25 Sept 2005

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Issue No. 222, September 25-October 8, 2005

Catholic MP survives close election
Wellington - Gordon Copeland's future hung in the balance for much of this
election campaign. On Sunday, though, the United Future MP was firmly in the
next Parliament, albeit with an uncertain road ahead....

Formal complaint over Popetown
Wellington - The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has lodged a formal
complaint with the Broadcasting Standards Authority over the Popetown
cartoon series....

Two NZ bishops chosen for Synod on Eucharist
Wellington - Two New Zealand bishops will join more than 250 Church leaders
from around the world in Rome for the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist,
starting on October 2....

Also in this issue ...

NATIONAL
Relics of St Therese arrive ... Dunedin diocese to sell historic priory ...
Major press award to late editor ... Film on abuse part of festival ...
Rosmini gets technology centre ... Forgiveness follows murder at Taize ...
Marian College blocks opened ... Keen interest in Wanaka school ... Catholic
student numbers up 20 per cent in 13 years ... Naenae CWL marks 40 years ...
CWL gives $8750 to Kidney Foundation ... ERO File

FEATURES
Creed and credibility in a critical age ... Korean community soon to have
own church ... Emptiness in world led to Carmelites ... Wanganui college
over tuberculosis scare ... Principal to study EQ rather than IQ ... Better
schools coming for Greymouth - some time ... Marian's paper a winner ...
Conversion series: Warm parish helped path to conversion; At-home feeling
came readily in Catholic Church ... From trash to tabernacle

OPINION
Patricia Brooks: Taking a quick stroll down memory lane ... Ronald
Rolheiser: On carrying ecclesial tension ... Joy Cowley: The days of
smacking have come and gone ... Editorial: Christians and the election ...
Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... Vatican Letter: Vatican officials wait for
curial changes

INTERNATIONAL
Australia ponders evolution, ID ... Rioting puts Belfast Catholics in fear
again says priest .. Vatican cardinal wants stronger UN ... Priest's arrest
worries Rome ... Pope hopes statue will inspire ... Bishops say Australia
ill from affluence ... Turkey trip on table ... Bishop foresees renewal for
priests ... Faith of the few impresses ... Schismatic bishop rules out
reconciliation ... Jew-bashing discussed ... "Brain-dead" mum's baby dies
... See the cross! ... Bishop: the Lord is with us ... Roberts would become
third Catholic US chief justice ... Catholic cathedral site for Lutheran's
funeral ... Prepare for Synod, Pope tells faithful ... Pope to canonise five
new saints

REGULAR FEATURES
Books, Monitor, Net Scene, Clips, Tape Deck, Young Adults, The Doolans, Fr
Ed's Question Box, Scripture, Papal Prayer, Feasts, That Word!, Kit's
Corner, Photo Prayer, Holy Lives, Cryptic Crossword, Who Said?, 40 Years
Ago, Caption Contest, Dio. Diary, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Funerals

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The Pilgrimage of Grace

Relics of St Therese visit Morrinsville (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3421160a6004,00.html
Morrinsville Catholics "felt the spirit" of a saint as the relics of one of
the Catholic Church's most revered saints visited St Joseph's church
yesterday...

Faithful pay respects to St Therese (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/9a9o2
A 19th century Catholic superstar finally got the chance to visit Tauranga
today - 108 years after her death...

Holy relics to tour province. Hundreds expected to pay tribute
http://tinyurl.com/9k2g7
Hundreds of people are expected to visit the bones of a French saint, St
Therese of Lisieux, when they arrive in Otago early next month...

Rare opportunity for Catholic community
http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,3416381a6015,00.html
The Catholic Parish of Whangarei will be hosting the relics of St Therese of
Lisieux tomorrow. St Francis Xavier Church will be the only place north of
Wellsford to host the relics and visitors are expected from around Northland
for the event...

Faithful pay homage to much-loved saint
http://tinyurl.com/9juaz
The bones of Catholic superstar St Therese of Lisieux arrived at St
Patrick's Cathedral in Central Auckland yesterday on the last leg of a world
tour...

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Critics launch own offensive
http://tinyurl.com/dc2o3
Dunedin student magazine Critic could face legal action following its latest
controversial issue, as a storm of protest against it continues. Student and
member of the Order of Consecrated Virgins within the Catholic Church Carol
Taurua McCready contacted the Otago Daily Times yesterday to complain about
offensive references to the Virgin Mary in the “Offensive Issue�...

Festival finale flourishing with colour (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/cc3ah
photo
Professional florists and amateur floral artists will set Sacred Heart
Church in Hastings ablaze with colour this weekend. The Catholic church in
Heretaunga Street East is hosting the seventh annual Flowers In Praise show,
part of the Hastings Blossom Festival and the venue for the
interdenominational Civic Church service at 5pm on Sunday evening....

Popetown plea goes to higher authority
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3420384a1860,00.html
The Catholic Church has taken its complaint about television cartoon
Popetown to a higher power after broadcaster C4 refused to pull the
programme. The Catholic Bishops Conference has laid a complaint with the
Broadcasting Standards Authority over the cartoon, calling it "a calculated
and deliberate insult to Catholic belief and culture"...

"Singing priest" embarks on tour (photos)
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=80652
Chris Skinner is not like most singers embarking on a nationwide tour of
major venues. That's because he is a priest of the Society of Mary in New
Zealand, part of the Catholic church. The singing priest is performing in 12
venues around the country, starting in Whangarei and finishing next month in
Wellington...

Help offered to Tongan parents
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3417804a6016,00.htm/
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Mangere secondary school De La Salle College has offered to help Tongan
parents pay their school fees as they support families affected by the
public servants strike in the island nation...

Outstanding Individuals and Groups Receive Award
http://www.pncc.govt.nz/City/News/CivicNews.htm?sec=Civic%20News&ID=4485
Five outstanding Palmerston North people have been awarded civic honours in
the annual awards ceremony at the Convention Centre tonight (Tuesday). The
five recipients are Margaret Clegg, Mary McKenna, Maureen Flanagan, Sister
Ruth Oakley and Michael and Lyn Ryan...

Social service agencies wary of sharing CYFS workload
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=%1E%FB%F8%C5%2B%B0%B6F
Some social service agencies say they will refuse to "prostitute" themselves
by taking part in a plan to farm out possibly around half the children
notified to Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS). The director of
Catholic Family Support Services in Hamilton, Carole Fleming, said she was
"frightened" to see agencies accepting CYFS cases just because they needed
the money....

