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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Vatican has announced that Pope John Paul II has died.
The 84-year-old Pontiff died this morning at 21.37 Roman time (7.37am NZT),
the BBC reported.
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In view of the intense interest in the Pope, Catholic Communications NZ has
opened a special Website at http://www.pope.net.nz
Besides up-to-the-minute news, the site includes a biography of the Pope and
a Quote of the Day from his writings and speeches, a description of John
Paul's visit to New Zealand in 1986, and information about the papacy and
the organization of the conclave which elects the Pope.
More news of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated:
Google News (US):
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%2Bthe+pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
News Now (UK):
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=The+Pope
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Aucklanders Dedicate Mass To Pope (TVNZ Video report)
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4250988-56,00.html
Nearly a thousand people gathered at the Eucharistic Convention in Auckland
where their Nass was dedicated to the Pope....
Pope John Paul given "Last Rites"
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/482754%3fformat=html
The Pope's worsening condition is weighing heavily on the minds of the
nearly half-a-million catholics in New Zealand. Special mention was made of
the Pope at lunchtime masses across the country...
New Zealand Catholics at prayer
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10118435
At St Patrick's Cathedral in Auckland yesterday, Catholics gathered in front
of a candle-lit photo of the pontiff, reciting the Lord's Prayer and Hail
Marys....
Thousands hold vigil for Pope
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=49058
Tens of thousands of people are holding vigil for the Pope in St Peter's
Square. New Zealand Catholic Communications Director Lyndsay Freer is
amongst them and says despite his extremely poor health, the Pope has been
able to approve a new papal ambassador to New Zealand. Archbishop of
Wellington John Dew says parishioners in New Zealand are being asked to pray
extra hard for the Pope. He says special prayer vigils will be held at
churches around the country tonight.
New Zealanders pray for the Pope
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/482754%3fformat=html
The Pope's worsening condition is weighing heavily on the minds of the
nearly half-a-million catholics in New Zealand. Special mention was made of
the Pope at lunchtime masses across the country. The former Archbishop of
Wellington, Cardinal Tom Williams, says he will fly immediately to Rome if
the Pope dies to take part in selecting the new head of the Catholic
Church....
Prayers said around NZ for ailing Pope
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3235279a10,00.html
Wellington Catholic Cathedral priest Father Maurice Carmody said special
prayers would be led at the cathedral's mass today and tomorrow. In
Auckland, thousands of Catholics were praying for the Pope at a mass lead by
Auckland Bishop Patrick Dunn at the Logan Campbell Centre....
Message from Patrick Dunn, Catholic bishop of Auckland
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10118327
The Catholic community of Auckland joins Catholics of the other dioceses of
New Zealand and Catholics and people of goodwill from all over the world to
pray for and to commend into God's loving hands our universal pastor Pope
John Paul II....
2,000 At Auck. Eucharistic Convention This Weekend
'Divine Intervention' Brings Sister of late Vietnamese Cardinal to speak at
huge weekend Catholic Event at Auckland Showgrounds
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0504/S00005.htm
Christening celebration a tribute to park's new name
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3233610a6497,00.htm\
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A tiny Ponsonby park will come alive with celebrations to reflect the area's
history. Pompallier Reserve has been renamed Bishop Pompallier Reserve to
highlight its connection with a man pivotal to Ponsonby's history, Bishop
Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier (1801-1871)....
Vatican Denounces Terri Schiavo's Death
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4905098,00.html
Rome (AP) - The Vatican denounced the ``arbitrarily hastened'' death of
Terri Schiavo on Thursday as a violation of principles of Christianity and
civilization, and a cardinal described her end as a ``death sentence
executed through a cruel method...."
Facing reality is not betrayal of faith, by Leonard Pitts jr.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11277900.htm
''Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him'' - Job 13:15
The incident is sharp in memory because it was a turning point: the moment I
finally accepted the unacceptable. My mom was going to lose her battle with
breast cancer. She was going to die.... As you've probably guessed, I'm
writing about Terri Schiavo. And I'm doing what I guess we all do when we
contemplate her tragedy. I am personalizing it....
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MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
MEDIA RELEASES
Website on Pope's state of health now on line (02 Apr 2005 - full text)
In view of the grave state of health of Pope John Paul II, Catholic
Communictions announces that our special papal web site with
up-to-the-minute news releases on the Pope's condition is now accessible on
line at www.pope.net.nz Anyone interested can visit the site and read
bulletins on the state of the Pope's health as they come in from Rome. Also
available is a history of the Pope's pontificate, tributes and other
relevant facts.
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THE NATHANIEL REPORT
NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/natrpt14.htm
Issue fourteen ...
Editorial: Abortion - Technology and Truth (full text)
One in four pregnancies in New Zealand now end in abortion, compared with
one in ten two decades ago. The reasons are complex and need to be examined
within the context of some very significant demographic and sociological
changes. A focus on changing the law would, by itself, be an inadequate
approach to dealing with the increasing abortion rate....
Also in this issue ...
Update on the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (HART) Bill
This piece identifies changes to the HART Bill recommended by the Health
Select Committee as the Bill enters the House to be debated by the Committee
of the Whole House. It also highlights those matters which, from a Catholic
perspective, are of 'grave concern'.
Clinical - Ethical Judgements without "short cuts"
This article by Australian moral theologian Gerald Gleeson explores the
debate among Catholic ethicists regarding the obligations towards
persistently unresponsive (PVS) patients and identifies two "short cuts"
that are commonly deployed in this debate.
Aged Health Care and Ethical Business Practice
A reflection by a practitioner in the field of leadership development and
management assessment, this article sets out three theories of leadership
behaviour which form the background to a series of questions designed to
stimulate those involved in aged care to reflect on the ethical nature of
their own behaviour.
The Starfish Programme
A wonderfully inspiring story of a remarkable New Zealand woman Liese
Groot-Alberts who has been part of a team transforming the conditions and
care of people with severe and terminal illness in a Philippines hospital.
Toi te Taiao: Use of Human Genes in Other Organisms
A short synopsis of the consultation process undertaken by Toi te Taiao on
the cultural, spiritual and ethical issues arising from the use of human
genes in other organisms.
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY
16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne
http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz
En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St
Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey,
as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne,
Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -
hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming
together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God,
assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the
NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-
58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site:
http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website:
http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for April 1, 2005:
Cardinal Stafford on pope's health; feeding tubes; comparison with Schiavo
case; the 'Gang of Four'; the new feminism; Jesuit Fr. John O'Donnell, dead
at 60
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland
Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005
http://www.eucharistic-convention.com
The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the
Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland
St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005.
Opening Mass 11 am.
http://www.catholicfestival.org
The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful,
prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an
opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them,
thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our
rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also
an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote
their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
DAYS 05: The National Youth Event of the National Council for Young
Catholics (for Years 12 and 13)
Auckland, 17th - 21st April 2005
http://www.ncyc.org.nz/?sid=11
DAYS will take place in several regions across the Auckland Diocese allowing
participants to experience the unique atmosphere of each of the regions.
Each day will feature a regional youth activity, catechesis workshop and a
celebration of faith, friendship and fun!
Mariapolis 2005
Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding.
Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005
The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and
friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/
It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming
atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values.
The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people,
couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826,
Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in
the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Co-ordinator of Education for Pastoral Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Dunedin
http://www.dn.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar.27-Apr 9 2005, p. 23, and from: Bishop's
Secretary, Private Bag 1941, Dunedin. Applications close 5 April 2005.
Director, Catholic Social Services, Otago-Southland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar.27-Apr 9 2005, p. 22, and from: Office
Administrator, Catholic Social Services, PO Box 2763, Dunedin. Tel: (03) 477
3403; fax: (03) 477 3298; e-mail: catholicsocialservices@clear.net.nz
Applications close 15 April 2005.
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Sunday, April 3, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
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EASTER 2005
A time to celebrate
Otago Daily Times
http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjMjQXIwMjEwMA==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom
Most Poles are Catholic and on Good Friday processions would be held at each church to take the statue of Jesus from the altar and place it in a tomb. The church would be in darkness until the service early on Sunday morning when the statue would be brought back from the tomb and placed on the altar. After Mass, everyone would spread the good news, telling everyone they met "He is risen" ....
Fasting, prayer, then big umu (photo) Otago Daily Times http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjMjQXIwMTkwMQ==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom There are many different churches in Samoa and each celebrates Easter in its own way. Mikaele Laufiso, secretary of the Samoan Advisory Council of Chiefs, is Catholic and the 40 days of Lent which lead up to Easter are days of fasting and prayer, especially on Fridays. Then, after church on Easter Sunday, the family or a church group will get together for a feast....
Churches ready to be of service http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3227663a6579,00.html While many people will be content with scoffing chocolate eggs and hot cross buns the Easter, Hamilton churches will be celebrating one of the most important dates on the Christian calendar....
Easter in New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3225544a6566,00.html Statistics, bless them, offer a distorted window into the religious character of New Zealand, writes The Southland Times in an editorial. Particularly if we distinguish, as we should, between what we might choose to profess when we are presented with a stickybeak census form, and how we really do live our lives....
To most of us Easter means an extra long weekend, chocolate eggs and rabbits, but its roots go back a long way. Charmian Smith looks at the ancient origins of this festival. http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjMjQXIwMTkwMA==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom
Easter Church-going in decline http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/481595%3fformat=html Related video report: http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4229342-300,00.html
Garth George: A time, perhaps, for Christians to contemplate disunity http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116847
Christians of Mosul, the light of the Resurrection in the Calvary of war http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2846
From Jesus to Christ How did a Jewish prophet come to be seen as the Christian savior? The epic story of the empty tomb, the early battles and the making of a great faith. By Jon Meacham (6 pages) Newsweek March 28 2005 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7244999/site/newsweek/
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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: Google News (US): http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d News Now (UK): http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?search=pope&x=7&y=5&name=
Pope Has Day Of Rest Ahead Of Easter Blessing http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=732&e=1&u=/ap/20050326/\ ap_on_re_eu/pope Vatican City -- Ailing Pope John Paul II had a day of rest before Easter, when he is expected to bless crowds in St. Peter's Square -- the only public commitment on the pontiff's Holy Week schedule, drastically reduced by poor health....
Cardinals take over Easter for the Passion of the silent Pope http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1542147,00.html With the fast-declining Pope absent from Holy Week ceremonies for the first time in his 26-year reign, this Easter is being billed in the Vatican as not only the Passion of Christ, but also the Passion of John Paul II. Tomorrow, Italian state television is to broadcast a Vatican-approved documentary entitled John Paul II: The Untold Story, summing up the Pope's extraordinary career almost in obituary style...
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
No. 208, March 27-April 9, 2005
Narrow escape for school as tornado strikes GREYMOUTH - With 130 children under their desks, teachers and students at St Patrick's School in Greymouth held their breath as a tornado approached on March 10. Some could see iron being flung around as the twister struck the town.....
Priest will help introduce Alpha to the Philippines AUCKLAND - A New Zealand Catholic priest has been invited to the Philippines in April to help introduce Alpha courses to the mainly Catholic population there....
Marilyn Pryor dies after life devoted to "culture of life" WELLINGTON - Marilyn Pryor, a tireless pro-life champion, dynamic director of the archdiocesan pastoral office for many years and editor of Wel-com newspaper, died on March 15....
Also In Issue 208:
NATIONAL Pakistan's Christians have tense life ... Student finds school harder in Japan ... NCW opposes single benefit ... ERO File
FEATURES Billy Bowden looks to God as the game's "third umpire" ... Teacher of meditation to visit NZ ... TV production explores Joseph the enigma ... Oldest Maori sister dies at age of 86 ... Five days' of activities for youth... Balloons and parades for schools day ... New King James version ... Baradene rowers do well ... Equipping youth ministry in the "pearl" of Africa ... Suzanne Aubert wrote letters that were full of spirit ... School creates new chapel out of old classroom ... Lower Hutt CWL marks milestones... Conference for couples worshipping in two churches ... Ambitious production for Rotorua college ... Investigation into Timor deaths
OPINION Ronald Rolheiser: Daily resurrection ... Parish Diary: More positive promises ... Tony Brown: Waitangi Day is a reminder to paddle together ... Editorial: The Church, like Christ, always rises ... Letters ... Malcolm Evans
INTERNATIONAL Mass must be valid but can be creative ... Vatican delegate says status of women should be raised ... From Jerusalem to Bethany is now a long way ... Holy See calls for more aid for poor ... Mail pours in for Pope ... Pope regrets death of Italian agent ... Bishops praise Lebanese protests ... The Pope: "Sincerest wish" for students ... Failure to help Sudan "historic" mistake ... Serious sin a barrier to Communion ... Ethical investing "a duty" ... Women hit "stained glass" ceiling ... Intercommunion seen as way to hinder unity ... UN's cloning decision may not be honoured ... Infant euthanasia more widespread ... Appeal for woman ... Helping hand for Irish abroad ... In Brief
REGULAR FEATURES Think Page, Books, Monitor, Tape Deck, Net Scene, Clips, Scripture, God in the Garden, The Doolans, Family Talk, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Divine Mercy ... Eucharistic Convention ... Catholic Festival
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[The following story is not available on the newspaper's free Websites. It can read at the public library and via the library's free 'Newztext' service.]
Committed anti-abortion activist (obituary) The Dominion Post, 24 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 7. By: Hank Schouten Marilyn Valeria Pryor (nee Lobb), Papal Dame of the order of St Gregory the Great, anti-abortion campaigner. B Wellington, September 8, 1936; m Geoff Pryor, 1958 (3s 1d); national exec Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child 1975-82, national pres 1978-81, helped found Pregnancy Help, director pastoral office for Cardinal Tom Williams; d Paremata, March 15, 2005....
