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LENT 2004
Angelus prayer: Make Lent “a generous competition in showing solidarity” with children especially those in most danger and difficulty http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/01_1826.html
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp The theme of Caritas' Lent appeal for 2004 is “The Spirit of Hope is at Work in the World” taken from Pope John Paul II’s World Day of Peace Message, 1998. The donations Caritas receives from this appeal help fund development projects around the world. The Lenten envelopes distributed by Catholic parishes throughout the country, highlight five of these projects and provide information on how Caritas works with communities through sustainable development. Donations by credit card are most welcome and may be made by opening http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp
Lent Reflection Programme 2004 Each year Caritas also prepares a programme for use by small groups in parishes during Lent. This year's programme of four small group sessions involves Scripture-based reflection, focusing on the Gospels of the Sundays of Lent and exploring the meaning of Lent. It includes prayers from the Psalms and other readings, and is an open and prayerful process.
Education Resources for Lent 2004 For schools there is an education section which brings pertinent global issues into the classroom. The primary school material focuses on Kenya. The secondary school teacher resource for year 9-11 looks at International debt and World Trade and the manner in which they affect developing nations. The Year 12-13 students have a unit written for unit standard 6035. The ethical issue focused on is World Trade and the ways it affects food security. (resources available via http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp )
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CATHOLICTV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
New videos from the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre:
** Archdiocesan liturgy advisor Fr John Greally on Lent: "It's the putting right that counts".
** Ash Wednesday service at the Cenotaph (War Memorial) in Wellington
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC DIRECTORY 2004
The 195-page New Zealand Catholic Directory contains the names of personnel and full contact information for the six Catholic dioceses of our country, including every parish, school, religious order, agency and apostolate recognised by our bishops. It is an indispensable reference for anyone who regularly needs to contact Church workers in or outside their diocese. The price is NZ$25.00 per copy.
The Directory can be ordered from: Catholic Communications, Pomapllier Diocesan Centre Private Bag 47 904 Ponsonby Auckland 1034 Tel: (09) 378 8017; fax: (09) 360 3061; e-mail: communications@catholic.org.nz
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Don Brash takes aim at religious leaders NZ Herald 05.03.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2z7qt National's leader, Don Brash, has taken a swipe at religious leaders after they united to say ignoring the Treaty of Waitangi's importance could erode New Zealand's moral foundation....
Full text of Don Brash's speech: http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=8427&cid=15&cname=
Bishops labelled 'pompous and out of touch' The Dominion Post 02 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2831140a11,00.html National Party deputy leader Gerry Brownlee is calling a group of bishops "pompous, pious and out of touch" after they condemned the party's race-based campaign...
'Bring it on' says Clark of debate over NZ's future NZ Herald 05.03.2004 http://tinyurl.com/293u6 Helen Clark last night backed the Anglican and Catholic bishops who have called for a "treaty debate" rather than a "race debate" in the wake of the Don Brash's Orewa speech, saying "Bring it on"....
Full text of Helen Clark's "Hikoi of Hope" speech http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=8426&cid=15&cname=
Concern over delay in appointing bishop Otago Daily times Wednesday, 3-March 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2yr6e A delay in appointing a new Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin is not due to a lack of worthy candidates, Archbishop Patrick Coveney says. The present bishop, the Most Rev Leonard Boyle (73), announced his retirement to the Otago-Southland diocese in September 2002, for health reasons....
Bible survives trip down flooded river NZ Herald 04.03.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2cp92 "God works in mysterious ways" is the only way Bill Herlihy can explain how a family heirloom survived a 15km journey down the Oroua River. Mr Herlihy's Feilding home was washed away on February 16. Inside was his grandfather's 120-year-old leather-bound Bible....