Consultation committee tours regions
http://tinyurl.com/crcap
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Colin Campbell, will
visit parishes in Otago and Southland this week to talk about the future...

Lawyer calls for accountability from Catholic organisations
http://tinyurl.com/ck2kx
Wellington: A lawyer has called for Catholic organisations being sued for
$550,000 for abuse and neglect, to be punished for trying to conceal legal
duties they knew applied to a former Upper Hutt orphanage....

Schiavo brother campaigns in NZ
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3415683a6479,00.html
American Terry Schiavo's younger brother is in New Zealand to campaign
against euthanasia. Bob Schindler will speak at the Catholic International
Pro-life Family conference in Auckland this weekend....

Gay ban has Catholics worried Pope's orders to check seminaries for
homosexuality might put NZ priests off, say critics
Sunday Star Times â€" News â€" 25 Sep 2005 â€" Page 2 (This story is not
available
on the newspaper's free Website)
Hard line new Vatican directives banning celibate gays from the priesthood
will drive many Catholics to leave the church, critics say. But the New
Zealand church hierarchy says it is too early to know if seminaries will be
investigated for "evidence of homosexuality" and seminarians surveyed to
find out if they are gay, as is reportedly planned in America...

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Are you The One? (photo)
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050827/LIVING/508270388
[Summary: A recruitment poster for the Catholic priesthood has been modelled
after The Matrix. "Just as Keanu Reeves fought against the powers of evil, a
priest comes to help people fight against sin. There is a battle out there,"
explained Father Jonathan Meyer, associate director of youth and young adult
ministry for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and creative brain behind the
poster. ]

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News, plus sound files from Vatican Radio

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

Pope suggests sport can build respectful society ... Australian Catholic
Welfare says policy tweaks amount to little ... Bishops' IT committee to
plot communications future ... Bishop evaluates initiative to reach
'disenfranchised' ... Pell calls for stem cell research ban ... Lobby says
aid increase not enough to beat shame ... Iraq's Catholic bishops seek
change to draft constitution ... Vatican denies aiding war suspect

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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.

This week ...
Homosexuals in the seminary; "Taking the temperature" of the American
church; A Global Church in a Globalized World: what the North/South shift in
global Christianity means for Catholicism in the 21st century.

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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005

http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz

The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese continues on Sunday 25
September at St Patrick's Church, Taupo; Monday 26/9 at Tangoio Marae and St
Therese's Church, Wairoa; Tuesday 27/9 at St Peter's Church, Wairoa and St
Patrick's Church, Napier; Wednesday 28/9 at St Therese’s Church, Whakatu,
Southern Star Abbey, Kopua, and Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston
North; Thursday 29/9 at St Teresa's Church, Featherston, Ss Peter and Paul
Church, Lower Hutt; Friday 30/9 at St Mary of the Angels Church, Wellington,
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington; Saturday 1 October at Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral, Christchurch

The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a diary of the
Pilgrimage, a biography of St Therese, an article on the spiritual
significance of relics, and information on Carmelite spirituality.

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OTHER EVENTS

The Chris Skinner National Cathedral Tour, 19 September - 11 October 2005
Wellington priest Fr Chris Skinner together with Peter Van Gent Productions
proudly announce a 12-venue tour of New Zealand's finest cathedrals in
September and October. Chris will perform his hit songs including You Raise
Me Up and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother -- recordings described by
industry veterans as being better than the originals! As a singer/songwriter
and recording artist, Fr Chris has been writing and performing his songs for
many years, his latest album Golden Light is a favourite among fans. Many
songs flow from his personal experience and listening to the stories of
others. Chris is a priest of the Society of Mary in New Zealand. Venue
details and booking page at: http://tinyurl.com/88me6

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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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18 sept 2005

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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The St Joseph's orphanage case

Catholic bodies `not liable' in abuse case
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3413075a6479,00.html
A volunteer Catholic social agency is denying it has any legal liability to
a woman who says she was abused and neglected 30 years ago. Catholic Social
Services, an agency of Wellington's Catholic Archdiocese, is opposing the
woman's $550,000 claim on legal and factual grounds...

Orphanage case built on fiction, says lawyer
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3411819a6479,00.html
A woman suing Catholic organisations alleging abuse and neglect unwittingly
built a fiction around remote, minor events, a lawyer says. In the High
Court at Wellington yesterday Chris Finlayson said a huge injustice would be
done if today's standards were applied to the care and discipline at St
Joseph's Orphanage, Upper Hutt, in the 1960s and 70s...

Doctor questions woman’s recall of events
http://tinyurl.com/bs2p4 (Otago Daily Times)
Wellington: The feelings of a woman accusing Catholic organisations of abuse
and neglect might strongly influence her perception of what happened to her,
a psychiatrist said yesterday. Dr Tony Marks was the second psychiatrist to
give evidence about the woman, now 45, who claims various forms of abuse
while in the care of a Lower Hutt Catholic orphanage in the 1960s and 70s...

Blow 'unlikely' to tear eardrum
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3409402a6479,00.html
A former orphanage girl's torn eardrum was very unlikely to have been the
result of a blow, a specialist has told a High Court judge...

Nun used strap on orphans court told
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3408291a6479,00.html
A grateful former St Joseph's Orphanage girl says she felt much safer there
than at home, but has confirmed a disputed allegation that girls were
strapped...

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‘Sad moment’ for Allanton congregation (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/8d953
Mona Todd brought a penny to put in the plate on Saturday, but there was to
be no collection at Allanton’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Mass of
thanksgiving at the tiny South Otago church marked its final day as a place
of worship, after serving the needs of its mainly Polish community since
1888...

Costs hit resort school building projects
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3410804a6011,00.html
Wanaka schools face similar problems to Queenstown with escalating building
costs and rapid roll growth. Catholic Education Office director Tony Hanning
said it cost "significantly" more to build classrooms in the Queenstown
Lakes District, where competition for builders and contractors was fierce...

Spirit moves the power to heal
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050915/LIFE04/509150320/1079/lif\
e
For three decades, the Rev. John Rea has traveled the world, trying to help
people connect with Jesus. He does it through preaching. He does it through
humor. And he does it by laying his hands on people and praying that God
will heal their ills, be they emotional, physical or spiritual. "It's for
anybody and everybody who's got a need," said New Zealand-born Rea, a
Catholic priest who will conduct healing prayer sessions through Sunday in
mid-Michigan. "I can't guarantee any results, because that's up to God...."

