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LENT 2004
"Receive children, the future of humanity": Message of His Holiness John Paul II for Lent 2004 (full text) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=311
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 the Lent appeal link.
Missionary Stations of the Cross prayer recalls suffering of children in the world: a response to Pope John Paul II’s call for Lent 2004 http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/17_1964.html Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The general secretariat of the Pontifical Mission Society for Missionary Childhood has produced a special Missionary Stations of the Cross which unites the suffering of children with the suffering of Jesus on the Way of the Cross. Titled “Small Steps of Love and Pain”, the Stations remind adults and children that the path trodden by Jesus is the same path trodden by millions of children today....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
No 183, March 21-April 3, 2004
Full text ...
Strong media interest shown in abuse office AUCKLAND - Strong media interest has been shown in an announcement of the Catholic Church's plans to establish this year an independent national office to evaluate its procedures for dealing with complaints of abuse...
Finalist in NZ Idol began singing at midnight Mass TAUPO - A Catholic teenager who first sang in public when he was a pre-schooler is in the finals of NZ Idol...
Over 300 soon to enter Church AUCKLAND - More than 300 New Zealanders will be received into the Catholic Church this Easter. Most will be received at the Easter Sunday vigil Mass...
Also in the print edition ... Bishop¹s call: "Let¹s be fair and informed on Maori-pakeha relations"; Awards will acknowledge youth ministry efforts; Concern caused by time taken to name Dunedin bishop; US Church "deeply wounded" by abuse; Women appointed to key Vatican positions; Bishop Cullinane answers questions on liturgy.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
(Postscript) Last week's News & Notes included a link to "Why are the churches failing?" from the Melbourne newspaper The Age. In it, Muriel Porter wrote ... "Just a week before the survey figures were released, a Melbourne funeral company announced this year's program for "services of reflection and remembrance for people suffering a loss".... The question all the churches should be asking is, why has it fallen to a funeral director to cater for the deep spiritual anguish obviously affecting so many Australians? Why do so many people feel they cannot any longer turn to the churches for solace and hope? ..." Coincidentally, an advertisement appears in the current 'NZ Catholic' newspaper (p.24), headed by a crucifix and the prayer for eternal rest, for a Christchurch firm of funeral directors trading as Canterbury Christian Funeral Services. Muriel Porter might have asked: Why are people prepared to pay a funeral director for a Christian funeral service, when they can have one for little or no cost in a church? ML
Australia pushes legal change to lure male teachers Reuters 12 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2842651a7694,00.html CANBERRA: Espousing the need for more male role models for Australian boys, the conservative government yesterday flagged changes to sex discrimination laws to allow scholarships for male teachers, but faced accusations of sexism. A bid by the Catholic schools system for an exemption from the Sex Discrimination Act to offer 12 teaching scholarships to men to boost the number of male teachers was rejected by the nation's equal opportunities watchdog....
Yes, I had an affair, Brash admits The Dominion Post 16 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2846571a10,00.html Just days after criticising Helen Clark's "indifference to the institution of marriage", Don Brash has confirmed he had an extramarital affair. The admission is the latest development in the increasingly bitter battle between the prime minister and the Opposition leader. Yesterday Miss Clark objected to Dr Brash describing her as an atheist....
Gloves are off as leaders do battle The Dominion Post 18 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2848642a6220,00.html It might be more than a year before the 2005 general election, but bare-knuckle fighting between Prime Minister Helen Clark and National leader Don Brash has already begun, The Dominion Post writes in an editorial. If the flurry of blows that started after the prime minister spoke at Christchurch Cathedral is to be sustained till polling day, however, the contestants for the welterweight crown need to pace themselves and beware dropping their guard....
Pride of the Irish (photo) Waikato Times 17 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2848207a10,00.html At Marian Catholic School in Hamilton, red Irish hair can be seen in abundance around the school grounds....
'Thou shalt not' The Bulletin (Sydney) http://tinyurl.com/2bnes The Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, the man widely described as the "bully bishop from central casting", now promises to be tougher on questions of morality. But he will try to do it with kindness. Jennifer Byrne reports....
Pope speaks up for coma patients http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9031974%255E1702,00.html Pope John Paul II called today for greater respect for patients in a coma, stressing that a failure to provide proper care for them could amount to "euthanasia by omission"....
Vatican condemns fertility treatments http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-03-17-vatican-fertility_x.htm VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican issued a broad condemnation Tuesday of fertility treatments such as in-vitro fertilization, calling the destruction of embryos in the process a "massacre of the innocents."...
'Sydney Carter' (obituary) The Telegraph (UK) http://tinyurl.com/2qv5e Sydney Carter, who has died aged 88, was the poet and songwriter whose Lord of the Dance became the most celebrated religious song of the 20th century....
