Kiwicath News and Notes

Sunday, April 2, 2006

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

A very public performance (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3616922a6571,00.html
They play the loudest instrument in town, with one of the biggest
audiences -- whether they want to hear it or not. Every Sunday, Martin and
Anne Kane climb into the belfry of Sacred Heart Basilica to play the
bells...

Problem gambling 'ignored'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0001A5EA-D846-142B-9C6C83027A\
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Churches have been accused of too often turning a blind eye to the problems
of gambling in New Zealand.

Divorce a part of his religion
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3621530a6483,00.html
United Future leader Peter Dunne is no stranger to political bust-ups, but
he will still keenly feel the dissolution of his party's relationship with
Outdoor Recreation New Zealand, The Dominion Post writes in an editorial.

Seriously sorry
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3619042a6566,00.html
It's a strangely expedient sort of repentance that has stirred within the
corporate bosom of TV3/C4 over the baby channel's decision to screen the
South Park episode Bloody Mary, writes The Southland Times in an
editorial...

Fifth complaint over Popetown cartoon fails
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3619223a1860,00.html
A request by Catholic bishops for a formal hearing into its complaint
against Popetown has been rejected by the Broadcasting Standards
Authority...

Editorial: Money talks
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3616917a6573,00.html
The climbdown by television channel C4 is quite remarkable. Before the
airing of the South Park Bloody Mary episode the channel's boss Rick Friesen
was defiant. "If you are offended, don't watch," "C4 viewers expect an
edgier channel" and "we definitely decide what will run on the channel,"
were among some of his statements...

Heritage register additions worry property owners
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3617902a6568,00.html
Moves by the Gore District Council to protect buildings it considers have
historic value have some property owners worried. These include two
commercial properties in Main St, the Catholic Church's former Sisters of
Mercy convent, the Gore High School hostel and the Gore Round Table's St
Mary's Hall...

Former convent may house SIT students
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3621553a6568,00.html
The former St Catherine's Catholic convent in Invercargill could become an
accommodation option for Southern Institute of Technology students...

Slate money needed for 'holy' roof
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000D40B2-F599-1427-87B183027A\
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Auckland Bishop Pat Dunnand the Catholic Church are urging people to "save
our holy roof" in a bid to meet a $3.7 million shortfall in renovating
historic St Patrick's Cathedral...

Bright boys show brains on TV test (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3618826a15915,00.html
Liam and Jordan McMahon may be New Zealand's brainiest 12-year-old twins,
with Liam finishing eighth in the final on TV2's quiz show "New Zealand's
Brainiest Kid". But the pair didn't fare quite as well as Sean Johnson, 12,
from St Joseph's Catholic School in Hamilton...

Commonwealth Games chaplains pleased at athletes open about faith
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/viewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=603
All major Christian denominations - including Catholics, Anglicans,
Baptists, Pentecostals and Presbyterians - were represented by chaplains at
the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

The Caritas Lent Appeal 2006

"For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving" â€" Mother Teresa

The season of Lent is once again with us and with that the Caritas Lent
Appeal - as synonymous with Lent as purple vestments, ashes on Wednesday and
no meat on Fridays. The theme for the 2006 appeal is â€œFor faith to be true,
it has to be generous and lovingâ€�, a quote by Mother Teresa who devoted her
life to caring for the worldâ€™s poor...

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SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL - NEWS

http://www.svdp.org.nz/?sid=3

Historic election in Wellington
At its National Council meeting held in Wellington on Saturday 18 March
2006, the Society of St Vincent de Paul elected Liz Chiappini as its first
woman National President for New Zealand ...

Recent Appeals - Summary
In 2005 there have been four overseas appeals: Sri Lanka Mossie Nets $
25,000Asian Tsunami $ 201,983 Tokelau Students$ 14,710 Samoan Wheelchairs
...

President cuts term short
Two years into his five year term as National President, Bill Tulloch
advised the Society's annual meeting at New Plymouth that he is resigning as
he unable to fulful his commitments to the Society ...

Samoa Wheelchair Project
This project was launched on April 2005 to raise $11,000 to puchase 10
wheelchairs. A total of $19,060 was raised. It was decided to buy chairs
to satisfy specific needs rather than buy a bulk lot ...

Youth Team is expanding
It has also been a busy year with Co-ordinators on the move! We sadly say
Good Bye to Lee King and Tumua Time PalaÃai who are two amazing people ...

PANASCO 6
The Society sent 3 delegates from New Zealand to attend the 4 day conference
in Perth Australia - 20-23 January 2006 ...

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SOCIETY OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - NEWSLETTER

http://eucharist.wellington.net.nz/newsletters.html

Issue 26, April-March 2006. Edited by Pat Clegg.

Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor. 'The Mass and the Eucharist'
Manna from heaven: Messages to Alan Ames
Fr Joseph T. Sullivan 'The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist'
Reflecting on the first Encyclical Letter of Pope Benedict XVI, 'Deus
Caritas Est' (God Is Love)
When you pray: Words of wisdom from a spiritual master
Fr Michael F. Hull 'The Holy Eucharist and Marian devotion'

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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS

http://www.tuimotu.org

From the March 2006 issue:

Editorial: Dives and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31 - full text)
What we individually and as a church need to work for, because it is a
gospel imperative, is to build a world where Lazarus comes to have the
choices we enjoy. The inescapable condition is to â€˜make affluence historyâ€™.

Also in this issue ...

Make affluence history â€" Joseph Land
In the midst of poverty â€" Alan Roberts
Let the people sing â€" interview with Shirley Murray
Veritas and the search for truth â€" Sandra Winton & Elisabeth Mackie
Farewell to Linda Clark â€" Angela Stupples
Guilt â€" Paul Andrews

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'INFORM' - THE CHRISTCHURCH DIOCESE NEWSLETTER

http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

In the March 2006 issue ...