Psychology Rediscovers the Power of Forgiveness
Robert Enright on a Means of Healing
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=76418
Madison, Wisconsin, Sept. 12, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Forgiveness was a key
message of the Gospel. It has also led to the foundation of a psychological
institute. Dr. Robert Enright, a psychologist, began the International
Forgiveness Institute in 1994 as a way to apply years of research on the
practice of forgiveness. He is co-author of "Helping Clients Forgive: An
Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope". He shared with
ZENIT his research and experience on the effectiveness of forgiveness for
personal healing and world peace...

Pssst... where the devil is the exorcists convention?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3412818a4560,00.html
Vatican City: Orthodontists have national conventions, as do lawyers and
computer salespeople. So, some might say, why not exorcists? At the end of
his weekly general audience Pope Benedict greeted Italian exorcists who, he
disclosed, are currently having their national convention, presumably in
Rome...

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

Turkish Government invites Benedict XVI to visit country in 2006 ... Priest
says Catholics live in fear after Protestant riots ... Pope calls Catholics
to mend split between faith and daily life, 'a serious error of our age' ...
EU asks China to reconsider travel ban for bishops ... Vatican to Check U.S.
Seminaries on Gay Presence ... Social Justice Statement says affluenza is
'wasting Australians away' ... Both Vatican and Human Rights Watch troubled
by Rwanda priest charges ... Pax Christi tells Australian Foreign Minister
to fight poverty and stop arms race

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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.

This week ...
The world's largest inter-religious gathering; interview with the Archbishop
of Canterbury; Plans for papal trip to Turkey; A visit to Taizé; John De
Gioia of Georgetown; Simone Veil; Chief rabbis of Israel meet pope; Belgian
missionary arrested in Rwanda; A statue blessed

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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005

http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz

The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.

The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.

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OTHER EVENTS

The Chris Skinner National Cathedral Tour, 19 September - 11 October 2005
Wellington priest Fr Chris Skinner together with Peter Van Gent Productions
proudly announce a 12-venue tour of New Zealand's finest cathedrals in
September and October. Chris will perform his hit songs including You Raise
Me Up and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother -- recordings described by
industry veterans as being better than the originals! As a singer/songwriter
and recording artist, Fr Chris has been writing and performing his songs for
many years, his latest album Golden Light is a favourite among fans. Many
songs flow from his personal experience and listening to the stories of
others. Chris is a priest of the Society of Mary in New Zealand. Venue
details and booking page at: http://tinyurl.com/88me6

Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19

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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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11 Sept 2005

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SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK 11 â€" 17 SEPTEMBER 2005

Catholic Communications NZ. Celebrating Cultural Diversity. A Statement from
the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference for Social Justice Week 11-17
September 2005
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
As New Zealanders we like to think of ourselves as a fair and tolerant
people. Sadly, events of the past year have shown that this is not always
true. Attacks on Jewish cemeteries, subtle calls for uniformity and other
incidents of intolerance indicate that we do not fully value the different
cultures and traditions in our society...

Caritas Aoteraroa NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz

Celebrating Cultural Diversity - Social Justice Week 11 â€" 17 September 2005:
New Zealand's Catholic parish and school communities are rich in diversity.
Social Justice Week 2005 presents the opportunity to overcome shyness and
get to know the different cultures and traditions of our neighbours. By
celebrating and understanding our differences we can show the way toward
racial harmony in the wider community...

We need continued patience on all sides
Social Justice week this year focuses on the theme “Celebrating cultural
diversity�. Catholic social teaching helps us reflect on current election
debates about the role of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi
Tribunal...

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

No. 221, September 11-24, 2005

Maori seats seen as key justice issue
Hamilton - Hamilton diocese's Commission for Social Justice has denounced
the possible abolition of Maori electorate seats, saying it would be "bad
for Maori and bad for all of New Zealand"...

Ex-PM reflects on faith and politics
Wellington - Few things are certain as New Zealand counts down to the
September 17 general election. This much is certain: Whoever emerges as
Prime Minister won't be a Catholic...

"Cuppa" can advance interfaith dialogue
Wellington - Calls for "more cups of tea" and a stronger interfaith network
emerged from a panel discussion on religious diversity at the New Zealand
Diversity Forum, held by the Human Rights Commission on August 23...

Also In Issue 221:

GENERAL ELECTION 2005
General election section, "You Decide - 2005", with summaries of the
policies of all the parties in parliament plus Christian Heritage NZ, and
election-related articles by experts on the economy, education, the elderly,
employment, family, health, housing, justice, Maori affairs, respect for
life, social justice and youth.

NATIONAL
Popetown claim rejected ... High Vatican official for FLI conference ...
Invercargill school decision made ... Locals rally to reclaim streets from
prostitutes and clients ... Retirement home for Dunedin priests ... Votes on
conscience issues followed party pattern ... Msgr Duffy's impact in
Palmerston North was huge ... Mill Hill priest was years in Maori Mission
... CWL wants drinking age raised to 20 ... Prison term for retired brother
... Foundation seeking young role models ... Priest sings for Faith and
Light ... ERO File

FEATURES
Rich experience for WYD Kiwis ... Never a dull moment at WYD ... Conversion:
Parish's acceptance was unconditional ... St Thérèse pilgrimage prayer ...
Key Caritas manager moves to Govt role

OPINION
Jane Anderson: Looking at solutions to the eucharistic famine ... Ronald
Rolheiser: When feeling down and out ... Parish Diary: Contemplative
transition ... Editorial: Best voting principle is common good ... Malcolm
Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Germany's Catholics view faith differently ... Olympic Games facilities for
Sydney's 2008 WYD ... Young US Catholics prefer theology in bars to bingo
games ... The Pope: Groups count on Pope's support ... Indian govt censured
over discrimination ... Hospital for North Korea

REGULAR FEATURES
Books, Monitor, Net Scene, Clips, Tape Deck, Young Adults, The Doolans,
Family Talk, Scripture, Papal Prayer, Feasts, That Word!, Kit's Corner,
Photo Prayer, Holy Lives, Cryptic Crossword, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago,
Caption Contest, Dio. Diary, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand / Social Justice Week

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Baptist leader urges members to vote against Labour
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=%1E%FB%F8%C5%29%BA%BDA
A Baptist Church leader has come under fire in his own ranks for writing a
letter urging Baptists to vote against the Labour Government. But a Baptist
minister in Dunedin, Steve O'Connor, has set up a "Forum of the Christian
Left" backed by clergy in the Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian churches,
as well as the Baptists, to oppose the churches' anti-Labour line...

