Kiwicath News and Notes

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/

No. 223, October 9-22, 2005

Relics of St Therese welcomed with reverence in Wellington
Wellington - Wellingtonians had the privilege of commemorating two important
days in the history of St Therese with the French saint's relics in the
city....

Celibacy crucial for seminarians
Auckland - Celibacy, not sexual orientation, is the important factor when
determining if men are fit to enrol in a seminary, according to the rector
of the largest of New Zealand's two seminaries....

Christian party leaders rue poor showing
Auckland - Ewen McQueen knows Graham Capill's conviction on sex charges
earlier this year put a major dent in Christian Heritage New Zealand's
chances of entering Parliament at last month's election....

Also In Issue 223:

NATIONAL
College teachers among new fellows ... Marists to leave Blenheim ... Faith
challenged by indifference ... Ambitious Christian outreach for 2007 ...
Former Protestant church is installed as college chapel ... Women not told
about cancer's link to abortion ... Lay prison chaplain "launched" in
Wellington ... Church lauded for cultural diversity role ... College
students praised for clearing pest plant ... Former parish worker awarded
civic honour ... ERO File

FEATURES
Church is "my faith family" to new-breed theologian ... OBE for brother who
set up travel agency ... Party leaders rue poor showing ... National, UF
gobble up the conservative voters ... Avondale celebrates Our Lady's
birthday ... Hokianga pilgrimage planned ... Former nun's story brought to
stage ... Library aid sent to Solomon Islands ... Passionists meet in
Palmerston North ... Thrill for Pacific students ... Terri Schiavo's plight
tested brother's faith

OPINION
Dialogue on the path to the gift of peace ... Ronald Rolheiser: The truth
sets us free ... Parish Diary ... Editorial ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
UN summit failed the poor, says Caritas ... Unions outside marriage do not
exist by right ... Olympics could help religious freedom ... The Pope: Sport
is a vehicle for values ... Condom criticism refuted by bioethicist ...
75-year-old nun a veteran Ironman ... Nun unbowed by jail ... Iraq bishops
worry over constitution ... Students' Katrina aid sparks controversy ...
Suicide, murder opposed

REGULAR FEATURES
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Prayer, Feasts, The Doolans, God in the Garden, Who Said?, Cryptic
Crossword, 40 Years Ago, Caption Contest, Dio. Diary, That Word!, Kit's
Corner, Photo Prayer, Holy Lives, Wit's End.

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SYNOD OF BISHOPS ON THE EUCHARIST

Daily reports by the National Catholic Reporter's Vatican correspondent John
L. Allen:
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

Reports in the international secular press, regularly updated:
http://tinyurl.com/98dp7

NZ bishop makes plea for excluded divorcees
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10349072
New Zealand's top Catholic bishop has stirred controversy in Rome by
challenging the "scandal" of spiritual hunger suffered by divorcees who
remarry but are barred from communion...

Oceania bishops plead case for married clergy
http://www.cathnews.com/news/510/28.php
Bishops from Papua New Guinea and Guam have taken part in a spirited debate
about the link between the celibacy rule and the priest shortage that often
denies the faithful access to the Eucharist...

Synod: the decline in confessions distances people from the Church
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4275
The need to relaunch reconciliation, Eucharistic centrality and a more
equitable distribution of clergy were the topics addressed during
deliberations. The question of communion for the divorced and remarried was
also discussed....

Synod on the Eucharist at the centre of the Church and the world, by
Bernardo Cervellera
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4262
Christians diminish celebrations when they exalt â€œthe works of manâ€�, more
than the â€œworks of Godâ€�. The world needs to learn from the Eucharist what
solidarity is...

Pope says Eucharist is antidote to Christiansâ€™ lukewarm faith and atheism in
the world
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4243
In the opening mass of the Synod of the Eucharist, Benedict XVI put the
Church in the west on guard against its possible disappearance. And he
reminded the world that where God is marginalized, there is only violence
and injustice...

The bishopsâ€™ new look
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-01090
This monthâ€™s synod in Rome marks the real beginning of Benedict XVIâ€™s
papacy. Its opening days suggest a change in approach by the new Pope who
promised to take the episcopateâ€™s advice. Our Rome correspondent explains
the themes, the people and whether dissent is really allowed...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

French nun's relics make pilgrimage
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3435285a6568,00.html
The relics of St Therese of Lisieux arrived in Invercargill yesterday at her
namesake church St Therese of Lisieux in Perth St....