Bishop's deputy for pastoral planning: Mike Stopforth
Letter from Bishop John
Sister Marguerita lcm celebrates her platinum jubilee
St Paul Chong Huang Church
'Catholics Returning Home'
Parishes reap benfits of Thanksgiving Programme
From the archives
Indian Mission
Hospitaller Order of St John of God
Centennial Dinner
Marriage and Family Studies
Schools' news
News from our parishes
'God is Love', by Fr John C. O'Connor

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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 last 12 months: What hasn't happened; Who's paying attention?; Benedict
and Islam; John Paul II and Benedict

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EVENTS

Eucharistic Convention 2006
http://www.eucharistic-convention.com
Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Rd., Auckland. 21 -
23 April 2006
Details on the Website, in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.14 and
from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.

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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 ]

Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki.
http://taranaki.webhealth.co.nz/page/taranaki_4.php?more=2932775
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.23, and from Ivan or Helen
Dunnett, phone or fax: (06) 752 7620.

Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.8, and from Dennis
Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box
147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. Tel. (09) 360 3049; e-mail:
advertising.nzcatholic@iconz.co.nz

Sunday, March 26, 2006

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NZ CATHOLIC - Issue 236, 26 Mar. - 8 Apr. 2006

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

From the current issue (full text):

Slate appeal launched to re-roof cathedral
Auckland â€" Wearing hard hats and orange vests, Bishop Patrick Dunn and
Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard boosted the St Patrickâ€™s Cathedral â€œHelp Restore
our Holy Roofâ€� appeal on March 9...
Read mor

Full contents summary:

NATIONAL
Huge rise in abortion cost to taxpayers ... Complaint lodged over South Park
... NZ gets praise for religious tolerance ... Celebrity leaves South Park,
citing bigotry ... Slate appeal launched to re-roof cathedral ... End to NZ
work for sisters at De Paul House ... 250-plus to join Church at Easter ...
Church for town an afterthought ... DVD offers rethink on Eucharist ...
Priest hurt in crash ... From Grateful Dead to God's greatness for American
priest ... Parish council chair gets papal award ... Former brother guilty
of abuse ... ERO File

FEATURES
A priesthood of being open to the action of God's grace ... Catholic
students now given knowledge of other faiths ... Returning to New Orleans
... Papal medal recognises service to families needing support ... CSS in
Christchurch moves into new premises ... From Caritas desk to refugee camp

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Preparing for an ordeal ... Sue Jones: Presenting
prophetic life to Catholic children ... Others Say ... Editorial: Aussie
tells truth - but it still hurts ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... Vatican
Letter: Vatican Radio dialogues with cultures

INTERNATIONAL
Abortion wording bid defeated at UN ... JPII remembered ... Religious
critical of Church in Canada ... Soviet leaders ordered assassination
attempt ... Priestly vocations rising, especially in Asia and Africa ... The
Pope: Business must not exploit workers ... Challenge to evangelise and
engage with media ... Religion "a bad idea" ... God loves embryos and aged
... Pope calls on youth to love the Church ... Atheist wins job complaint
... Pope takes first step in reform of Curia ... Book describes pope's dying
... Beijing sees new cardinal as threat ... Praise the good ... Abortion ban
fine, but not enough ... Faith-based agencies gain federal funding ...
Giving up adoptions

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

ADVERTISING FEATURE
2006 Eucharistic Convention

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Apology over 'Bloody Mary' programme
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3613840a11,00.html
Complaints about the controversial "Bloody Mary" South Park episode are
likely to be forwarded to the Broadcasting Standards Authority, after
television station C4 declined to uphold them.

C4 apologises for Bloody Mary show
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10374073
Television channel C4 has apologised for the screening of the Bloody Mary
episode of the South Park series and said it would not repeat the
programme...

Te Wharekura to lease surplus land to Verdon
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3613873a6011,00.html
The Ministry of Education has scrapped plans to move Te Wharekura O
Arowhenua from its current Invercargill site after an agreement was struck
about the use of surplus land at the school. The school will now forge ahead
with plans to have the ministry-owned land leased by neighbouring school
Verdon College.

Former convent to be relocated in Wanaka
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3611546a6571,00.html
For almost a century Pleasant Point's convent has been a recognisable
feature in the town, but now redundant it will soon be shifted to Wanaka. St
Marys parish decided to tender the building, which is beside St Josephs
Primary School, for removal or demolition about two years ago as the parish
could not take on the extensive renovations required...

Medal thanks community 'angel'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3610399a6497,00.htm/
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Theresa Jones has helped solvent abusers turn their lives around and poor
families get back on their feet. The 56-year-old Mangere woman was recently
awarded the Benemerenti Medal from Pope Benedict XVI for her services to the
less fortunate in south Auckland...

Fountain of youth has no fizz
Hawkes Bay Today
http://tinyurl.com/je4la
There was a groan through the ranks when St John's College principal Neal
Swindells announced that water would be the only drink on sale at the school
this week; and that from now on, no more fizzy drinks would be sold at
school...

A blend of lively faith and scholarship (photo)
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/l2dxx
Thomas Evan (Evan) Pollard, a former professor of New Testament at the
Theological Hall, Knox College, who died in Australia last month aged 85,
was both a theologian of international repute and a lively raconteur. During
his 18 years in Dunedin, he made notable contributions to the Presbyterian
Church of New Zealand, to international scholarship and to ecumenical
partnership...

(The following stories are not available on the newspapers' free Websites)

Pleased with garage sale
The Timaru Herald â€" News â€" 20 Mar 2006 â€" Page 2
The St Joseph's church community is pleased with the weekend's garage sale
after around $1500 was raised towards the st Thomas's extensions...

Popeâ€™s representative presents medal (photo)
Otago Daily Times 21 March 2006
The Popeâ€™s representative in New Zealand last night recognised Michael
McConnellâ€™s 41 years of service as the choir master at St Josephâ€™s
Cathedral. His Excellency Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Charles Balvo
presented Mr McConnell with a Benemerenti medal at the conclusion of a mass
at St Josephâ€™s Cathedral...