Southland trio savour special pilgrimage
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3403012a6568,00.html
Being part of an event that drew more than 1 million young Catholics to
Germany last month has been a life-changing experience for three
southerners. St Peter's College pupils James Garrity and Keiran Boyle, both
18, along with Gore baker Melissa Moir, 20, were among the New Zealand
contingent to make the World Youth Day pilgrimage to Cologne...

Teschemakers rebuilding target March next year
http://tinyurl.com/du8zy
The historic Teschemakers homestead and convent will rise from the ashes of
a disastrous fire, hopefully by March next year. The fire, in June 2003,
ruined a $3.5 million development of the 1860s Taipo homestead and the
adjoining former convent, which were being converted to house an
international organic health sciences college...

Former teacher saw no signs of orphan abuse
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3400687a6479,00.html
A retired Upper Hutt teacher says she never saw evidence of physical or
psychological abuse in St Joseph's Orphanage children she taught. One of the
former orphanage girls is suing four Catholic authorities for $550,000,
alleging physical, verbal, psychological and sexual abuse while in Catholic
care in the 1960s and 70s....

Falling in love with the past ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3403006a6565,00.html
You don't have to stray very far from Invercargill's main streets to be
reminded of its history. This is Dan Davin territory. Old-style villas,
small and big businesses and presiding over it all, the Basilica's dome
sitting ponderously on its somewhat truncated body. The area exudes
nostalgia. It encapsulates a time when St Catherine's was the city's only
high school for young Catholic women -- when religion and lifestyle were one
and the same thing...

Wellington singers to represent NZ in Europe
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0509/S00063.htm
Wellington's specialist early music choir, The Tudor Consort, has been
invited back to the Tolosa International Choral Competition in Spain this
October after winning two awards at the prestigious event in 2003. After
competing against other vocal groups from Europe, America and Asia, The
Tudor Consort travels to Salzburg to sing at the Cathedral where Mozart
worked, and then onto Rome to sing Mass at St Peters Basilica in the
Vatican...

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Hurricane Katrina

How NZ can give help to Katrina victims
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10344023
The best way for New Zealanders to help hurricane victims is to give to aid
agencies collecting donations, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
spokesman Rob Hole...

Priests vanish in anarchic Katrina aftermath
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/citw.cgi/past-00247
The Archbishop of New Orleans is struggling to locate several diocesan
priests who stayed to minister to those stranded at the city’s Superdome
following Hurricane Katrina, and have not been located since their
evacuation from the city....

Louisiana Parish Coping as It Aids Hurricane Evacuees
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=76219
Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Sept. 8, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Thirty miles northwest
of New Orleans, St. Joseph's Parish has swelled in the wake of Hurricane
Katrina's devastation. Dominican Father Justin Kauchak, who normally leads a
parish of 1,500 families, now is trying to serve the needs of an extra 500
families who are homeless and jobless after last week's hurricane left New
Orleans flooded...

Catholics across US opening doors to Katrina victims
http://www.cathnews.com/news/509/44.php
Catholic organisations as far away as San Francisco and Chicago are opening
their doors to victims of Hurricane Katrina as relief agencies begin coping
with the masses of people left homeless along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama...

The Churches' response to Hurricane Katrina. More links to articles in the
U.S. press:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/136/41.0.html

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

Church expresses concern for dwindling sex ratio ... Vatican condemns
British plans for 'dual mother' embryo ... Pope Wants Head-of-State Immunity
From Texas Suit ... What's the buzz? At Vatican, officials wait for curial
changes ... Indian Catholic Church unveils new HIV/AIDS policy ... Embryonic
stem cells prone to genetic mutations, says new research ... Cuban cardinal
outraged by pro-U.S. charge ... Ethicist defends therapeutic cloning ban

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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.

This week ...
Reactions to Hurricane Katrina; The Romans, the Orthodox and primacy; The
pope and Turkey; Testimony of a cab driver; 40th anniversary of Dei Verbum;
Oscar Romero's cause

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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005

http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz

The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.

The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.

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OTHER EVENTS

The Chris Skinner National Cathedral Tour, 19 September - 11 October 2005
Wellington priest Fr Chris Skinner together with Peter Van Gent Productions
proudly announce a 12-venue tour of New Zealand's finest cathedrals in
September and October. Chris will perform his hit songs including You Raise
Me Up and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother -- recordings described by
industry veterans as being better than the originals! As a singer/songwriter
and recording artist, Fr Chris has been writing and performing his songs for
many years, his latest album Golden Light is a favourite among fans. Many
songs flow from his personal experience and listening to the stories of
others. Chris is a priest of the Society of Mary in New Zealand. Venue
details and booking page at: http://tinyurl.com/88me6

Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19

"The History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm

[If you can't make it to the exhibition, you will find many of the
photographs from it at your public library in: 'The Turin shroud : the
illustrated evidence', by Ian Wilson and Barrie Schwortz, published by
Michael O'Mara, 2000 (232.966 WIL), or you can request it via Interloan. ML]

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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 ]

International Programmes Manager, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 11-24 2005, p.19, and from Mike Hurdle at
Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington, tel. (04) 499 4749
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 499 4749
end_of_the_skype_highlighting; fax: (04) 499
7375; e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz Applications close 14 September
2005.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Onward Christian voters
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3395623a14496,00.html
Summary: When it comes to politics, New Zealand has remained steadfastly
secular, and Kiwis have never elected a purely Christian party to
Parliament. But growing unease at the pace of social change overseen by
Labour in the last Parliament -- including the legalisation of prostitution
and the introduction of civil unions -- has convinced Christian Heritage and
Destiny New Zealand that their time has finally come.

Verdon to become year 7-13 school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3396815a6568,00.html
Verdon College would become a year 7 to 13 school from 2006, Education
Minister Trevor Mallard announced yesterday. The announcement followed a
survey of parents and parishioners in the Invercargill area on whether they
supported the proposal for the college to take year 7 and 8 pupils from its
three contributing Catholic schools...

(earlier report) Catholic School fates hopefully known soon
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3394628a6568,00.html

Man goes unpunished for abuse
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/608238
The Catholic Church has paid convicted killer Sonny Reti $20,000
compensation for abuse he suffered at Hato Paora College in Feilding. Bother
Bernard abused Reti over 20 years ago and has never been reported to police
or brought to justice...