Congregation honours French saint (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/bnb89
The remains of a French saint who died in 1897 arrived yesterday in Oamaru,
the latest stop in a world-wide pilgrimage...

Revered relics draw crowd to mass
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3432989a6571,00.html
The relics of St Therese yesterday visited Timaru's Sacred Heart Basilica
...
Copy of shroud on tour
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3433803a6579,00.html
A replica of one of Christianity's most sacred but most disputed relics will
come to Hamilton this month. A full size copy - 4.37 x 1.1 metres - of the
Shroud of Turin will be on display at Fairfield Intermediate auditorium from
4pm-7pm on Sunday, October 16...

Bill English Chapman Lecture â€" 3 October 2005
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0510/S00015.htm
When Bill English first became a candidate for Parliament, he was asked more
than once the "JFK question" about whether his allegiance was to the Crown
or to the Pope. "Ours is a political tradition which, through bitter
experience, has learnt not to make a window into mensâ€™ souls. We hold at
once a fear and a respect for the essence of each otherâ€™s beliefs. Our
traditions have evolved to contain the power of those beliefs...."

Rev. O'Sullivan, retired pastor in AG, dies at 81
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/local/12814009.htm
South County Catholics are mourning the death of the Rev. Michael
O'Sullivan, 81, a retired pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Arroyo
Grande who died Saturday from complications following surgery. O'Sullivan
was born in Cork City, Ireland, on April 18, 1924. He arrived in the United
States in 1967 after graduating from All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland,
in 1948 and serving in New Zealand....

Do you believe in him now, Helen?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3430410a6220,00.html
The Lord works in mysterious ways, and for this election he saw fit to smile
upon a government led by an agnostic prime minister and one which legalised
prostitution and introduced civil unions for gay couples. At the last
census, more than half of all New Zealanders declared themselves Christian,
yet this election Christian parties performed even worse than usual....

Founder's vision a big success
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3434962a6578,00.html
Clasien Truijens has a look of quiet satisfaction and pride when she's told
the Catholic Family Support Services in Hamilton has more than 240 clients
it helps on a regular basis. That's exactly what Mrs Truijens set out to do
when she was appointed by the Auckland Diocese Bishop (later Cardinal)
Reginald Delargey as the lay representative on the Commission on the Laity
in 1972....

Marriage works, says a priesthood convert
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16820558%5E2702,00\
.html
Father Bob Harwood concedes he is the happy beneficiary of a loophole in the
Catholic Church that allows some married men to be ordained, but does not
allow ordained priests to marry. The 45-year-old married father of three, a
former Uniting Church minister, was ordained in Queensland last month under
rules that allow men married when they were in another faith to become
priests....

Opus Dei 'must shed light on its dark image'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3433048a1860,00.html
London: Opus Dei, the conservative Roman Catholic group which gained
international notoriety in The Da Vinci Code, is too secretive for its own
good, says the author of a new study on the controversial organisation...

South Korean Catholics fund stem-cell research
http://tinyurl.com/dql2w
South Korea's Roman Catholic Church plans to fund research here into
deriving stem cells from adults rather than human embryos, church officials
said....

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News, plus sound files from Vatican Radio

Oceania bishops plead case for married clergy
Vatican helps Brazil govt with river dispute
Catholic Church Funds Adult Stem Cell Research
Opus Dei bishop suggests not giving out communion at large masses
Pope met sole Christian member of Iraqi cabinet
Benedict urges Poles to pray for JPII's beatification
Vatican restricts information from meeting
A shiny new BMW for Benedict XVI

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week ... In place of his regular column, John Allen is posting a daily
report on the proceedings of the Bishops' Synod on the Eucharist.

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

Itinerary:
Sunday 9 October: St Theresa of Lisieux Church, 8 Puriri St, Riccarton,
Christchurch; St Joseph's Church, Telegraph Rd., Darfield; St Patrick's
Church, 40 High St., Greymouth;

Monday 10 October: Sacred Heart Church, 9 Church St., Reefton; St Mary's
Church, 18 Manuka St., Nelson;

Tuesday 11 October: St Teresa's Church, 301 Karori Rd, Karori, Wellington;
St Theresa's Church, 210 St Andrew's Rd., Plimmerton;

Wednesday 12 October: St Mary's Church, 4 Convent Rd., Otaki; St Mary's
Church, Cnr Guyton and Campbell Sts., Wanganui;

