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4212741/Mel Gibson's powerful but troubling new movie, 'The Passion of the Christ,' is reviving one of the most explosive questions ever. What history tells us about Jesus' last hours, the world in which he lived, anti-Semitism, Scripture and the nature of faith itself
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 13 2004: Plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and revival of natural law; Pope meets Iranian foreign minister: situation of Iranian Christians; Former archbishop of Boston in Rome; Progress on English translation of the Mass; Human trafficking, modern slavery; Curial appointments from Eastern Europe
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org Full-page newspaper feature: 'NZ Catholic' Feb 8-21 p.12
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
Sunday, February 8, 2004
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NZ CATHOLIC
Feb. 8-21 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text:
English sees Government threat to schools WELLINGTON - The Government wants to bring Catholic schools under the authority of the Education Act so it can get more control over them, says National Party education spokesman Bill English...
Church is likely to help Niue AUCKLAND - The Catholic Church is likely to provide food and help to repair buildings in response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Heta in Niue in January...
Marist Brothers are saying farewell to Greymouth GREYMOUTH -A Catholic tradition almost as old as Greymouth will end when the Marist Brothers leave the West Coast this month.....
Also in the current issue ...
Unlawful abortion prompts complaint; The Passion film opens on Ash Wednesday; Religious icons OK to misuse; Government planning review of Adoption Act; Keeping kids safe in cyber-space; A good time to be a priest; Women fulfil themselves through love, says Pope; Confused signals from Vatican;
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Brothel bylaw too liberal, Wanaka church group says Otago Daily Times, 4-February 2004 http://tinyurl.com/22pxn Wanaka: The Combined Wanaka Churches (CWC) fear a proposed brothel bylaw could turn the Queenstown Lakes district into New Zealand's version of the Amsterdam red-light district. The group has called on concerned citizens to oppose the bylaw...
117-year wait for tea trolley nears an end (photo) Central Leader, 06 February 2004 http://tinyurl.com/yw3lr Parishioners will be able to talk over cups of tea after services when a hall is finally built at the Onehunga Catholic Church. The Gothic-design church was built without kitchen or toilet facilities in 1887....
Ex-St John of God man to face sex charge trial The Press (Chch) 06 February 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2806248a11,00.html A former St John of God brother has been committed to trial to face eight sex charges after a District Court depositions hearing yesterday. Justices of the Peace John O'Hara and Marie Fahey did not require the man, whose name is suppressed, to appear for a High Court pre-trial hearing on March 5...
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THE FAR EAST
Magazine of the New Zealand and Australian province of St Columban's Mission Society
January-February 2004 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/TFE_fp.htm
Full text:
** Editorial: "Older people are ..." ** The Director's message ** A scrapbook memory: A friend travels to Shanghai to visit Fr Warren Kinne. ** The human person is key : Kathryn Boyle writes about Pope John Paul II’s contribution to Catholic social thought. ** Another year of challenges : Fr Jim Mulroney speaks of the challenges facing the Church in Hong Kong.
Also in the current issue: ** Laughter amid adversity : Sr Jackie Ford speaks of the factors that create hardship for Peru’s elderly women. ** Guardian angels of the Chinese Church : Elderly Chinese women patrol church aisles keeping the faithful in line. ** Thank you very much : Fr Tom Curran believes it is more blessed to give than receive. Catholic missiology returns to Sydney : Columbans lecture at university again. ** A home next to heaven : Two Columban Sisters share the joy of the gifts they receive caring for the elderly poor in South Korea. ** Mission World & Directory Reflection - Where are you now? : Where are you on life’s journey? ** Ad for Columban Calendar 2004. ** Sunday night parcel : A story of gratitude for help at a critical time. ** Finding God in a trash pile : A scavenger family teaches a priest in the Philippines. ** Stepping stones for care : Care begins with oneself and extends to others, priests and laity alike.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Fasting – our lost rite, by Eamon Duffy The Tablet (UK) Saturday, 31 January 2004 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00847 [Summary: Not eating meat on Fridays used to be synonymous with being Catholic. Restoring abstinence would not only revive tradition but signal solidarity with the poor ]
Vatican statistics claim 1.07 billion Catholics CathNews 4 Feb 2004 http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/18.php The new Vatican Year Book has revealed that Catholics make up 17.2% of the world's population, with almost half that figure living in the Americas, which is 63% Catholic...
Nottingham: Catholic cathedral begins 24 hour open door policy Independent Catholic News 3 February 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/nottin.html Nottingham's St Barnabas Cathedral has joined forces with Police and Social Services to train volunteers to keep the church doors open seven days a week. The "Watch and pray" scheme involves a rota of parishioners who devote one hour a week to keeping watch at the Cathedral. This enables the church to stay open to visitors, defying the growing trend of churches locking their doors outside of service times....
The virus of exploitation, by Harriet Paterson The Tablet (UK) Saturday, 31 January 2004 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00848 [Summary: Factories putting together computer components have spread across the Third World – and with them poor working practices. This is the price of our cheap laptops]
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"THE PASSION"
Father Thomas Rosica on Mel Gibson's "The Passion" National Director of World Youth Day 2002 Weighs in on Film (interview) http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=48636 Toronto, Feb. 6, 2004 (Zenit.org). Basilian Father Thomas Rosica is a trained Scripture scholar and represented the Canadian bishops' conference for nearly 10 years on the National Christian-Jewish Consultation. He shared his views about "The Passion" with ZENIT....
