11 February 2007

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

In issue no.259, February 11 - 24 2007 ...

NATIONAL
Open all hours during Easter? ... Sisters establish health chair ...
Catholic workers share vocation experiences ... Referenda sought on smacking
and family breakdown ... NZ parishes caught by phone scams ... Fr John Moss
dies in UK, aged 82 ... Clergy appointments for Auckland diocese ... Praise
for Parachute ... Hamilton to rally youth ... When in Rome ... Fresh faces
at Catholic schools include several new principals ... TVNZ's Praise Be
funding cut by 10 programmes ... Home's centennial coming ... ERO File

FEATURES
200-plus gather to "bring God back to our world" ... Evangelisation is for
all ... In the clamour for rights, society overlooks duties ... What can I
do to make sure this Lent is grace-filled and blessed? ... Family links seen
at jubilee ... Home of Compassion church, convent restoration celebrated ...
Hamilton's Swiss priest opens Scott Base dinner

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Loneliness and God's pleasure ... Pope Benedict XVI:
Christ invites followers to Sunday banquet ... Donald Wuerl: "Silence and
ignorance are twin allies of atrocities" ... Editorial: Media quick to
target Benedict ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... New image needed for
heaven ... Church declares "high regard" for Muslims

INTERNATIONAL
Mataca slams NZ response to coup ... Abortion trends worth celebrating, says
cardinal ... Unity still sought despite Anglican church crisis ... Opus Dei
complains to BBC ... The Pope: Portray beauty, media urged ... Nation's
most-respected son dies JPII skived off for skiing Daily Bible use key, says
Pope Church, government clash over gay adoptions Archbishop calls for
preaching with substance Bishop stands by his people's view JPII thought
about resigning Permanent marriage "the plan of God" Fr Drinan "on the wrong
side" Saints' problems console the Pope In Brief

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

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Caritas Lenten Appeal 2007

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Bride walks across the road, then up the aisle (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3956894a6554.html
Some brides arrive at church in a limousine, others in a horse-drawn
carriage. But Helen Walsh chose a Shanks's pony for her big day. She led her
three bridesmaids and mother from her house in Exeter St to St Philomena's
Catholic Church on Brooklands Rd yesterday afternoon...

'Praise Be' losing funding To 'My God'
http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=358025&catid=30
The Churches Broadcasting Commission has complained to New Zealand On Air
that the religious programme, Praise Be, is to lose ten episodes this year
to a programme about religions other than Christianity...

Judge's mark on the system
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=56806
Members of the judiciary and legal fraternity gathered at the High Court in
Lautoka yesterday morning to farewell Justice Daniel Finnigan. Justice
Finnigan arrived in Fiji in 2005 to assist the High Court in Lautoka with
the huge backlog of cases. He returns to New Zealand for retirement...


Priests ride great wave out
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article.asp?aid=8257&iid=641&sud=27
Gisborne people have every reason to be proud of their city and all the
amenities available . . . this was the parting message from St Mary Star of
the Sea parish priest Father Gerard Paterson and his assistant Father Yvan
Sergy...

Elderly afraid of being euthanased
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/981132
A Christian pro-life group claims an increasing number of elderly New
Zealanders are afraid of being euthanased by medical staff...

The Refugee Decisions That Have Catholics Bemused
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0702/S00050.htm
In the last few days the case of an Iranian granted refugee status due to
his sexual orientation has been in the news. This has caused some
consternation among champions of another Iranian seeking refugee status in
New Zealand Thomas Yadegary...

Upset as gay Iranian wins asylum but Catholic fails
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10422597
Supporters of a Catholic Iranian man denied asylum in New Zealand say
immigration authorities are hypocritical for letting another Iranian stay
because of his sexuality...

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=1035

Caritas Lent Appeal 2007
Theme: Our love is to real and active (cf 1 John 3:18)

The Caritas Lent Appeal starts on Ash Wednesday, 21 February 2007, and runs
through to Palm Sunday on 1 April 2007. The Lent Appeal is the annual appeal
for Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and
development.

Resources for the Lent Appeal 2007 on this Website ...