Clergy extradition protracted
The Press, 22 Mar 2006, Edition 2, Page 11.
Thirteen months after getting an extradition order for two Catholic
clergymen accused of sexually abusing children in their care, New Zealand
authorities are still awaiting a decision on their fate. Father Raymond
Garchow, 59, and a 70-year-old man whose name is suppressed, were ordered to
be extradited from Australia to New Zealand by a magistrate last February...

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

CanWest "apologises" for South Park offence (Media release 23 Mar 2006)
One could describe today's so-called 'sincere' apology from CanWest as
self-serving . They knew in advance that screening "Bloody Mary" would give
deep and widespread offence, given the correspondence they had received in
advance from Christian leaders and leaders of other faiths. Yet they still
went ahead and screened the programme...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

The Caritas Lent Appeal 2006

"For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving" â€" Mother Teresa

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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 cardinals discuss Islam, Lefebvre and retired bishops;
Biography of Honduran cardinal reveals his global vision; Vatican explains
dropping of papal title; A tough line on Islam; A new DVD about John Paul
II; 'Word From Rome' on the move.

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EVENTS

Mariapolis 2006
The annual gathering of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand.
Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. 19 - 23 April
2006
Programme and registration form from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826,
Wellington. Tel: (04) 384 4559 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(04) 384 4559 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, (04) 479 7713
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 479 7713
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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 ]

Auckland Regional Co-ordiantor, Caritas Aotearoa NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 26-8 April 2006 p.23, at Search4Jopbs.co.nz
( http://tinyurl.com/jtl5q ) and from Claire Beaumont, e-mail:
claire@caritas.org.nz ; tel. (04) 496 1742
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 496 1742
end_of_the_skype_highlighting; PO Box 12-193, Wellington.
Applications close 31 March 2006.

Sunday, March 19, 2006

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Dear readers,

The English Jesuits' Website 'Pray as you go' -
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org - offers ten-minute programmes of Scripture
readings, reflections and sacred music which can be downloaded for portable
MP3 players such as I-Pods. They are ideal for the commuter as they can
listened to during the journey to work.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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Pupils push play on St Patrickâ€™s Day (photo)
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/hlnvs
More than 900 pupils from 10 Dunedin Roman Catholic schools enjoyed the luck
of the Irish yesterday morning when they took part in the annual St Patrickâ€™s
Day Sports at Bathgate Park...

St Patrick's Day brings a greening to the south
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3607731a6568,00.html

Whale Rider star to play Virgin Mary
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3607781a1860,00.html
Keisha Castle-Hughes, the Oscar-nominated teen-aged star of Whale Rider, has
been cast as Mary in Nativity, which looks at the life of the Virgin Mary
before the birth of Christ...

Hundreds bid farewell to Central's `finest son' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,3607667a6017,00.html
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Omakau yesterday to farewell Poolburn
farmer Dennis Flannery, who died in a farming incident on Tuesday. Mr
Flannery's relatives filled St Peter's Catholic Church, while another
500-odd people lined the hill outside, standing silently as they listened to
the service over loudspeakers...

NZ's Clark asks media to support religious tolerance
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asiapacific/detail.asp?GRP=C&id=78657
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark called on news media on Tuesday to
mend religious divisions in the wake of a global Muslim uproar over
publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Europe.

Clark urged to tackle Philippines president on human rights
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10372162
Prime Minister Helen Clark is being urged to raise human rights abuses with
the Philippines government during a meeting there this week. Representatives
of the Catholic Church in New Zealand have backed the call and have
highlighted a wide range of alleged abuses in the country.

Prime Minister Helen Clark is a self-described agnostic but this week will
address an international religious peace forum ...
The Dominion Post â€" News â€" 14 Mar 2006 â€" Page 8 (not available on the
paper's free Website)

Sancta Maria scores highly with ERO
Howick and Pakuranga Times Online
http://www.times.co.nz/education/story_00010792.shtml
A glowing report from the Education Review Office (ERO) is the latest
addition to a long list of exciting firsts for Sancta Maria College...

Children hurt in bus accident
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3603792a6479,00.html
Four Taihape children have been hurt after their schoolbus was rear-ended by
a truck. The bus was carrying 28 students aged five to 17, who were on their
way to Taihape Area School and St Joseph's Catholic School.

New priest arrives in town
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3602786a6571,00.html
Fr Brian Fennessey has spread the good word in some bad places. Now, the
Catholic communities of Temuka and Geraldine have the benefit of a
well-travelled, full-time father.

The Kiwi trying to break the Code
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=18&objectid=10372236
... a tall, slim New Zealander crosses the courtyard with his wife. We know
he is 58: Michael Baigent celebrated his birthday on the first day of this
court case, in which he and Richard Leigh are suing Random House for
plagiarism...

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Bernard McGrath Trial

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Minister won't comment on inquiry into religious school abuse
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bulletins/radionz/200603171921/381a54bf

Sex-abuse inquiry demanded
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/manawatustandard/0,2106,3607718a6407,00.html

The Lost Boys Tell Their Tale
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/03/16/1464014.htm

Trial attempt to regain faith
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3606302a6009,00.html

Brother's Conviction Brings Some Closure
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5534262,00.html

Disgraced brother guilty of 21 charges
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3607240a12855,00.html

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

The Caritas Lent Appeal 2006

"For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving" â€" Mother Teresa

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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 ...
Missionary activity since Ad Gentes: Interview with Oswald Gracias of Agra,
India; address by Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk of Seoul; Interview with Jesuit
Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach; Realignment in the Roman Curia; On relations with
Muslim states; Christ and the Church.; papal physician's book; the idea of
new patriarchates; women in the church

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EVENTS

Mariapolis 2006
The annual gathering of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand.
Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 19 -
Sunday 23 April 2006
Programme and registration form from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826,
Wellington. Tel: (04) 384 4559 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(04) 384 4559 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, (04) 479 7713
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 479 7713
end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

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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 ]

Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki.
http://taranaki.webhealth.co.nz/page/taranaki_4.php?more=2932775
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 12-25 2006 p.23, and from Ivan or Helen
Dunnett, phone or fax: (06) 752 7620.

Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 12-25 2006 p.4, and from Dennis Augustine,
Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby,
Auckland 1034. Tel. (09) 360 3049 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(09) 360 3049 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; e-mail:
advertising.nzcatholic@iconz.co.nz

Sunday, March 12, 2006

12 MARCH 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - March 12-25 2006

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

From the current issue:

Website hits up fourfold (full text)
Auckland â€" The revamped NZ Catholic website has drawn visitors from more
than 30 countries and hits for its first full month were almost four times
as high as for the previous February...

Full contents of this issue ...

NATIONAL
Ashes outside Parliament ... Broadcasting boycott to be continued ... Media
under scrutiny at Interfaith Forum ... Website hits up fourfold ... Schools
join forces in catering project ... Action on abortions ... Ethics study of
episode ... Mass of healing ... Two complaints allege "blasphemous libel"
... Lay leader installed in Wellington ... Upper Hutt parishes join for Mass
... Work planned for Catholic graves ... Historian seeks family of airman
buried in Irish Catholic cemetery ... Enrolment demand strong in
Christchurch ... Long-serving staff acknowledged at Greymouth ... Auckland
parish to join together in one Tridentine Mass ... First male principal ...
ERO File

FEATURES
South Park: Prayer and protest, offence and boycott ... Former monastery
reopens as Korean church ... New icons and altar will join cathedral's
restored stations ... Experiencing God's mercy through Reconciliation ...
Readers at Mass told to learn from TV newsreaders ... "God's glory goes with
Cushla as the lay pastoral leader" ... Creation advocate faults evolution
... Evangelisation mission marks 10 years in NZ ... Seminarians on hikoi

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: We are put to the test at Gethsemane ... Parish Diary:
Talking in church ... Joy Cowley: We find forgiveness and growth by
embracing our shadows ... Others Say ... Editorial: Boycotting advertisers
works best ... Malcolm Evans ... Vatican Letter: Red hats signal Pope's
priorities ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
"Spiritual reform" to begin with religious ... 15 new cardinals named ...
Lay participation vital in "multiple pastoring" ... The Pope: Bishops asked
to work with Muslims ... New approach on vocations ... Mothers' lives not
helped ... Former bank head dies ... UK schools to teach about other beliefs
... Pope open to greater involvement of women ... Pell accused of false
doctrine ... "Gangster" case fails ... Lenten fast not seen as burden ...
Patriarch no more ... In Brief

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

ADVERTISING FEATURE
'Seasons for Growth'

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Mystery of missing nuns deepens (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10371260
The riddle surrounding the remains of two missing Sisters of Mercy nuns has
resurfaced as earthworks around Auckland's historic St Patrick's Cathedral
draw closer to an old, unmarked cemetery.

Honest to God: Energy of love in the global village, by Ian Harris
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/f3y2j
Each religion must find its own part to play. But the realisation that, in
the final analysis, we all belong in the same boat, and that we will grow up
or blow up together, lies at the heart of the new cultural awareness of the
world.

Garth George: Praise be for helping hand of faith-based organisations
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0003EA44-6899-140E-9DD283027A\
F10106
An exciting thing is happening in the delivery of social services in New
Zealand, and if it takes root and flourishes it will change the face of the
care given to such needy groups as people with mental problems and wayward
youth.
It seems that the Government is losing its dislike of faith-based
organisations which are ready and willing to contribute to the alleviation
of the suffering inherent in floundering state health and welfare systems...

Hostage slaying boosts fears for safety of NZ captive
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,3601423a6005,00.html
A friend of Iraqi hostage Harmeet Sooden says the slaying of Tom Fox, one of
his fellow captives, increases her fears for his life. Australian Donna
Mulhearn would often bump into Fox in Iraq's Karrada St, where his
peacemaking team base was just down the road from her charity for orphans
and streetkids. Both went to St Raphael's Catholic Church...

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Bernard McGrath Trial

Catholic brother sexual abuse trial enters final stages
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bulletins/radionz/200603102027/2a1129c7

Social worker was alerted to abuse at school - witness
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3597402a6530,00.html

St John payouts top $5m Jury sees McGrath tapes
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3595166a6530,00.html

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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES

World news of the Church, regularly updated ...

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

The Caritas Lent Appeal 2006

"For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving" â€" Mother Teresa

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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 ...
Preview of World Youth Day, Sydney, 2008; Pope sets aside a title; Could
Western Christianity create new patriarchates? ; Benedict continues to buck
convention; The Italian commission on John Paul's shooting; Benedict XVI
speaks on women.

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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 ]

Director, Catholic Enquiry Centre, Wellington
http://www.catholic-enquiry-centre.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue no. 234, Feb 26 - March 11 2006, p.22, in
'Wel-com' March 2006, p.6, and from Micah Partners, tel. (04) 499 4749
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 499 4749
end_of_the_skype_highlighting;
mobile: 021-552- 929 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
021-552- 929 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; fax: (04) 499 7375;
e-mkail:
contact@micahpartners.co.nz; PO Box 499, Wellington. Applications close 17
March 2006.

Sunday, March 5, 2006

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

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'South Park' - The Aftermath

Priest lodges blasphemy complaint against C4
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0003F408-C418-1408-B3A583027A\
F103D0
Auckland's last remaining priest who celebrates the Mass solely in Latin, Dr
Denzil Mueli, is asking police to prosecute C4 for blasphemy over its
decision to screen last week's episode of South Park. Blasphemous libel is
punishable under the Crimes Act by up to a year in jail...

South Park Charges Unlikely
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5478535,00.html
A criminal law professor believes there is not much chance of blasphemy
charges being brought against the broadcaster Canwest...

Furious Catholics look at legal action
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/672118
No one has been prosecuted for blasphemy in New Zealand for more that 80
years and even that failed. But that isn't stopping a group of Catholics
from seeking to lay charges of blasphemous libel over a recent South Park
episode...

Blasphemy Complaint Over South Park?
03/03/2006 NewstalkZB
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5474913,00.html
The controversy over the South Park Bloody Mary episode continues. An
Auckland priest intends laying a blasphemy complaint with the police...