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'DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE '
Vatican – The Pope celebrates Day for Consecrated Life http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/03_1636.html “In the quiet of the monastery or cloister, or beside the poor and the excluded, among young people, or in church structures, engaged in various apostolic activities or in mission lands, God wants you to be faithful to his mission and dedicated to the good of others”....
Europe/Spain - “Our missionary concern with regard to the future must be not to maintain the highest number of commitments but to fill what we do with life and meaning ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/03_1637.html Madrid (Fides Service) – 164,966 Spanish religious in 7.526 communities belonging to 391 different congregations celebrated the 8th Day for the Consecrated Life with the motto “Seduced by Jesus for the Cause of Justice and Peace”...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 6, 2004: 75th anniversary of the Lateran Pacts; The Lefebvrites on ecumenism; Jesuit Fr. Robert Taft on Orthodox relations; Fr. Baget Bozzo on Italian politics; One more note on pro multis or pro omnibus ("for many" or "for all"); death of canon lawyer Fr. Ivan Zuzek.
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org Full-page newspaper feature: 'NZ Catholic' Feb 8-21 p.12
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17, 'Wel-com' Feb. 2004 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
NZ CATHOLIC
Feb. 8-21 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text:
English sees Government threat to schools WELLINGTON - The Government wants to bring Catholic schools under the authority of the Education Act so it can get more control over them, says National Party education spokesman Bill English...
Church is likely to help Niue AUCKLAND - The Catholic Church is likely to provide food and help to repair buildings in response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Heta in Niue in January...
Marist Brothers are saying farewell to Greymouth GREYMOUTH -A Catholic tradition almost as old as Greymouth will end when the Marist Brothers leave the West Coast this month.....
Also in the current issue ...
Unlawful abortion prompts complaint; The Passion film opens on Ash Wednesday; Religious icons OK to misuse; Government planning review of Adoption Act; Keeping kids safe in cyber-space; A good time to be a priest; Women fulfil themselves through love, says Pope; Confused signals from Vatican;
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Brothel bylaw too liberal, Wanaka church group says Otago Daily Times, 4-February 2004 http://tinyurl.com/22pxn Wanaka: The Combined Wanaka Churches (CWC) fear a proposed brothel bylaw could turn the Queenstown Lakes district into New Zealand's version of the Amsterdam red-light district. The group has called on concerned citizens to oppose the bylaw...
117-year wait for tea trolley nears an end (photo) Central Leader, 06 February 2004 http://tinyurl.com/yw3lr Parishioners will be able to talk over cups of tea after services when a hall is finally built at the Onehunga Catholic Church. The Gothic-design church was built without kitchen or toilet facilities in 1887....
Ex-St John of God man to face sex charge trial The Press (Chch) 06 February 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2806248a11,00.html A former St John of God brother has been committed to trial to face eight sex charges after a District Court depositions hearing yesterday. Justices of the Peace John O'Hara and Marie Fahey did not require the man, whose name is suppressed, to appear for a High Court pre-trial hearing on March 5...
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THE FAR EAST
Magazine of the New Zealand and Australian province of St Columban's Mission Society
January-February 2004 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/TFE_fp.htm
Full text:
** Editorial: "Older people are ..." ** The Director's message ** A scrapbook memory: A friend travels to Shanghai to visit Fr Warren Kinne. ** The human person is key : Kathryn Boyle writes about Pope John Paul II’s contribution to Catholic social thought. ** Another year of challenges : Fr Jim Mulroney speaks of the challenges facing the Church in Hong Kong.
Also in the current issue: ** Laughter amid adversity : Sr Jackie Ford speaks of the factors that create hardship for Peru’s elderly women. ** Guardian angels of the Chinese Church : Elderly Chinese women patrol church aisles keeping the faithful in line. ** Thank you very much : Fr Tom Curran believes it is more blessed to give than receive. Catholic missiology returns to Sydney : Columbans lecture at university again. ** A home next to heaven : Two Columban Sisters share the joy of the gifts they receive caring for the elderly poor in South Korea. ** Mission World & Directory Reflection - Where are you now? : Where are you on life’s journey? ** Ad for Columban Calendar 2004. ** Sunday night parcel : A story of gratitude for help at a critical time. ** Finding God in a trash pile : A scavenger family teaches a priest in the Philippines. ** Stepping stones for care : Care begins with oneself and extends to others, priests and laity alike.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Fasting – our lost rite, by Eamon Duffy The Tablet (UK) Saturday, 31 January 2004 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00847 [Summary: Not eating meat on Fridays used to be synonymous with being Catholic. Restoring abstinence would not only revive tradition but signal solidarity with the poor ]
Vatican statistics claim 1.07 billion Catholics CathNews 4 Feb 2004 http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/18.php The new Vatican Year Book has revealed that Catholics make up 17.2% of the world's population, with almost half that figure living in the Americas, which is 63% Catholic...
Nottingham: Catholic cathedral begins 24 hour open door policy Independent Catholic News 3 February 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/nottin.html Nottingham's St Barnabas Cathedral has joined forces with Police and Social Services to train volunteers to keep the church doors open seven days a week. The "Watch and pray" scheme involves a rota of parishioners who devote one hour a week to keeping watch at the Cathedral. This enables the church to stay open to visitors, defying the growing trend of churches locking their doors outside of service times....