Priest's star power fills church in Brazil Associated Press March 20, 2004 http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=57&u_sid=1040467 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP) - He has had a No. 1 record, won a Latin Grammy and now has a hit movie - all aimed at revitalizing the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. He is the Rev. Marcelo Rossi, Brazil's pop-star priest, a leader of the Brazilian church's efforts to bolster its waning appeal in the world's largest Catholic country....
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CATHOLICTV.NET
http://www.catholictv.net
New videos from the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre ...
'At the Beginning of a new Millenium-Pastoral Areas' At Wellington, March 19, Bishop John Dew, quoting Pope John Paul II, told parishioners from Karori and Thorndon that they were at the beginning of a new ‘Millenium ‘and to ‘launch out into the deep’. He was also talking about the new concept of pastoral areas, and some of the theology underpinning areas. This in a series over the next few weeks.
'A brief history of St Patrick by Barry Doyle' Karori parishioner Barry Doyle and principal organiser of St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Wellington on St Patrick
Education report by Br Pat Lynch March 2004 Catholic Schools are a big part of Catholic life, Br. Pat Lynch is the Director of our national Catholic Schools office
Fr. John Greally outlines the joys and hopes of out Lenten liturgies
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Report shows ACU's prophetic role in paid maternity leave A new report documents the impact the Australian Catholic University's maternity leave provision has had on the public debate on parental leave as well as the broader debate on family-friendly workplace policies.
Pope praises Neocatechumenal Way's formation work Pope John Paul II has recognised the 'abundant good fruits' produced by the Neocatechumenal Way's work in seminary formation.
Adelaide school issues statement on child-sex claims Blackfriars Priory School principal Dr Paul Hine issued a statement yesterday stressing that the college is cooperating with a police investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving former students about 20 years ago.
Religious warned against Internet sex addiction A psychologist from the Combonian order has highlighted the relatively new phenomenon of religious priests, brothers and nuns isolating themselves from their communities to seek new friendships and stimuli in Internet chat rooms.
Archbishop Carroll signals 'interesting' election campaign Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Francis Carroll has suggested on Vatican Radio that this year's Federal Election campaign will be 'very interesting'.
Caritas fight for computer component workers' rights A campaign organised by CAFOD, the Caritas affiliate for England and Wales, has forced IBM to respond to demands for better conditions for electronics workers in Mexico, Thailand and China.
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'THE PASSION '
Church in Scotland promoting "The Passion" in letter sent to all 472 parishes http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50735 GLASGOW, Scotland, MARCH 16, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The Catholic Church in Scotland is launching a nationwide promotion of the film "The Passion of the Christ." The Catholic Media Office will this week send a mailing to Scotland's 472 Catholic parishes that includes a letter from Bishop Joseph Devine, president of the National Communications Commission, in which he describes the film as "the most powerful I have ever seen."...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
What sort of assistance should be given to patients in a vegetative state? International Conference on “ Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas” opens today in Rome http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/17_1972.html Vatican City (Fides Service) - Some 370 participants from 42 different countries are in Rome to attend an International Congress on “Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas ...
“Persecuted but not Abandoned” (2Cor 4,9): 24 March 12th Day of Prayer, fasting and charitable works in memory of Missionary martyrs http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/16_1957.html Rome (Fides Service) - March 24, the anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, Archbishop San Salvador in 1980, will be the 12th Day of Prayer and Fasting in Memory of Missionary Martyrs organised by the Missionary Youth Movement within the Pontifical Mission Societies, Italy, every year since 1993, an initiative which is gradually spreading to other countries and continents....
Proposals to Tackle Religious Indifference Conclusions From Pontifical Council's Plenary Assembly http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50801 VATICAN CITY, MARCH 17, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Participants at an assembly that examined the phenomenon of religious indifference seemed to agree: "Only when our faith is strong can we share it with others."...
How to connect the Christian City with Worldly City which seems to ignore God? Atheism and religious indifference at the centre of the recent plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/16_1955.html Vatican City (Fides Service) - If we wanted to describe with an image the situation discussed by participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture, held recently in the Vatican, we could give the image of the city of Rome, with St Peter’s, pulsing heart of the Church and a milestone of faith and culture on the one bank and on the other the earthly city, frenetic, indifferent to what is happening on the opposite bank....
Saving Baghdad’s revival from blind European pacifism by Fr Bernardo Cervellera http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=497 March 20 marks the first anniversary of the Second Gulf War, the military operation that led to the fall of the Saddam Hussein. What really grieves us missionaries working for Asia is to witness that what sparks debate over Iraq comes not from love for the Iraqi people, but arises simply from political interests which use the issue as a means to outvote their adversaries....
Celibacy formation a major part of seminary programs today Catholic News Service http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20040312.htm WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In recent years there has been significant improvement in celibacy formation throughout U.S. Catholic seminaries, said Franciscan Sister Katarina Schuth, one of the country's leading experts in seminary research....