Ratings on TV3 fail to back up boycott claims
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10370365
The threatened boycott of CanWest-owned TV3 has not made a dent in ratings
but the broadcaster has received a "steady flow" of formal complaints...

Local churches prepare petition
The Timaru Herald â€" News â€" 2 Mar 2006 â€" Page 2 [Not available on the
paper's free Website]
A petition of about 300 signatures from South Canterbury Catholics and
Presbyterians will be sent to Canwest protesting their screening of South
Park, last week...

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Bernard McGrath Trial

Brother said abuse all right - witness
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3586749a6530,00.html

[The following two reports are not available on the newspaper's free
Website]

Seven counts dropped in McGrath sex abuse trial
The Press, 2 Mar 2006, Edition 2, Page 9.

Desecrator says he was molested
The Press, 1 Mar 2006, Edition 2, Page 8.

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Pupils celebrate first day at school (photo)
Otago Daily Times
By Celia Williams
http://tinyurl.com/kb5nl
Pupils at Wanakaâ€™s Holy Family School had a â€œday of funâ€� to celebrate
their
first day in new school buildings yesterday...

Taggers leave mark of Beast
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3590601a6479,00.html
Taggers have daubed the number 666 on churches and buildings around
Wellington... [Copycat incidents were also reported in Levin. ML]

Auckland Theatre Company presents 'Doubt'
Friday, 3 March 2006, 12:33 pm
Press Release: Auckland Theatre Company
Auckland Theatre Company presents 'Doubt' by John Patrick Shanley at the
Maidment Theatre 16 March â€" 8 April
Set in the Bronx in 1964, the play is about a conflict between a Catholic
primary school principal and the parish priest. A review of the play in
'Commonweal': http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php?id_article=1197

Founder Backs Off Plans For Catholic Town
http://www.wjactv.com/mostpopular/7652857/detail.html
West Palm Beach, Fla. -- Domino's Pizza founder Thomas S. Monaghan, who is
helping to bankroll the birth of a Florida town and university, backtracked
Friday from comments that he'd like the community to be governed by strict
Roman Catholic principles.

Pope Benedict drops one of his nine titles
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=133219
Vatican City, Mar 1 (Reuters) Pope Benedict has dropped one of his nine
official titles, giving up ''Patriarch of the West'' in a discreet step
apparently intended to help promote closer ties with the Orthodox churches
of the East...

New fervor among young Italian Catholics
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0301/p07s02-woeu.html
Dissatisfied with material life, 550 Italian women became nuns last year -
up from 350 two years before...

Retreat lets women reflect on holy life, recruits new members
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/living/13989253.htm
Detroit - Amid a flurry of white habits and black veils, Candice Kassab's
Chanel earrings sparkled in Sunday's mid-morning sun. The high school
junior's jeans and long ponytail fit in among the dozens of mini-tees and
thumb rings worn by the teens and young women who surged through the narrow
halls of Spiritus Sanctus Academy in Ann Arbor, Mich...

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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES

The Pope: Lent is a time to oppose goodness to evil, the truth to lies and
love to hatred
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5524
In celebrating Ash Wednesday mass, Benedict XVI talks about the struggle
against evil and urges the faithful to practice charity...

Pope says Lenten practices like fasting express faith, not burden
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0601155.htm
Vatican City (CNS) -- Lenten practices like fasting should be experienced as
an expression of faith, not as a difficult burden, Pope Benedict XVI said...

Catholic youth ministers in Sydney in July for first National Youth
Symposium ahead of 2008 World Youth Day, the first in Oceania
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=6837&lan=eng
Sydney (Fides Service) - â€˜Builders and Dreamers: Creating Sustainable
Ministry with Young Peopleâ€™ is the theme of the first national youth
symposium to be held in Sydney in July. The event will give Catholic youth
ministers an opportunity to share their experience and dreams with regard to
Catholic Youth Ministry, and answer questions such as how to provide a good
pastoral service for young Christians today and to evangelise among young
people in Oceania...

ARCIC Talks to Continue Says Catholic Bishop
http://www.christiantoday.com/news/church/arcic.talks.to.continue.says.catholic.\
bishop/1033.htm
The ARCIC talks between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches are to
continue, according to the Church of England Newspaper...

World news of the Church, regularly updated ...

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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MARIST MESSENGER - FEBRUARY 2006

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

Full-text articles ...

The Mersey Miracle
Liverpoolâ€™s Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King sits perched high
above the city like a giant wigwam â€" hence its local name of Paddyâ€™s Wigwam.
Admittedly, itâ€™s not your normal cathedral but the fact that it exists at
all is a feat in itself...

Discernment of Desires
How do we know when a desire comes from the Holy Spirit? This is a question
that sincere Christians will often ask themselves as they try to tune into
the Spirit from moment to moment..

Lenten Reflection
The sun sparkles through the window on the Christmas tree surrounded by
presents and cards. As I live alone with family far away, friends and
neighbours visit me...

Lent is a Journey
The heavy emphasis on penance in the observance of the season of Lent in the
past has turned quite a few people off the whole experience...

Also in this month's Marist Messenger ...

* How do we know God's will * Lord: The call of Peter * Our Lady of
Glastonbury * Temple Sagrada Familia * Pope Benedict Speaks * February
Feasts and Saints * Can You Bear it * A Minute or Two * Children's Corner *
Crossword by Appo * Remembering our Dead

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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS - FEBRUARY 2006

http://www.tuimotu.org

Editorial: New Year (full text)
"... The greatest victory Enlightenment thinking has had in the world of the
West is to relegate God to the privacy of the internal forum â€" okay for
chapel, but not for the market place or the coffee bar. To talk religion (or
politics) is the ultimate social solecism. Fortunately a religious magazine
is not bound by such shibboleths: we can chat away about God as much as we
like. For this issue of Tui Motu we have assembled a series of great pieces
which are all undisguised â€˜God-talkâ€™..."