The virus of exploitation, by Harriet Paterson The Tablet (UK) Saturday, 31 January 2004 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00848 [Summary: Factories putting together computer components have spread across the Third World – and with them poor working practices. This is the price of our cheap laptops]
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"THE PASSION"
Father Thomas Rosica on Mel Gibson's "The Passion" National Director of World Youth Day 2002 Weighs in on Film (interview) http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=48636 Toronto, Feb. 6, 2004 (Zenit.org). Basilian Father Thomas Rosica is a trained Scripture scholar and represented the Canadian bishops' conference for nearly 10 years on the National Christian-Jewish Consultation. He shared his views about "The Passion" with ZENIT....
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'DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE '
Vatican – The Pope celebrates Day for Consecrated Life http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/03_1636.html “In the quiet of the monastery or cloister, or beside the poor and the excluded, among young people, or in church structures, engaged in various apostolic activities or in mission lands, God wants you to be faithful to his mission and dedicated to the good of others”....
Europe/Spain - “Our missionary concern with regard to the future must be not to maintain the highest number of commitments but to fill what we do with life and meaning ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/03_1637.html Madrid (Fides Service) – 164,966 Spanish religious in 7.526 communities belonging to 391 different congregations celebrated the 8th Day for the Consecrated Life with the motto “Seduced by Jesus for the Cause of Justice and Peace”...
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen
Summary of the column for Feb. 6, 2004: 75th anniversary of the Lateran Pacts; The Lefebvrites on ecumenism; Jesuit Fr. Robert Taft on Orthodox relations; Fr. Baget Bozzo on Italian politics; One more note on pro multis or pro omnibus ("for many" or "for all"); death of canon lawyer Fr. Ivan Zuzek.
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org Full-page newspaper feature: 'NZ Catholic' Feb 8-21 p.12
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17, 'Wel-com' Feb. 2004 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
Sunday, February 1, 2004
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Loss of faith in state sector puts heat on church schools NZ Herald 27.01.2004 http://tinyurl.com/ysfdb [Summary: The popularity of integrated schools is rising among parents who prefer a religious or philosophical dimension or who want some aspects of a private education without paying private school fees. Most of New Zealand's 238 Catholic schools are either full or very close to it.]
Editorial: Time to let integrated schools grow NZ Herald 28.01.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2ayrs As schools reopen for another year it is reported once again students have had to be turned away from the increasingly popular "integrated" schools. It is time the Government took note of this trend and drew a lesson from it....
Boy prays for his mum's killer Herald Sun (Melbourne) 29 jan 04 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8518639^661,00.html A young boy whose mother was murdered as he lay sleeping next to her now prays for her killer. Speaking on the eve of the inquest on his mum, 11-year-old Ben Jacobs said he was no longer interested in revenge...
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FROM THE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICES
A Church of the catacombs, made up of only foreigners Asia News 30 January, 2004 http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=314 [Summary: Fr. Giuseppe Moretti is a sixty-six year-old Barnabite priest from Italy. He has been following the action in Afghanistan since 1977. From 1990-94 he was in Kabul, where he served as the country’s only Catholic priest. Since May 2002, he has headed the missio sui iuris in Afghanistan. In this interview, Fr. Moretti paints a picture of the difficulties for Christian missions in a country that still bears the marks of Islamic fundamentalism.]
Quest for Christian Unity: Where It Stands Interview With Bishop Farrell, Secretary of Council for Promoting Christian Unity http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47934 Vatican City, Jan. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Impatience is a great temptation against ecumenism, says the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. At the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop Brian Farrell assessed the state of the quest for full unity among the disciples of Christ....
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MARIST MESSENGER
Monthly magazine published the NZ Society of Mary
From the February 2004 issue ... http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers ... Surf's up - recommended Websites ... Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic periodicals ... Daily News from the Catholic world ... Focus, by Fr Carl Telford: the delicate task of relating truth and love... Fr Paddy Cahill on Surprise - Keeping alive wonder ... Blessed Rosalie Rendu - The story of the newly beatified Daughter of Charity, by Tricia O'Donnell ... Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is our heart's true love, by Fr John Bernard Keegan ocd ... Listening, the key to communication
Also in the February Marist Messenger: Our Lady of the bullring ... Radiant Dante - Catholic genius ... The Love of God - motivation ... The gift of the precious present .. The Mass - shared dialogue ... The Language of Adoration
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FILMS OF THE YEAR
US Bishops' Conference. Office for Film and Broadcasting Top Ten List for the Year 2003 http://www.nccbuscc.org/movies/topten2003.htm
Although 2003 saw its share of over-hyped sequels and pointless remakes, mindless action pictures and witless comedies, there were some truly exceptional films, reminding us that movies have the power to inspire and uplift rather than just dehumanize and debase... [the Top Ten include 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King' and 'Whalerider']
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it.
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Loss of faith in state sector puts heat on church schools NZ Herald 27.01.2004 http://tinyurl.com/ysfdb [Summary: The popularity of integrated schools is rising among parents who prefer a religious or philosophical dimension or who want some aspects of a private education without paying private school fees. Most of New Zealand's 238 Catholic schools are either full or very close to it.]
Editorial: Time to let integrated schools grow NZ Herald 28.01.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2ayrs As schools reopen for another year it is reported once again students have had to be turned away from the increasingly popular "integrated" schools. It is time the Government took note of this trend and drew a lesson from it....