New rules on the Eucharist The Catholic Herald (UK) http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/HomeNews.htm The Vatican will publish strict new norms on the Eucharist next month, permanently changing the way Mass is celebrated throughout the world...
Pouring oil on troubled waters Catholic Diocese of Adelaide, March 2004 http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/sx/story.asp?storyNum=5 As SA director of the Apostolate of the Sea, Richard Lloyd is concerned with the welfare of up to 4000 seafarers who pass through the doors of the Seafarers' Centre every year....
George Weigel's Tour Guide for Young Catholics New Book Points Out a Direction for Deepening the Faith http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50616 WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 14, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A myriad of places and people have shaped George Weigel's understanding of the Church, and he hopes to give direction to young Catholics by telling what he's learned along the way....
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JOSHUA CATHOLIC MEN'S FELLOWSHIP
Newsletter March 2004
http://www.joshuamen.orcon.net.nz
Questions we should never ask — or maybe we should
The unbreakable link: How you live now, determines what will happen to after you die.
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MARIST MESSENGER
Published by the Society of Mary in New Zealand.
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Online in March's Messenger ...
Focus for March 2004 centres on the question: Does Lent matter? Our Lent matters not just for us but for the whole world
Kopua - place of peace for 50 years by Abbot Brian Keogh ocso The Cistercian Abbot of our NZ monastery reflects on their future
Marist Spirituality by Jane Langham Jane, a member of the Marian Mothers reflects on what it is to be a marist
Lent- straight talk by Fr Jim Beban sm Fr Jim gives some honest reflections on the Temptations of Christ
Also in the March's Marist Messenger The monks of Thibirne Kipus - place of peace for 50 yeaers ... Marist Spirituality: Lent - straight talk a listening heart? ... Solemnity of the Annunciation ... Eucharistic Stations of the Cross for Lent ... Who killed Kayla ... God, children and the supermarket
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MEDJUGORJE NEWS
Issue 33 March 2004
http://www.homebusinesslink.com/issue33.html
Introduction .... The Medjugorje Story ... Our Lady's Messages .... From the Editor ... Excerpts from Press Bulletins ... Excerpts from Children of Medjugorje ... The Pilgrimage 2003 ... Return to Medjugorje ... Preview of the Wellington Eucharistic Convention ... Only God Can Provide ... A Pilgrimage to Medjugorje ... Mass versus Meat ... The Locked Church ... Preview of the Auckland Eucharistic Convention ... The Heart ... The Spirit of Medjugorje ... Priest sees Miracle with Archangel ... Ivanka's Mother ... Interview with a Psychiatrist ... Doctor Hears Our Lady's Heart ... Oasis of Peace in Africa ... The Stolen Dollar Bill .... Appreciating our Blessings ... The Secret of the Rosary
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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 19, 2004
Jim Caviezel on the Catholic faith (his and Mel Gibson's) and the making of 'The Passion'; Cardinal Pell and the Vox Clara Committee on liturgical translations; 40th anniversary of Vatican II document on social communications, Inter mirifica; remembering Cardinal Franz König; conference on Life Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State; Conversations on ecumenism
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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
Auckland Catholic Eucharistic Convention, 16th to 18th April 2004 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland. Two-page write-up in 'NZ Catholic' March 21-Apr 3 p.14-15 Full details on the Convention's Website.
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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
Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auclland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 21-Apr 3 p.13 and from Dennis augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
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Sunday, March 21, 2004
Sunday, March 14, 2004
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LENT 2004
"Receive children, the future of humanity": Message of His Holiness John Paul II for Lent 2004 (full text) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=311
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
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASE Catholic Church to establish office to evaluate abuse complaints New Zealand’s Catholic bishops and leaders of religious orders confirmed at a meeting last week that an independent national office for professional standards will be established. The purpose of this office is to evaluate and oversee the Church’s procedures for dealing with complaints of abuse....
INTERNATIONAL NEWS CEO chief backs Minister's action on male teachers Sydney Catholic Education Office executive director Br Kelvin Canavan has welcomed Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson's efforts to overturn sex discrimination laws in order to open the way for gender-specific scholarships to encourage more men to become teachers.
Vatican plea at UN for greater role for women An increased role for women will benefit a society that is 'organised solely according to the criteria of efficiency and productivity or of brute force,' the Vatican said in a statement presented at United Nations headquarters in New York last week.
Pope orders top gear evangelisation to counter sects Pope John Paul II has said the Catholic Church must step up its efforts to match the 'spreading' evangelical force of the modern sects that are targeting 'those who find themselves in difficulties and loneliness'.
Vatican tells bishops how to do their job The Congregation for Bishops has issued a 258 page manual offering advice and setting forth norms regarding the use of episcopal authority and the proper responses to contemporary problems.