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Archbishop promises vigilance on morality http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10117139 The new head of the Catholic Church in New Zealand says he will be just as trenchant in taking on the Government over moral issues as his predecessor. Archbishop John Dew succeeds Cardinal Tom Williams as Catholic Archbishop of Wellington. Cardinal Williams, known for his outspoken views on moral issues, once described New Zealand as a "moral wasteland" and politicians as "modern barbarians"....
Items sought for centennial http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3227992a6565,00.html Over 100 years, thousands of people have been baptised, wed or buried from Invercargill's iconic Catholic basilica, St Mary's Basilica in Tyne St. As the centennial celebrations of the copper-topped dome approach - May 6 and 7 - the hunt is on for material to be incorporated into commemorative CDs, DVDs and the like...
Speaking again after stem-cell transplant (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116758 Willie Terpstra was able to speak again yesterday following a controversial stem-cell transplant in China on Monday. The source of the stem cells and the manner in which they were obtained posed a number of ethical issues, said John Kleinsman, a spokesman for the Wellington-based Catholic bioethics Nathaniel Centre....
Australia scientists grow adult stem cells from nose http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3227910a10,00.html Sydney: With the help of the Catholic Church, Australian researchers have successfully grown adult stem cells harvested from the human nose, avoiding the ethical and legal problems associated with embryonic stem cells....
Basilica trust needs $530,000 Otago Daily Times http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjEjQXIwMTUwMg==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom A $530,000 fundraising project to restore St Patrick's Basilica in Waimate is under way. The church, one of the town's landmark buildings, is rated a category 1 historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust....
Slumming it (photo): http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3223069a6568,00.html Invercargill Verdon College pupil Danielle Howden demonstrating living in a cardboard box for her fellow ``slum dwellers''. Dena said they were slumming it to raise money for Catholic aid and development agency Caritas....
Kerre Woodham: Attack boosts sales http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116211 I bet Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone wishes he had a nice, robust piece of hate legislation with which he could tie Dan Brown in knots. Dan Brown is, of course, the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, and it's this novel that's giving the cardinal conniptions....
Florida Case Lamented by Vatican Newspaper Parents Appeal U.S. Judge's Refusal to Reinsert Feeding Tube http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=68198 Vatican City, March 22, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The legal complexities of Terri Schiavo's case may obscure the fact that a person is being condemned to die of hunger and thirst, warns the Vatican's semiofficial newspaper....
'No Moral Sense' (2 pages) Newsweek http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7276850/site/newsweek/A Jesuit bioethicist believes the religious right is exploiting Terri Schiavo and that there is no moral or legal obligation to keep her alive....
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MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Resignation of Cardinal Williams as Archbishop of Wellington (22 Mar 2005) Cardinal Thomas Williams, who has been Archbishop of Wellington for the past 25 years, today announced that his resignation has been accepted by Pope John Paul. The retirement age for diocesan bishops is 75, and the Cardinal celebrated his 75th birthday last Sunday....
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Palm Sunday pilgrims retrace Jesus' trip to Jerusalem Pope tells priests to live what they pray Christian convert detainees may be allowed to stay Cardinal Pell affirms ban on women priests Brazilian papal candidate outlines social justice vision
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ http://www.caritas.org.nz
NEWSROOM Plan Spells More Mutton Flaps and Conflict for Pacific (22 March, 2005) The push for free trade in the Pacific contained in the Draft Plan of the Pacific Islands Forum risks exacerbating poverty, inequality, and conflict in the Pacific....
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for March 25, 2005: The rumors were exaggerated; A talk with experts in Parkinson's disease; Long Island Voice of the Faithful: "keep the faith, change the Church"; The retired Melkite archbishop of Galilee and Arab Christians; A short note on Terri Schiavo
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
DAYS 05: The National Youth Event of the National Council for Young Catholics (for Years 12 and 13) Auckland, 17th - 21st April 2005 http://www.ncyc.org.nz/?sid=11 DAYS will take place in several regions across the Auckland Diocese allowing participants to experience the unique atmosphere of each of the regions. Each day will feature a regional youth activity, catechesis workshop and a celebration of faith, friendship and fun!
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
Director, Catholic Social Services, Otago-Southland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar.27-Apr 9 2005, p. 22, and from: Office Administrator, Catholic Social Services, PO Box 2763, Dunedin. Tel: (03) 477 3403; fax: (03) 477 3298; e-mail: catholicsocialservices@clear.net.nz Applications close 15 April 2005.
Co-ordinator of Education for Pastoral Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Dunedin http://www.dn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar.27-Apr 9 2005, p. 23, and from: Bishop's Secretary, Private Bag 1941, Dunedin. Applications close 5 April 2005.
EASTER 2005
A time to celebrate
Otago Daily Times
http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjMjQXIwMjEwMA==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom
Most Poles are Catholic and on Good Friday processions would be held at each church to take the statue of Jesus from the altar and place it in a tomb. The church would be in darkness until the service early on Sunday morning when the statue would be brought back from the tomb and placed on the altar. After Mass, everyone would spread the good news, telling everyone they met "He is risen" ....
Fasting, prayer, then big umu (photo) Otago Daily Times http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjMjQXIwMTkwMQ==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom There are many different churches in Samoa and each celebrates Easter in its own way. Mikaele Laufiso, secretary of the Samoan Advisory Council of Chiefs, is Catholic and the 40 days of Lent which lead up to Easter are days of fasting and prayer, especially on Fridays. Then, after church on Easter Sunday, the family or a church group will get together for a feast....
Churches ready to be of service http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3227663a6579,00.html While many people will be content with scoffing chocolate eggs and hot cross buns the Easter, Hamilton churches will be celebrating one of the most important dates on the Christian calendar....
Easter in New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3225544a6566,00.html Statistics, bless them, offer a distorted window into the religious character of New Zealand, writes The Southland Times in an editorial. Particularly if we distinguish, as we should, between what we might choose to profess when we are presented with a stickybeak census form, and how we really do live our lives....
To most of us Easter means an extra long weekend, chocolate eggs and rabbits, but its roots go back a long way. Charmian Smith looks at the ancient origins of this festival. http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjMjQXIwMTkwMA==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom
Easter Church-going in decline http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/481595%3fformat=html Related video report: http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4229342-300,00.html
Garth George: A time, perhaps, for Christians to contemplate disunity http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116847
Christians of Mosul, the light of the Resurrection in the Calvary of war http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2846
From Jesus to Christ How did a Jewish prophet come to be seen as the Christian savior? The epic story of the empty tomb, the early battles and the making of a great faith. By Jon Meacham (6 pages) Newsweek March 28 2005 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7244999/site/newsweek/
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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: Google News (US): http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d News Now (UK): http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?search=pope&x=7&y=5&name=
Pope Has Day Of Rest Ahead Of Easter Blessing http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=732&e=1&u=/ap/20050326/\ ap_on_re_eu/pope Vatican City -- Ailing Pope John Paul II had a day of rest before Easter, when he is expected to bless crowds in St. Peter's Square -- the only public commitment on the pontiff's Holy Week schedule, drastically reduced by poor health....
Cardinals take over Easter for the Passion of the silent Pope http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1542147,00.html With the fast-declining Pope absent from Holy Week ceremonies for the first time in his 26-year reign, this Easter is being billed in the Vatican as not only the Passion of Christ, but also the Passion of John Paul II. Tomorrow, Italian state television is to broadcast a Vatican-approved documentary entitled John Paul II: The Untold Story, summing up the Pope's extraordinary career almost in obituary style...
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
No. 208, March 27-April 9, 2005
Narrow escape for school as tornado strikes GREYMOUTH - With 130 children under their desks, teachers and students at St Patrick's School in Greymouth held their breath as a tornado approached on March 10. Some could see iron being flung around as the twister struck the town.....
Priest will help introduce Alpha to the Philippines AUCKLAND - A New Zealand Catholic priest has been invited to the Philippines in April to help introduce Alpha courses to the mainly Catholic population there....
Marilyn Pryor dies after life devoted to "culture of life" WELLINGTON - Marilyn Pryor, a tireless pro-life champion, dynamic director of the archdiocesan pastoral office for many years and editor of Wel-com newspaper, died on March 15....
Also In Issue 208:
NATIONAL Pakistan's Christians have tense life ... Student finds school harder in Japan ... NCW opposes single benefit ... ERO File
FEATURES Billy Bowden looks to God as the game's "third umpire" ... Teacher of meditation to visit NZ ... TV production explores Joseph the enigma ... Oldest Maori sister dies at age of 86 ... Five days' of activities for youth... Balloons and parades for schools day ... New King James version ... Baradene rowers do well ... Equipping youth ministry in the "pearl" of Africa ... Suzanne Aubert wrote letters that were full of spirit ... School creates new chapel out of old classroom ... Lower Hutt CWL marks milestones... Conference for couples worshipping in two churches ... Ambitious production for Rotorua college ... Investigation into Timor deaths
OPINION Ronald Rolheiser: Daily resurrection ... Parish Diary: More positive promises ... Tony Brown: Waitangi Day is a reminder to paddle together ... Editorial: The Church, like Christ, always rises ... Letters ... Malcolm Evans
INTERNATIONAL Mass must be valid but can be creative ... Vatican delegate says status of women should be raised ... From Jerusalem to Bethany is now a long way ... Holy See calls for more aid for poor ... Mail pours in for Pope ... Pope regrets death of Italian agent ... Bishops praise Lebanese protests ... The Pope: "Sincerest wish" for students ... Failure to help Sudan "historic" mistake ... Serious sin a barrier to Communion ... Ethical investing "a duty" ... Women hit "stained glass" ceiling ... Intercommunion seen as way to hinder unity ... UN's cloning decision may not be honoured ... Infant euthanasia more widespread ... Appeal for woman ... Helping hand for Irish abroad ... In Brief
REGULAR FEATURES Think Page, Books, Monitor, Tape Deck, Net Scene, Clips, Scripture, God in the Garden, The Doolans, Family Talk, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Divine Mercy ... Eucharistic Convention ... Catholic Festival
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
[The following story is not available on the newspaper's free Websites. It can read at the public library and via the library's free 'Newztext' service.]
Committed anti-abortion activist (obituary) The Dominion Post, 24 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 7. By: Hank Schouten Marilyn Valeria Pryor (nee Lobb), Papal Dame of the order of St Gregory the Great, anti-abortion campaigner. B Wellington, September 8, 1936; m Geoff Pryor, 1958 (3s 1d); national exec Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child 1975-82, national pres 1978-81, helped found Pregnancy Help, director pastoral office for Cardinal Tom Williams; d Paremata, March 15, 2005....
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Archbishop promises vigilance on morality http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10117139 The new head of the Catholic Church in New Zealand says he will be just as trenchant in taking on the Government over moral issues as his predecessor. Archbishop John Dew succeeds Cardinal Tom Williams as Catholic Archbishop of Wellington. Cardinal Williams, known for his outspoken views on moral issues, once described New Zealand as a "moral wasteland" and politicians as "modern barbarians"....
Items sought for centennial http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3227992a6565,00.html Over 100 years, thousands of people have been baptised, wed or buried from Invercargill's iconic Catholic basilica, St Mary's Basilica in Tyne St. As the centennial celebrations of the copper-topped dome approach - May 6 and 7 - the hunt is on for material to be incorporated into commemorative CDs, DVDs and the like...
Speaking again after stem-cell transplant (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116758 Willie Terpstra was able to speak again yesterday following a controversial stem-cell transplant in China on Monday. The source of the stem cells and the manner in which they were obtained posed a number of ethical issues, said John Kleinsman, a spokesman for the Wellington-based Catholic bioethics Nathaniel Centre....
Australia scientists grow adult stem cells from nose http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3227910a10,00.html Sydney: With the help of the Catholic Church, Australian researchers have successfully grown adult stem cells harvested from the human nose, avoiding the ethical and legal problems associated with embryonic stem cells....
Basilica trust needs $530,000 Otago Daily Times http://www.odt.co.nz/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=T0RULzIwMDUvMDMvMjEjQXIwMTUwMg==&Mode\ =HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom A $530,000 fundraising project to restore St Patrick's Basilica in Waimate is under way. The church, one of the town's landmark buildings, is rated a category 1 historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust....
Slumming it (photo): http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3223069a6568,00.html Invercargill Verdon College pupil Danielle Howden demonstrating living in a cardboard box for her fellow ``slum dwellers''. Dena said they were slumming it to raise money for Catholic aid and development agency Caritas....
Kerre Woodham: Attack boosts sales http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116211 I bet Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone wishes he had a nice, robust piece of hate legislation with which he could tie Dan Brown in knots. Dan Brown is, of course, the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, and it's this novel that's giving the cardinal conniptions....
Florida Case Lamented by Vatican Newspaper Parents Appeal U.S. Judge's Refusal to Reinsert Feeding Tube http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=68198 Vatican City, March 22, 2005 (Zenit.org).- The legal complexities of Terri Schiavo's case may obscure the fact that a person is being condemned to die of hunger and thirst, warns the Vatican's semiofficial newspaper....
'No Moral Sense' (2 pages) Newsweek http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7276850/site/newsweek/A Jesuit bioethicist believes the religious right is exploiting Terri Schiavo and that there is no moral or legal obligation to keep her alive....
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MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Resignation of Cardinal Williams as Archbishop of Wellington (22 Mar 2005) Cardinal Thomas Williams, who has been Archbishop of Wellington for the past 25 years, today announced that his resignation has been accepted by Pope John Paul. The retirement age for diocesan bishops is 75, and the Cardinal celebrated his 75th birthday last Sunday....