Boy prays for his mum's killer Herald Sun (Melbourne) 29 jan 04 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8518639^661,00.html A young boy whose mother was murdered as he lay sleeping next to her now prays for her killer. Speaking on the eve of the inquest on his mum, 11-year-old Ben Jacobs said he was no longer interested in revenge...
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FROM THE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICES
A Church of the catacombs, made up of only foreigners Asia News 30 January, 2004 http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=314 [Summary: Fr. Giuseppe Moretti is a sixty-six year-old Barnabite priest from Italy. He has been following the action in Afghanistan since 1977. From 1990-94 he was in Kabul, where he served as the country’s only Catholic priest. Since May 2002, he has headed the missio sui iuris in Afghanistan. In this interview, Fr. Moretti paints a picture of the difficulties for Christian missions in a country that still bears the marks of Islamic fundamentalism.]
Quest for Christian Unity: Where It Stands Interview With Bishop Farrell, Secretary of Council for Promoting Christian Unity http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47934 Vatican City, Jan. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Impatience is a great temptation against ecumenism, says the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. At the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop Brian Farrell assessed the state of the quest for full unity among the disciples of Christ....
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MARIST MESSENGER
Monthly magazine published the NZ Society of Mary
From the February 2004 issue ... http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers ... Surf's up - recommended Websites ... Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic periodicals ... Daily News from the Catholic world ... Focus, by Fr Carl Telford: the delicate task of relating truth and love... Fr Paddy Cahill on Surprise - Keeping alive wonder ... Blessed Rosalie Rendu - The story of the newly beatified Daughter of Charity, by Tricia O'Donnell ... Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is our heart's true love, by Fr John Bernard Keegan ocd ... Listening, the key to communication
Also in the February Marist Messenger: Our Lady of the bullring ... Radiant Dante - Catholic genius ... The Love of God - motivation ... The gift of the precious present .. The Mass - shared dialogue ... The Language of Adoration
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FILMS OF THE YEAR
US Bishops' Conference. Office for Film and Broadcasting Top Ten List for the Year 2003 http://www.nccbuscc.org/movies/topten2003.htm
Although 2003 saw its share of over-hyped sequels and pointless remakes, mindless action pictures and witless comedies, there were some truly exceptional films, reminding us that movies have the power to inspire and uplift rather than just dehumanize and debase... [the Top Ten include 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King' and 'Whalerider']
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it.
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
Sunday, January 25, 2004
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 179, January 25 - February 7, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text:
Judge, missionary and chaplain receive honours Wellington - A family court judge, a missionary, a journalist and a military chaplain are among the Catholics in the New Year Honours...
"Pilgrimages" to Philippines could expand consciences Auckland - It was a visit of contrasts - from debating contexualised theology with experts at a university conference in Manilla to talking with people in their homes in Midsalip, "a town at the end of the road, at the very back of beyond"...
Parish mourns mother killed by hurricane Christchurch - Christ the King parish in Burnside, Christchurch, has felt the full impact of a hurricane-strength nor-westerly wind over the South Island on January 9...
Also in the current issue of 'NZ Catholic':
Child labour risks revealed by Caritas ... Council veto postpones school for Wanaka ... Debate on condoms continues in Rome ... Chaplain to Antarctica finds extremes of faith ... Vietnamese chaplain urges reconciliation.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PM's comments on public schools causing sharp response There has been a sharp reaction in all of the Australian media today to the Prime Minister's comments yesterday on State schools being too 'politically correct and values-neutral'. Our detailed report endeavours to provide an overview.
Cardinal comments on absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the president of the Italian bishops' conference, has commented on the Parmalat business scandal in Italy. The debacle, he said, exposed 'an unexpected vulnerability in our economic and financial system,' caused largely by the absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings. CWN
Abuse Crisis: Poll - most priests want celibacy discussion Three stories today: 1. A poll of priests in a US diocese shows more than half want discussion on celibacy. 2. Report of a meeting of 190 priests with Bishop in NY. 3. UK priest remanded in NZ.
Q'land Election: Catholic Social Action Office pushes Water Policy The Catholic Social Action Office in Queensland says water and water management needs to be a major consideration for voters in the lead up to the State election.
Activists support "Untouchables" at big conference in India Anti-globalisation activists who have gathered in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) for the World Social Forum have rallied for an end to discrimination against minority groups, such as those born into the Dalit caste in India.
Monotheist Religious Dialogue: Two significant meetings The Ninth Congress of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee has just concluded in Rome. In the US high level representatives of the Church attended a Jewish sponsored conference to foster better Jewish-Catholic relations.
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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
[The week is celebrated in mid-January in the northern hemisphere, and later in the year down here becasue of the summer holidays. ML)
John Paul II Says Christian Unity Involves All Believers It calls for a change of heart, he tells general audience http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47727
Macao - Young people lead Week Of Prayer for Christian Unity: “striving to live as true followers of Christ in the world today ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0401/20_1551.html Macao (Fides Service) – Christians in Macao started the Week of Prayer for the Unity of Christians with an inter-confessional meeting. Organised by the local Catholic and Anglican Churches, the meeting was held on Sunday 18 January at the Baptist College in northern Macao where people are mostly immigrant workers recently arrived from mainland China....