New bid to get abuse girl back NZ Herald 04.03.2004 http://tinyurl.com/38v53 Lawyers are redoubling efforts to bring back the expelled Sri Lankan teenager after receiving a graphic account of an allegedly intrusive physical examination by male doctors. They examined the girl at a Colombo hospital on Saturday against her will, the grandmother claimed, after she was taken from a Catholic convent where the pair have been sheltering since their expulsion from New Zealand on February 12...
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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 March 5, 2004: Top ten "Papabile" - notes on five Italian cardinals and five Cardnals from the developing world who might succeed Pope John Paul.
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TREATY OF WAITANGI RESOURCES
Resources on Treaty issues for Christian groups Press Release: Ecumenical Coalition for Justice Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 2:30 pm
The Auckland-based Ecumenical Coalition for Justice has commissioned the preparation of resources on issues related to the Treaty of Waitangi. These resources will be designed especially for use by Christian church groups.
The study documents will give information, and encourage discussion on: - The promotion of the Treaty of Waitangi by early Christian missionaries - The role of the Christian churches in ensuring that Treaty promises are upheld - What Christian churches have done and can do to foster the relationships of care and respect sought by those who promoted the Treaty as a sacred covenant - Contemporary moral and ethical issues regarding the Treaty of Waitangi and race relations generally - The foreshore and seabed issue - The Implications of the Treaty for immigration policy
‘The decision to produce these resources is timely’, says Coalition spokesperson Rodger Smith. ‘When we initiated this project last year we had no idea that Treaty issues and race relations were to go so soon to the top of the national agenda.
‘Many Christian communities feel a particular responsibility towards the honouring of the Treaty because Christian missionaries were so involved in the events leading up to the signing of the Treaty and afterwards. Also, in recent years, a number of Churches have done significant work into the study and implementation of Treaty commitments.
‘The project is funded from grants from CWS (Christian World Service), CARITAS (The Catholic Agency for Justice Peace and Development), CASI (Church Agency for Social Issues), and CCANZ (Conference of Christian Churches of Aotearoa New Zealand). Their funding enables us to provide resources that will be of help to Christians who want to understand and respond to the issues.’
For further background on the Ecumenical Coalition for Justice and this project, contact: John Roberts mm-e@ clear.net.nz David Tutty davidt@ cda.org.nz
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EVENTS
Jesus 4 Real Ministries http://www.jesus4real.org.nz "A voluntary lay ministry committed to building up the faith in Catholic teenagers"
Camp for Years 11-13: Wednesday 14 April to Sunday 18 April, Paraparaumu (near Wellington). Full details on the Website and from Anne and Andy Lovell, tel (06) 364 3141
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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 ]
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
Lecturer in Relgious Education, Catholic Institute of Theology, Auckland Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 7-20 2004 p.22 and from The Registrar, Catholic Institute of Theology, 16 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland 1001. Tel: (09) 379 6424; fax (09) 379 6426; e-mail cit@auckland.ac.nz Applications close 31 March 2004
Sunday, March 7, 2004
Sunday, February 29, 2004
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LENT 2004
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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp
The theme of Caritas' Lent appeal for 2004 is “The Spirit of Hope is at Work in the World” taken from Pope John Paul II’s World Day of Peace Message, 1998. To be part of our appeal you can pick up a Caritas Lenten Envelope at your parish. If you do not belong to a parish you can contact the office and we can send an envelope out to you or you can donate on line using your credit card. The donations Caritas receives from this appeal help fund development projects around the world. The Lenten envelopes highlight five of these projects and provides information on how Caritas works with communities through sustainable development.
Lent Reflection Programme 2004
Each year Caritas also prepares a programme for use by small groups in parishes during Lent. In previous years the Lenten Programme has focused on particular justice issues. This year's programme of four small group sessions involves Scripture-based reflection, focusing on the Gospels of the Sundays of Lent and exploring the meaning of Lent. It includes prayers from the Psalms and other readings, and is an open and prayerful process.