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Palm Sunday pilgrims retrace Jesus' trip to Jerusalem Pope tells priests to live what they pray Christian convert detainees may be allowed to stay Cardinal Pell affirms ban on women priests Brazilian papal candidate outlines social justice vision
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ http://www.caritas.org.nz
NEWSROOM Plan Spells More Mutton Flaps and Conflict for Pacific (22 March, 2005) The push for free trade in the Pacific contained in the Draft Plan of the Pacific Islands Forum risks exacerbating poverty, inequality, and conflict in the Pacific....
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for March 25, 2005: The rumors were exaggerated; A talk with experts in Parkinson's disease; Long Island Voice of the Faithful: "keep the faith, change the Church"; The retired Melkite archbishop of Galilee and Arab Christians; A short note on Terri Schiavo
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
DAYS 05: The National Youth Event of the National Council for Young Catholics (for Years 12 and 13) Auckland, 17th - 21st April 2005 http://www.ncyc.org.nz/?sid=11 DAYS will take place in several regions across the Auckland Diocese allowing participants to experience the unique atmosphere of each of the regions. Each day will feature a regional youth activity, catechesis workshop and a celebration of faith, friendship and fun!
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
Director, Catholic Social Services, Otago-Southland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar.27-Apr 9 2005, p. 22, and from: Office Administrator, Catholic Social Services, PO Box 2763, Dunedin. Tel: (03) 477 3403; fax: (03) 477 3298; e-mail: catholicsocialservices@clear.net.nz Applications close 15 April 2005.
Co-ordinator of Education for Pastoral Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Dunedin http://www.dn.catholic.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' Mar.27-Apr 9 2005, p. 23, and from: Bishop's Secretary, Private Bag 1941, Dunedin. Applications close 5 April 2005.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
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The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
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News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Ahead of Palm Sunday, Pope John Paul says he is uniting his sufferings with those of Christ http://tinyurl.com/4tzqq Friday March 18, 2005 Vatican City (AP) In a highly personal message to priests, Pope John Paul II said Friday he was uniting his sufferings with those of Christ as he prepares for Holy Week services and the first Palm Sunday Mass he will be forced to skip in his 26-year papacy. ``My thoughts turn to you, dear priests, as I spend this time recuperating in hospital, a patient alongside other patients, uniting in the Eucharist my own sufferings with those of Christ,'' John Paul wrote. ``In this spirit I want to reflect with you on some aspects of our priestly spirituality,'' the letter said...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
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The following two stories are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at public libraries and via the 'Newztext' service which libraries provide free to their borrowers:
Anti-abortion campaigner dies The Dominion Post - News - 17 Mar 2005 - Page 4 Marilyn Pryor, a leading figure in the abortion law reform debates of the 1970s, has died at her home in Paremata of motor neurone disease. She was 68...
Priest's help not wanted The Press, 16 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 6. Disgraced priest Jim Consedine is back in Christchurch and is involved with Cardijn House in Addington which controversially took in a repeat sex offender...
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If you're Irish . . . hope the boss doesn't find out (photos) Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/47mlh At Bathgate Park, 900 pupils from the city's Catholic primary schools held a St Patrick's sports day. Organiser Stephen Hopkins, of St Patricks School, said green ice blocks for the children were as far as celebrations went. Bishop Colin Campbell attended the event...
Care services 'reaching crisis point New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116057 Services for sick and disabled people in their homes are "at crisis point" because of staffing gaps caused by low pay which home care companies say they can't afford to increase. New Zealand's first "carers' summit" in Wellington this week was told of an elderly Otago woman who was not showered for three weeks this Christmas because there were no home care workers available when her usual helper went on holiday...
Children join 'famine' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3221785a6579,00.html Students from Fairfield, Melville, Te Rapa and Marian primary schools joined together to experience Lent as part of studies they have been doing about the lives of people in under-developed countries....
Churches unite (full text) The Dominion Post - News - 19 Mar 2005 Napier: Four denominations will join to mark Good Friday in Napier. After Anglican, Catholic, Presbyterian and Methodist services in the morning, congregations will gather at the fountain cross by St John's Cathedral for a short service.
Rapist's release under fire http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3217161a6530,00.html A repeat sex offender's controversial release to a Catholic house in Christchurch was approved with the backing of a former prison chaplain. Francis Simmonds, who finished eight years as a lay chaplain in December, sponsored John Clarke's home detention at Cardjin House in Addington to "give him a kick start"...
Blair courts evangelicals as Catholics back Howard http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1437235,00.html Tony Blair is to woo evangelical Christians ahead of the general election as rival faith groups play an increasingly significant part in campaigning strategy. The move towards targeting individual faiths as part of the run-up to the likely May polling day comes after Michael Howard, the Conservative leader, made abortion an election issue for the first time in British politics at the weekend...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
A patient alongside patients, the Pope writes to priests, saved so that they may save http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2812 Vatican City (AsiaNews) - "From Gemelli Hospital, Rome, March 13, 2005", is more than how John Paul II's Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday begins; it resonates with the fact that this year more than before, the Pope was "a patient alongside other patients uniting in the Eucharist my own sufferings with those of Christ." But, the Pope writes, "I entrust to [Our Lady] especially the elderly, the sick, and those in difficulty." Thus, despite a life of pain, sickness, crosses to bear, a priest performs his duties, grateful to God for a life that is saved in order to save. In the letter the Pope sees the priesthood as a life of gratitude, a life given and saved so that the priest can save others, a life that remembers Christ and is consecrated to and centred on Him.
Vatican Crusade Against "Da Vinci Code"? Hardly Clarifications About Debate Organized by Genoa Archdiocese http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67893 Vatican City, March 16, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Newspapers and agencies worldwide have announced over the past two days that the Vatican has launched a crusade against Dan Brown's best seller "The Da Vinci Code." In fact, what happened is that the Office for Culture and the University of the Archdiocese of Genoa simply organized a debate on the book today, entitled "The Da Vinci Code ... Stories Without History...."
The Da Vinci Code FAQ, or Will the Real Priory of Sion Please Stand Up? An interview with by Massimo Introvigne, Director of the Center of Studies on New Religions, Turin. http://www.cesnur.org/2005/mi_02_03d.htm
Rosary for peace, against wall, says a Bethlehem nun http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2773 Bethlehem (AsiaNews) - The Elizabethan Sisters working at Bethlehem's Baby Caritas Hospital and local Christians have been praying the rosary in front of Israel's wall every Thursday. By their example, they hope to encourage peace between Israelis and Palestinians and at the same time express their opposition to wall...
Vocations flourish in Australia's Catholic communities: Church commitment in the new millennium http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0503/14_4288.html Sydney (Fides Service) - Vocations are flourishing in the 'newest of the continents' after a drop in vocations in the mid 1990s. Today the number of students in seminaries continues to rise, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference told Fides with regard to the situation in seminaries all over the country...
More in Europe and US join campaign to free Chinese bishops http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2777 Rome (AsiaNews) - AsiaNews's campaign for the release of 18 bishops and 19 priests held by the Chinese authorities has received the support of a European Member of Parliament and US bishops...
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
Brother Pat Lynch, CEO of the NZ Catholic Eduation Office: Catholic education in 2005; the examinations controversy; the parent-teacher realtionship
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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
An indepedent Catholic magazine
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the March issue:
Editorial: Season for change (full text) Lent comes upon us unexpectedly in the Southern Hemisphere. We have hardly shaken off our holiday jandals and put away the suntan lotion when we are confronted by the prophet's clarion call: "Rend your hearts, not your garments..."
Also in this issue: March 2005 The Golden Calf ... What is your false god?: Mike Riddell launches new series Auschwitz: 60 years on: Jo Grayland Quest for the Holy grail: Trish McBride NCEA - Teach your children well: Mike Marshall Maltreating prison inmates: Lisa Beech
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Pell seeks clemency for death row Australian Archbishop qualifies support for same-sex benefits Archbishop depicts St Patrick as model for modern missionaries Pope marks anniversary of Gaudium et Spes Vox Clara OKs born again ICEL translations body Whyalla school teachers at drug party
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MARIST MESSENGER
Monthly magazine of the NZ Society of Mary
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text from the March Messenger:
My Rosary, My Grandmother's Prayers Maria Parsons tells of her finding the Catholic Faith at 36, and the place of the Rosary in her journey.
Indwelling Auckland writer Jocelyn Franklin supplies a personal Reflection on the indwelling of the Divine in the Eucharist.
Enquiry Centre uses TV Director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre Fr Paul Shannahan write of his outreach using TV.
FOCUS The Year of the Eucharist is like an extended conversation in the church in which everyone can take part.
Also in the March Marist Messenger ..........
* Cardinal Thuan * The Call to follow Jesus * If I were God for a day * Fr Joseph Seon (part 2) * Stations of the Cross * A minute or two * Children's Corner * Humour: Can you bear it ?
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
Pope appears in video to gathering of young people in Rome basilica http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=422CB15D-D99D\ -4306-A237-904CD896E544 Rome -- A gaunt-looking Pope John Paul II appeared in a live video Thursday evening to hundreds of young people who filled a Rome basilica to show their support and express hope that the ailing pontiff will travel to a World Youth Day event in Germany this summer...
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Mar. 18 2005 : Papabili at an 'agenda-setting moment'; science, philosophy and theology; Jesuit Fr. Michael Buckley on relations with non-Christian religions and on the impact of Pope John Paul's declining health; Cardinal Bertone on the Da Vinci Code; Caritas in North Korea; Jack Miles on religion and foreign policy
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Catholic Chaplain, Taranaki Base Hospital, Palmerston North 20 hours per week (negotiable). Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.13, and from The Bishops' Office, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North. Tel: (06) 357 1980
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
POPE JOHN PAUL
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The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
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News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Ahead of Palm Sunday, Pope John Paul says he is uniting his sufferings with those of Christ http://tinyurl.com/4tzqq Friday March 18, 2005 Vatican City (AP) In a highly personal message to priests, Pope John Paul II said Friday he was uniting his sufferings with those of Christ as he prepares for Holy Week services and the first Palm Sunday Mass he will be forced to skip in his 26-year papacy. ``My thoughts turn to you, dear priests, as I spend this time recuperating in hospital, a patient alongside other patients, uniting in the Eucharist my own sufferings with those of Christ,'' John Paul wrote. ``In this spirit I want to reflect with you on some aspects of our priestly spirituality,'' the letter said...
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The following two stories are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at public libraries and via the 'Newztext' service which libraries provide free to their borrowers:
Anti-abortion campaigner dies The Dominion Post - News - 17 Mar 2005 - Page 4 Marilyn Pryor, a leading figure in the abortion law reform debates of the 1970s, has died at her home in Paremata of motor neurone disease. She was 68...
Priest's help not wanted The Press, 16 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 6. Disgraced priest Jim Consedine is back in Christchurch and is involved with Cardijn House in Addington which controversially took in a repeat sex offender...
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If you're Irish . . . hope the boss doesn't find out (photos) Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/47mlh At Bathgate Park, 900 pupils from the city's Catholic primary schools held a St Patrick's sports day. Organiser Stephen Hopkins, of St Patricks School, said green ice blocks for the children were as far as celebrations went. Bishop Colin Campbell attended the event...
Care services 'reaching crisis point New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10116057 Services for sick and disabled people in their homes are "at crisis point" because of staffing gaps caused by low pay which home care companies say they can't afford to increase. New Zealand's first "carers' summit" in Wellington this week was told of an elderly Otago woman who was not showered for three weeks this Christmas because there were no home care workers available when her usual helper went on holiday...
Children join 'famine' http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3221785a6579,00.html Students from Fairfield, Melville, Te Rapa and Marian primary schools joined together to experience Lent as part of studies they have been doing about the lives of people in under-developed countries....
Churches unite (full text) The Dominion Post - News - 19 Mar 2005 Napier: Four denominations will join to mark Good Friday in Napier. After Anglican, Catholic, Presbyterian and Methodist services in the morning, congregations will gather at the fountain cross by St John's Cathedral for a short service.
Rapist's release under fire http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3217161a6530,00.html A repeat sex offender's controversial release to a Catholic house in Christchurch was approved with the backing of a former prison chaplain. Francis Simmonds, who finished eight years as a lay chaplain in December, sponsored John Clarke's home detention at Cardjin House in Addington to "give him a kick start"...
Blair courts evangelicals as Catholics back Howard http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1437235,00.html Tony Blair is to woo evangelical Christians ahead of the general election as rival faith groups play an increasingly significant part in campaigning strategy. The move towards targeting individual faiths as part of the run-up to the likely May polling day comes after Michael Howard, the Conservative leader, made abortion an election issue for the first time in British politics at the weekend...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
A patient alongside patients, the Pope writes to priests, saved so that they may save http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2812 Vatican City (AsiaNews) - "From Gemelli Hospital, Rome, March 13, 2005", is more than how John Paul II's Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday begins; it resonates with the fact that this year more than before, the Pope was "a patient alongside other patients uniting in the Eucharist my own sufferings with those of Christ." But, the Pope writes, "I entrust to [Our Lady] especially the elderly, the sick, and those in difficulty." Thus, despite a life of pain, sickness, crosses to bear, a priest performs his duties, grateful to God for a life that is saved in order to save. In the letter the Pope sees the priesthood as a life of gratitude, a life given and saved so that the priest can save others, a life that remembers Christ and is consecrated to and centred on Him.
Vatican Crusade Against "Da Vinci Code"? Hardly Clarifications About Debate Organized by Genoa Archdiocese http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67893 Vatican City, March 16, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Newspapers and agencies worldwide have announced over the past two days that the Vatican has launched a crusade against Dan Brown's best seller "The Da Vinci Code." In fact, what happened is that the Office for Culture and the University of the Archdiocese of Genoa simply organized a debate on the book today, entitled "The Da Vinci Code ... Stories Without History...."