Thursday 13 October: St Josephâ€™s School, Patea; St Joseph's Church, 38
Victoria St, Hawera; St Joseph's Church, 106 Powderham St., New Plymouth;

Friday 14 October: St George's Church, 24 Seddon St., Te Kuiti; Blessed
Virgin Mary Cathedral, 494 Grey St, Hamilton East;

Saturday 15 October: Tyburn Monastery, Chamberlain Rd, Bombay; St Therese's
Church, Cnr Wickman Way and Garus Ave., Mangere East

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

'Signs & Wonders ' 21-23 October 2005
St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
Guest speakers: Fr John Rea sm, International Healing Ministry; Alan
Panozza, President, Interenational Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services;
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2005 p.7, and from Cherylynn Passmore, 7 Henry
Street, Upper Hutt. Tel: (04) 526 6914 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(04) 526 6914 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; fax:
(04) 526 2189; e-mail:
david.passmore@xtra.co.nz

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Mission Sunday 23 October 2005

The Church in the Pacific Islands, Asia, Africa and remote areas of Latin
America depends on our assistance to proclaim the Gospel among two thirds of
the human family. Please support your parish's Mission Sunday collection, or
send a donation directly to: National Director, Pontifical Mission
Societies, PO Box 48-097, Auckland 7

About the Pontifical Mission Societies:
http://www.missionsocieties.org.uk

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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 ]

Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
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paid for each speaking engagement. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 9-22 Oct. 2005
p. 13, and from : Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ
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Sunday, October 2, 2005

2 oct 2005

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Remains of saint to visit local churches
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3426619a6571,00.html
The relics of St Therese of Lisieux are to visit Timaru and Waimate churches
next week as part of a pilgrimage initiated by the New Zealand Catholic
Bishops conference...

Preparing to be buttonholed (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/ackkg
Tulips and daffodils from the gardens of Catholic Womenâ€™s League members in
Alexandra have been turned into floral creations for Wear a Flower day
today...

Kiwi couple help school
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=29476
A couple on their way home to New Zealand when stopped at a small rural
community Catholic primary school in Veisari. Having seen the state of Saint
Thomas Aquinas Primary School. Brendan and Jane Schollum, who teach at the
Aquinas College in New Zealand, returned on Monday morning with
reinforcements...

Rare honour for teacher (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,3424986a6015,00.html
Pompallier Catholic College biology teacher Laura Wallace has been awarded a
prestigious science fellowship. Laura has received the New Zealand Science,
Mathematics and Technology Teacher Fellowship for 2006....

Sea of colours likely at horse thanksgiving
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3424971a6579,00.html
Organisers of Sunday's inaugural equine mass at St Peter's Catholic Church
in Cambridge say the service is not an attempt at a collective prayer for
the future of racing....

End of an era for Marist priests (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/0,2106,3425109a6008,00.html
An era is about to close in Blenheim with the departure of the Marist
priests who staff St Mary's Catholic parish. Priests from the Society of
Mary have been resident in the Blenheim parish for 141 years....

Pope Moves To Lock Out Gay Priests (audio file)
NewstalkZB 26/09/2005
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4812988-25,00.html
Newstalk ZB's John Dunne talks to Dr Mike Grimshaw, Senior Lecturer in
Religious Studies at Canterbury University, about the Pope's bid to prevent
gays from becoming priests.

Bishops Begin Discussing Major Issues
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5315198,00.html
Vatican City (AP) - Bishops from around the world begin tackling major
issues facing the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, including whether Holy
Communion should be given to Catholic politicians who back abortion rights
and to divorcees who remarry without getting an annulment. The priest
shortage, and whether celibacy contributes to it, as well as dwindling Mass
attendance also are expected to be discussed at the three-week Synod of
Bishops, during which bishops will offer recommendations to Pope Benedict
XVI on running the church....

Abbess Bernadette Smeyers. August 5, 1903 - September 17, 2005 (Obituary)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1797518,00.html
The oldest retired Benedictine abbess in the world, Abbess Bernadette
Smeyers founded India's first female Benedictine community and made
pioneering recordings of Gregorian chant...