Education Resources for Lent 2004
For schools there is an education section which brings pertinent global issues into the classroom. The primary school material focuses on Kenya. It introduces students to Kenyan history and culture. The secondary school teacher resource for year 9-11 looks at International debt and World Trade and the manner in whichthey affect developing nations. Secondary school yr 9-11 resource. The Year 12-13 students have a unit written for unit standard 6035. The ethical issue focused on is World Trade and the ways it affects food security. (resources available via http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp )
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John Paul II Again Urges Aid to Children This Lent Points to Scourge of AIDS, Trafficking, Abuse and War http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49622 Vatican City, Feb. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The favored beneficiaries of Catholics' self-denial and charity this Lent should be children, says John Paul II, reiterating a desire he made known in a recent message. His Message for Lent, presented in late January, had as its theme the words of Jesus, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me." Today, in his homily for Ash Wednesday, delivered in St. Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father wished "to draw attention, in particular, to the difficult conditions in which so many children of the world find themselves."...
On the Meaning of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving in Lent http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49697 Naples, Italy, Feb. 26, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The journey back to God that Lent represents has in prayer, fasting and almsgiving three fundamental points of support, says the preacher of this year's retreat at the Roman Curia. Monsignor Bruno Forte, a member of the International Theological Commission, will begin preaching the Spiritual Exercises this Sunday. In an interview with Vatican Radio, the theologian said the world's current situation calls for living Lent "as a journey of profound return from the heart of life to God."...
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'THE PASSION'
'The Passion Of The Christ', by Peter Calder (review) NZ Herald 26.02.2004 http://tinyurl.com/3358f First, a disclaimer: though raised to have a more-than-nodding acquaintance with the Gospels, I bring not a shred of theological acumen to bear on the 21st century's first film about the first century's most enduring story. Modern biblical scholarship and the re-interpretation of the historical record have rather passed me by and, with some relief, I leave it to others to argue about the fidelity of Gibson's film to the historical facts and competing dogmas....
Filmgoers flock to 'Passion of the Christ' NZ Herald 25.02.2004 http://tinyurl.com/26e57 Cinemas say there is an unprecedented level of interest in Mel Gibson's biblical film The Passion of the Christ. The film of Jesus' last hours opened today - Ash Wednesday - and the world's first paid screening was at Hoyts Wairau Park, on Auckland's North Shore, at 12.01 this morning....
Controversial Gibson film moves local church leaders Violence in movie `appropriate' Otago Daily Times 25-February 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3h6fp Dunedin church leaders have been moved by Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ , which opens today, Ash Wednesday. Some Dunedin priests and pastors have already seen the movie in a preview session last week...
"The Passion of the Christ" (film review by the US Catholic Bishops' Conference) http://www.usccb.org/movies/p/thepassionofthechrist.htm Summary: Although the film's brutality poignantly conveys the depth of Christ's love by showing him freely enduring such extreme agony for the redemption of all sinners, the graphic nature of the raw visuals is played to diminishing returns. Following the basic outline of the gospel passion narratives, director Mel Gibson embroiders his interpretive retelling of scripture with extra-biblical sources as well as his own imagination, to craft an at times profoundly moving movie which succeeds in stripping Christ's sacrificial suffering of its Sunday school sugar-coating. While it is the film's assertion that responsibility for Christ's torture and death rest squarely with the Roman authorities, and away from the collective Jewish populace, the movie presents a historically skewed depiction of the Temple elite's sway with their imperial overlords. Gory scenes of torture and crucifixion, a suicide and some frightening images. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -- adults.