The Da Vinci Code FAQ, or Will the Real Priory of Sion Please Stand Up? An interview with by Massimo Introvigne, Director of the Center of Studies on New Religions, Turin. http://www.cesnur.org/2005/mi_02_03d.htm
Rosary for peace, against wall, says a Bethlehem nun http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2773 Bethlehem (AsiaNews) - The Elizabethan Sisters working at Bethlehem's Baby Caritas Hospital and local Christians have been praying the rosary in front of Israel's wall every Thursday. By their example, they hope to encourage peace between Israelis and Palestinians and at the same time express their opposition to wall...
Vocations flourish in Australia's Catholic communities: Church commitment in the new millennium http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0503/14_4288.html Sydney (Fides Service) - Vocations are flourishing in the 'newest of the continents' after a drop in vocations in the mid 1990s. Today the number of students in seminaries continues to rise, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference told Fides with regard to the situation in seminaries all over the country...
More in Europe and US join campaign to free Chinese bishops http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2777 Rome (AsiaNews) - AsiaNews's campaign for the release of 18 bishops and 19 priests held by the Chinese authorities has received the support of a European Member of Parliament and US bishops...
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
Brother Pat Lynch, CEO of the NZ Catholic Eduation Office: Catholic education in 2005; the examinations controversy; the parent-teacher realtionship
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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS
An indepedent Catholic magazine
http://www.tuimotu.org
From the March issue:
Editorial: Season for change (full text) Lent comes upon us unexpectedly in the Southern Hemisphere. We have hardly shaken off our holiday jandals and put away the suntan lotion when we are confronted by the prophet's clarion call: "Rend your hearts, not your garments..."
Also in this issue: March 2005 The Golden Calf ... What is your false god?: Mike Riddell launches new series Auschwitz: 60 years on: Jo Grayland Quest for the Holy grail: Trish McBride NCEA - Teach your children well: Mike Marshall Maltreating prison inmates: Lisa Beech
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Pell seeks clemency for death row Australian Archbishop qualifies support for same-sex benefits Archbishop depicts St Patrick as model for modern missionaries Pope marks anniversary of Gaudium et Spes Vox Clara OKs born again ICEL translations body Whyalla school teachers at drug party
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MARIST MESSENGER
Monthly magazine of the NZ Society of Mary
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text from the March Messenger:
My Rosary, My Grandmother's Prayers Maria Parsons tells of her finding the Catholic Faith at 36, and the place of the Rosary in her journey.
Indwelling Auckland writer Jocelyn Franklin supplies a personal Reflection on the indwelling of the Divine in the Eucharist.
Enquiry Centre uses TV Director of the Catholic Enquiry Centre Fr Paul Shannahan write of his outreach using TV.
FOCUS The Year of the Eucharist is like an extended conversation in the church in which everyone can take part.
Also in the March Marist Messenger ..........
* Cardinal Thuan * The Call to follow Jesus * If I were God for a day * Fr Joseph Seon (part 2) * Stations of the Cross * A minute or two * Children's Corner * Humour: Can you bear it ?
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
Pope appears in video to gathering of young people in Rome basilica http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=422CB15D-D99D\ -4306-A237-904CD896E544 Rome -- A gaunt-looking Pope John Paul II appeared in a live video Thursday evening to hundreds of young people who filled a Rome basilica to show their support and express hope that the ailing pontiff will travel to a World Youth Day event in Germany this summer...
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Mar. 18 2005 : Papabili at an 'agenda-setting moment'; science, philosophy and theology; Jesuit Fr. Michael Buckley on relations with non-Christian religions and on the impact of Pope John Paul's declining health; Cardinal Bertone on the Da Vinci Code; Caritas in North Korea; Jack Miles on religion and foreign policy
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Catholic Chaplain, Taranaki Base Hospital, Palmerston North 20 hours per week (negotiable). Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.13, and from The Bishops' Office, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North. Tel: (06) 357 1980
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
Sunday, March 13, 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
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The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
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News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope John Paul II preparing to leave hospital
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29541-2005Mar12.html
Vatican City -- Pope John Paul II is preparing to leave the hospital this week, possibly as soon as Monday or Tuesday, for his return to the Vatican in time for Holy Week, according to a priest from the pontiff's hometown...
Pope Speaks for First Time Since Surgery http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4858457,00.html Vatican City (AP) - The Vatican released a video Friday with Pope John Paul II speaking, the first time the pontiff has been heard publicly since a throat operation last month to help him breathe...
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
From the March 2005 issue ...
Archbishop's column, by Bishop John Dew: The time has come to say 'thank you '.
The Samoan Community says faafetai tele lava to a much loved leader The Samoan community came in droves to Sacred Heart Cathedral on the afternoon of Sunday 20 February to farewell Cardinal Tom Williams and welcome Archbishop John Dew....
The death of a brother priest The sudden death of Fr Warren Fowler last Monday sent shock waves, not unlike the earthquakes weve had this week, through the priests of the archdiocese and among the people Fr Warren served....
Pregancy counselling service celebrates 25 years This charitable trust has good reason to celebrate. Founded in Auckland in 1980 by Nina Barry-Martin, it has branches throughout the country, providing telephone and face-to-face counselling 24/7....
Demand for refugee reunification trust growing The Refugee Family Reunification Trust has had a huge increase in the number of applications for its help....
Scholarship exam will triumph The Catholic Education office is warning against succumbing to 'horror stories' about last year's scholarship exam and allowing them to undermine the NCEA which is a separate structure...
Mother Teresa Film inspires post-tsunami world A $20 million movie portrayal of one of the most beloved humanitarians of the 20th century, Mother Teresa, will begin its nationwide release in May...
Long-time organist received papal medal Upper Hutt parishioner, John Upward, last year received a papal honour, the medal Benemerenti, for his services to church music....
New Interfaith network forms Such race-based incidents as the recent desecration of Jewish graves in Wellington has led to the establishment of an electronic network of supporters of dialogue between people of different faiths....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Travelling priest man on a mission (photo) Otago Daily times http://tinyurl.com/4274a Many young people start university undecided about what they want to do in life. Former Dunedin man Matthew Devereux was no different. But his final choice of career was. He became a Legionary of Christ - a priest within a missionary movement of the Catholic Church....
School show scales new heights http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3208402a11,00.html A Rotorua school is spending $45,000 to put on a musical, including paying for an internationally renowned director and hiring costumes from Australia. The Catholic school, John Paul College, does not care if it makes money from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It's all about giving students the experience of a professional show....
Southern schools reject big budget productions Southland Times http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3213297a6568,00.html John Paul College, a Catholic school in Rotorua, is reportedly spending $45,000 this year on its school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Verdon College head of arts Alan Menzies said the school was performing the same production as the Rotorua school this year but the Southland school was doing it on a budget of "nothing"....
Ritual imbues artist's work Manawatu Times http://tinyurl.com/5yjao Like an episode of Changing Churches, the stripped-down solemnity of St Andrew's in Palmerston North has been given a lick of Catholicism. Apiti-born artist Emma Pratt is using the Presbyterian church as a gallery for her 14 paintings on the Stations of the Cross, the traditional Catholic depictions of the journey of Christ to his crucifiction....
Catholic schools' popularity resurgence http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4171237,00.html Parents are going all out to get their children into the country's Catholic schools. With enormous waiting lists there are reports of parents baptising babies and joining churches in the hope their child will be accepted into one of the country's 190 Catholic primary schools...
Editor's Comment: Dream dinner party guest list a mix of colourful characters Bay of Plenty Times 12.03.2005 http://tinyurl.com/6hr63 A few weeks back I was feeling brave and nominated a couple of characters who would feature in my dinner-party-from-Hell invitation list. But it made me think about the opposite end of the spectrum - who would I want at my dream dinner party. If my dinner party had been held 10 years ago, the Pope would have been a shoo-in...
"How to be pope in the 21st century", by Ian Harris, journalist and commentator. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/5g5p8
Writer conjured wit from personal tragedy (obituary - photo) http://tinyurl.com/6vyg5 London: Alice Thomas Ellis, the author of wry and searching novels about domestic life including The Sin Eater and The Clothes in the Wardrobe, has died at the age of 72. An unstinting worker, Thomas Ellis drew on her personal tragedy, including the deaths of two of her seven children, and on her strong Roman Catholic faith to produce 21 witty, thought-provoking novels and works of nonfiction...
Blogging: that real-time religion :-) http://tinyurl.com/6984w As religious Web logs have proliferated in recent years, blogs [Internet sites where individuals post their thoughts and arguments] have started functioning as virtual congregations, providing a place for the faithful to voice political views, evangelize and meet like-minded adherents. This Lent, they're also serving as a forum for Lenten reflections, where Christians debate the meaning of Lent, discussing Bible passages and trading ideas for Lenten observances....
American co-inventor of laser wins $1.5 million religion prize http://tinyurl.com/3lwr8
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' http://tinyurl.com/6efgo Walt Disney is to promote its $100 million adaptation of C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a "Passion of the Christ for kids" in an attempt to secure worldwide Christian support for the film....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Behind the Scenes of "The Passion of the Christ" Interview With Father John Bartunek on Mel Gibson's Film http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67656
Mary Ann Glendon at Beijing+10: For Women Worldwide, "the Picture Is Mixed" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67403
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Vinnies worried about health insurance threat to poor Vatican official fears nations will ignore UN on cloning Pope to come home for Holy Week Maronite Patriarch seeks revival of Lebanese sovereignty Continued growth in diocesan seminary numbers ACU supports new high school nursing program
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
New Initiative Possible for Churches (08 Mar 2005) Christian communities throughout New Zealand are being invited to work together in new ways. A broad-based think-tank group, established to help the churches work more closely, has called Christians to prayer and dialogue to prepare the ground for a 21st century model of cooperation...
Thousands email good wishes to Pope John Paul (08 Mar 2005) The Vatican Information Service advises that e-mail has been pouring in from around the world for Pope John Paul since the Vatican's web site posted an address in each of its six language versions.
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Mar. 11 2005 : Cardinal George discusses, the Pope's health, clergy abuse norms, liturgy and translations; Stem cell research and debating 'embryo adoption'; Europe and the election of the next pope; The pope is a rock star?
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Catholic Chaplain, Taranaki Base Hospital, Palmerston North 20 hours per week (negotiable). Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.13, and from The Bishops' Office, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North. Tel: (06) 357 1980
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
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The Holy See has an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
************************************************
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope John Paul II preparing to leave hospital
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29541-2005Mar12.html
Vatican City -- Pope John Paul II is preparing to leave the hospital this week, possibly as soon as Monday or Tuesday, for his return to the Vatican in time for Holy Week, according to a priest from the pontiff's hometown...
Pope Speaks for First Time Since Surgery http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4858457,00.html Vatican City (AP) - The Vatican released a video Friday with Pope John Paul II speaking, the first time the pontiff has been heard publicly since a throat operation last month to help him breathe...
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North
From the March 2005 issue ...
Archbishop's column, by Bishop John Dew: The time has come to say 'thank you '.
The Samoan Community says faafetai tele lava to a much loved leader The Samoan community came in droves to Sacred Heart Cathedral on the afternoon of Sunday 20 February to farewell Cardinal Tom Williams and welcome Archbishop John Dew....
The death of a brother priest The sudden death of Fr Warren Fowler last Monday sent shock waves, not unlike the earthquakes weve had this week, through the priests of the archdiocese and among the people Fr Warren served....
Pregancy counselling service celebrates 25 years This charitable trust has good reason to celebrate. Founded in Auckland in 1980 by Nina Barry-Martin, it has branches throughout the country, providing telephone and face-to-face counselling 24/7....
Demand for refugee reunification trust growing The Refugee Family Reunification Trust has had a huge increase in the number of applications for its help....
Scholarship exam will triumph The Catholic Education office is warning against succumbing to 'horror stories' about last year's scholarship exam and allowing them to undermine the NCEA which is a separate structure...
Mother Teresa Film inspires post-tsunami world A $20 million movie portrayal of one of the most beloved humanitarians of the 20th century, Mother Teresa, will begin its nationwide release in May...
Long-time organist received papal medal Upper Hutt parishioner, John Upward, last year received a papal honour, the medal Benemerenti, for his services to church music....
New Interfaith network forms Such race-based incidents as the recent desecration of Jewish graves in Wellington has led to the establishment of an electronic network of supporters of dialogue between people of different faiths....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Travelling priest man on a mission (photo) Otago Daily times http://tinyurl.com/4274a Many young people start university undecided about what they want to do in life. Former Dunedin man Matthew Devereux was no different. But his final choice of career was. He became a Legionary of Christ - a priest within a missionary movement of the Catholic Church....
School show scales new heights http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3208402a11,00.html A Rotorua school is spending $45,000 to put on a musical, including paying for an internationally renowned director and hiring costumes from Australia. The Catholic school, John Paul College, does not care if it makes money from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It's all about giving students the experience of a professional show....
Southern schools reject big budget productions Southland Times http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3213297a6568,00.html John Paul College, a Catholic school in Rotorua, is reportedly spending $45,000 this year on its school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Verdon College head of arts Alan Menzies said the school was performing the same production as the Rotorua school this year but the Southland school was doing it on a budget of "nothing"....
Ritual imbues artist's work Manawatu Times http://tinyurl.com/5yjao Like an episode of Changing Churches, the stripped-down solemnity of St Andrew's in Palmerston North has been given a lick of Catholicism. Apiti-born artist Emma Pratt is using the Presbyterian church as a gallery for her 14 paintings on the Stations of the Cross, the traditional Catholic depictions of the journey of Christ to his crucifiction....