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'WEL-COM'

Catholic News for the Wellington and Palmerston North Dioceses.

http://www.welcom.org.nz

Archbishop's column: Vision for Catholic schools

Next WYD in the south
For the first time World Youth Day will be held in the southern hemisphere
in 2008. Pope Benedict XVI told the tens of thousands of young people
gathered in Cologne for World Youth Day last month that he would travel to
Sydney to meet the worldâ€™s young people in 2008. This brought jubilation
from the team which put together Sydneyâ€™s bid for the big event. Sydneyâ€™s
Cardinal George Pell said it was a great privilege to have World Youth Day
entrusted to the Church in Australia...

In the presence of all peoples
Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres congratulated participants at a
cultural diversity day in Palmerston North last month on â€˜continuing to
challenge yourselvesâ€™ through Social Justice Week. The day brought together
some 80 people from a variety of cultures to celebrate cultural diversity,
the theme of Social Justice Week which starts today. Joris de Bres said
incidents of racial intolerance over the past year had prompted many
unprecedented acts of solidarity...

Chanel principal a world swim champ
A chance challenge to a swimming race started Chanel College Masterton
Principal Jo Matthews on the path that lead to a silver medal at the World
Mastersâ€™ Games in Canada last month. Jo won silver in her age group in the
200 metres butterfly which makes her the second fastest person in the world
in this category. Jo says she has always been a sporting person and
specialised in sports teaching in her teacher training...

Brother jailed for sex abuse
A brother of the Society of Mary convicted last month of sexually abusing
boys in his care some 20 years ago, has expressed concern about the welfare
of the young men involved. Brother Andrew Cody has begun a two and a half
year jail sentence after admitting the abuse before a judge in the
Wellington District Court on 26 August...

Te Tiriti - we need continued patience on all sides
In 1995, the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference recognised the patience
of Maori people in working to have historic injustices righted. They
acknowledged that over 150 years after the signing of the Treaty, the
patience of many Maori was â€˜being stretched to breaking pointâ€™. After
requiring patience on the part of the Maori people for so many generations,
the rest of New Zealanders equally need patience. It is only 20 years since
the jurisdiction of the Waitangi Tribunal was extended to historic claims.
Many New Zealanders can hope to see most historic claims settled within our
lifetimes...

Mothers' prayer group reaches the Antipodes
A worldwide prayer movement for mothers worried about the pressures on todayâ€™s
children has seen its prayer book translated into 25 languages. Veronica
Williams who started the movement, Mothersâ€™ Prayers, with her brother and
sister-in-law in England, has just been in New Zealand and spoke to 35
mothers in Wellington last month. Since her visit eight new Mothersâ€™ Prayers
groups have formed...

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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES

Oceania/Australia - Local Church launches â€˜Catholic Australiaâ€™ newsletter on
the web: first issue focuses on World Mission Sunday
Sydney (Fides Service) - With a brand new publication â€œCatholic Australiaâ€� a
newsletter on the Internet, the Catholic Church in Australia aims to provide
Catholic parishes, schools, religious communities, lay associations and
movements with regular updated service of information on church structures
and events. Besides news on events, the monthly newsletter will devote space
to a variety of subjects, ranging from Church History, Spirituality and
Theology, to pages for the laity, young people, education, study, catechesis
and reflections on matters of interest and the relation between life and
faith as well as a special section for questions and answers:
http://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/page.php?pg=subscribe-index

Catholicism for the next generation
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-01087
The success of Catholic schools seems to present a contradiction: at a time
when classrooms have never been so full, the churches they serve have never
been so empty. For all their popularity with parents, and for all their
much-praised success in generating communities of love and trust, Catholic
schools have had no success at all in halting the precipitous downward slide
in church attendance. These are the issues at the heart of a new study from
the U.K. Catholic Education Service, 'On The Way to Life' ...

Quiet as a tomb no more: Vatican hopes crowds visit sarcophagi museum
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0505552.htm
Vatican City (CNS) -- By far, the Vatican Museums' most popular destinations
are the Raphael Rooms and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. However the early
Christian funerary art gallery called the Pio Christian Museum is hoping to
come back to life with a new initiative sponsored by the Vatican Museums,
the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and the United Bible
Societies...

A Hushed St. Peter's; Theology of the PietÃ ; The atheist of St Peter's
New Rules Mean a Quieter Basilica
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=76999
Rome, Sept. 22, 2005 (Zenit.org).- In Italy, the "tramontana" is the brisk
wind that blows away the lazy days of summer and brings the crisp, busy days
of autumn. This September, it seems that a tramontana is gusting through St.
Peter's, as new rules and policies are enacted through the basilica....