A number of Websites have been opened for those who have been moved by the film and are asking themselves 'what next?', and to provide teaching resources centered on the Passion of Christ:
Archdiocese of Sydney: 'The Passion' http://sydney.catholic.org.au/events/Passion
Australian Bible Society http://www.thepassion.org.au
Canadian bishops' site: http://www.cccb.ca/Files/Passion_Home.html
The Passion of the Christ (teaching resource) http://www.daughtersofstpaul.com/thepassionofchristmovie
A Guide to "The Passion of the Christ" Website: http://passion.catholicexchange.com Interview: http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49510
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop disputes liability for sex abuse NZ Herald 28.02.2004 http://tinyurl.com/yts7y The Catholic Bishop of Auckland told three brothers sexually abused by a priest that the church was not legally responsible for his actions. Bishop Patrick Dunn's comments have stunned the three men and surprised lawyers, who say the church is liable - regardless of whether it knew about the offending at the time...
Pompallier name to grace city reserve Central Leader (Auckland) 27 February 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,2827418a6497,00.htm\ l A battle to give a founding Catholic bishop more prominence in a tiny corner of Auckland has been partly won. The Western Bays Community Board has decided to support a campaign to rename Ponsonby's tiny Pompallier Reserve to Bishop Pompallier Reserve to signpost the area's links to the historical figure, who is believed to have lived nearby....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Four percent of priests serving over last 50 years accused of abuse http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0401118.htm Washington (Catholic News Service) -- About 4 percent of U.S. priests ministering from 1950 to 2002 were accused of sex abuse with a minor, according to the first comprehensive national study of the issue....
Building peace with culture: Catholic school pupils turn ethnic and cultural differences into enriching theatre http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/26_1812.html Honiara (Fides Service) - Schools and school children are helping to build peace in Solomon Islands with a variety of activities to promote dialogue and reconciliation including theatre...
Missionary Childhood children in Germany help provide food for starving children in North Korea http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/20_1757.html Aachen (Fides Service ) - To help children in North Korea threatened by starvation, children members of Missionary Childhood in Germany have offered 20,000 Euro to buy food supplies...
Vatican rebuff for Sydney's "premature" 2007 World Youth Day bid http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/124.php The head of the Pontifical Council for the Laity's Youth Section has acted to suppress talk of which country is to host the 2007 World Youth Day by calling the public announcement of bids "inappropriate"....
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FAITH CENTRAL
A resource site for Religious Education in New Zealand Catholic secondary schools http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
'Modern Church History' http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/modernhistory.htm Newly discovered countries prompted the Church to expand to Asia, Africa, America and the Pacific. But revolution is in the air and new ideas challenge old ways of thinking. The First Vatican Council is the Church's response. However, the horrors of two World Wars rapidly change the world again. The Second Vatican Council responds to the new world in which it finds 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. 27, 2004: 'The Passion' and 'liturgy wars'; A tour of Archbishop Chaput's Denver Archdiocese; Annual Religious Education Congress in Los Angeles; Canadian talk show interview on current Catholic issues; The John Jay report on the US sexual abuse crisis
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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
"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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Jesus 4 Real Ministries http://www.jesus4real.org.nz "A voluntary lay ministry committed to building up the faith in Catholic teenagers"
Camp for Years 11-13: Wednesday 14 April to Sunday 18 April, Paraparaumu (near Wellington). Full details on the Website and from Anne and Andy Lovell, tel (06) 364 3141
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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 ]
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
LENT 2004
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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp
The theme of Caritas' Lent appeal for 2004 is “The Spirit of Hope is at Work in the World” taken from Pope John Paul II’s World Day of Peace Message, 1998. To be part of our appeal you can pick up a Caritas Lenten Envelope at your parish. If you do not belong to a parish you can contact the office and we can send an envelope out to you or you can donate on line using your credit card. The donations Caritas receives from this appeal help fund development projects around the world. The Lenten envelopes highlight five of these projects and provides information on how Caritas works with communities through sustainable development.
Lent Reflection Programme 2004
Each year Caritas also prepares a programme for use by small groups in parishes during Lent. In previous years the Lenten Programme has focused on particular justice issues. This year's programme of four small group sessions involves Scripture-based reflection, focusing on the Gospels of the Sundays of Lent and exploring the meaning of Lent. It includes prayers from the Psalms and other readings, and is an open and prayerful process.