- Parish Resources
- Lent Coordinator Kit
- Lenten Reflection Programme
- International Speakers for Lent
- Schools Resources

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: Right and left join forces to oppose brave new world of
biotechnology
For some time, the politics of bioethics in the West has fueled deep
ideological polarization between a permissive left and a restrictive right.
That was the dynamic when the front-burner issues were abortion and birth
control, and it's still true of today's most agonizing debates, such as
embryonic stem cell research and end-of-life questions such as those
surrounding the Terry Schiavo case in Florida. But what if we project
forward 10 to 20 years, trying to anticipate what the front-line bioethical
debates will be then? Looking at what's happening in the biological
sciences, such questions may include cloning, life-extension treatments, the
creation of transgenic entities such as chimeras, the use of genetic
technology to "engineer" offspring with desirable intellectual and physical
capacities, and the widespread use of genetically modified foods...

Other articles and commentary:
- Steinfels not 'anti-Catholic,' bishop says
- Austrian bishop says mall owner excommunicated for abortion clinic
- 'Two-thirds world' more involved in overseeing Vatican purse-strings
- Big scoop in Italy: In confessional, priests don't just recite the
Catechism
- Catholic doctors who back patient's right to die cite Cardinal Martini

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]


Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Primary Schools' Religious Education Advisor.
http://www.hn.catholic.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from Catholic
Character Manager, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, PO Box 4353, Hamilton East.
Applications close 16 February 2007


Project Manager, World Youth Day, Sydney 2008
http://www.wyd.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb 11-24 2007 p.8, at
http://www.wyd.org.nz/?sid=39 , and from: Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen,
MICAH Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington; tel: (04) 499 4749; fax: (04) 499
7375; e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz Applications close 16 February
2007


GIFT Centre Administrator,
26-28 Telford Ave., Balmoral, Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from The
Administrator, tel: (09) 620 9524 ; e-mail: brotherg@akc.quik.co.nz
Applications close 20 February 2007


Senior Catholic Prison Chaplain
Details in 'NZ Catholic Feb 11-24 2007 p.5, and from Anne Dickinson, NZCBC
Office, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Tel.: (04) 496 1747; fax: (04) 496 1746;
e-mail: adickinson@nzcbc.org.nz Applications close 26 February 2007.
Related links:
The Catholic Church in New Zealand. Prison chaplains -
http://www.catholic.org.nz/agencies/chaplaincies.php#prison
Prison Chaplaincy Service of Aotearoa-New Zealand - http://www.pcsanz.org/


Programme Co-ordinator, Te Ngakau Waiora Mercy Spirituality Centre,
Auckland.
http://www.mercycentreauckland.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb 11-24 2007 p.23, and from Sister Rita Vessey,
tel: (09) 638 6238; e-mail: mercycentreauckland@xtra.co.nz


Habitat for Humanity, Greater Auckland. Restore operations manager; Restore
shop assistant manager; Project manager; Part-time accountant
http://www.habitatnz.co.nz/AffiliatePages/2_greaterauckland.html
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb 11-24 2007 p.23 and from Warren Jack, e-mail:
warren@habitatgreaterauckland.org; tel: (09) 271 3357


Family Life International. Bethlehem House Crisis Pregnancy Centre.
Caregivers (full or part-time)
http://www.pregnantandworried.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from Colleen, e-mail
coli.fli@xtra.co.nz; tel: (09) 279 2413 or (09) 422 2185

4 February 2007

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

First of it’s kind Early Childhood Centre sponsored by Catholic Tongan
community to be opened in Auckland next week (02 Feb 2007)

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

House prices force pupils to go private
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/3950743a10.html
30,000 children will be in 105 private schools this year - up from 25,000 in
2000. These figures do not include two new private Auckland schools opening
this year, one in Mangere and another in Waitakere; a private Parnell
college almost tripling its roll to about 1000 pupils; and the 66,000
students at Catholic schools...

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=1035

Caritas Lent Appeal 2007
Theme: Our love is to real and active (cf 1 John 3:18)

The Caritas Lent Appeal starts on 21 February, Ash Wednesday and runs
through to Palm Sunday on 1 April 2007. The Lent Appeal is the annual appeal
for Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and
development.

Resources for the Lent Appeal 2007 on this Website ...

- Parish Resources
- Lent Coordinator Kit
- Lenten Reflection Programme
- International Speakers for Lent
- Schools Resources

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

This week: An Angel in the City
Join Father Allan at St Mary of the Angels for the weekly reading, and
informal discussion. This week: the crowd turns on Jesus in his hometown ...