School IT worker on porn charges
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/hawkesbay/0,2106,3395632a6012,00.html
A school information technology worker has pleaded guilty to 45 child
pornography charges. St John's College in Hastings confirmed that Andrew
James Hancock, 23, of Marewa, Napier, had been an employee of the Catholic
boys' school...

Trip to sister school in Samoa
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3395550a6497,00.htm/
l
A village school in Samoa will be visited by 30 pupils from St Anne's School
in Manurewa this month. St Theresa's School has a roll of 100 and is in the
village of Fusi on the island of Savai'i...

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(The following article is not available on the newspaper's free Website. It
can be read at the public library, or via the libraries free 'Newztext'
service for members)

Priest's victim gets $5000, by Yvonne Martin
The Press (Chch) - Local News - 3 Sep 2005
A Catholic order has paid $5000 to a Christchurch victim sexually molested
by paedophile former Marist priest Alan Woodcock, but denied any legal
liability...
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Papal Telegram on Behalf of Hurricane Victims (full text)
Vatican City, Aug. 31, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Here is the telegram of sympathy,
for the victims of Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast of the United
States, sent by Benedict XVI through Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican
Secretary of State, to the country's civil and ecclesiastical authorities :
Deeply saddened by the tragic consequences of the recent hurricane in the
United States of America, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI assures all those
affected of his closeness in prayer. The Holy Father commends the deceased
to the loving mercy of Almighty God, and upon their grieving families he
invokes divine blessings of strength and consolation. His Holiness likewise
prays for the rescue workers and all involved in providing assistance to the
victims of this disaster, encouraging them to persevere in their efforts to
bring relief and support. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State

Church reaches out to hurricane victims
http://www.cathnews.com/news/509/11.php
Catholic Church facilities across the USA are responding to emergency and
long-term needs of Hurricane Katrina refugees, by providing shelters, food,
medicine and schooling...

Author breaks Bard’s code
http://tinyurl.com/c6lvk
Far from being an ambitious entertainer who played down his Catholic roots
under a repressive Elizabethan regime, Shakespeare took deliberate risks
each time he took up his quill, according to Clare Asquith’s new book,
Shadowplay. She argues that the plays and poems are a network of crossword
puzzle-like clues to his strong Catholic beliefs and his fears for England’s
future...

A new level of interest
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-01076
Religious studies is increasingly popular as an examination subject with
sixth-formers in Britain’s schools. But higher intellectual rigour among
young people will require a similar level of engagement from the clergy ....

Religion on demand
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/29/business/godcast.php
Kyle Lewis, 25, missed going to church one Sunday last month. But he did not
miss the sermon.
Lewis, who regularly attends services of the National Community Church in
Alexandria, Virginia, listened to the sermon while he was at the gym,
through a recording he had downloaded to his iPod. Instead of listening to
the rock music his gym usually plays, he heard his pastor's voice...

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MARIST MESSENGER

http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php

Full text from the September Messenger ....

Lisieux and the Early Life of Therese
Lisieux is an attractive town about two hours by rail west of Paris and I
arrived on the same train as two nuns from India...

Pope Benedict's Address to the NZ Ambassador
Geoffrey Kenyon Ward presented his credentials to the Vatican recently, and
this is part of the Pope's address to him...

An Experience of Illness
Does God really understand what it’s like to be human? Does He understand
the emotions, the upheaval of body and mind that a medical diagnosis can
bring - the struggle to leave problems and crises with Him and let go of
them? ...

Seen-Shang: Missionary to Miners
Walking along the alpine tussock and barren crust towards Cardrona I think
of him. The air strikes my face like dry ice; tiny shards of rock dig
uncomfortably into the soles of my shoes and the unforgiving mountain gives
me no rest from the steep gradient. With every step I think of the endless
miles of undulating mountains Reverend Alexander Don traversed on foot to
follow his dream and his God ...

Also in this issue ...

* Pope Benedict speaks
* Tolkien's Catholic Inspiration
* My Annulment
* God's Beauty Secrets Part 3
* My Favourite Prayer
* Reflections before the Blessed Sacrament
* And my Soul will live for him
* Readers' Survey Report

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CARITAS AOTERAROA NZ

http://www.caritas.org.nz/

NEWSROOM
How You Can Help After Hurricane Katrina
2 September 2005: “The images on our television screens and in the
newspapers show that even in developed countries with infrastructure,
emergency personnel and military assistance, the task of responding when a
disaster strikes is huge....Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people
along the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina, and to those who are
working to bring relief.�....

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

US Bishops issue call to help poorest dioceses affected by Katrina ...
Catholic Church responds massively to Katrina refugees ... Vatican radio
given legal rights to Pope Benedict's voice ... Family groups horrified as
California senate seeks to redefine ‘marriage’ ... Argentina identifies
French nun slain in Dirty War ... Church responding to needs after Katrina
... Vatican inspectors to hit U.S. seminaries ... Expected Vatican ban on
gay clergy may be shelved

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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.

This week ...
Benedict and the Lefebvrites; Interview with Fr. Franz Schmidberger of the
Society of St Pius X; reactions to the meeting; private audience with Oriana
Fallaci; WYD debriefing; Soulforce in Rome; A footnote to the CL meeting

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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005

http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz

The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.

The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.

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OTHER EVENTS

Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19

"The History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm

[If you can't make it to the exhibition, you will find many of the
photographs from it at your public library in: 'The Turin shroud : the
illustrated evidence', by Ian Wilson and Barrie Schwortz, published by
Michael O'Mara, 2000 (232.966 WIL), or you can request it via Interloan. ML]

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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 ]

'NZ Catholic' Presenters
'NZ Catholic' newspaper is looking for people who are able to express
themselves well and have a strong belief in the value of the Catholic press.
Details in issue 220, August 28 - September 10, p.13 and from Dennis
Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000,
Ponsonby, Auckland 1034

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

No. 220, August 28-September 10, 2005

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Catholic theologians differ over adopting embryos
Wellington - The question of adopting embryos remains an open one, according
to the Church's national bioethics centre, the Nathaniel Centre....

Bringing St Therese's relics to NZ "a continuous challenge"
Palmerston North - Although there have been no hiccups, there is still a lot
of work to do before the arrival of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux on
September 19....

Two praying mothers make a difference
Auckland - In the 1990s, a Christian community in England presented a
booklet to Parliament entitled What on Earth Are We Doing to Our Children?
It highlighted dangers faced by society's youngest members....

Also in this issue ...