Catholic schools' popularity resurgence http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4171237,00.html Parents are going all out to get their children into the country's Catholic schools. With enormous waiting lists there are reports of parents baptising babies and joining churches in the hope their child will be accepted into one of the country's 190 Catholic primary schools...
Editor's Comment: Dream dinner party guest list a mix of colourful characters Bay of Plenty Times 12.03.2005 http://tinyurl.com/6hr63 A few weeks back I was feeling brave and nominated a couple of characters who would feature in my dinner-party-from-Hell invitation list. But it made me think about the opposite end of the spectrum - who would I want at my dream dinner party. If my dinner party had been held 10 years ago, the Pope would have been a shoo-in...
"How to be pope in the 21st century", by Ian Harris, journalist and commentator. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/5g5p8
Writer conjured wit from personal tragedy (obituary - photo) http://tinyurl.com/6vyg5 London: Alice Thomas Ellis, the author of wry and searching novels about domestic life including The Sin Eater and The Clothes in the Wardrobe, has died at the age of 72. An unstinting worker, Thomas Ellis drew on her personal tragedy, including the deaths of two of her seven children, and on her strong Roman Catholic faith to produce 21 witty, thought-provoking novels and works of nonfiction...
Blogging: that real-time religion :-) http://tinyurl.com/6984w As religious Web logs have proliferated in recent years, blogs [Internet sites where individuals post their thoughts and arguments] have started functioning as virtual congregations, providing a place for the faithful to voice political views, evangelize and meet like-minded adherents. This Lent, they're also serving as a forum for Lenten reflections, where Christians debate the meaning of Lent, discussing Bible passages and trading ideas for Lenten observances....
American co-inventor of laser wins $1.5 million religion prize http://tinyurl.com/3lwr8
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' http://tinyurl.com/6efgo Walt Disney is to promote its $100 million adaptation of C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a "Passion of the Christ for kids" in an attempt to secure worldwide Christian support for the film....
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Behind the Scenes of "The Passion of the Christ" Interview With Father John Bartunek on Mel Gibson's Film http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67656
Mary Ann Glendon at Beijing+10: For Women Worldwide, "the Picture Is Mixed" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67403
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Vinnies worried about health insurance threat to poor Vatican official fears nations will ignore UN on cloning Pope to come home for Holy Week Maronite Patriarch seeks revival of Lebanese sovereignty Continued growth in diocesan seminary numbers ACU supports new high school nursing program
MEDIA RELEASES
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
New Initiative Possible for Churches (08 Mar 2005) Christian communities throughout New Zealand are being invited to work together in new ways. A broad-based think-tank group, established to help the churches work more closely, has called Christians to prayer and dialogue to prepare the ground for a 21st century model of cooperation...
Thousands email good wishes to Pope John Paul (08 Mar 2005) The Vatican Information Service advises that e-mail has been pouring in from around the world for Pope John Paul since the Vatican's web site posted an address in each of its six language versions.
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
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Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Mar. 11 2005 : Cardinal George discusses, the Pope's health, clergy abuse norms, liturgy and translations; Stem cell research and debating 'embryo adoption'; Europe and the election of the next pope; The pope is a rock star?
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Catholic Chaplain, Taranaki Base Hospital, Palmerston North 20 hours per week (negotiable). Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.13, and from The Bishops' Office, Private Bag 11012, Palmerston North. Tel: (06) 357 1980
Credit Controller, Catholic Schools Board Limited, Archdiocese of Wellington, Diocese of Palmerston North http://www.catholicschools.co.nz Details in 'Wel-com' March 2005 p.4, and from Kay Hahn, Catholic Schools Board Limited, 22-30 Hill Street, PO Box 12-341, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 499 0184; fax: (04) 499 4804; e-mail: kay@catholicschools.co.nz Applications close 31 March 2005
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Sunday, March 6, 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has opened an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope could live for years but needs lots of rest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3205703a12,00.html Rome: The Pope could live for a few more years so long as he takes time to recover from his latest health scare and cuts back on future commitments, medical experts said today....
Pope John Paul II has reached out far beyond the church, by Denise Oppenhagen http://tinyurl.com/6bbno In 1978 after having lived through the death of Pope Paul VI (1963 to 1978) and the one month leadership of Pope John Paul I, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was elected to the highest office in Catholicism. I and other Poles were overjoyed - one of our own to look up to, to admire ....
"How he is loved!" Missionary from Tunis tells Fides how Muslims are concerned for the health of Pope John Paul II http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4178.html The fact remains that John Paul II is one of the people Tunisians admire most and I think I can say that among the Muslims he is the person most respected because they see the Pope has the charisma of a person who draws people, young people in particular. This makes the Pope a spokesman for the deepest longings, freedom of conscience first of all....
Attention for the Holy Father in mainland China: while Catholics pray for the Pope many more people are beginning to ask "who is John Paul II" http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4172.html
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 206, February 27-March 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace AUCKLAND - In a powerful ceremony on January 21, a new generation of Moriori on the Chatham Islands formally renewed their covenant of peace initiated 500 years ago.....
Catholic school hosts high-tech project AUCKLAND - A high-technology project which enables Auckland and Soiuthland schools to have classes together using an interactive whiteboard has been launched at St Mary's School, Northcote.....
Centenary of Christchurch cathedral celebrated in style CHRISTCHURCH - No dazzling light appeared over Christchurch as it had when the temple of Solomon was blessed, but the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, as inspiring today as it was 100 years ago, responded magnificently to the centenary of its dedication on February 12....
Also In Issue 206 ...
NATIONAL 420 years of Mercy profession ... Scholarship round-table is welcomed ... Dunedin farewells last of its priests from Ireland ... More wanted at Parachute ... Settlement reached ... ERO File
FEATURES Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace ... How comfortable to see God is always around ... Angel's words relevant in Year of Eucharist ... Medal for Christchurch stalwart ... College opens whare as sacred space ... Honour acknowledges sacristans' service ... War amputee runs ministry from bed
INTERNATIONAL Resignation could be an option ... Shroud's age shown to be older ... Knock, knock, and he met the Pope ... The Pope: Support given to organ donations... Irish bishops still learning ... Major breakthrough in adult stem cells... Sex can be fatal ... Ailing Pope is sign of witness by the sick ... UN committee puts pressure on Samoa and Italy ... Last survivor of Fatima's visionaries dies aged 97 ... Activist nun murdered in Brazil ... Research undermines "gay gene" theory ... Purge of priests ... "Hate crime" overturned ... Good wishes for couple
OPINION Guest Editorial: Do something extra for Lent ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Sue Jones: A counter-cultural spirit is sown in the home ... Ronald Rolheiser: Gethsemane as liminal space ... Parish Diary: Should Lent be harder? ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books , Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Young Adults , The Doolans , Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, Cryptic Crossword, 40 Years Ago , Holy Lives, That Word!, Photo Prayer, Kit's Corner, Scripture, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Christian Family Life Education
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
A new style of pentecostalism is emerging in New Zealand (2 pages) by Peter Lineham, associate professor of history, Massey University New Zealand Listener September 11-17 2004 http://www.listener.co.nz/default,2554.sm Despite the howls of politicians, the pertinent issue about the Destiny Church march last month is not whether it mimicked a Nazi rally, but whether it symbolises the rise of fundamentalism in New Zealand. Destiny looks to be a new kind of player on the New Zealand political and religious scene...
Mumbai Catholics prefer to go abroad http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/march/104775.htm According to immigration facilitation centres in [Mumbai, formerly Bombay], of the 15-20 people that walk into their offices every day to make inquiries on immigration, at least half belong to the Catholic community. USA is no longer a hot favourite. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the new destinations....
Tuckshop offers better food http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3207522a7144,00.html The traditional schoolyard lunch of a pie and sausage roll is off the menu at a health-conscious Christchurch school. Catholic Cathedral College has just opened a new tuckshop offering healthy alternatives to traditionally stodgy canteen fare....
Not married to the job (photo) http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=241542005 This week, at a ceremony in St Mary's Church, Inverness, Fr James Bell made his own personal and unique impression on Scotland's highly coloured religious heritage. The hands of a bishop were placed on his head, and he became the first married man in 1,000 years to be ordained as a Scottish Roman Catholic presbyter....
[The following reports are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at the public library and via the libraries' "Newztext" service, provided free to borrowers.]
Churches hit by cycle race The Dominion Post - News - 5 Mar 2005 - Page 10 Wellington churches and retailers are preparing for disruption this weekend when [Sunday's] World Cup cycling race will close several major streets in the central city...
[Further letters to the editor of The Press (Christchurch) about the new Stations of the Cross in the city's Catholic cathedral] The Press, 4 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 10.
"The new stations of the cross at the Catholic Cathedral are gross and ugly...."
" ... People are now asking us just how much these stations reflect the moral code of the clergy..."
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
New Catholic presence on Pay TV http://www.cathnews.com/news/503/1.php Australian Catholic Church Television (CCTVA) launches today on the new Aurora Community Television channel as part of the basic Digital packages of pay TV operators Foxtel and Austar...
Be Not Afraid of Media, Urges Editor http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67024 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- "Although the sacred must be preserved, in all else the Church has nothing to hide," explained Franz-Oliver Giesbert, editor of the French weekly Le Point, at a symposium on "The Church and the Media..."
Many Diocesan Press Services Poorly Organized, Says Priest http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67023 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- At the Vatican-organized symposium on the Church and the Media, Father Gerardo Pastor lamented that "the best communications professionals usually lack theological formation, while the best ecclesiastical speakers and writers usually lack sensibility and experience in media communication." "The press services of many dioceses are poorly organized, if they exist at all, compared to those of important enterprises," the priest continued...
'I'm a witness, pure and simple' The Tablet Interview Sister Helen Prejean http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00983 Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known American nun when Dead Man Walking, her book on the guilty of death row, became a best-seller. She talks to Mian Ridge about her new campaign: to save the innocent ....
Christians throng churches, no longer leave Iraq , says Bishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2690 Baghdad (AsiaNews/ACN) - "The faithful are attending masses as before-they are not afraid at all." Succinct words that Mgr Andraos Abouna uses to describe the situation of Iraq's Christians...
A Chinese puzzle, by Lawrie Breen http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00986 New regulations confirm that Beijing perceives religion as unscientific, superstitious and an enemy of progress, yet it seems to see it as important for ethics too ...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Cardinal says Mass is about nourishing the faithful Cardinal Francis Arinze, who heads the Vatican?s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has said that Mass is about nourishing the faith of the people, not the observance of liturgical norms as an end in itself...
Pell says he can't envisage priests marrying Jesuit defends Abbott impartiality Pope hoping to be home for Easter Vatican asks Condoleezza Rice to help stop a sex abuse lawsuit World Day of Prayer Women's Fellowship announcement
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
At 98 years of age PATSY has a heap of wisdom for those just starting out in life ...
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Websiote for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
************************************* Calling all Kiwi Catholics heading to WYD. If you would like to get to know some young Catholics from non-English-speaking countries while you are in Cologne, please e-mail me and I'll tell you how to arrange it. Cheers and God bless, Mike Leon leon@xtra.co.nz ************************************
Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
Pope Still Planning Pilgrimage to Germany http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4836319,00.html Vatican City (Ap) - Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne said Wednesday he expected Pope John Paul II to visit his country as planned even if he can't talk, stressing the pontiff's presence alone ``speaks a lot.....''
Europarliament to Aid World Youth Day http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67087 Strasbourg, France, March 1, 2005 (Zenit.Org).- The European Parliament will allocate funds for this year's World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany. "It is a wonderful gesture that demonstrates in an obvious manner how European feelings about World Youth Day have produced innumerable fruits even in Brussels," said Heiner Koch, World Youth Day secretary-general ....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has opened an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope could live for years but needs lots of rest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3205703a12,00.html Rome: The Pope could live for a few more years so long as he takes time to recover from his latest health scare and cuts back on future commitments, medical experts said today....
Pope John Paul II has reached out far beyond the church, by Denise Oppenhagen http://tinyurl.com/6bbno In 1978 after having lived through the death of Pope Paul VI (1963 to 1978) and the one month leadership of Pope John Paul I, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was elected to the highest office in Catholicism. I and other Poles were overjoyed - one of our own to look up to, to admire ....
"How he is loved!" Missionary from Tunis tells Fides how Muslims are concerned for the health of Pope John Paul II http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4178.html The fact remains that John Paul II is one of the people Tunisians admire most and I think I can say that among the Muslims he is the person most respected because they see the Pope has the charisma of a person who draws people, young people in particular. This makes the Pope a spokesman for the deepest longings, freedom of conscience first of all....
Attention for the Holy Father in mainland China: while Catholics pray for the Pope many more people are beginning to ask "who is John Paul II" http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4172.html
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 206, February 27-March 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace AUCKLAND - In a powerful ceremony on January 21, a new generation of Moriori on the Chatham Islands formally renewed their covenant of peace initiated 500 years ago.....
Catholic school hosts high-tech project AUCKLAND - A high-technology project which enables Auckland and Soiuthland schools to have classes together using an interactive whiteboard has been launched at St Mary's School, Northcote.....
Centenary of Christchurch cathedral celebrated in style CHRISTCHURCH - No dazzling light appeared over Christchurch as it had when the temple of Solomon was blessed, but the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, as inspiring today as it was 100 years ago, responded magnificently to the centenary of its dedication on February 12....
Also In Issue 206 ...