Also in this issue ...
* A time for loving â€" Glynn Cardy
* In truth, peace â€" Pope Benedictâ€™s New Yearâ€™s message
* Campaigners for peace â€" Tui Motu interviews Kate Dewes and Rob Green
* Light in darkness â€" Paul Oestreicher
* On the stile â€" Eve Adams
* Chronicles of Narnia â€" Film review: Paul Sorrell

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

The Caritas Lent Appeal 2006

"For faith to be true, it has to be generous and loving" â€" Mother Teresa

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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 ...
Cardinal Marc Ouellet on Benedict XVI; Wish list for the Canadian Religious
Conference; Quebec priests criticize exclusion of gays; Milwaukee's
Archbishop Timothy Dolan

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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 ]

Parish Resource Person for Youth and Young Adults, Catholic diocese of
Christchurch
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue no. 234, Feb 26 - March 11 2006, p.23, and
from Claire Dooley, Director, Catholic Youth Team, PO Box 4544,
Christchurch. Tel: (03) 366 9869 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(03) 366 9869 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; fax: (03)
379-8724; e-mail:
cdooley@chch.catholic.org.nz Applications close 10 March 2006.

Director, Catholic Enquiry Centre, Wellington
http://www.catholic-enquiry-centre.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue no. 234, Feb 26 - March 11 2006, p.22, and
from Micah Partners, tel. (04) 499 4749
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 499 4749
end_of_the_skype_highlighting; mobile: 021-552- 929
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021-552- 929
end_of_the_skype_highlighting; fax: (04)
499 7375; e-mkail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz; PO Box 499, Wellington.
Applications close 17 March 2006.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

From issue no. 234, Feb 26 - March 11 2006 ...

Bishops suggest boycott of TV3 news, advertisers (full text)
Auckland - Catholics opposed to the screening of the Bloody Mary episode of
South Park could consider boycotting TV3 news, New Zealandâ€™s bishops have
said....

Christchurch pastoral plan released
Christchurch - Bishop John Cunneen has unveiled a new pastoral strategy for
Christchurch diocese, grouping parishes into 11 pastoral areas...

Allen: Church faces three "megachallenges"
Auckland - John Allen says the Catholic Church is currently facing three
â€œobvious megachallengesâ€�: Identity, a shift in the Catholic population and a
fragmentation of the Church...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Catholic Church launches new plan
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3583638a6530,00.html
An ageing priesthood and lack of trainees have forced the local Catholic
Church to undergo a radical reshape. The Diocese of Christchurch has
launched a plan that includes "sharing resources" -- such as priests and
religious classes -- between parishes, and could lead to the closure and
deconsecration of smaller parish churches...

Schools turn away hundreds
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3578749a6530,00.html
Canterbury integrated schools continue to turn away hundreds of students,
including some who qualify for admission on religious or special character
status...

No power, but â€˜charmingâ€™ life (photo)
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/nnjvx
Marie Grunke leads a simple life. She has lived without electricity for
nearly a decade in her 140-year-old stone cottage in Oamaru. â€œI live a very
charming, quality lifestyle and I love it. I canâ€™t believe how simple it is.
Iâ€™ve taken some control back in my life,â€� the Catholic nun (67) said this
week...

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The Bernard McGrath case
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Witness weeps on describing abuse details
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/eax9v

Brother lured boy with lollies, court told
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/j5g4k

Witness makes new abuse claims
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3582414a6530,00.html

Trial opens old wound for church
NZ Herald
http://tinyurl.com/j9cxo

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THE 'SOUTH PARK' EPISODE

Protest Website:
http://www.stopc4.org.nz

The Catholic bishops' pastoral letter:
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/viewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=553

Catholic protestors converge on TV3 and C4 headquarters (video report)
http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/tabid/67/articleID/4259/Default.aspx

Hundreds in TV3 prayer protest against controversial cartoon (photo)
NZ Herald
http://tinyurl.com/fuoo3

Catholic cartoon anger grows
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3577781a6009,00.html
Catholic Church in New Zealand spokeswoman Lindsay Freer has said the
publication of the Muhammad cartoons had opened up the debate over press
freedom of expression versus its responsibility to uphold "good taste and
decency". While the media had the power to push boundaries, they needed to
question whether it was necessary to deliberately offend people "just
because they could", she said...

Church urges boycott of TV3, C4
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3577686a6000,00.html
[Comments by Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey]

Race Relations Mulls South Park Boycott
NewstalkZB
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5424305,00.html

Church outrage as cartoon to air tonight
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000DD2A7-F9ED-13FA-A5A883027A\
F1010F

Bloody Mary show attracts six times usual audience
NZPA
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3582068a10,00.html

Church unrepentant on Virgin Mary row
The Press, 24 Feb 2006, Edition 2, Page 4.
[Not available on the paper's free Website]

Catholics vow to continue boycott
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/664720

TV chief rejects bishops' boycott call over 'tasteless' cartoon
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=100&ObjectID=10369212

Catholic call for media guidelines
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5437783,00.html

Cartoon's no joke - Bishop
Manawatu Standard
[Comments by Bishop Peter Cullinane. Not available on the paper's free
Website]

South Park as bad as the Muslim cartoons - bishop
Waikato Times
[Comments by Bishop Denis Browne. Not available on the paper's free Website]

Open Season on Christianity. A Little Respect Is Harder to Find
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=85063
Christchurch, New Zealand, FEB. 25, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The recent
publication of cartoons satirizing the prophet Mohammed brought many calls
for greater respect of Islamic beliefs. Christians could rightly wonder when
they, too, will receive some respect. As controversy over the drawings
continues, a television station in New Zealand chose this moment to show a
"South Park" episode ridiculing the Virgin Mary and the Pope...