Education Resources for Lent 2004
For schools there is an education section which brings pertinent global issues into the classroom. The primary school material focuses on Kenya. It introduces students to Kenyan history and culture. The secondary school teacher resource for year 9-11 looks at International debt and World Trade and the manner in whichthey affect developing nations. Secondary school yr 9-11 resource. The Year 12-13 students have a unit written for unit standard 6035. The ethical issue focused on is World Trade and the ways it affects food security. (resources available via http://www.caritas.org.nz/lent.asp )
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John Paul II Again Urges Aid to Children This Lent Points to Scourge of AIDS, Trafficking, Abuse and War http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49622 Vatican City, Feb. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The favored beneficiaries of Catholics' self-denial and charity this Lent should be children, says John Paul II, reiterating a desire he made known in a recent message. His Message for Lent, presented in late January, had as its theme the words of Jesus, "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me." Today, in his homily for Ash Wednesday, delivered in St. Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father wished "to draw attention, in particular, to the difficult conditions in which so many children of the world find themselves."...
On the Meaning of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving in Lent http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49697 Naples, Italy, Feb. 26, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The journey back to God that Lent represents has in prayer, fasting and almsgiving three fundamental points of support, says the preacher of this year's retreat at the Roman Curia. Monsignor Bruno Forte, a member of the International Theological Commission, will begin preaching the Spiritual Exercises this Sunday. In an interview with Vatican Radio, the theologian said the world's current situation calls for living Lent "as a journey of profound return from the heart of life to God."...
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'THE PASSION'
'The Passion Of The Christ', by Peter Calder (review) NZ Herald 26.02.2004 http://tinyurl.com/3358f First, a disclaimer: though raised to have a more-than-nodding acquaintance with the Gospels, I bring not a shred of theological acumen to bear on the 21st century's first film about the first century's most enduring story. Modern biblical scholarship and the re-interpretation of the historical record have rather passed me by and, with some relief, I leave it to others to argue about the fidelity of Gibson's film to the historical facts and competing dogmas....
Filmgoers flock to 'Passion of the Christ' NZ Herald 25.02.2004 http://tinyurl.com/26e57 Cinemas say there is an unprecedented level of interest in Mel Gibson's biblical film The Passion of the Christ. The film of Jesus' last hours opened today - Ash Wednesday - and the world's first paid screening was at Hoyts Wairau Park, on Auckland's North Shore, at 12.01 this morning....
Controversial Gibson film moves local church leaders Violence in movie `appropriate' Otago Daily Times 25-February 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3h6fp Dunedin church leaders have been moved by Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ , which opens today, Ash Wednesday. Some Dunedin priests and pastors have already seen the movie in a preview session last week...
"The Passion of the Christ" (film review by the US Catholic Bishops' Conference) http://www.usccb.org/movies/p/thepassionofthechrist.htm Summary: Although the film's brutality poignantly conveys the depth of Christ's love by showing him freely enduring such extreme agony for the redemption of all sinners, the graphic nature of the raw visuals is played to diminishing returns. Following the basic outline of the gospel passion narratives, director Mel Gibson embroiders his interpretive retelling of scripture with extra-biblical sources as well as his own imagination, to craft an at times profoundly moving movie which succeeds in stripping Christ's sacrificial suffering of its Sunday school sugar-coating. While it is the film's assertion that responsibility for Christ's torture and death rest squarely with the Roman authorities, and away from the collective Jewish populace, the movie presents a historically skewed depiction of the Temple elite's sway with their imperial overlords. Gory scenes of torture and crucifixion, a suicide and some frightening images. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -- adults.