Cardinal welcomes historic Russian Orthodox service at Westminster Cathedral Independent Catholic News 16 January 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/cordx.html [Summary: Christian Unity week in Britain was marked by a series of events - including Russian Orthodox Vespers in Westminster Cathedral, a Homily by Greek Orthodox Archbishop Gregorios at 10.30am Mass at the Cathedral, and a joint Ecumenical Vespers with Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Charteris at the Tower of London]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
23,000 At Parachute Festival NewstalkZB 24/01/2004 [Full text] New Zealand's largest music festival is well underway at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. Parachute 2004 director Mark de Jong says more than 23,000 campers are already at the Christian four-day event and that number is set to rise. Mr de Jong says 100-plus bands are playing over the long (Auckland province anniversary) weekend, including New Zealand act Brooke Fraser and overseas punk-rock band Relient K. Parachute 2004 runs until midday Monday.
Kiwi kids 'work in sweatshop conditions' The Dominion Post 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792388a11,00.html Children as young as 11 are being forced to work to support their families, according to a new survey which reveals Third World child labour conditions in New Zealand. Catholic social service agency Caritas Aotearoa surveyed 4864 children, aged 10 to 17 years, from 69 Catholic schools and found cases of children working as late as 1am and children suffering cuts, burns, dog bites and broken bones at work...
Integrated schools turn many away The Press (Chch) 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792339a7694,00.html Integrated schools are being forced to turn away hundreds of students as parents shunning state schools flood them with enrolment applications. The situation has got so bad some parents are enrolling their children at birth to ensure they get accepted....
Sentencing after false sex abuse complaints NZ City 13 January 2004 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=38826 [Full text] A second man has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court after falsely claiming he had been abused by an order of Catholic brothers. John Kevin Fenn claimed he was among more than 70 men who were sexually molested at the St John of God's former Maryland's school. The 39-year-old, who is described as having limited intellectual capacity, was sentenced to 200 hours community work. Last month Justin Richardson was jailed on charges of fraud and making a false statement. He had earlier received compensation from the religious order of more than $100,000.
Band of brothers ready to leave town The Press 21 January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2qefv A Catholic tradition almost as old as Greymouth itself is coming to an end as the Marist Brothers prepare to leave the West Coast. Age and dwindling numbers have forced the decision to disband the Greymouth community – now numbering only three brothers – after 114 years...
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Croke, Thomas William 1822 - 1902 Catholic bishop of Auckland (1870-1874) http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2C39 Thomas William Croke was born in the parish of Ballyclough, County Cork, Ireland, probably in 1822 or 1823. He was the third of eight children of William Croke, an estate agent, and his wife, Isabella Plummer, daughter of an aristocratic Protestant family who disowned her following her Catholic marriage in 1817. After William Croke died in 1834 his brother, the Reverend Thomas Croke, supervised the education and upbringing of the children. Two of Thomas's brothers entered the priesthood, while two sisters became nuns...
Redwood, Francis William 1839 - 1935 Catholic archbishop of Wellington http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=2R6 Francis William Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 in the parish of Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the son of Henry Redwood, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Gilbert. The family emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand, on the George Fyfe in 1842....
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
"Sinfulness and Reconciliation" Explore brokeness in the world; read stories of reconciliation and of world organisations who promote healing and reconciliation. Understand more about sin, and how God brings us healing through the Sacrament of forgiveness. http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/reconciliation.htm
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BOOK REVIEW
Arise, Reform: the liberation of the laity in search of an accountable Church, by Paul Lakeland 'America' Vol. 189 No. 2 July 21, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/36lqx Timing is everything. Many of the elements of a sophisticated theology of the laity and recommendations for church reform featured in Paul Lakeland’s new book originated earlier and elsewhere. But never before have they been put together in such a compelling way and, more to the point, at such an opportune time....
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 179, January 25 - February 7, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text:
Judge, missionary and chaplain receive honours Wellington - A family court judge, a missionary, a journalist and a military chaplain are among the Catholics in the New Year Honours...
"Pilgrimages" to Philippines could expand consciences Auckland - It was a visit of contrasts - from debating contexualised theology with experts at a university conference in Manilla to talking with people in their homes in Midsalip, "a town at the end of the road, at the very back of beyond"...
Parish mourns mother killed by hurricane Christchurch - Christ the King parish in Burnside, Christchurch, has felt the full impact of a hurricane-strength nor-westerly wind over the South Island on January 9...
Also in the current issue of 'NZ Catholic':
Child labour risks revealed by Caritas ... Council veto postpones school for Wanaka ... Debate on condoms continues in Rome ... Chaplain to Antarctica finds extremes of faith ... Vietnamese chaplain urges reconciliation.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PM's comments on public schools causing sharp response There has been a sharp reaction in all of the Australian media today to the Prime Minister's comments yesterday on State schools being too 'politically correct and values-neutral'. Our detailed report endeavours to provide an overview.
Cardinal comments on absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the president of the Italian bishops' conference, has commented on the Parmalat business scandal in Italy. The debacle, he said, exposed 'an unexpected vulnerability in our economic and financial system,' caused largely by the absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings. CWN
Abuse Crisis: Poll - most priests want celibacy discussion Three stories today: 1. A poll of priests in a US diocese shows more than half want discussion on celibacy. 2. Report of a meeting of 190 priests with Bishop in NY. 3. UK priest remanded in NZ.
Q'land Election: Catholic Social Action Office pushes Water Policy The Catholic Social Action Office in Queensland says water and water management needs to be a major consideration for voters in the lead up to the State election.