Church prepares petition (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3582390a6010,00.html

Tighten TV rules on taste, says [Race Relations Commissioner] de Bres
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000D9667-8BB1-13FD-AF1C83027A\
F10258

TV cartoon labelled 'disgusting'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3581980a6004,00.html

Canwest Decision Quashes Right To Free Protest
Press Release: Family Life International
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0602/S00275.htm

CanWest loses advertiser over South Park
NZPA
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3580826a1860,00.html

Bleeding Virgin Mary Stand Off Intensifies
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5424861,00.html
NewstalkZB
[Comments by a represntative of the NZ Jewish community]

Why South Park's shocker is OK, by Rosemary McLeod
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,3584588a6442,00.html

Kerre Woodham: Unholy row a TV ratings blessing
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0001F1F8-F79B-13FF-A5D983027A\
F1010E

South Park show a minor miracle, by Times reporter Mary Anne Gill
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3581993a6579,00.html

Frances Grant: 'Bloody Mary' merely mediocre
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0004B3E5-4CB5-13FC-BAED83027A\
F1010E

Editorial: Attention grabber
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3581259a6573,00.html

Churches v churls
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3581082a6566,00.html

Editor: Offensive content defies all principles of taste
Bay of Plenty Times
http://tinyurl.com/gy3ue

Your say: 'Bloody Mary' screens
[Letters from readers of Fairfax Newspapers]
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3580974a4621,00.html

Let's get it right ..., by Patricia Veltkamp-Smith
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3581085a16343,00.html

Puerile pot shots at Virgin Mary, by Jane Bowron
The Dominion Post
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3581811a1869,00.html

Editorial: Offended? Then use the remote
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0002568B-C2A6-13FA-A5A883027A\
F1010F

Offended? Vote with your remote
Nelson Mail
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/0,2106,3580925a6508,00.html

Brian Edwards comments on South Park episode
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsfeature.asp?storyID=90209

South Park's 'Mary' episode revolting, says PM
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10369363

Editorial Licence to satirise
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3578744a6528,00.html
It should hardly be a surprise that the South Park "Bloody Mary" episode
will be deeply offensive to many New Zealanders, writes The Press in an
editorial...

Fans Defend 'Bloody Mary' Episode
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5427822,00.html
NewstalkZB

Readers' Views: South Park
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/466/story.cfm?c_id=339&ObjectID=10369285

South Parkâ€™ bad taste but raised serious issues, lecturer says
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/effrp
[Comments by University of Otago religious studies lecturer Dr Greg Dawes
and Bishop Colin Campbell]

A switch in hand
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/kz2l3

John Roughan: Best humour is love-based
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000A2FDE-B232-13FE-A33883027A\
F1023D

Publicity promotes puerile programme, by Gordon Brown
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,3583416a6552,00.html

South Park what was all the fuss about, man?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3582406a6011,00.html
[Includes comment by Fr Father Hamesh Wyatt]

World news of the Church, regularly updated ...

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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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 ...

Interview with New Zealand Cardinal Thomas Williams; Benedict's first
cardinal appointments; Thumbnail sketches of the new cardinals.

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EVENTS

Wellington Eucharistic Convention, Saturday and Sunday 4-5 March 2006, St
Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 29-Feb. 4 2006, p. 4, from Ted Jordan tel (04)
528 8679, and on the Website:
http://www.divinenet.org.nz/convention_2006_02.htm

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 ]

Parish Resource Person for Youth and Young Adults, , Catholic diocese of
Christchurch
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' issue no. 234, Feb 26 - March 11 2006, p.23, and
from Claire Dooley, Director, Catholic Youth Team, PO Box 4544,
Christchurch. Tel: (03) 366 9869 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(03) 366 9869 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; fax: (03)
379-8724; e-mail:
cdooley@chch.catholic.org.nz Applications close 10 March 2006.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Bishops suggest boycott of TV3 news, advertisers
Auckland â€" Catholics opposed to the screening of the Bloody Mary episode of
South Park could consider boycotting TV3 news, New Zealandâ€™s bishops have
said...

The bishops' pastoral letter on the South Park episode (full text):
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/viewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=553

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'WEL-COM'

The newspaper of Archdiocese of Wellington and Diocese of Palmerston North

Full-text stories from the February 2006 issue at http://www.welcom.org.nz
...

Archbishop Dew's column: Collaboration, the way forward
It is just 16 weeks before the next Synod of the Archdiocese of Wellington.
I ask for your prayers for the success of the synod and for the ongoing
planning to enrich the life of our Church. We are â€˜salt and light
togetherâ€™...

Lay pastoral leader in our parish/pastoral area - what does it mean?
The appointment of Cushla Quigan as the first lay pastoral leader to
minister in a pastoral area raises many questions for all of us .Why do we
need a lay pastoral leader ...?

Archbishop heralds new era in parishes
Sunday 5 February 2006 was highly significant in the history of the
archdiocese when Cushla Quigan was installed as lay pastoral leader in the
parish of Petone. Cushlaâ€™s appointment is a first for the archdiocese...

Three women disciples celebrated this month
The Uniting Church celebrates three significant women in the apostle Paulâ€™s
ministry tomorrow. Without the work of Prisca, Dorcas and Phoebe in Rome,
Corinth and Joppa, it is likely that Paul would have had a much more
difficult job gaining a hearing among the many strains of Judaism that were
abroad during the first century after Jesusâ€™ death. Here Sr Elizabeth Julian
gives some background into why the New Testament writers have singled out
these women...

Reflecting on our faith through the Caritas Lenten reflection programme
Lent is traditionally a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It is an
opportunity to re-examine our lives and to reflect on our commitment to our
faith and to our neighbours...

CSS moving into new fields as director leaves
The director of Catholic Social Services leaves the service in good shape
after a series of changes in the past decade which have aligned it more
closely with community needs...

A tribute to school principal Jacqueline Dromgool QSM
Those involved in Catholic Education in Wellington were delighted to learn
of the Queenâ€™s Service Medal awarded to their colleague, Jacqueline
Dromgool, in the New Yearâ€™s Honours List...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Music key ingredient of teacherâ€™s lengthy career (photo)
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/bfgwl
For more than 70 years, Oamaru piano teacher Kath Hendersonâ€™s hobby has also
been her job â€" and she cannot imagine doing anything else. Over the years,
she has organised concert parties, sing-a-longs for the blind, taught
boarders at St Kevins College and played the accompaniment for many groups
and at many events...