NATIONAL 420 years of Mercy profession ... Scholarship round-table is welcomed ... Dunedin farewells last of its priests from Ireland ... More wanted at Parachute ... Settlement reached ... ERO File
FEATURES Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace ... How comfortable to see God is always around ... Angel's words relevant in Year of Eucharist ... Medal for Christchurch stalwart ... College opens whare as sacred space ... Honour acknowledges sacristans' service ... War amputee runs ministry from bed
INTERNATIONAL Resignation could be an option ... Shroud's age shown to be older ... Knock, knock, and he met the Pope ... The Pope: Support given to organ donations... Irish bishops still learning ... Major breakthrough in adult stem cells... Sex can be fatal ... Ailing Pope is sign of witness by the sick ... UN committee puts pressure on Samoa and Italy ... Last survivor of Fatima's visionaries dies aged 97 ... Activist nun murdered in Brazil ... Research undermines "gay gene" theory ... Purge of priests ... "Hate crime" overturned ... Good wishes for couple
OPINION Guest Editorial: Do something extra for Lent ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Sue Jones: A counter-cultural spirit is sown in the home ... Ronald Rolheiser: Gethsemane as liminal space ... Parish Diary: Should Lent be harder? ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books , Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Young Adults , The Doolans , Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, Cryptic Crossword, 40 Years Ago , Holy Lives, That Word!, Photo Prayer, Kit's Corner, Scripture, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Christian Family Life Education
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
A new style of pentecostalism is emerging in New Zealand (2 pages) by Peter Lineham, associate professor of history, Massey University New Zealand Listener September 11-17 2004 http://www.listener.co.nz/default,2554.sm Despite the howls of politicians, the pertinent issue about the Destiny Church march last month is not whether it mimicked a Nazi rally, but whether it symbolises the rise of fundamentalism in New Zealand. Destiny looks to be a new kind of player on the New Zealand political and religious scene...
Mumbai Catholics prefer to go abroad http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/march/104775.htm According to immigration facilitation centres in [Mumbai, formerly Bombay], of the 15-20 people that walk into their offices every day to make inquiries on immigration, at least half belong to the Catholic community. USA is no longer a hot favourite. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the new destinations....
Tuckshop offers better food http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3207522a7144,00.html The traditional schoolyard lunch of a pie and sausage roll is off the menu at a health-conscious Christchurch school. Catholic Cathedral College has just opened a new tuckshop offering healthy alternatives to traditionally stodgy canteen fare....
Not married to the job (photo) http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=241542005 This week, at a ceremony in St Mary's Church, Inverness, Fr James Bell made his own personal and unique impression on Scotland's highly coloured religious heritage. The hands of a bishop were placed on his head, and he became the first married man in 1,000 years to be ordained as a Scottish Roman Catholic presbyter....
[The following reports are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at the public library and via the libraries' "Newztext" service, provided free to borrowers.]
Churches hit by cycle race The Dominion Post - News - 5 Mar 2005 - Page 10 Wellington churches and retailers are preparing for disruption this weekend when [Sunday's] World Cup cycling race will close several major streets in the central city...
[Further letters to the editor of The Press (Christchurch) about the new Stations of the Cross in the city's Catholic cathedral] The Press, 4 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 10.
"The new stations of the cross at the Catholic Cathedral are gross and ugly...."
" ... People are now asking us just how much these stations reflect the moral code of the clergy..."
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
New Catholic presence on Pay TV http://www.cathnews.com/news/503/1.php Australian Catholic Church Television (CCTVA) launches today on the new Aurora Community Television channel as part of the basic Digital packages of pay TV operators Foxtel and Austar...
Be Not Afraid of Media, Urges Editor http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67024 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- "Although the sacred must be preserved, in all else the Church has nothing to hide," explained Franz-Oliver Giesbert, editor of the French weekly Le Point, at a symposium on "The Church and the Media..."
Many Diocesan Press Services Poorly Organized, Says Priest http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67023 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- At the Vatican-organized symposium on the Church and the Media, Father Gerardo Pastor lamented that "the best communications professionals usually lack theological formation, while the best ecclesiastical speakers and writers usually lack sensibility and experience in media communication." "The press services of many dioceses are poorly organized, if they exist at all, compared to those of important enterprises," the priest continued...
'I'm a witness, pure and simple' The Tablet Interview Sister Helen Prejean http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00983 Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known American nun when Dead Man Walking, her book on the guilty of death row, became a best-seller. She talks to Mian Ridge about her new campaign: to save the innocent ....
Christians throng churches, no longer leave Iraq , says Bishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2690 Baghdad (AsiaNews/ACN) - "The faithful are attending masses as before-they are not afraid at all." Succinct words that Mgr Andraos Abouna uses to describe the situation of Iraq's Christians...
A Chinese puzzle, by Lawrie Breen http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00986 New regulations confirm that Beijing perceives religion as unscientific, superstitious and an enemy of progress, yet it seems to see it as important for ethics too ...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Cardinal says Mass is about nourishing the faithful Cardinal Francis Arinze, who heads the Vatican?s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has said that Mass is about nourishing the faith of the people, not the observance of liturgical norms as an end in itself...
Pell says he can't envisage priests marrying Jesuit defends Abbott impartiality Pope hoping to be home for Easter Vatican asks Condoleezza Rice to help stop a sex abuse lawsuit World Day of Prayer Women's Fellowship announcement
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
At 98 years of age PATSY has a heap of wisdom for those just starting out in life ...
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Websiote for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
************************************* Calling all Kiwi Catholics heading to WYD. If you would like to get to know some young Catholics from non-English-speaking countries while you are in Cologne, please e-mail me and I'll tell you how to arrange it. Cheers and God bless, Mike Leon leon@xtra.co.nz ************************************
Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
Pope Still Planning Pilgrimage to Germany http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4836319,00.html Vatican City (Ap) - Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne said Wednesday he expected Pope John Paul II to visit his country as planned even if he can't talk, stressing the pontiff's presence alone ``speaks a lot.....''
Europarliament to Aid World Youth Day http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67087 Strasbourg, France, March 1, 2005 (Zenit.Org).- The European Parliament will allocate funds for this year's World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany. "It is a wonderful gesture that demonstrates in an obvious manner how European feelings about World Youth Day have produced innumerable fruits even in Brussels," said Heiner Koch, World Youth Day secretary-general ....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
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Sunday, February 27, 2005
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POPE JOHN PAUL
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Radio New Zealand Newswire - 26/02/2005 (full text) A spokesperson for the Catholic Church, Lindsay Freer, says Catholics throughout the country will be praying for the health of Pope John Paul at this weekend's masses. The Vatican says the pontiff is recovering normally after surgery, to ease breathing difficulties caused by flu. Surgeons performed a tracheotomy yesterday, inserting a tube into the Pope's throat to help him breath more easily. Mrs Freer says the 84-year old, although very frail, is still in full command of his intellectual capacities. She says most churchgoers appear to support whatever decision he makes about whether to step down or remain as head of the Church.
Vatican Sees Pope's Suffering As Message http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=29095 Vatican City (AP) - Young and vigorous when he assumed the papacy, Pope John Paul II has been a picture of pain and suffering in recent years, a bent figure with trembling hands and quavering voice. Yet the 84-year-old pontiff appears intent on playing out his agony for all the world to see _ sending out a message of dignity, courage and acceptance of the trials of life....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Arson plans cooked up in graveyard http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10112699 Fuelled by a bit of alcohol, a hint of Satanism, and a love of an extreme form of heavy metal, a group of young West Aucklanders who went on a church-burning spree hatched their plan in a graveyard. First on the list was the chapel at Liston College, a Catholic boys' school, in Henderson...
Caritas vows to continue aid NZCity (full text) Upgraded travel warnings will not stop aid agencies working is tsunami stricken areas Aid workers are vowing to continue to help Tsunami-stricken Indonesia despite threats of terror attacks. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has upgraded travel warnings to the area and Helen Clark says New Zealand troops are unlikely to stay there much longer. Caritas Emergency Programme Manager Tim Chiswell has recently returned home to New Zealand from Aceh. He says the risk has definitely increased, but Caritas will continue to offer help. He says they have good security systems in place. The Catholic church's agency for justice, peace and development has still got about 40 ex-pats working in Aceh.
"We must hide no longer in our obscurity", by Bother Pat Lynch, New Zealand Catholic Education Office executive director. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/6qsnw The Boxing Day tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia quickly became the riveting concern of the world community, simply because of its enormity and because citizens from more than 60 countries were affected by it. However, it starkly demonstrated that we are a global community and when our humanity is threatened, it overrides various forms of difference and distinction....
Destiny title of bishop not really a puzzle (letter to the editor of the Otago Daily Times) http://tinyurl.com/64wzn Your headline on the puzzlement of the churches on Pastor Brian Tamaki's new title of "bishop" (ODT, 19.2.05) somewhat misses the point. As you correctly note, the Destiny Church has a fundamentalist emphasis on "the Bible says" and Pastor Tamaki's new title should be understood in this light....
Nun who challenged Roman Catholic texts on Judaism is subject of Oscar-nominated film http://cbsnewyork.com/national/SisterRosesPassion-aa/resources_news_html Whippany, N.J. (AP) Sister Rose Thering recalls that, even as a little girl, the words just didn't sound right: Did the Jews really kill Jesus? It was the 1920s, and Thering's hometown of Plain, Wis., was mostly Roman Catholic with a smattering of Protestants and no Jews. Her curiosity soon led the young Thering to an intellectual contradiction and then to a lifelong campaign for change within her church....
The Religious Geopolitics of Cardinal Ruini http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=23170&eng=y ROMA, February 21, 2005 - Different visions of religious geopolitics coexist in the Catholic Church. But finding today's leading vision requires nothing more than reading the speeches of two cardinals: Joseph Ratzinger and Camillo Ruini...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
"Let the little children come to me" Liturgy Lines/The Liturgical Commission, Archdiocese of Brisbane http://www.litcom.net.au/liturgy_lines/displayarticle.php?llid=351 I was touched by this recent heartfelt plea from a young father: I am married with two small children - a boy two and a girl three-and-a-half. We all try to make it to Mass every Sunday. However at our parish church there are hardly any children at all, so Mass is very quiet, which can make the sound of a talking child seem disruptive in comparison. Some people clearly resent our children making a small amount of noise. There are cold stares and sometimes snubbing of us at the sign of peace...
It's OK to Struggle http://www.catholicdigest.org/editorial.asp?filetouse=2005-2-10.htm A marriage expert reminds us: Happily ever after only happens in the movies
Pope says world failed to learn lessons of 20th century http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/135.php Reporting of Pope John Paul II's new book following Tuesday's Rome launch has focused on his disappointment that society has failed to turn its back on the forces of evil. Summarising the message of "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums", Catholic News Service says the Holy Father is convinced that good has triumphed, but worries that not all the lessons have been learned....
Father Giussani, a father who inspired a commitment to mission by Bernardo Cervellera http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2630 I met Father Giussani [founder of the movement "Communiion and Liberation"] when I was 17. Meeting him was like meeting a father who opened the door to the truths of life and to a commitment to the world. Back then I lived my faith in a pietist way and my commitment to the student movement was communist in the typical craziness of the Christianity of the 1960s. I owe it to Father Giussani if I rediscovered the Church not as a set of moral rules and emotions but as the stirring presence of the living Jesus Christ. I owe it to him if I discovered that faith deals with what man is and does, with his individual and social needs....
Pope Urges Church to Rethink Its Attitude Toward Media Publishes Apostolic Letter "The Rapid Development" http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66695 Vatican City, Feb. 21, 2005 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II in a new apostolic letter calls the entire Church to a pastoral and cultural "revision" of its presence in and attitude toward the media. In the letter, made public today, the Pope says that ecclesial dynamism in the "global village" depends on this revision. The media, he observed, can be used "to proclaim the Gospel or to reduce it to silence within men's hearts...."
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Pope set for tracheotomy procedure Ecumenical assault on Govt more Iraq troops decision Centacare search for families to adopt healthy babies Survey reveals US teens' religious knowledge to be shallow Man surrenders to police after Catholic school stand-off ACU hosts conference on saltmarshes
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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
"Lighting New Fires": A newsletter for NZ integrated schools, with a Catholic schools' Supplement
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
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Issue 1 February 2005:
Editorial, by Br Pat Lynch ... Education Amendment Bill Introduced into Parliament ... Hon David Benson-Pope Appointed Associate Minister for Schools ... Making a Bigger Difference for All Students - Schooling Strategy... Discussions and Submissions ... Values in the New Zealand Curriculum ... Congratulations: Achievements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand... School Record Retention Project ... Top National Excellence in Teaching Award to Integrated School Teacher ... Code of Ethics for Teachers Now Official ... New Website for Information on Education ... Teaching About Religion and Values Through Art - Dr Peter Vardy Conferences ... 'Bounce Back' - Texts to Promote Student Resiliency ... Keeping Schools Cybersafe... Modern Apprenticeships and National Certificates in the Workplace Increasing ... Mediation Service Available ... Did You Know? UK Minister urges coeducational schools to teach girls and boys separately ... Primary Enterprise Programme (PrEP) Has Lots to Offer ... Useful Resources on Change, Loss, Grief and Anger ... International Year of Physics
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Catholic Schools' Supplement, February 2005
Editorial ... Catholic Leadership Scholarships Awarded ... Two New Schools Open ... Congratulations to Principals New to the Leadership of Catholic Schools ... St Joseph's School, Oamaru, Seeks a Principal ... Seabed and Foreshore Catholic Submissions and Statements to the Select Committee ... 'Land and Place' - Catholic Institute of Theology's essays on the Spirituality of Aotearoa New Zealand ... Sancta Maria College Receives Architecture Award ... Congratulations to Members of Our Catholic Schools' Community ... Praise from the National Party Education Spokesman, Bill English ... Meeting of Principals of New Catholic Schools ... Catholic Character Reviewers Impressed with Schools ... Government Takes Action on Child Labour, Thanks to Catholic Schools ... New Special Character Qualification
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Treat Terror Threats with Caution 21 February 2005:The sources of yesterday's warning from the Australian Foreign Minister that humanitarian aid workers face an imminent threat of terrorist attacks need to be analysed and treated with caution, says Caritas Emergencies Officer, Tim Chiswell, recently returned from Aceh....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
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POPE JOHN PAUL
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Radio New Zealand Newswire - 26/02/2005 (full text) A spokesperson for the Catholic Church, Lindsay Freer, says Catholics throughout the country will be praying for the health of Pope John Paul at this weekend's masses. The Vatican says the pontiff is recovering normally after surgery, to ease breathing difficulties caused by flu. Surgeons performed a tracheotomy yesterday, inserting a tube into the Pope's throat to help him breath more easily. Mrs Freer says the 84-year old, although very frail, is still in full command of his intellectual capacities. She says most churchgoers appear to support whatever decision he makes about whether to step down or remain as head of the Church.