Most 'Patriotic' Chinese bishops approved by Rome About two-thirds of the bishops of China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church are recognised by the Holy See, according to an article in the Italian Jesuit journal Civilta Cattolica.
Haitian bishops voice fears as island spirals into chaos Haiti's Catholic bishops' have described the worsening situation in the country as a 'nightmare', according to a report received by the charity Aid to the Church in Need.
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the March 2004 issue of the Wellington and Palmerston North diocesan newspaper...
Cardinal Williams' Column: Were you puzzled by last Sunday’s Gospel?
Bishop John Dew's Refelction: People of patience, kindness, tolerance and hope
Christ’s passion as we have never before experienced it It’s probable that Ash Wednesday 2004 was like no other, as Christians began preparing for Good Friday and Easter. In over 3,000 theatres, it was the opening day of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ which portrayed the 12 hours leading to the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Let us be fair and informed Bishop Peter Cullinane wrote this article in the wake of the race relations controversy sparked by Dr Don Brash when he delivered an address on this topic at Orewa on 27 January.
Orewa speech that sparked the controversy The address delivered at Orewa by Dr Don Brash which sparked the current controversy over race relation in New Zealand
Apology by Crown was part of 1995 settlement with Waikato As a part of that settlement when the Crown addressed the Tainui people of Waikato, Parliament passed into law this formal apology.
The cost of Treaty settlements How much have taxpayers actually paid to settle Treaty grievances
Forgiveness is a choice for us to let go Fr John Heijnen describes his response to the aftermath of a home invasion he experienced two days after Christmas
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From the issue of March 7-20, 2004 of the national Cartholic newspaper ...
Huge floods close Maori boys college FEILDING - Massive flooding in Feilding temporarily closed Hato Paora Maori Boys College last month...
Support for Treaty given by bishops WELLINGTON - The Anglican and Catholic bishops have jointly expressed their support for the Treaty of Waitangi in a statement countering views expressed recently by National Party leader Dr Don Brash...
Prime Minister takes dim view of marriage AUCKLAND - The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, has expressed disapproval of marriage in an interview with the gay newspaper express...
Also in the print edition of 'NZ Catholic' ...
Cardinal heads Bible Society; Charities will register or pay tax; Caritas lifting its profile in dioceses; Bishop Meeking in role as pope; How "civil union" bills would harm society; US study highlights factors in abuse; How one parish prepared to lose its priest.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Cathedral mass for terror victims 13 March 2004 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWBLASTSpainfr22westmass?source= Hundreds of Spaniards filled Westminster Cathedral on Friday night for an emotional mass in memory of the Madrid victims...
Verily, verily The Press (Chch) 08 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2836856a6528,00.html The unusual release of a united pastoral letter from the leaders of the Anglican and Catholic denominations has provoked a remarkably mild reaction, writes The Press in an editorial...
Church angry after religious advertisements rejected (photo) The Age (Melbourne) 11/3/04 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/11/1078594503631.html The Catholic Church has faced many obstacles to spreading the word in its 2000-year history, but advertising agencies in 21st century Melbourne was not one it anticipated. Slogans such as "Don't look down, look up" and "Talk to the Boss online every day" are too controversial, even illegal, Father Michael Kelly has been told...
'Truth' behind potboiler no Holy Grail of good TV NZ Herald March 14, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2mv6d What a difference a week makes on TV3's new Thursday doco slot. Last week the network screened the best documentary to air so far this year, In the Line Of Fire... Tonight the slot holds The Da Vinci Code (8.30), an alleged investigation by America's ABC network into the bizarre but hardly new claims that Jesus married, produced offspring and that, after his death and resurrection, his descendants moved to the south of France ...
Maori Underclass Has Emerged (Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services) Monday, 8 March 2004 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0403/S00061.htm Monitoring of food banks nationally over a three year period has revealed the development and growth of a Maori underclass, according to a recent report of the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services....
NZ media accused of exploiting deported girl for commercial gain NZPA 10 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2839547a11,00.html Sri Lankan child protection authorities have hit back at "misleading and unethical" New Zealand media reports that a sexually abused girl is being forced into a prosecution...
Frail exterior belies pope's determination to shape Church Financial Times; Mar 13, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/yudm8 Physically weak but more determined than ever to shape the long-term future of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul will tomorrow become the third longest serving pontiff in 2,000 years of Christianity....
Teschemakers school reunion Otago Daily Times Monday, 8-March 2004 [Full text] Tales of midnight feasts and other girlish pranks abounded at a Teschemakers school reunion at the weekend. The Catholic girls boarding school closed in 1978, after being operated by the Dominican Sisters for 66 years. More than 200 former pupils, Dominican Sisters, teachers and friends of the college attended the reunion. A celebratory Mass was held in the Teschemakers Chapel yesterday, followed by lunch and afternoon tea at The Homestead in Oamaru. The organising committee was "overwhelmed" by the response to the reunion. Former pupils travelled from Ireland, Australia and from throughout New Zealand, one of the organisers, Edna Cogger, said.