NATIONAL
Church opposes party's cross logo ... Values "too limited" ... Refugee
rhetoric prompts dismay ... Cycling friar on 40-day ride ... Lange praised
for achievements in education ... Musical awards for college ... Marist
singer embarks on church tour ... Lay ministry boosted ... Fr Healy dies in
Timaru ... ERO File

FEATURES
Jumping the gun - or dragging the chain? ... US bishops find fault with
draft of Ordo ... NZers link with Cologne ... Bell tolls for John Paul II
... Omelettes Benedict ... Retired builder "tested" by Solomons project ...
Mental illness experience offers lessons for others ... St Therese: The Anne
Frank of the spiritual life ... Catholic part of cemetery in bad state ...
Religion, sport mixed in 1930 Lions tour ... College installs striking icon
... Alternative offered to Hallowe'en tradition ... Concerned teachers send
cake ... Churches are anti-nuclear ... Hamilton diocese remembers first
Maori priest ... Pastoral assistant with wide portfolio farewelled by parish
... Two praying mothers make a difference

OPINION
Michael Gormly: Three role models - Kiwi and Catholic ... Ronald Rolheiser:
Keeping our loved ones connected ... Marty Williams: Called to be a mystic
... Editorial: An obvious way to save lives ... Malcolm Evans ... Ryan
Teahan: Posh pilgrims with good-looking priests ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Pope preaches "true revolution" of personal holiness at WYD ... World Youth
Day in 2008 will be hosted by Sydney ... Pope challenged Muslim leaders ...
Support given to evolution ... Pool found, confirming Gospel ... Nagasaki
Catholics remember bomb ... The Pope: We must recognise God as creator ...
Vatican rules on who owns property of parishes that have been closed ...
Australian PM dismisses church critics ... Gesture by Masons ... US black
Catholics share slave links ... Pro-abortion bid in Ireland ... Christian
life is not all rules, says Pope ... Founder of Taizé stabbed to death ...
School closings hit hard in US ... Man loses right not to be starved ...
China now has more Christians than Communists ... Da Vinci film opposed ...
In Brief

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Net Scene, Clips, Tape Deck, Cryptic
Crossword, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Caption Contest, Dio. Diary, The
Doolans, Scripture, Feasts, Papal Prayer, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, That
Word!, Photo Prayer, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURES
Pro-life/Family Conference .... Candlelight Rosary Procession

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Priory to be sold (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,3391779a3845,00.html
A landmark Dunedin building is for sale. The imposing Dominican Priory, in
Smith St, which dates from 1877, will be tendered. But its owners, the
Dunedin Catholic Parish, will retain the adjoining bluestone building beside
St Joseph's Cathedral...

Churchman jailed for sex abuse
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3390887a6479,00.html
A retired Catholic brother who has been jailed for 2-1/2 years for sexually
abusing sick and vunerable boys in his care was sent on a six-month course
by the Church after admitting the abuse...

Catholic community set to get surveys on schooling changes
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3384464a6568,00.html
Surveys would be distributed during the next few days to Southland's
Catholic community to gauge feeling on proposed changes to the Catholic
schooling system, Invercargill Labour candidate Wayne Harpur said...

Jesus goes bush, by Tim Watkin
http://www.listener.co.nz/default,4549.sm
No worries you fellas. There's a new Kiwi Bible in our language. God, eh?
And that Jesus bloke? Chris Grantham's quite fond of them both. And the Holy
Spirit. But he's been worried for some time that New Zealanders just aren't
connecting to them like they used to. So, to borrow from another great
faith, the 55-year-old decided to take the mountain to Muhammad, and write
the Kiwi Bible...

Israel calls pope 'friend,' resolves dispute
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=national&story_id=082705b2_popeisrae\
l

Helping divorced Catholics keep faith
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-08272005-533229.html

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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES

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World Youth Day: Looking back, and looking forward

All or nothing as Pope warns of DIY religion
Benedict XVI leaves young pilgrims with a tough message on the final day of
his German tour
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1553712,00.html
Benedict XVI wrapped up his first foreign tour as Pope yesterday with an
uncompromising warning that Catholics must strictly follow the church's
teachings. Addressing nearly one million young pilgrims, many of whom had
camped overnight in a muddy field outside Cologne, the Pope said that
Christians should not choose the bits of doctrine they liked and ignore the
rest...

From the Tiber to the Rhine
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-01073
One million pilgrims converged on Cologne to greet Benedict XVI on World
Youth Day. They encountered a man who is starting to define a papacy very
different in style from that of his predecesssor ...

The real Benedict steps forward
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-01072
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Germany was the first international set-piece
of his pontificate, an occasion he was bound to use to set the mood for what
comes after... if anything, his historic visit to a synagogue and
sympathetic if forthright address to Muslim leaders, as well as his openness
and optimism when speaking to leaders of other Churches, belie many of the
fears that were expressed at the time of his election...

God's games
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16336167%255E28737\
,00.html
An Olympic planning effort is swinging into gear to stage the $80million
World Youth Day festival, which will be on a similar scale to the Sydney
Games, writes John Lehmann ...

Hopes and Fears of Sydney's '08 Coordinator
Auxiliary Bishop Fisher on the Next World Youth Day
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=75283

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Brother Roger laid to rest in Taizé
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=3966

Lefebvre Successor Reportedly to Meet Pope
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=75390

Pastor Allen Yuan of the unofficial Protestant Church laid to rest
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=3979

Persecution of Christians grows under new king Abdullah
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=3971

Spanish Catholic Church ordains married priest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9046977/

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NZ CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS

Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

Black Madonna Gets New Covering in Poland
Israel and Vatican reconcile after dispute over pope's comments
Vatican official commends Israel withdrawal from Gaza
Aid workers attacked in Darfur
Pope Hopes All Sides Have Say in New Iraq
Spanish police investigate al-Qaeda 'threat to Vatican'
Threat to Vatican in Arabic fax is investigated
Islam: Vatican led into War on Terror, warns Website

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THE NATHANIEL REPORT

The report of the Nathaniel Centre â€" the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics
Centre

http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=24

From Issue Sixteen:

Full text: The Moral Case for Embryo Adoption
In May of this year twenty-one American “Snowflakes� families appeared with
President Bush accompanied by their “adopted embryos�. The purpose was to
protest against a bill supporting the use of ...

Also in this issue ...

Editorial: Morality and Reality
The emergence of new areas of knowledge is challenging many of our current
life patterns. Traditional definitions may be inadequate. We need to find
new ways of thinking about and expressing certain concepts. The Church has a
contribution to make in forging a balance between progress and morality.