Activists support "Untouchables" at big conference in India Anti-globalisation activists who have gathered in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) for the World Social Forum have rallied for an end to discrimination against minority groups, such as those born into the Dalit caste in India.
Monotheist Religious Dialogue: Two significant meetings The Ninth Congress of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee has just concluded in Rome. In the US high level representatives of the Church attended a Jewish sponsored conference to foster better Jewish-Catholic relations.
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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
[The week is celebrated in mid-January in the northern hemisphere, and later in the year down here becasue of the summer holidays. ML)
John Paul II Says Christian Unity Involves All Believers It calls for a change of heart, he tells general audience http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47727
Macao - Young people lead Week Of Prayer for Christian Unity: “striving to live as true followers of Christ in the world today ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0401/20_1551.html Macao (Fides Service) – Christians in Macao started the Week of Prayer for the Unity of Christians with an inter-confessional meeting. Organised by the local Catholic and Anglican Churches, the meeting was held on Sunday 18 January at the Baptist College in northern Macao where people are mostly immigrant workers recently arrived from mainland China....
Cardinal welcomes historic Russian Orthodox service at Westminster Cathedral Independent Catholic News 16 January 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/cordx.html [Summary: Christian Unity week in Britain was marked by a series of events - including Russian Orthodox Vespers in Westminster Cathedral, a Homily by Greek Orthodox Archbishop Gregorios at 10.30am Mass at the Cathedral, and a joint Ecumenical Vespers with Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Charteris at the Tower of London]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
23,000 At Parachute Festival NewstalkZB 24/01/2004 [Full text] New Zealand's largest music festival is well underway at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. Parachute 2004 director Mark de Jong says more than 23,000 campers are already at the Christian four-day event and that number is set to rise. Mr de Jong says 100-plus bands are playing over the long (Auckland province anniversary) weekend, including New Zealand act Brooke Fraser and overseas punk-rock band Relient K. Parachute 2004 runs until midday Monday.
Kiwi kids 'work in sweatshop conditions' The Dominion Post 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792388a11,00.html Children as young as 11 are being forced to work to support their families, according to a new survey which reveals Third World child labour conditions in New Zealand. Catholic social service agency Caritas Aotearoa surveyed 4864 children, aged 10 to 17 years, from 69 Catholic schools and found cases of children working as late as 1am and children suffering cuts, burns, dog bites and broken bones at work...
Integrated schools turn many away The Press (Chch) 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792339a7694,00.html Integrated schools are being forced to turn away hundreds of students as parents shunning state schools flood them with enrolment applications. The situation has got so bad some parents are enrolling their children at birth to ensure they get accepted....
Sentencing after false sex abuse complaints NZ City 13 January 2004 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=38826 [Full text] A second man has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court after falsely claiming he had been abused by an order of Catholic brothers. John Kevin Fenn claimed he was among more than 70 men who were sexually molested at the St John of God's former Maryland's school. The 39-year-old, who is described as having limited intellectual capacity, was sentenced to 200 hours community work. Last month Justin Richardson was jailed on charges of fraud and making a false statement. He had earlier received compensation from the religious order of more than $100,000.
Band of brothers ready to leave town The Press 21 January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2qefv A Catholic tradition almost as old as Greymouth itself is coming to an end as the Marist Brothers prepare to leave the West Coast. Age and dwindling numbers have forced the decision to disband the Greymouth community – now numbering only three brothers – after 114 years...
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Croke, Thomas William 1822 - 1902 Catholic bishop of Auckland (1870-1874) http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2C39 Thomas William Croke was born in the parish of Ballyclough, County Cork, Ireland, probably in 1822 or 1823. He was the third of eight children of William Croke, an estate agent, and his wife, Isabella Plummer, daughter of an aristocratic Protestant family who disowned her following her Catholic marriage in 1817. After William Croke died in 1834 his brother, the Reverend Thomas Croke, supervised the education and upbringing of the children. Two of Thomas's brothers entered the priesthood, while two sisters became nuns...
Redwood, Francis William 1839 - 1935 Catholic archbishop of Wellington http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=2R6 Francis William Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 in the parish of Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the son of Henry Redwood, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Gilbert. The family emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand, on the George Fyfe in 1842....
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
"Sinfulness and Reconciliation" Explore brokeness in the world; read stories of reconciliation and of world organisations who promote healing and reconciliation. Understand more about sin, and how God brings us healing through the Sacrament of forgiveness. http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/reconciliation.htm
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BOOK REVIEW
Arise, Reform: the liberation of the laity in search of an accountable Church, by Paul Lakeland 'America' Vol. 189 No. 2 July 21, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/36lqx Timing is everything. Many of the elements of a sophisticated theology of the laity and recommendations for church reform featured in Paul Lakeland’s new book originated earlier and elsewhere. But never before have they been put together in such a compelling way and, more to the point, at such an opportune time....
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
Sunday, January 18, 2004
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Chilling out: Southern brothers take to the Ice (photos) Otago Daily Times 3-January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3amv6 Southern brothers Tony and John Harrison have followed each other to the end of the earth. Both have been to the South Pole, as Roman Catholic priests serving the far-flung parish of about 100 Americans at McMurdo Base...