Former NZ wicketkeeper dies NZPA 09 March 2004 [Full text] Former Wellington and New Zealand cricketer Frank Mooney has died aged 82. Mooney died yesterday and a funeral mass for the former wicketkeeper, who played 14 tests between 1949 and 1953, will be held at the St Anthony's Catholic Church at Seatoun, Wellington, on Thursday at 1pm. He played 91 first class matches in a career that ended in 1955 and made his test debut against England at Leeds in the first test of the 1949-50 tour. His last test was against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in the 1953-54 season.
Henry John O'Reilly: Sporting efforts and a smile hallmarks of Central identity ODT Saturday, 13-March 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3xt9y Harry O'Reilly was well known throughout the Clyde and Alexandra district because of his sporting efforts, his gentle nature and ability to get on with anyone. Mr O'Reilly died last month, aged 74...
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'THE PASSION'
Gibson could make $200 mil off 'Passion' Filmmaker financed film himself, reaps profits CNN Thursday, March 11, 2004 http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/11/film.passion.reut/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Not only has "Passion" managed to turn around what was a decidedly lackluster year at the box office, it's also impacted on Hollywood in ways that are likely to alter how the film industry does business for years to come...
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir says Gibson’s film is not anti-Semitic http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=483 Beirut (AsiaNews/Nahar) – Cardinal Butros Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, said Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ” is “not anti-Semitic at all”. The prelate also said the film is “very tied to the facts, very moving and painful (to watch)”....
"The Passion" Isn't Anti-Semitic, Says Vatican Aide Rome's Jewish Community Wanted the Film Condemned http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50473 Vatican City, March 11, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A Vatican spokesman says the film "The Passion of the Christ" cannot be considered anti-Semitic without also regarding the Gospel the same way. Joaquín Navarro-Valls made this statement in response to a request from Riccardo Di Segni, chief rabbi of Rome, who, after seeing the film Tuesday, asked that the Vatican condemn it officially....
Vatican sermon criticises Passion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3506754.stm A Vatican sermon has made a veiled criticism of Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ. Father Raniero Cantalamessa said if the film spread the belief that all Jews were responsible for Christ's death, it should be criticised...
Bishops impressed by "The Passion": "Mel Gibson is like Mother Teresa" http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=480 Manila (AsiaNews) – Even before Bishop Teodoro Bacani of Manila saw the film, he learned from a Jesuit retreat master that the film has the impact of "four spiritual retreats" on its viewers. Hence, the bishop said, it really must be worth it...
Is 'The Passion' suitable for teens? Youth workers' opinions differ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20040305.htm Los Angeles (CNS) -- Given the brutal violence in "The Passion of the Christ" and its accompanying R rating, parents, youth ministers and high school teachers around the country are discerning whether or not to encourage teens to see the movie...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
The Pope prays for victims of terrorist attacks in Madrid http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/11_1918.html Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope John Paul II has voiced his deep grief and sympathy to the people of Spain after the string of bomb blasts in Madrid’s underground this morning in which 170 people were killed and at least 600 injured....
Why are the churches failing? The Age (Melbourne) March 10, 2004 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/09/1078594360739.html The churches argue they are better attended than football. They are kidding themselves, writes Muriel Porter...
"No rise in the number of atheists in the world” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/10_1907.html Vatican City (Fides Service) - To fulfil the mission entrusted to it by the Holy Father to be at the heart of profound changes at the beginning of this new millennium, the Pontifical Council for Culture felt the need to look again at two serious phenomena: non belief and religious indifference in the world, its actual importance, modalities and impact on believers and the frontier between religion and non belief consisting of so called “new religious movements” or “alternative religions”...
Mary Ann Glendon Named to Head Pontifical Academy Harvard Law Professor Chosen for Social Sciences Post http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50338 Vatican City, March 9, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II has appointed Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon president of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences...
Vatican posts for women http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1165025,00.html The Roman Catholic Church has quietly taken a step forward for women's equality, naming the first female theologians as Vatican consultants, and promptly denied the appointments had anything to do with their gender...
Wedged between Israel and Islam, Christians emigrate from Bethlehem http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=475 For 22 years Sister Ileana Benetello, of a Franciscan order of nuns from Padua, has helped run Bethlehem’s Baby Caritas Hospital, a pediatric medical center for poor Catholic children. She works together with 6 other nuns of the same order, 5 of whom are Italian. In an interview with AsiaNews she relates the daily problems and the lives of Christian faithful living in the region....
Sister Nirmala witnesses to Christianity in her Hindu home town http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=463 Ranchi (AsiaNews/Ucan) – “Jesus started chasing me when I was in Doranda and ultimately caught me in Patna.” Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala Joshi told the hundreds of mostly Hindus who gathered to greet the nun as she visited her birthplace for the first time in 57 years....