Vatican Sees Pope's Suffering As Message http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=29095 Vatican City (AP) - Young and vigorous when he assumed the papacy, Pope John Paul II has been a picture of pain and suffering in recent years, a bent figure with trembling hands and quavering voice. Yet the 84-year-old pontiff appears intent on playing out his agony for all the world to see _ sending out a message of dignity, courage and acceptance of the trials of life....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Arson plans cooked up in graveyard http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10112699 Fuelled by a bit of alcohol, a hint of Satanism, and a love of an extreme form of heavy metal, a group of young West Aucklanders who went on a church-burning spree hatched their plan in a graveyard. First on the list was the chapel at Liston College, a Catholic boys' school, in Henderson...
Caritas vows to continue aid NZCity (full text) Upgraded travel warnings will not stop aid agencies working is tsunami stricken areas Aid workers are vowing to continue to help Tsunami-stricken Indonesia despite threats of terror attacks. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has upgraded travel warnings to the area and Helen Clark says New Zealand troops are unlikely to stay there much longer. Caritas Emergency Programme Manager Tim Chiswell has recently returned home to New Zealand from Aceh. He says the risk has definitely increased, but Caritas will continue to offer help. He says they have good security systems in place. The Catholic church's agency for justice, peace and development has still got about 40 ex-pats working in Aceh.
"We must hide no longer in our obscurity", by Bother Pat Lynch, New Zealand Catholic Education Office executive director. Otago Daily Times http://tinyurl.com/6qsnw The Boxing Day tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia quickly became the riveting concern of the world community, simply because of its enormity and because citizens from more than 60 countries were affected by it. However, it starkly demonstrated that we are a global community and when our humanity is threatened, it overrides various forms of difference and distinction....
Destiny title of bishop not really a puzzle (letter to the editor of the Otago Daily Times) http://tinyurl.com/64wzn Your headline on the puzzlement of the churches on Pastor Brian Tamaki's new title of "bishop" (ODT, 19.2.05) somewhat misses the point. As you correctly note, the Destiny Church has a fundamentalist emphasis on "the Bible says" and Pastor Tamaki's new title should be understood in this light....
Nun who challenged Roman Catholic texts on Judaism is subject of Oscar-nominated film http://cbsnewyork.com/national/SisterRosesPassion-aa/resources_news_html Whippany, N.J. (AP) Sister Rose Thering recalls that, even as a little girl, the words just didn't sound right: Did the Jews really kill Jesus? It was the 1920s, and Thering's hometown of Plain, Wis., was mostly Roman Catholic with a smattering of Protestants and no Jews. Her curiosity soon led the young Thering to an intellectual contradiction and then to a lifelong campaign for change within her church....
The Religious Geopolitics of Cardinal Ruini http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=23170&eng=y ROMA, February 21, 2005 - Different visions of religious geopolitics coexist in the Catholic Church. But finding today's leading vision requires nothing more than reading the speeches of two cardinals: Joseph Ratzinger and Camillo Ruini...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
"Let the little children come to me" Liturgy Lines/The Liturgical Commission, Archdiocese of Brisbane http://www.litcom.net.au/liturgy_lines/displayarticle.php?llid=351 I was touched by this recent heartfelt plea from a young father: I am married with two small children - a boy two and a girl three-and-a-half. We all try to make it to Mass every Sunday. However at our parish church there are hardly any children at all, so Mass is very quiet, which can make the sound of a talking child seem disruptive in comparison. Some people clearly resent our children making a small amount of noise. There are cold stares and sometimes snubbing of us at the sign of peace...
It's OK to Struggle http://www.catholicdigest.org/editorial.asp?filetouse=2005-2-10.htm A marriage expert reminds us: Happily ever after only happens in the movies
Pope says world failed to learn lessons of 20th century http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/135.php Reporting of Pope John Paul II's new book following Tuesday's Rome launch has focused on his disappointment that society has failed to turn its back on the forces of evil. Summarising the message of "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums", Catholic News Service says the Holy Father is convinced that good has triumphed, but worries that not all the lessons have been learned....
Father Giussani, a father who inspired a commitment to mission by Bernardo Cervellera http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2630 I met Father Giussani [founder of the movement "Communiion and Liberation"] when I was 17. Meeting him was like meeting a father who opened the door to the truths of life and to a commitment to the world. Back then I lived my faith in a pietist way and my commitment to the student movement was communist in the typical craziness of the Christianity of the 1960s. I owe it to Father Giussani if I rediscovered the Church not as a set of moral rules and emotions but as the stirring presence of the living Jesus Christ. I owe it to him if I discovered that faith deals with what man is and does, with his individual and social needs....
Pope Urges Church to Rethink Its Attitude Toward Media Publishes Apostolic Letter "The Rapid Development" http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66695 Vatican City, Feb. 21, 2005 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II in a new apostolic letter calls the entire Church to a pastoral and cultural "revision" of its presence in and attitude toward the media. In the letter, made public today, the Pope says that ecclesial dynamism in the "global village" depends on this revision. The media, he observed, can be used "to proclaim the Gospel or to reduce it to silence within men's hearts...."
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Pope set for tracheotomy procedure Ecumenical assault on Govt more Iraq troops decision Centacare search for families to adopt healthy babies Survey reveals US teens' religious knowledge to be shallow Man surrenders to police after Catholic school stand-off ACU hosts conference on saltmarshes
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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE
"Lighting New Fires": A newsletter for NZ integrated schools, with a Catholic schools' Supplement
http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml
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Issue 1 February 2005:
Editorial, by Br Pat Lynch ... Education Amendment Bill Introduced into Parliament ... Hon David Benson-Pope Appointed Associate Minister for Schools ... Making a Bigger Difference for All Students - Schooling Strategy... Discussions and Submissions ... Values in the New Zealand Curriculum ... Congratulations: Achievements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand... School Record Retention Project ... Top National Excellence in Teaching Award to Integrated School Teacher ... Code of Ethics for Teachers Now Official ... New Website for Information on Education ... Teaching About Religion and Values Through Art - Dr Peter Vardy Conferences ... 'Bounce Back' - Texts to Promote Student Resiliency ... Keeping Schools Cybersafe... Modern Apprenticeships and National Certificates in the Workplace Increasing ... Mediation Service Available ... Did You Know? UK Minister urges coeducational schools to teach girls and boys separately ... Primary Enterprise Programme (PrEP) Has Lots to Offer ... Useful Resources on Change, Loss, Grief and Anger ... International Year of Physics
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Catholic Schools' Supplement, February 2005
Editorial ... Catholic Leadership Scholarships Awarded ... Two New Schools Open ... Congratulations to Principals New to the Leadership of Catholic Schools ... St Joseph's School, Oamaru, Seeks a Principal ... Seabed and Foreshore Catholic Submissions and Statements to the Select Committee ... 'Land and Place' - Catholic Institute of Theology's essays on the Spirituality of Aotearoa New Zealand ... Sancta Maria College Receives Architecture Award ... Congratulations to Members of Our Catholic Schools' Community ... Praise from the National Party Education Spokesman, Bill English ... Meeting of Principals of New Catholic Schools ... Catholic Character Reviewers Impressed with Schools ... Government Takes Action on Child Labour, Thanks to Catholic Schools ... New Special Character Qualification
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Treat Terror Threats with Caution 21 February 2005:The sources of yesterday's warning from the Australian Foreign Minister that humanitarian aid workers face an imminent threat of terrorist attacks need to be analysed and treated with caution, says Caritas Emergencies Officer, Tim Chiswell, recently returned from Aceh....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
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Sunday, February 20, 2005
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LENT 2005
We Fear Nothing With Christ, Says Father Cantalamessa Pontifical Household Preacher Comments on Sunday's Gospel http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66258 Rome, Feb. 11, 2005 (Zenit.org).- In his commentary on the Gospel of the first Sunday of Lent (Matthew 4:1-11), Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the Pontifical Household, alerts the faithful about the devil's action and reminds them that Christ has conquered him....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From issue No. 205, February 13-26, 2005 ...
Two new schools opened Wellington - Two new Catholic primary schools opened their doors at the beginning of the school year -- Stella Maris at Silverdale, north of Auckland, and St Claudine Thevenet at Wainuiomata, Wellington....
Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years Wellington - Three hundred and fifty religious men and women representing congregations from New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, East Timor and Australia gathered to celebrate the first National Conference for Religious of Aotearoa New Zealand, from January 20 to 23 in Wellington.....
New Mahitahi co-ordinator is a former volunteer Hamilton - The new co-ordinator of Mahitahi, the New Zealand bishops' project assistance agency, is a former volunteer who worked in Papua New Guinea for two spells in the 1980s....
Also in this issue ...
NATIONAL Priests get together for silver anniversary ... Former head boy's grades get dean's attention ... Wellington student wins $2400 scholarship ... ERO File
FEATURES Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years ... Cathedral restoration fund reaches $7 million ... Vatican Letter ... Conservation scheme afoot for Jerusalem ... Lay groups gain in maturity ... Praising God at Parachute ... Obtaining indulgence not something mechanical ... Cycle of Scripture readings explained ... Lived life to the full Third ... Catholic Festival in April ... Faith-based approach succeeds in prison
INTERNATIONAL Eucharist emphasised by Vatican prefect ... Cardinal sends letter on children and the Eucharist ... Gift of animals chosen to respect culture ... The Pope: Media should promote harmony ... Place of tribal values stressed... Hope seen in new UNICEF appointment ... UN leans on Paraguay ... Mexican priest to lead Legionaries ... Xavier exposition ends ... Condoms "legitimate" in limited situations ... Still a need for healing ... Australian priests call for rethink on celibacy ... Election excites bishops... Catholics urged to accept evolution ... Fertility collapses while divorce rises ... Vatican shows screen gems ... Nominations for The Passion... In Brief
OPINION Ronald Rolheiser: Lost is a place too ... Pat Lynch: Seeing ourselves as part of the global community ... Others Say ... Editorial: Party leaders undervalue the family ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
REGULAR FEATURES Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, The Doolans, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Lent appeal 2005
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Bishop' Tamaki puzzles churches http://tinyurl.com/6ptkj Dunedin church leaders are puzzled by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's new title of bishop. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Colin Campbell, said when contacted that in the Catholic tradition, bishops were ordained in an unbroken line of succession going back to the Apostles of Jesus. "To my knowledge, Destiny Church has no link with Apostolic tradition."
Clergymen bailed, appeal pending http://tinyurl.com/4odvr A Sydney religious brother fighting extradition to New Zealand to face child sex charges has been hospitalised after a suspected heart attack, his lawyer said today. Brother Rodger Maloney, 69, and Catholic priest Father Raymond John Garchow, 59, face a total of 32 sex assault charges against former students at Marylands School in Christchurch between 1966 and 1979...
Unclothed Christ draws protest (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3188998a6009,00.html Bold naked images of Jesus in new relief sculptures installed in Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral have attracted angry protests from parishioners....
Time to go The Press - Opinion - 14 Feb 2005 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3186431a6528,00.html The poignant appearance of the Pope at his hospital window produced admiration for his resolve and concern that the Catholic Church is led by so physically broken a man. There is also sadness that John Paul, who has made such a vigorous contribution to our age, should diminish his record by remaining in office long after he has lost the power to carry out its duties, writes The Press in an editorial....
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Landmark church vineyard for sale The Dominion Post, 16 Feb 2005, Edition 1, Page 8. A group of Hawke's Bay businessmen have put the historic St Mary's of Meeanee church and presbytery site up for sale after plans for a restaurant fell over. The turn-of-the-century church is a landmark in the area -- it has a category two rating with the Historic Places Trust, meaning the exterior is preserved....
Philippines culture on show in the Waikato Waikato Times - Features - 15 Feb 2005 The Little Miss Valentine pageant helps Filipino immigrants teach their children about their culture. The bi-annual event was held at Melville Primary's school hall on Saturday. A Filipino Mass held every third week in Frankton has stopped until a new Filipino priest can be found to give a sermon in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.... *******************************************
Pope Recalls Attempt on His Life in New Book http://tinyurl.com/3ojnu In a new book, Pope John Paul recalls that after a near-fatal shooting in 1981 he was "already on the other side", but says that before losing consciousness he felt confident he would survive. In "Memory and Identity," which includes transcripts of the Pope's conversations with friends in 1993, the Pontiff repeats his conviction that divine intervention saved him from death...
The life and brutal death of Sister Dorothy, a rainforest martyr http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=611216 On the lawless fringe of Brazil's Amazon jungle - where illegal loggers have devastated the rainforest - the American nun Dorothy Stang defended the poor. Then the gunmen came for her ...
Sister Lucia, last of the three shepherd children who saw the Virgin Mary, is buried http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=611471 Thousands of devout followers of Sister Lucia, one of three shepherd children who saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the Portuguese village of Fatima in 1917, flocked to Coimbra yesterday for her funeral....