Woman's death will leave huge gap The Press 10 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2779077a11,00.html Mother-of-three Joanne Mary Davidson, 42, of Ilam, was killed when a severe gust of wind picked up her tent and threw her 60m into a house in the Queen Charlotte Sounds' Ngakuta Bay. Mrs Davidson was a teacher aide and librarian at Christ the King School, where two of her children go, and also a Catholic bishop's representative on the school board of trustees...
Woodcock back to face charges TVNZ 17 January 2004 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,249198-1-7,00.html A former Catholic priest has arrived back in New Zealand to face child sex charges. Alan Woodcock, who has been extradited from Britain, flew back under police guard. The 54-year-old is charged with 34 counts of sexually abusing children while he was a teacher in Silverstream, Upper Hutt and Palmerston North in the 1980s.
Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (book review) By Diarmaid MacCulloch The Economist (UK) http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2282268 Diarmaid MacCulloch is Oxford University's professor of the history of the church, and one of the many strengths of his book is that he shows how the Reformation — which English-speaking readers tend to think of as a near-fatal theological blow dealt to the pope — in fact coincided with the Catholic church's most successful period of expansion...
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MEDJUGORJE NEWS
http://www.medjugorjenews-nz.org
In the December 2003 issue: ..The Medjugorje Story ...Our Lady's Messages ..From the Editor ...Excerpts from Press Bulletins ..Excerpts from Children of Medjugorje ..Reborn in Jesus through Mary ..Wellington 2004 Eucharistic Convention ..A Theologian's View ..A Lifeline ..Useful addresses in Medjugorje ..Two Babies in a Manger ..A Jew's Search for the Messiah ..An Important Lesson ..I Belong Entirely to the Heart of Jesus ..Interview with Jakov ..Christmas Meditation ..The Inner Road..The Four-Legged Theologian ...Ghana Rosary Project ...Interview with Sr.Hannah ..The Final Judgement ...You Called Me - and I've Come..Priests Need your Love and your Prayers ...Dear God - Children write to God ...Genesis Revisited ...The Secret of the Rosary ..Giving and Receiving
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CARITAS UPDATE
Newsletter of Caritas Aotearoa-New Zealand, the NZ Catholic bishops' agency for justice, peace and development
http://www.caritas.org.nz/update.asp
The Summer 2003 issue of the Caritas Update includes articles about the struggle facing West Papuans for independence, the latest work undertaken in our area of domestic advocacy, thoughts on the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun and a close-up look at a recent visit to Bangladesh by our Chairperson, Sr Catherine Hannan. The Country Brief section looks at the recent elections in Guatemala and the humanitarian work currently being done by our partner in Iraq in what is an increasingly volatile environment. The Schools Spotlight page highlights the Caritas survey of Y7-13 aged young people regarding their opinions and experiences of work.
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CATHOLICTV.NET Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New interviews ...
As a recent graduate of teachers training college, Janine McGruddy's decision to qualify for the certificate in catechetical studies helped change her view of the church
Sister Paula Bretkelly works with the New Zealand Aids foundation
Br Pat's latest education report recaps on the December developments in Catholic education
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
"Annual New Zealand Catholic Directory to lift its price " (media statement - full text)
The 2004 edition of the New Zealand Catholic Directory will be released towards the end of February.
Lyndsay Freer, Director of Catholic Communciations, the publishers of the directory, said that each year its contents have expanded, largely because of the increasing numbers of email addresses, cellphone numbers and websites.
This year is no exception, and the publishers have been obliged to add a further 20-odd pages to accommodate the extra data. Enlarged content and higher printing costs have forced Catholic Communications reluctantly to increase the price from $20, at which it has remained for some years, to $25 per copy.
The publishing of a national directory of the Catholic Church was the brainchild of Father John Griffin, a Columban priest, who in 1974 was appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He realised at once his need to collaborate with all the local clergy, but who were they, and where were they?
So Father Griffin began work on a clergy directory, and shortly thereafter was assisted by Fr John Coleman the first National Director of Catholic Communications.
Since then it has been expanded to contain virtually all relevant information about the personnel and agencies of the Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
2003 was a great year at FaithCentral with most months enjoying more than 15,000 unique visitors for the month. We hope we can serve you even better 2004. As classes are being prepared for the new year we are keen to point out the topics that are available at FaithCentral: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/class.htm If you're thinking of using the Internet in your Religious Education class in 2004, we would invite you to pop in to FaithCentral where we have taken a lot of the effort out of search for good RE resources.
Year 9 Beginnings of the Catholic Church in New Zealand ... Church History ... Creation and Co-Creation ... Eucharist and the Church's Year ... Life and Times of Jesus ... Recognising the Signs of God
Year 10 Church History ... Expressions of Catholic Life ... Inspiring men and women ... The Meaning and Significance of Eucharist
Year 11 Biblical Studies ... Church History ... Conscience, Morality and Values... Ecumenism ... The Holy Spirit
Year 12 Art, Music and Architecture ... Biblical Studies ... Modern Church History ... Justice and Peace ... Loss, Grief, Death and Dying ... Religions of the World
Year 13 Biblical Studies ... Bio-ethics ... Changing role of Women ... Church History ... Influence of Media ... Jesus Christ ... Mary the First Disciple ... Poverty and Wealth ... Psychology of Religion ... Sects and Cults
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EVENTS
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
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Chilling out: Southern brothers take to the Ice (photos) Otago Daily Times 3-January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3amv6 Southern brothers Tony and John Harrison have followed each other to the end of the earth. Both have been to the South Pole, as Roman Catholic priests serving the far-flung parish of about 100 Americans at McMurdo Base...