Directory Tells What a Bishop Should Be Vatican Publishes Pastoral Guidelines http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50339 Vatican City, March 9, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Bishops of the 21st century should be men of prudence, humility and chastity, able to listen and to dialogue, with "a heart open to all," says the Holy See...
Arrest of Catholic Bishop Wei Jingyi; from China a call for prayers [Full text] Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the basis of reliable information Fides confirms that the Catholic Bishop of the diocese of Qiqihar in mainland China, Bishop Wei Jingyi, was arrested on Friday 5 March. The grounds for the arrest are unknown. Bishop Wei Jingyi, aged 45, was ordained a priest in 1985 and appointed Bishop of Qiqihar in 1995. He has already been arrested twice and sent to labour camps: from 1987 to 1989 and more recently from 1990 to 1992. We ask people to pray for Bishop Wei Jingyi and to pray for conversion of the persecutors who continue to harass bishops, priests and lay members of the universal Church.
Review: New edition of the Douay-Rheims Bible, by Father John Buckley, Catholic Dean of Winchester, Diocese of Portsmouth http://www.indcatholicnews.com/dpuayyr.html
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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 12, 2004: Discussing Karl Rahner; Archbishop Amato on 'The Passion'; appointments to International Theological Commission; Pontifical Council for Culture's survey of state of unbelief in the world; the Catholic Church in Scotland; memoirs of former US ambassador to the Holy See; manners and the shaping of the moral self
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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
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LENT 2004
"Receive children, the future of humanity": Message of His Holiness John Paul II for Lent 2004 (full text) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=311
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
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASE Catholic Church to establish office to evaluate abuse complaints New Zealand’s Catholic bishops and leaders of religious orders confirmed at a meeting last week that an independent national office for professional standards will be established. The purpose of this office is to evaluate and oversee the Church’s procedures for dealing with complaints of abuse....
INTERNATIONAL NEWS CEO chief backs Minister's action on male teachers Sydney Catholic Education Office executive director Br Kelvin Canavan has welcomed Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson's efforts to overturn sex discrimination laws in order to open the way for gender-specific scholarships to encourage more men to become teachers.
Vatican plea at UN for greater role for women An increased role for women will benefit a society that is 'organised solely according to the criteria of efficiency and productivity or of brute force,' the Vatican said in a statement presented at United Nations headquarters in New York last week.
Pope orders top gear evangelisation to counter sects Pope John Paul II has said the Catholic Church must step up its efforts to match the 'spreading' evangelical force of the modern sects that are targeting 'those who find themselves in difficulties and loneliness'.
Vatican tells bishops how to do their job The Congregation for Bishops has issued a 258 page manual offering advice and setting forth norms regarding the use of episcopal authority and the proper responses to contemporary problems.
Most 'Patriotic' Chinese bishops approved by Rome About two-thirds of the bishops of China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church are recognised by the Holy See, according to an article in the Italian Jesuit journal Civilta Cattolica.
Haitian bishops voice fears as island spirals into chaos Haiti's Catholic bishops' have described the worsening situation in the country as a 'nightmare', according to a report received by the charity Aid to the Church in Need.
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the March 2004 issue of the Wellington and Palmerston North diocesan newspaper...
Cardinal Williams' Column: Were you puzzled by last Sunday’s Gospel?
Bishop John Dew's Refelction: People of patience, kindness, tolerance and hope
Christ’s passion as we have never before experienced it It’s probable that Ash Wednesday 2004 was like no other, as Christians began preparing for Good Friday and Easter. In over 3,000 theatres, it was the opening day of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ which portrayed the 12 hours leading to the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Let us be fair and informed Bishop Peter Cullinane wrote this article in the wake of the race relations controversy sparked by Dr Don Brash when he delivered an address on this topic at Orewa on 27 January.
Orewa speech that sparked the controversy The address delivered at Orewa by Dr Don Brash which sparked the current controversy over race relation in New Zealand
Apology by Crown was part of 1995 settlement with Waikato As a part of that settlement when the Crown addressed the Tainui people of Waikato, Parliament passed into law this formal apology.
The cost of Treaty settlements How much have taxpayers actually paid to settle Treaty grievances
Forgiveness is a choice for us to let go Fr John Heijnen describes his response to the aftermath of a home invasion he experienced two days after Christmas
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From the issue of March 7-20, 2004 of the national Cartholic newspaper ...
Huge floods close Maori boys college FEILDING - Massive flooding in Feilding temporarily closed Hato Paora Maori Boys College last month...
Support for Treaty given by bishops WELLINGTON - The Anglican and Catholic bishops have jointly expressed their support for the Treaty of Waitangi in a statement countering views expressed recently by National Party leader Dr Don Brash...