Christian Moral Argument and Natural Law. “Faith and Reason� or “Faith vs.
Reason�?
In New Zealand, as in other parts of the world, strong and powerful
“religious� voices are beginning to emerge in the political arena. With this
trend comes the real danger of an increased polarization between Christians
and others. The Catholic natural law tradition offers a common ground for
dialogue that provides a way of bringing together the religious and secular
voices.

ERMA and Ethical Issues
An article based on feedback provided by staff of The Nathaniel Centre to
ERMA - the Environmental Risk Management Agency â€" on an ethical framework
for considering applications.

Developments in Embryo Research
Human embryo research is moving in new directions. This article outlines
some recent developments and highlights key ethical and moral questions that
these developments are raising for researchers, policy makers and
theologians.

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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.

This week ...
Italy's biggest public event; What Comunione e Liberazione is; CL in the
USA; Spreading the movement; Cardinal Simonis of Holland; A report from
Kenya; Women and Islam

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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005

http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz

The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.

The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.

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OTHER EVENTS

Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19

"The History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm

[If you can't make it to the exhibition, you will find many of the
photographs from it at your public library in: 'The Turin shroud : the
illustrated evidence', by Ian Wilson and Barrie Schwortz, published by
Michael O'Mara, 2000 (232.966 WIL), or you can request it via Interloan. ML]

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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 ]

Mission Co-ordinator, Mercy Hospital, Dunedin
Website: http://www.mercyhospital.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 14-27 August 2005 p.19, and from Denise Cooney,
Executive Assistant, Mercy Hospital, Private Bag 1919, Dunedin. Tel (03) 467
6609; e-mail: denisec@mercyhospital.org.nz Applications close 31 August
2005.

"Mrs Doubtfire"
Single person or married couple required to run an active household in
Napier with four well-behaved school-aged children. Details in 'Wel-com'
August 2005, p.14, and from Kendall or Greg, tel: (06) 842 1325
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (06) 842 1325
end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

'NZ Catholic' Presenters
'NZ Catholic' newspaper is looking for people who are able to express
themselves well and have a strong belief in the value of the Catholic press.
Details in issue 220, August 28 - September 10, p.13 and from Dennis
Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000,
Ponsonby, Auckland 1034

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Media Releases
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Catholic Diocese opposes NZ National Front party logo application (16 Aug
2005)
The Catholic Church in Dunedin has written to the Electoral Commission,
objecting to the proposed logo of the NZ National Front political party...


Global Catholic News (plus links to sound files from Vatican Radio)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Jewish leader asks Pope to open Vatican archives
Pope expresses joy at return to Germany
Pope makes spectacular homecoming
Take up John Paul's legacy and commit yourselves to serve Christ
Pope visits synagogue, warns of new anti-Semitism
Pope Sued, Accused Of Sex Coverup
Pope Arrives in Germany for Youth Day
Australian PM tells youth next WYD will be in Australia

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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY
16-21 August 2005

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Day-to-day reports from Zenit Catholic news agency:
http://zenit.org/english/

WYD News from the international media:

Google News (includes a lot of repetitions of the same reports in different
newspapers)
http://tinyurl.com/cb8ay

World News Network (more selective than Google News)
http://tinyurl.com/9774f

WYD news in English from the German press
http://www.pulitzer.de

Other WYD links:

Pictures of the day:
http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=1378&si=1

WYD live Webcams (remember, day here is night there!):
http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=1368&si=1

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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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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The St Joseph's Orphanage Case

Nun denies hitting child at orphanage
http://tinyurl.com/8ancl
Wellington: A nun has denied damaging the eardrum of a child in her care
more than 30 years ago by slapping the side of her head. The assault claim
is one of the allegations a 45-year-old woman, whose name is suppressed, has
made against nuns of the Sisters of Mercy in the High Court at Wellington.
After three weeks of hearings, the case was adjourned yesterday until
September 5...

Damage awards not like Lotto says nuns' lawyer
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3381994a6479,00.html
Court-awarded damages should not be like Lotto, a lawyer for Wellington nuns
being sued for $550,000 has said. Imposing damages on Sisters of Mercy would
be like making parents pay damages for how a child was raised....

Rape claims `beyond belief'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3380838a6479,00.html
One of the men accused of sexually abusing a woman who was in Catholic care
in the 1970s has said the allegation is "absolute rubbish"...

Abuse claimant was 'demanding'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3379687a6479,00.html
A teenager who had spent years in institutional care did not always
understand "boundaries" that family life required, a former foster father
says...

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Funds tap closes for sex-abuse victims
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3383357a6009,00.html
The Catholic order at the centre of sex-abuse scandal is closing the funding
tap for five New Zealand victims and told them "fair's fair". In 2003, St
John of God paid $4 million compensation to 56 complainants claiming they
were sexually abused as boys at its former Marylands residential school in
Christchurch....

The Bible: what our children don't Noah
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3383286a6000,00.html
A University of Exeter study has compared New Zealand and British children's
understanding of the Bible and found that Kiwi children have a lot to learn
when it comes to Christianity. Most did not even realise that the Easter and
Christmas stories can be found in the Bible....

Peter Cullinane: Time to exercise the conscience vote
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?ObjectID=10341242
[This is an edited version of the bishops' pastoral letter 'Thinking about
the election' (12 August 2005), full text:
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php ]

City man seeking money for Zambia project
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3378160a6579,00.html
A Dutchman who now calls Hamilton home is raising funds for an ambitious
building project in Zambia. Nick Bouma, who has lived in New Zealand for
more than 25 years, is travelling to the southern African country next year,
meeting up with three of his brothers from the Netherlands and helping build
a multi-purpose community centre. The four decided to undertake the project
for another brother, John, a Catholic priest who has worked in Africa for
more than 30 years....

Catholic school gets ministry consent; building starts end of month
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3377393a6568,00.html
The new Holy Family School in Wanaka would open in February, people were
told at the Catholic mass in the town yesterday...

Together 'forever' becoming 'for a while' in wedding vows
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3377165a11,00.html
Couples are avoiding making "till death do us part" wedding vows in favour
of more cautious promises such as staying together for "as long as love
shall last"...

Cross in National Front logo offends Catholics (photos)
http://tinyurl.com/8uupd
The Dunedin Roman Catholic diocese has asked the Electoral Commission to
decline registering the logo of the New Zealand National Front political
party, because it includes a cross. Electoral Commission senior legal
adviser Geoff Barnett said one other complaint had been received but the
logo would not appear on the upcoming general election ballot papers as it
had not been registered with the commission in time....