A humble man
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3575653a6016,00.htm/
l
Kafoa-Mo Talau Ngauamo was looking forward to the birth of his fifth child
in May. But the New Lynn father of four drowned while trying to save one of
his sons at Green Bay Beach on January 30. His death has shocked the
congregation of St Mary's Catholic Parish in Avondale, where he and his
family attended Mass...

Muslim head girl at Catholic school (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3572595a7694,00.html
The appointment of a Muslim student as head girl of St Mary's College has
raised eyebrows among some who feel the top spot should be reserved for a
Catholic...

Islamic Federation supports head girl
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=89783
The New Zealand Islamic Association is describing criticism of a Muslim
being chosen as head girl at a Catholic school as a storm in a teacup...

Civic identity Fred Thomas dies
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3571198a6497,00.htm/
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Former Takapuna mayor and "visionary leader" of the city, Fred Thomas, has
died. Arthur Frederick Thomas, 81, died at home after a short illness on
February 7. North Shore mayor George Wood described Mr Thomas as one of his
most distinguished civic predecessors...

Parents 'duped' over school fees
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3570090a6479,00.html
Some integrated schools are charging parents thousands of dollars while
pocketing the same taxpayer funding as struggling state schools, education
lobbyists say...

[The following story is not available on the newspaper's Website. It can
read at public libraries and via the libraries' free 'Newztext' service for
borrowers]

What the 12 schools have to say
The Press (Christchurch) 15 Feb. 2006, Edition 2, Page 15.
[The Press asked the 12 Canterbury schools under ministry scrutiny about
their financial position, including
Roncalli College, St Thomas of Canterbury, Catholic Cathedral College and
Sacred Heart Primary School ]

Solomon Islands still recovers from social unrest
http://www.solomonstarnews.com/drupal-4.4.1/?q=node/view/7027
[The Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands, with the assistance of Mahitahi
Trust Board of New Zealand, has established a Youth Development Project
which brought two volunteers from New Zealand to train coaches of netball
and soccer]

Vatican Fetes Museums On Its 500th Birthday
http://xtramsn.co.nz/travel/0,,12734-5401175,00.html
Five hundred years ago on Tuesday, Pope Julius II had a Roman-era statue
that was unearthed near the Colosseum moved into one of his palace
courtyards. Thus were born the Vatican Museums. To celebrate, the Vatican
unveiled events to mark the 5th centenary of what is arguably the world's
most prestigious museum complex, housing almost everything from mummies to
Michelangelo.

The good Catholics [a review of A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell]
http://www.listener.co.nz/default,5469.sm
This book dramatises a little-known statistic: the relatively high survival
rate of Italy's Jews in the years of the Holocaust. Even during the Nazi
occupation, the country's Catholic majority were prepared to risk their
lives hiding Jewish refugees. Russell follows a number of refugees from a
range of backgrounds, as well as the people who help them, and the Nazis who
hunt them...

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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICES

Muslim cartoon controversy prompts SBS reversal on South Park
http://www.cathnews.com/news/602/92.php
[Australian TV channel] SBS TV has "deferred" an episode of the cartoon
series South Park that caused outrage in church circles in the US and New
Zealand...

Olympians Welcomed With the Word
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=84361
Turin, Italy, Feb. 12, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Participants in the Winter
Olympics are being welcomed with the gift of the Gospel, compliments of the
dioceses of Turin, Pinerolo and Susa. The dioceses are distributing copies
of St. Mark's Gospel in parishes, hotels and lodgings in Turin, as part of
the Church's program to promote the area's historical, cultural and
religious heritage. In addition, the dioceses constructed a religious center
in the Olympic Village to offer athletes and their delegations a place for
reflection...

Olympic Event: "Heart to Heart" Meeting With God
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=84366
Turin, Italy, Feb. 12, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Participants in Turin's Winter
Olympics will have the opportunity to have a heart-to-heart meeting with
Jesus. An initiative of the Archdiocese of Turin, called "Heart to Heart,"
has opened three churches in the city for daily Eucharistic adoration. In
this interview with ZENIT, Salesian Father Fabian Gheller, a member of the
project's organizing committee, explains the goals and hoped-for results of
the initiative...

Reality and fiction: Opus Dei press conference to present Harambee programme
2006, to denounce deformed image of the Catholic Church as presented in the
film â€œThe Da Vinci Codeâ€� soon to be released
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=6717&lan=eng

The Lord of History is on the side of the humble, says the Pope
http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5395
Vatican City (AsiaNews) â€" The â€œLord of Historyâ€� is â€œon the side of those
who
come lastâ€�. Even though his plans are often â€œhidden by the murkiness of
human events in which the â€˜haughty, the powerful, and the richâ€™ triumphâ€�,
â€œhis secret power is bound to reveal itself and show who Godâ€™s true chosen
areâ€�.

More world news of the Church, regularly updated ...

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

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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 ...
Behind the changes at the interreligious council; The Vatican and
communications; Australia and RU486; The church and the media; The coming
consistory; Pope Benedict and collegiality; Update on the murder of Fr.
Andrea Santoro.

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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 ]

Live-in support person, Mt Tabor Community, Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb. 12-25 2006, p. 23, and from Lorr, tel: (09)
420 6184

Lay pastoral co-ordinator - St Anne's Parish, Wanganui East
Lay pastoral worker - St Mary's Parish, Wanganui -
http://www.stmaryswanganui.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 29-Feb. 4 2006, p. 23, and from Palmerston
North Diocesan Office, Private Bag 11 012, Palmerston North. Applications
close 20 Feb. 2006

Fund-raiser, Christian Blind Mission International
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb. 12-25 2006, p. 23, the NZ Herald (
http://tinyurl.com/ah5tq ) and from National Director, CBMI (NZ), PO Box
99-820, Newmarket, Auckland 1031. E-mail: inquiries@cbmi.org.nz
Applications close 22 February 2006.