Prime Minister takes dim view of marriage AUCKLAND - The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, has expressed disapproval of marriage in an interview with the gay newspaper express...
Also in the print edition of 'NZ Catholic' ...
Cardinal heads Bible Society; Charities will register or pay tax; Caritas lifting its profile in dioceses; Bishop Meeking in role as pope; How "civil union" bills would harm society; US study highlights factors in abuse; How one parish prepared to lose its priest.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Cathedral mass for terror victims 13 March 2004 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWBLASTSpainfr22westmass?source= Hundreds of Spaniards filled Westminster Cathedral on Friday night for an emotional mass in memory of the Madrid victims...
Verily, verily The Press (Chch) 08 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2836856a6528,00.html The unusual release of a united pastoral letter from the leaders of the Anglican and Catholic denominations has provoked a remarkably mild reaction, writes The Press in an editorial...
Church angry after religious advertisements rejected (photo) The Age (Melbourne) 11/3/04 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/11/1078594503631.html The Catholic Church has faced many obstacles to spreading the word in its 2000-year history, but advertising agencies in 21st century Melbourne was not one it anticipated. Slogans such as "Don't look down, look up" and "Talk to the Boss online every day" are too controversial, even illegal, Father Michael Kelly has been told...
'Truth' behind potboiler no Holy Grail of good TV NZ Herald March 14, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2mv6d What a difference a week makes on TV3's new Thursday doco slot. Last week the network screened the best documentary to air so far this year, In the Line Of Fire... Tonight the slot holds The Da Vinci Code (8.30), an alleged investigation by America's ABC network into the bizarre but hardly new claims that Jesus married, produced offspring and that, after his death and resurrection, his descendants moved to the south of France ...
Maori Underclass Has Emerged (Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services) Monday, 8 March 2004 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0403/S00061.htm Monitoring of food banks nationally over a three year period has revealed the development and growth of a Maori underclass, according to a recent report of the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services....
NZ media accused of exploiting deported girl for commercial gain NZPA 10 March 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2839547a11,00.html Sri Lankan child protection authorities have hit back at "misleading and unethical" New Zealand media reports that a sexually abused girl is being forced into a prosecution...
Frail exterior belies pope's determination to shape Church Financial Times; Mar 13, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/yudm8 Physically weak but more determined than ever to shape the long-term future of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul will tomorrow become the third longest serving pontiff in 2,000 years of Christianity....
Teschemakers school reunion Otago Daily Times Monday, 8-March 2004 [Full text] Tales of midnight feasts and other girlish pranks abounded at a Teschemakers school reunion at the weekend. The Catholic girls boarding school closed in 1978, after being operated by the Dominican Sisters for 66 years. More than 200 former pupils, Dominican Sisters, teachers and friends of the college attended the reunion. A celebratory Mass was held in the Teschemakers Chapel yesterday, followed by lunch and afternoon tea at The Homestead in Oamaru. The organising committee was "overwhelmed" by the response to the reunion. Former pupils travelled from Ireland, Australia and from throughout New Zealand, one of the organisers, Edna Cogger, said.
Former NZ wicketkeeper dies NZPA 09 March 2004 [Full text] Former Wellington and New Zealand cricketer Frank Mooney has died aged 82. Mooney died yesterday and a funeral mass for the former wicketkeeper, who played 14 tests between 1949 and 1953, will be held at the St Anthony's Catholic Church at Seatoun, Wellington, on Thursday at 1pm. He played 91 first class matches in a career that ended in 1955 and made his test debut against England at Leeds in the first test of the 1949-50 tour. His last test was against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in the 1953-54 season.
Henry John O'Reilly: Sporting efforts and a smile hallmarks of Central identity ODT Saturday, 13-March 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3xt9y Harry O'Reilly was well known throughout the Clyde and Alexandra district because of his sporting efforts, his gentle nature and ability to get on with anyone. Mr O'Reilly died last month, aged 74...
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'THE PASSION'
Gibson could make $200 mil off 'Passion' Filmmaker financed film himself, reaps profits CNN Thursday, March 11, 2004 http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/11/film.passion.reut/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Not only has "Passion" managed to turn around what was a decidedly lackluster year at the box office, it's also impacted on Hollywood in ways that are likely to alter how the film industry does business for years to come...
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir says Gibson’s film is not anti-Semitic http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=483 Beirut (AsiaNews/Nahar) – Cardinal Butros Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, said Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of the Christ” is “not anti-Semitic at all”. The prelate also said the film is “very tied to the facts, very moving and painful (to watch)”....
"The Passion" Isn't Anti-Semitic, Says Vatican Aide Rome's Jewish Community Wanted the Film Condemned http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50473 Vatican City, March 11, 2004 (Zenit.org).- A Vatican spokesman says the film "The Passion of the Christ" cannot be considered anti-Semitic without also regarding the Gospel the same way. Joaquín Navarro-Valls made this statement in response to a request from Riccardo Di Segni, chief rabbi of Rome, who, after seeing the film Tuesday, asked that the Vatican condemn it officially....