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'SHIP OF FOOLS' - 'The Mystery Worshipper' in New Zealand

http://ship-of-fools.com/Mystery/index.html

The UK Christian Website 'Ship of Fools' has a feature in which an anonymous
person visits a Sunday service at a church and afterwards writes a "view
from the pew" report for the Website. On the page of reports about
Australian and New Zealand churches (
http://ship-of-fools.com/Mystery/archive/oz_nz.html ), the visitors - and
the visited churches - seem mainly to be Anglican, although Christ the King
Church, Owairaka, is up there under '2007'. Really interesting reads. I
especially recommend (on the home page) the account of the visit to the
Czech Basilica of Strahov Monastery ("burnt down by Hussites in 1420, used
for target practice by the French in 1742, briefly shut down by
secularisation reforms in the 18th century, and officially closed until 1989
by the Communists.") ML

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: Religious opposition to homosexuality increasingly a
question of law
A political decision in England this week marks a further step toward what
can only be called the criminalization of religious opposition to
homosexuality, a trend that poses deep challenges to the Catholic church --
not only in terms of legal exposure, but its capacity to articulate a
positive message on sexuality and the family...

Other articles and commentary:
- Move over, NY and Milan; in the Church of the future, it's all about
Kinshasa
- One direction, two speeds in Europe on gay unions, depending on Catholic
Church
- New Vatican documents on bioethics, natural law; no change on condoms,
official says
- Progress with Vietnam but no swift breakthrough, official says
- Toronto's new archbishop and the "respected other"

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Primary Schools' Religious Education Advisor.
http://www.hn.catholic.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from Catholic
Character Manager, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, PO Box 4353, Hamilton East.
Applications close 16 February 2007

GIFT Centre Administrator,
26-28 Telford Ave., Balmoral, Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from The
Administrator, tel: (09) 620 9524 ; e-mail: brotherg@akc.quik.co.nz
Applications close 20 February 2007

Family Life International. Bethlehem House Crisis Pregnancy Centre.
Caregivers (full or part-time)
http://www.pregnantandworried.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from Colleen, e-mail
coli.fli@xtra.co.nz; tel: (09) 279 2413 or (09) 422 2185

28 January 2007

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

In issue 258, January 28-February 10, 2007 ...

NATIONAL
Priests question diversity statement ... Pope urges 'longing for unity'
among faithful ... Cathedral 'touchstone' taken to Hokianga ... Catholic
race caller used binoculars for the pope ... Court allows women's evidence
... Death shocks parish ... Mass anniversary marked at graves of pioneer
couple ... Brigidines celebrating bicentenary ... Auckland hospice dream
finally realised ... Mina Foley dies aged 77 ... Bishop cops copper culprits
... Sr Winefride gains another honour ... Environmental issues for Columban
speaker ... Exhibition on marriage theme ... 50 years' service is recognised
... Mothers' reunion after 32 years ... Scholarship gained by 11 students
... ERO File ... Discipleship college is opening soon ... Three tertiary
centres set to become one

FEATURES
National income will determine WYD fees ... 15 pilgrims make NI journey ...
"Noble" view of sex given ... Polish archbishop's resignation highlights
dilemma for Church ... Sister researches women missionaries ... PMS national
office is opened in Wellington ... Condemned convent to be replaced ...
Newspaper runs profile of nun's faith "career"

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Getting or not getting the secret ... Bernardo Cervellera:
Saddam's execution brings hypocrites out of the woodwork ... Parish Diary:
"Marriage" has changed ... Editorial: Darfur must get world's attention ...
Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... Vatican Letter: Pope faces busy schedule
during 2007

INTERNATIONAL
Archbishop denies misleading the Pope ... Cardinal wants traditional acts of
piety revived ... Stronger families needed ... Amniotic fluid may be source
of stem cells ... The Pope: Progress lacking on world hunger ... France
loses faith ... Cathedral not shared ... Hard rock describes hell ...
Opinions differ over execution ... Covering of crosses defended ... UN
committee exceeds mandate ... Warning on marriages ... Pope will write to
China's Catholics ... Having sick child brings Stallone back to Church ...
Soccer star returns to faith after meeting Pope ... In Brief

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

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Josephite Retreat Centre, Whanganui

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

New Zealand Catholics warned of Filipino priest scam
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3940241a11.html
A Filipino impersonating Father Leo Macaraeg, who is a real priest, has been
targeting unsuspecting New Zealand Catholic priests during the past few
days...