Vatican Raps 'Religion Of Health' http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/17/health/main674756.shtml (AP) Vatican officials Thursday decried what they called a "religion of health" in affluent societies. "The medicine of desires, egged on by the health-care market, increases the request for pharmaceutical and medical-surgical services, soaks up public resources beyond all reasonableness," said Rev. Maurizio Faggioni, a theologian and morality expert on the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, at a news conference....
Catholic priests get training to deal with rise in satanism http://tinyurl.com/4665e Rome (AFP) - With Italian police warning that satanism and devil worship are on the increase, a Roman Catholic university began an exorcism course for priests in Rome...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Little Church in the Pacific welcomes new vocations: new members for Dominican sisters and brothers http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/17_4071.html Honiara (Fides Service) - New vocations in Solomon Islands are a great encouragement for the local Church. In a report sent to Fides Honiara archdiocese says that an increasing number of young men and women are choosing to give their life to God and to serve the local Church as Sisters or Brothers in one of the many religious Congregations present in the area...
Fatima's Last Visionary Dies Sister Lucia, 97, Was a Witness to Our Lady http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66365 Coimbra, Portugal, Feb. 14, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Sister Lucia, the last surviving of the three little shepherds of Fatima who saw Our Lady, died Sunday in her Carmelite convent. She was 97....
Pope's new book : Europe's nihilism, abortion as a new Holocaust http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2602 In his fifth book, "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums, Pope John Paul II warns Eastern Europe to guard against the nihilism that dominates in the West. He also compares the abortion laws that exist in many states to Nazism, the bane of abortion to a new Holocaust....
Patriarch and Nuncio to visit village where Druze attacked Christians http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2603 This Sunday leaders from all Christian Churches will visit the village of Maghar where Druze attacks forced 2,000 Christians to flee as Israeli police looked on. Israeli authorities call the violence against Melkite Catholics a pogrom. Christians did not respond to the attacks....
Archeologists discover St Paul´s tomb http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/107.php Vatican archeologists believe that they have identified the tomb in Rome´s St Paul Outside the Walls basilica, following the discovery of a stone coffin during excavations carried out over the past three years....
No to the new 'religion of health' which denies the right to life http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2598 The Pontifical Academy of Sciences wants to highlight the difference between the absolute respect for the person and the notion of 'quality of life' which justifies abortion, the destruction of the foetus and euthanasia...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Public servant defends funding for Church pregnancy advice Tribunal welcomes new annulment guidelines Pontifical Academy seeks to redefine "quality of life" Archeologists discover St Paul?s tomb Exorcists say real Satanic possession is rare German bishops warn against alternative burials
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
NEWS http://www.caritas.org.nz
Caritas Lenten Appeal 2005 9 February 2005: Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent is also the start of the Caritas Lenten Appeal. The theme for this year is "Peace is the calm, generous contribution of all for the good of all." It is taken from a quote by Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador....
CARITAS SCHOOLS' RESOURCES, LENT 2005 http://www.caritas.org.nz/school.php
Each Lent Caritas puts together resources for use on our Catholic primary and secondary schools. This year, the Caritas Schools' page offers resources for primary and secondary schools created by Caritas Education Coordinator, Elaine Jepsen.
The primary school units focus on the country of Papua New Guinea and students will also learn about the Catholic Social Teaching principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and stewardship.
For secondary students the focus will be the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and human rights within the current climate of increased security concerns. They will examine these issues in the context of Ahmed Zaoui, Guatemala and Indonesia.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 18 2005 : Looking ahead to a consistory and an election; Israelis and Palestinians to meet pope officially and together; The last of the Fatima visionaries; Cardinal Law's Lenten preaching; a note on prayer in U.S. public schools.
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Programmes Officer, Asia/Pacific, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.caritas.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.23, and from Claire Beaumont, tel: (04) 496 1742; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 25 February 2005
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.22, and from Pat McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, Tel: (09) 360 3069; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
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LENT 2005
We Fear Nothing With Christ, Says Father Cantalamessa Pontifical Household Preacher Comments on Sunday's Gospel http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66258 Rome, Feb. 11, 2005 (Zenit.org).- In his commentary on the Gospel of the first Sunday of Lent (Matthew 4:1-11), Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the Pontifical Household, alerts the faithful about the devil's action and reminds them that Christ has conquered him....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
From issue No. 205, February 13-26, 2005 ...
Two new schools opened Wellington - Two new Catholic primary schools opened their doors at the beginning of the school year -- Stella Maris at Silverdale, north of Auckland, and St Claudine Thevenet at Wainuiomata, Wellington....
Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years Wellington - Three hundred and fifty religious men and women representing congregations from New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, East Timor and Australia gathered to celebrate the first National Conference for Religious of Aotearoa New Zealand, from January 20 to 23 in Wellington.....
New Mahitahi co-ordinator is a former volunteer Hamilton - The new co-ordinator of Mahitahi, the New Zealand bishops' project assistance agency, is a former volunteer who worked in Papua New Guinea for two spells in the 1980s....
Also in this issue ...
NATIONAL Priests get together for silver anniversary ... Former head boy's grades get dean's attention ... Wellington student wins $2400 scholarship ... ERO File
FEATURES Religious orders meet for first time in nearly 170 years ... Cathedral restoration fund reaches $7 million ... Vatican Letter ... Conservation scheme afoot for Jerusalem ... Lay groups gain in maturity ... Praising God at Parachute ... Obtaining indulgence not something mechanical ... Cycle of Scripture readings explained ... Lived life to the full Third ... Catholic Festival in April ... Faith-based approach succeeds in prison
INTERNATIONAL Eucharist emphasised by Vatican prefect ... Cardinal sends letter on children and the Eucharist ... Gift of animals chosen to respect culture ... The Pope: Media should promote harmony ... Place of tribal values stressed... Hope seen in new UNICEF appointment ... UN leans on Paraguay ... Mexican priest to lead Legionaries ... Xavier exposition ends ... Condoms "legitimate" in limited situations ... Still a need for healing ... Australian priests call for rethink on celibacy ... Election excites bishops... Catholics urged to accept evolution ... Fertility collapses while divorce rises ... Vatican shows screen gems ... Nominations for The Passion... In Brief
OPINION Ronald Rolheiser: Lost is a place too ... Pat Lynch: Seeing ourselves as part of the global community ... Others Say ... Editorial: Party leaders undervalue the family ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters
REGULAR FEATURES Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, The Doolans, Cryptic Crossword, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURES Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Lent appeal 2005
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Bishop' Tamaki puzzles churches http://tinyurl.com/6ptkj Dunedin church leaders are puzzled by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's new title of bishop. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Colin Campbell, said when contacted that in the Catholic tradition, bishops were ordained in an unbroken line of succession going back to the Apostles of Jesus. "To my knowledge, Destiny Church has no link with Apostolic tradition."
Clergymen bailed, appeal pending http://tinyurl.com/4odvr A Sydney religious brother fighting extradition to New Zealand to face child sex charges has been hospitalised after a suspected heart attack, his lawyer said today. Brother Rodger Maloney, 69, and Catholic priest Father Raymond John Garchow, 59, face a total of 32 sex assault charges against former students at Marylands School in Christchurch between 1966 and 1979...
Unclothed Christ draws protest (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3188998a6009,00.html Bold naked images of Jesus in new relief sculptures installed in Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral have attracted angry protests from parishioners....
Time to go The Press - Opinion - 14 Feb 2005 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3186431a6528,00.html The poignant appearance of the Pope at his hospital window produced admiration for his resolve and concern that the Catholic Church is led by so physically broken a man. There is also sadness that John Paul, who has made such a vigorous contribution to our age, should diminish his record by remaining in office long after he has lost the power to carry out its duties, writes The Press in an editorial....
************************************* [The following articles from the New Zealand press are not available on the newspapers' free Web sites. They can be read at public libraries, and via the 'Newztext' service provided free to library borrowers]
Landmark church vineyard for sale The Dominion Post, 16 Feb 2005, Edition 1, Page 8. A group of Hawke's Bay businessmen have put the historic St Mary's of Meeanee church and presbytery site up for sale after plans for a restaurant fell over. The turn-of-the-century church is a landmark in the area -- it has a category two rating with the Historic Places Trust, meaning the exterior is preserved....
Philippines culture on show in the Waikato Waikato Times - Features - 15 Feb 2005 The Little Miss Valentine pageant helps Filipino immigrants teach their children about their culture. The bi-annual event was held at Melville Primary's school hall on Saturday. A Filipino Mass held every third week in Frankton has stopped until a new Filipino priest can be found to give a sermon in Tagalog, the language of the Philippines.... *******************************************
Pope Recalls Attempt on His Life in New Book http://tinyurl.com/3ojnu In a new book, Pope John Paul recalls that after a near-fatal shooting in 1981 he was "already on the other side", but says that before losing consciousness he felt confident he would survive. In "Memory and Identity," which includes transcripts of the Pope's conversations with friends in 1993, the Pontiff repeats his conviction that divine intervention saved him from death...
The life and brutal death of Sister Dorothy, a rainforest martyr http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=611216 On the lawless fringe of Brazil's Amazon jungle - where illegal loggers have devastated the rainforest - the American nun Dorothy Stang defended the poor. Then the gunmen came for her ...
Sister Lucia, last of the three shepherd children who saw the Virgin Mary, is buried http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=611471 Thousands of devout followers of Sister Lucia, one of three shepherd children who saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the Portuguese village of Fatima in 1917, flocked to Coimbra yesterday for her funeral....
Vatican Raps 'Religion Of Health' http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/17/health/main674756.shtml (AP) Vatican officials Thursday decried what they called a "religion of health" in affluent societies. "The medicine of desires, egged on by the health-care market, increases the request for pharmaceutical and medical-surgical services, soaks up public resources beyond all reasonableness," said Rev. Maurizio Faggioni, a theologian and morality expert on the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, at a news conference....
Catholic priests get training to deal with rise in satanism http://tinyurl.com/4665e Rome (AFP) - With Italian police warning that satanism and devil worship are on the increase, a Roman Catholic university began an exorcism course for priests in Rome...
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Little Church in the Pacific welcomes new vocations: new members for Dominican sisters and brothers http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/17_4071.html Honiara (Fides Service) - New vocations in Solomon Islands are a great encouragement for the local Church. In a report sent to Fides Honiara archdiocese says that an increasing number of young men and women are choosing to give their life to God and to serve the local Church as Sisters or Brothers in one of the many religious Congregations present in the area...
Fatima's Last Visionary Dies Sister Lucia, 97, Was a Witness to Our Lady http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=66365 Coimbra, Portugal, Feb. 14, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Sister Lucia, the last surviving of the three little shepherds of Fatima who saw Our Lady, died Sunday in her Carmelite convent. She was 97....
Pope's new book : Europe's nihilism, abortion as a new Holocaust http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2602 In his fifth book, "Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums, Pope John Paul II warns Eastern Europe to guard against the nihilism that dominates in the West. He also compares the abortion laws that exist in many states to Nazism, the bane of abortion to a new Holocaust....
Patriarch and Nuncio to visit village where Druze attacked Christians http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2603 This Sunday leaders from all Christian Churches will visit the village of Maghar where Druze attacks forced 2,000 Christians to flee as Israeli police looked on. Israeli authorities call the violence against Melkite Catholics a pogrom. Christians did not respond to the attacks....
Archeologists discover St Paul´s tomb http://www.cathnews.com/news/502/107.php Vatican archeologists believe that they have identified the tomb in Rome´s St Paul Outside the Walls basilica, following the discovery of a stone coffin during excavations carried out over the past three years....
No to the new 'religion of health' which denies the right to life http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2598 The Pontifical Academy of Sciences wants to highlight the difference between the absolute respect for the person and the notion of 'quality of life' which justifies abortion, the destruction of the foetus and euthanasia...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Public servant defends funding for Church pregnancy advice Tribunal welcomes new annulment guidelines Pontifical Academy seeks to redefine "quality of life" Archeologists discover St Paul?s tomb Exorcists say real Satanic possession is rare German bishops warn against alternative burials
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
NEWS http://www.caritas.org.nz
Caritas Lenten Appeal 2005 9 February 2005: Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent is also the start of the Caritas Lenten Appeal. The theme for this year is "Peace is the calm, generous contribution of all for the good of all." It is taken from a quote by Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador....
CARITAS SCHOOLS' RESOURCES, LENT 2005 http://www.caritas.org.nz/school.php
Each Lent Caritas puts together resources for use on our Catholic primary and secondary schools. This year, the Caritas Schools' page offers resources for primary and secondary schools created by Caritas Education Coordinator, Elaine Jepsen.
The primary school units focus on the country of Papua New Guinea and students will also learn about the Catholic Social Teaching principles of solidarity, subsidiarity and stewardship.
For secondary students the focus will be the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and human rights within the current climate of increased security concerns. They will examine these issues in the context of Ahmed Zaoui, Guatemala and Indonesia.
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 18 2005 : Looking ahead to a consistory and an election; Israelis and Palestinians to meet pope officially and together; The last of the Fatima visionaries; Cardinal Law's Lenten preaching; a note on prayer in U.S. public schools.
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]
Programmes Officer, Asia/Pacific, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. http://www.caritas.org.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.23, and from Claire Beaumont, tel: (04) 496 1742; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz Applications close 25 February 2005
Pastoral Development Co-ordinator, Hibiscus Coast Catholic Parish (St Francis, Manly; St John the Evangelist, Orewa) http://www.hbcparish.org.nz Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 30 - Feb 12 2005 p. 19, and from The Secretary, Staffing Committee, St John's Parish, 180 Centreway Road, Orewa. E-mail: Jamarell@xtra.co.nz
Assistant Editor, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 205, Feb.13-28 p.22, and from Pat McCarthy, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland, Tel: (09) 360 3069; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
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