Woman's death will leave huge gap The Press 10 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2779077a11,00.html Mother-of-three Joanne Mary Davidson, 42, of Ilam, was killed when a severe gust of wind picked up her tent and threw her 60m into a house in the Queen Charlotte Sounds' Ngakuta Bay. Mrs Davidson was a teacher aide and librarian at Christ the King School, where two of her children go, and also a Catholic bishop's representative on the school board of trustees...
Woodcock back to face charges TVNZ 17 January 2004 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,249198-1-7,00.html A former Catholic priest has arrived back in New Zealand to face child sex charges. Alan Woodcock, who has been extradited from Britain, flew back under police guard. The 54-year-old is charged with 34 counts of sexually abusing children while he was a teacher in Silverstream, Upper Hutt and Palmerston North in the 1980s.
Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (book review) By Diarmaid MacCulloch The Economist (UK) http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2282268 Diarmaid MacCulloch is Oxford University's professor of the history of the church, and one of the many strengths of his book is that he shows how the Reformation — which English-speaking readers tend to think of as a near-fatal theological blow dealt to the pope — in fact coincided with the Catholic church's most successful period of expansion...
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MEDJUGORJE NEWS
http://www.medjugorjenews-nz.org
In the December 2003 issue: ..The Medjugorje Story ...Our Lady's Messages ..From the Editor ...Excerpts from Press Bulletins ..Excerpts from Children of Medjugorje ..Reborn in Jesus through Mary ..Wellington 2004 Eucharistic Convention ..A Theologian's View ..A Lifeline ..Useful addresses in Medjugorje ..Two Babies in a Manger ..A Jew's Search for the Messiah ..An Important Lesson ..I Belong Entirely to the Heart of Jesus ..Interview with Jakov ..Christmas Meditation ..The Inner Road..The Four-Legged Theologian ...Ghana Rosary Project ...Interview with Sr.Hannah ..The Final Judgement ...You Called Me - and I've Come..Priests Need your Love and your Prayers ...Dear God - Children write to God ...Genesis Revisited ...The Secret of the Rosary ..Giving and Receiving
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CARITAS UPDATE
Newsletter of Caritas Aotearoa-New Zealand, the NZ Catholic bishops' agency for justice, peace and development
http://www.caritas.org.nz/update.asp
The Summer 2003 issue of the Caritas Update includes articles about the struggle facing West Papuans for independence, the latest work undertaken in our area of domestic advocacy, thoughts on the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun and a close-up look at a recent visit to Bangladesh by our Chairperson, Sr Catherine Hannan. The Country Brief section looks at the recent elections in Guatemala and the humanitarian work currently being done by our partner in Iraq in what is an increasingly volatile environment. The Schools Spotlight page highlights the Caritas survey of Y7-13 aged young people regarding their opinions and experiences of work.
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CATHOLICTV.NET Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New interviews ...
As a recent graduate of teachers training college, Janine McGruddy's decision to qualify for the certificate in catechetical studies helped change her view of the church
Sister Paula Bretkelly works with the New Zealand Aids foundation
Br Pat's latest education report recaps on the December developments in Catholic education
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
"Annual New Zealand Catholic Directory to lift its price " (media statement - full text)
The 2004 edition of the New Zealand Catholic Directory will be released towards the end of February.
Lyndsay Freer, Director of Catholic Communciations, the publishers of the directory, said that each year its contents have expanded, largely because of the increasing numbers of email addresses, cellphone numbers and websites.
This year is no exception, and the publishers have been obliged to add a further 20-odd pages to accommodate the extra data. Enlarged content and higher printing costs have forced Catholic Communications reluctantly to increase the price from $20, at which it has remained for some years, to $25 per copy.
The publishing of a national directory of the Catholic Church was the brainchild of Father John Griffin, a Columban priest, who in 1974 was appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He realised at once his need to collaborate with all the local clergy, but who were they, and where were they?
So Father Griffin began work on a clergy directory, and shortly thereafter was assisted by Fr John Coleman the first National Director of Catholic Communications.
Since then it has been expanded to contain virtually all relevant information about the personnel and agencies of the Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
2003 was a great year at FaithCentral with most months enjoying more than 15,000 unique visitors for the month. We hope we can serve you even better 2004. As classes are being prepared for the new year we are keen to point out the topics that are available at FaithCentral: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/class.htm If you're thinking of using the Internet in your Religious Education class in 2004, we would invite you to pop in to FaithCentral where we have taken a lot of the effort out of search for good RE resources.
Year 9 Beginnings of the Catholic Church in New Zealand ... Church History ... Creation and Co-Creation ... Eucharist and the Church's Year ... Life and Times of Jesus ... Recognising the Signs of God
Year 10 Church History ... Expressions of Catholic Life ... Inspiring men and women ... The Meaning and Significance of Eucharist
Year 11 Biblical Studies ... Church History ... Conscience, Morality and Values... Ecumenism ... The Holy Spirit
Year 12 Art, Music and Architecture ... Biblical Studies ... Modern Church History ... Justice and Peace ... Loss, Grief, Death and Dying ... Religions of the World
Year 13 Biblical Studies ... Bio-ethics ... Changing role of Women ... Church History ... Influence of Media ... Jesus Christ ... Mary the First Disciple ... Poverty and Wealth ... Psychology of Religion ... Sects and Cults
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EVENTS
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
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