Theology and the Genius of Women
Interview With Professor Josep-Ignasi Saranyana
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=77440
Pamplona, Spain, Sept. 30, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI this week pointed
out to some visiting bishops that a contradiction often exists between the
theoretical exaltation of woman's "genius" and the discrimination they face
in daily life. Father Josep-Ignasi Saranyana, director of the Institute of
Church History of the University of Navarre, in Spain, explained to Zenit
that many differences about the idea of woman also exist in theological
currents...

Out of the shadows. Opus Dei: secrets and power inside the Catholic Church,
by John L. Allen (book review)
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/book_review.cgi/past-00255
In my experience the most frequent reason given for disliking Opus Dei among
bien- pensant English Catholics is that it is â€œright-wingâ€� in ecclesiastical
terms. John Allen does not see it that way. â€œItâ€™s not quite right to call
this a â€˜traditionalâ€™ alternative to a more â€˜liberalâ€™ post-conciliar
Catholicism, since from a historical point of view Opus Dei is not
traditional at all....â€�

A new wave of persecution against Hebei Catholics
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4205
While ties between the Vatican and Beijing appear to be improving, bishops
and priests in the region which is home to Chinaâ€™s largest Catholic
community are subject to armed threats and forced to sign up to the
Patriotic Association...

Being Christian under Taleban rule
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4203
M is a Catholic Afghani and a refugee in Italy. He told his story to
AsiaNews, an account of discrimination and threats under the Taleban regime
owing to his family faith. His father was killed because he converted, and
to save his son, he did not tell him that he had been baptised. It was only
when he arrived in Italy that the boy discovered he was a Christian. "Now I
want to live for Jesus even when I am with my Muslim friends"...

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News, plus sound files from Vatican Radio

Study suggests religion can damage society
Pope says civilisations must protect human dignity
Clergy say IRA decommissioning methods can serve as model
Poll finds divides between Vatican, US Catholics
European Bishops to tackle questions of evangelization in light of Vatican
II
Vietnamese government opens access to seminaries
Vatican Begins Nationwide Inspections At St. Louis Seminary
Behind the Vatican's Proposed Gay Seminarian Ban

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week ...
The cardinals' view of Joseph Ratzinger; Preview of the synod on the
Eucharist; Homosexuals and the seminaries; Benedict and KÃ¼ng in cordial
confab

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

The Pilgrimage continues on Sunday 2 October at Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral, Christchurch; Monday 3 October at the Carmelite Monastery, 52
Hallswell Rd, Christchurch; Tuesday 4 October at Holy Name Church, Ashburton
and Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru; Wednesday 5 October at the Catholic
Church, Oamaru and Alexandra; Thursday 6 October at St Patrick's Church,
Arrowtown and St Theresa of Lisieux Church, Invercargill North; Friday 7
October at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gore, the Little Sisters of
the Poor Home, Dunedin, and St Josephâ€™s Cathedral, Dunedin; Saturday 8
October at St Patrick's Church, Waimate and St Theresa of Lisieux Church,
Riccarton.

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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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Sunday, September 25, 2005

25 Sept 2005

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

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 â€œOffensive Issueâ€�...

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/
l
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

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"

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

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 Thereseâ€™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

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OTHER EVENTS

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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, September 18, 2005

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 womanâ€™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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â€˜Sad momentâ€™ 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 Allantonâ€™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)

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"

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 TaizÃ©; 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

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 ThÃ©rÃ¨se 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

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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, September 11, 2005

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 â€œCelebrating cultural
diversityâ€�. 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'

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 ThÃ©rÃ¨se 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 cityâ€™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)

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"

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.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php

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 ]

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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Sunday, September 4, 2005

4 sept 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 Bardâ€™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 Asquithâ€™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 Englandâ€™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 Britainâ€™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

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 itâ€™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: â€œThe 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.â€�....

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Global Catholic News (plus sound files from Vatican Radio)

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 â€˜marriageâ€™ ... 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"

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

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

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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

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 TaizÃ© 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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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 XVIâ€™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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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.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=24

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

From Issue Sixteen:

Full text: The Moral Case for Embryo Adoption
In May of this year twenty-one American â€œSnowflakesâ€� families appeared with
President Bush accompanied by their â€œadopted embryosâ€�. 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. â€œFaith and Reasonâ€� or â€œFaith vs.
Reasonâ€�?
In New Zealand, as in other parts of the world, strong and powerful
â€œreligiousâ€� 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"

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