Pope shocked at slaying of Taizé´s Brother Roger
http://www.cathnews.com/news/508/106.php
Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday that he is shocked and saddened at the
slaying of Brother Roger Schutz, founder of the Taize community and one of
the world's leading ecumenical figures....

Brother Roger Schutz, Founder of the Taizé community (obituary)
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article306549.ece
Born into a Swiss Protestant family in 1915, he grew up in Geneva, one of
two boys with seven sisters. He studied to be a pastor but, as he was to
write later, "was astonished to see Christians who, talking about a God of
love, wasted so much energy in justifying division". In 1940 he set off for
France by bicycle, seeking a house where he could pray and welcome others.
Three others of like mind were soon to join him in the quiet rural village
of Taizé with its tiny medieval church...

PM´s message advances WYD Australia rumours
http://www.cathnews.com/news/508/107.php
Following a service at the Cologne Exhibition Centre attended by 1600 young
Australians, organisers screened a videotaped message from Prime Minister
John Howard, expressing his pleasure that the next World Youth Day "will be
in Australia". Pope Benedict XVI is yet to confirm the news. He is expected
to announce the location of the next WYD at the final mass on Sunday.....

When the German Pope Returns Home, He'll Find an Un-Christian Land (2 pages)
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,370072,00.html
When Pope Benedict XVI lands in Cologne for World Youth Day, he will be
arriving in a country that has become foreign to him. The churches are
empty, the politicians are non-believers and the people in the east are
complete strangers to God. And now organizers of the biggest religious
festival of the post-war era plan to turn it into a launching pad for a new
religious awareness....

Outraged Sister stages Da Vinci demo
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/news/s/170/170142
A Roman Catholic nun has staged a 12-hour protest against the filming of
controversial best seller The Da Vinci Code at Lincoln Cathedral. Sister
Mary Michael, 61, knelt in prayer outside the building where scenes for the
blockbuster starring Tom Hanks are being shot. Asked if she thought the
people making the film would care about her protest, she said: "I don't
suppose they do, but that doesn't matter tuppence to me. It matters to me
what God thinks...

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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS

http://www.tuimotu.org

From the August 2005 issue ...

Full text: Hiroshima 2005 (editorial)

Also in this issue:
Hiroshima and 7/7 London - Editorial plus 5 articles
False gods: The body beautiful - Jacquie Lambert
Interview with Colin Durning - Mike Riddell
Pakeha and the Treaty - review: Tom Cloher
Loving and grieving over our kids - Paul Andrews

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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE

'Lighting New Fires' Newsletter and Catholic schools' Supplement. Issue
four - July 2005

http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lightingnewfires.shtml

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Newsletter ........
Editorial by Brother Pat Lynch: Adolescents and alienation .... Elections
for Representation on the New Zealand Teachers Council .... Electronic
Enrolment Management System for Intermediate and Secondary Schools ....
Funding Announced for Student Administration Systems .... Crackdown on
Copyright in Schools .... Changes in Work Policy for International Students
.... Getting Your Successes into Lighting New Fires .... Congratulations:
Achievements of integrated schools throughout New Zealand ... Co-ed Schools
and Single Sex Schools .... SPANZ Executive Benefits from Skills of
Integrated School Principals ... A Really Good Idea: Stella Maris School's
friendship bus stop .... A useful Website on depression, youth suicide
prevention, and bullying ... University of Otago Theology and Religious
Studies ... Boys who leave school early do better than girls .... New
Zealand Council for Educational Research New Resources .... ASG National
Excellence in Teaching Awards ... New Zealand Secondary Schools Climate
Change Competition .... NCEA Statistics .... Tips for Motivating Staff ....
Did You Know? New Zealand's spending on state schooling; worldwide youth
employment

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Catholic Schools' Supplement .........
Editorial: The importance of faith and the deeping of faith values in our
Catholic schools .... Recovery in Matata ... New Zealand Tour of the Relics
of St Therese of Lisieux .... Care in the Wording of Advertisements ...
Primary School Principals' Sabbaticals and Scholarships .... Numbers of
Copies of 'Lighting New Fires' Sent to Schools ... Catholic Religious
Education Unit Standards ... Congratulations ... "What Makes My Catholic
School So Special" ... News From Australia: survey on religion in schools
... Publications from the Irish Association of Pastoral Care in Education
... The Power of Branding.

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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.

This week ...
NCR Rome correspondent John L. Allen Jr. is in Cologne, Germany.
NCRonline.org will post daily reports from World Youth Day through Aug. 21.
Bookmark this page or check back with NCRonline.org to read more coverage of
this international Catholic event.

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ST THERESE OF LISIEUX: 2005 NEW ZEALAND PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE
19 September - 16 October 2005

http://www.theresepilgrimage.org.nz

The Pilgrimage of Grace of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux commences in
Auckland on Monday the 19th of September 2005. The special reliquary housing
the relics will be flown from the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, north of
Paris, where St Thérèse lived her vocation as a Carmelite nun until her
death in 1897 at the age of 24. In September and October, her relics will be
brought to Catholic churches in cities and towns throughout New Zealand for
public veneration.

The Website for the Pilgrimage includes a full itinerary, a biography of St
Therese, an article on the spiritual significance of relics, and information
on Carmelite spirituality.

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OTHER EVENTS

Family Life International. Gospel of Life Conference
23-25 September 2005 Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
Full details: http://www.fli.org.nz/?sid=19

"The History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm

[If you can't make it to the exhibition, you will find many of the
photographs from it at your public library in: 'The Turin shroud : the
illustrated evidence', by Ian Wilson and Barrie Schwortz, published by
Michael O'Mara, 2000 (232.966 WIL), or you can request it via Interloan. ML]

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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 ]

Mission Co-ordinator, Mercy Hospital, Dunedin
Website: http://www.mercyhospital.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 14-27 August 2005 p.19, and from Denise Cooney,
Executive Assistant, Mercy Hospital, Private Bag 1919, Dunedin. Tel (03) 467
6609; e-mail: denisec@mercyhospital.org.nz Applications close 31 August
2005.

"Mrs Doubtfire"
Single person or married couple required to run an active household in
Napier with four well-behaved school-aged children. Details in 'Wel-com'
August 2005, p.14, and from Kendall or Greg, tel: (06) 842 1325.

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