Vatican sermon criticises Passion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3506754.stm A Vatican sermon has made a veiled criticism of Mel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of the Christ. Father Raniero Cantalamessa said if the film spread the belief that all Jews were responsible for Christ's death, it should be criticised...
Bishops impressed by "The Passion": "Mel Gibson is like Mother Teresa" http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=480 Manila (AsiaNews) – Even before Bishop Teodoro Bacani of Manila saw the film, he learned from a Jesuit retreat master that the film has the impact of "four spiritual retreats" on its viewers. Hence, the bishop said, it really must be worth it...
Is 'The Passion' suitable for teens? Youth workers' opinions differ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/20040305.htm Los Angeles (CNS) -- Given the brutal violence in "The Passion of the Christ" and its accompanying R rating, parents, youth ministers and high school teachers around the country are discerning whether or not to encourage teens to see the movie...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
The Pope prays for victims of terrorist attacks in Madrid http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/11_1918.html Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope John Paul II has voiced his deep grief and sympathy to the people of Spain after the string of bomb blasts in Madrid’s underground this morning in which 170 people were killed and at least 600 injured....
Why are the churches failing? The Age (Melbourne) March 10, 2004 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/09/1078594360739.html The churches argue they are better attended than football. They are kidding themselves, writes Muriel Porter...
"No rise in the number of atheists in the world” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0403/10_1907.html Vatican City (Fides Service) - To fulfil the mission entrusted to it by the Holy Father to be at the heart of profound changes at the beginning of this new millennium, the Pontifical Council for Culture felt the need to look again at two serious phenomena: non belief and religious indifference in the world, its actual importance, modalities and impact on believers and the frontier between religion and non belief consisting of so called “new religious movements” or “alternative religions”...
Mary Ann Glendon Named to Head Pontifical Academy Harvard Law Professor Chosen for Social Sciences Post http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50338 Vatican City, March 9, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II has appointed Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon president of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences...
Vatican posts for women http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1165025,00.html The Roman Catholic Church has quietly taken a step forward for women's equality, naming the first female theologians as Vatican consultants, and promptly denied the appointments had anything to do with their gender...
Wedged between Israel and Islam, Christians emigrate from Bethlehem http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=475 For 22 years Sister Ileana Benetello, of a Franciscan order of nuns from Padua, has helped run Bethlehem’s Baby Caritas Hospital, a pediatric medical center for poor Catholic children. She works together with 6 other nuns of the same order, 5 of whom are Italian. In an interview with AsiaNews she relates the daily problems and the lives of Christian faithful living in the region....
Sister Nirmala witnesses to Christianity in her Hindu home town http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=463 Ranchi (AsiaNews/Ucan) – “Jesus started chasing me when I was in Doranda and ultimately caught me in Patna.” Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala Joshi told the hundreds of mostly Hindus who gathered to greet the nun as she visited her birthplace for the first time in 57 years....
Directory Tells What a Bishop Should Be Vatican Publishes Pastoral Guidelines http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=50339 Vatican City, March 9, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Bishops of the 21st century should be men of prudence, humility and chastity, able to listen and to dialogue, with "a heart open to all," says the Holy See...
Arrest of Catholic Bishop Wei Jingyi; from China a call for prayers [Full text] Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the basis of reliable information Fides confirms that the Catholic Bishop of the diocese of Qiqihar in mainland China, Bishop Wei Jingyi, was arrested on Friday 5 March. The grounds for the arrest are unknown. Bishop Wei Jingyi, aged 45, was ordained a priest in 1985 and appointed Bishop of Qiqihar in 1995. He has already been arrested twice and sent to labour camps: from 1987 to 1989 and more recently from 1990 to 1992. We ask people to pray for Bishop Wei Jingyi and to pray for conversion of the persecutors who continue to harass bishops, priests and lay members of the universal Church.
Review: New edition of the Douay-Rheims Bible, by Father John Buckley, Catholic Dean of Winchester, Diocese of Portsmouth http://www.indcatholicnews.com/dpuayyr.html
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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 12, 2004: Discussing Karl Rahner; Archbishop Amato on 'The Passion'; appointments to International Theological Commission; Pontifical Council for Culture's survey of state of unbelief in the world; the Catholic Church in Scotland; memoirs of former US ambassador to the Holy See; manners and the shaping of the moral self
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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
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Sunday, March 7, 2004
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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
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, 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...
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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
******************************************
'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
*************************
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.
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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....
*********************************************
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
***************************************************
EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Office Secretary, National Centre for Religious Studies, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' February 2004 p.17, or from: The Director, NCRS, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015; tel. 04 496 1761; e-mail: ncrsnz@clerar.net.nz. Applications close 27 February 2004.
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