A number of Websites have been opened for those who have been moved by the film and are asking themselves 'what next?', and to provide teaching resources centered on the Passion of Christ:
Archdiocese of Sydney: 'The Passion' http://sydney.catholic.org.au/events/Passion
Australian Bible Society http://www.thepassion.org.au
Canadian bishops' site: http://www.cccb.ca/Files/Passion_Home.html
The Passion of the Christ (teaching resource) http://www.daughtersofstpaul.com/thepassionofchristmovie
A Guide to "The Passion of the Christ" Website: http://passion.catholicexchange.com Interview: http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=49510
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop disputes liability for sex abuse NZ Herald 28.02.2004 http://tinyurl.com/yts7y The Catholic Bishop of Auckland told three brothers sexually abused by a priest that the church was not legally responsible for his actions. Bishop Patrick Dunn's comments have stunned the three men and surprised lawyers, who say the church is liable - regardless of whether it knew about the offending at the time...
Pompallier name to grace city reserve Central Leader (Auckland) 27 February 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,2827418a6497,00.htm\ l A battle to give a founding Catholic bishop more prominence in a tiny corner of Auckland has been partly won. The Western Bays Community Board has decided to support a campaign to rename Ponsonby's tiny Pompallier Reserve to Bishop Pompallier Reserve to signpost the area's links to the historical figure, who is believed to have lived nearby....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
Four percent of priests serving over last 50 years accused of abuse http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0401118.htm Washington (Catholic News Service) -- About 4 percent of U.S. priests ministering from 1950 to 2002 were accused of sex abuse with a minor, according to the first comprehensive national study of the issue....
Building peace with culture: Catholic school pupils turn ethnic and cultural differences into enriching theatre http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/26_1812.html Honiara (Fides Service) - Schools and school children are helping to build peace in Solomon Islands with a variety of activities to promote dialogue and reconciliation including theatre...
Missionary Childhood children in Germany help provide food for starving children in North Korea http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0402/20_1757.html Aachen (Fides Service ) - To help children in North Korea threatened by starvation, children members of Missionary Childhood in Germany have offered 20,000 Euro to buy food supplies...
Vatican rebuff for Sydney's "premature" 2007 World Youth Day bid http://www.cathnews.com/news/402/124.php The head of the Pontifical Council for the Laity's Youth Section has acted to suppress talk of which country is to host the 2007 World Youth Day by calling the public announcement of bids "inappropriate"....
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FAITH CENTRAL
A resource site for Religious Education in New Zealand Catholic secondary schools http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
'Modern Church History' http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/modernhistory.htm Newly discovered countries prompted the Church to expand to Asia, Africa, America and the Pacific. But revolution is in the air and new ideas challenge old ways of thinking. The First Vatican Council is the Church's response. However, the horrors of two World Wars rapidly change the world again. The Second Vatican Council responds to the new world in which it finds 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. 27, 2004: 'The Passion' and 'liturgy wars'; A tour of Archbishop Chaput's Denver Archdiocese; Annual Religious Education Congress in Los Angeles; Canadian talk show interview on current Catholic issues; The John Jay report on the US sexual abuse crisis
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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
"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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Jesus 4 Real Ministries http://www.jesus4real.org.nz "A voluntary lay ministry committed to building up the faith in Catholic teenagers"
Camp for Years 11-13: Wednesday 14 April to Sunday 18 April, Paraparaumu (near Wellington). Full details on the Website and from Anne and Andy Lovell, tel (06) 364 3141
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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 ]
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
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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
'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 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...
********************************************
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
******************************************
'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
***********************************************
"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
*************************
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."
************************************
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
***************************************************
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....
*********************************************
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....
*********************************************
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...
********************************************
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
******************************************
'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
***********************************************
"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
********************************************
EVENTS
*************************
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."
************************************
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
***************************************************
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....
*********************************************
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....
*********************************************
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...
********************************************
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
******************************************
'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
***********************************************
"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
********************************************
EVENTS
*************************
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."
************************************
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."
************************************
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
*************************************
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
*************************
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."
************************************
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
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