Filipino's scam rakes in dollars
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3940215a19718.html

Vigilance defeats Nigerian scam
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/3935514a6568.html
A suspicious Fiordland tourism operator thwarted a bid to dupe her out of
$16,000 as an e-mail scam targeting the international accommodation industry
reaches New Zealand. The sophistication of the scams was surprising, with
the latest e-mail being a request from a US-based Catholic priest requesting
a week's accommodation for himself and seven other priests...

Mina Foley, Soprano (obituary)
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 9:51 am
Press Release: Catholic Communications
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0701/S00133.htm
Mina Foley, the soprano who first captivated New Zealand audiences with the
quality and technique of her singing back in the 1950s, died on Sunday
January 21 after a long illness, aged 77. She was the first of the galaxy of
singing stars trained by the acclaimed Auckland singing teacher, Dame Sister
Mary Leo...

Celebration of a positive life (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3939250a6012.html
Sacred Heart Church was packed with more than 300 family, friends and
workmates as music, a photo slideshow, tears, laughter and memories filled
the 80-minute service celebrating slain Hawke's Bay woman Catherine Marlow's
life...

Big weekend as Spillanes gather for family reunion
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3936922a6571.html
If the response by all 32 first cousins is anything to go by, the Spillane
family reunion in Temuka at Easter will be a weekend to remember. The
cousins are all descendants of James and Mary-Ann Spillane, who had ten
children...

Young golfer farewelled in moving funeral service (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3937863a10.html
Family, friends and sporting colleagues farewelled promising young golfer
Aaron Mahoney at an emotional funeral service in Christchurch today.
Mahoney, 24, was killed in mysterious circumstances in Dubai on January 10
while pursuing his dream of a professional international golfing career...

The no temptation tent nation (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0001A618-8E45-15B6-854583027A\
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It's not that bikinis are banned but "modest dress" is encouraged at the
Christian music festival - thought to be the largest of its kind outside the
United States - which starts tomorrow at Mystery Creek, just out of
Hamilton...

New Zealand Census says Church is doing okay, by John McNeil of Challenge
Weekly
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article5862
A closer look at figures from the latest Census shows that over the past two
decades the Christian faith has not been haemorrhaging adherents to the
extent commonly believed...

Bid to defuse social timebomb of ethnic and religious clusters
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3936695a6482.html
Social Development and Ethnic Affairs ministers David Benson-Pope and Chris
Carter will announce next month the first phase of a "strengthening
relations" programme. It will draw together work designed to avoid the
development of isolated ethnic and religious clusters that could prove a
social timebomb...

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

Disappointment at Crown Appeal against High Court judgment on abortion
evidence (23 Jan 2007)
"Right to Life New Zealand" is disappointed that the Crown continues to seek
to prevent six women who have had an abortion giving evidence in the High
Court...

Catholic Archbishop of Suva supports Fiji coup objectives (23 Jan 2007)
A statement by Archbishop Petero Mataca of Suva ...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

This week: A new MP
Labour's newest MP talks about an issue not covered by mainstream media, the
widespread poverty in the Pacific Islands, and why it's close to his
heart...

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MARIST BROTHERS' NEWSLETTERS

- Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter
- 'Champagnat' - A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist
Schools

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Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter
December 2006
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/marist%20family%20newsletter.htm

1. The Newsletter starts on a sad note with notice of the deaths of some
very senior Marist Brothers. May they have eternal rest. Brother John
(Cletus) Blewman aged 81 died in Fiji at the end of November. Brother
Lawrence Bennett aged 91 died peacefully at Marcellin College on December
5th. Both brothers had lived very full lives of commitment to the Marist way
of life.

2. On a more positive note for the future, Brother Samisoni Talia made his
final vows of Profession in Tonga on December 1st.

3. Sagata Voeliko's graduation ceremony at the Marist Asia Pacific Centre in
Manila, and plans for him though 2007 & 2008.

4. John Hazelman is vice-rector and a highly respected member of the
formation team in Manila. John should finish his Masters Degree [ La
Salle ] in February and the Rulla Course in May. He was to have a home
visit in Auckland during December.

5. Tuakau Old Boys enjoyed a reunion in Wellington last August. There is a
good
photo of those who attended.

6. New postings of Brothers and staff of Marist schools.

7. There are two lovely photos of the Brothers in Hastings and in Napier
standing in front of their houses.

8. Sacred Heart College had a working trip to Ulimasao Marist Centre Savai’i
Island in Samoa during the September holidays. One of the students has
written an account of this experience.

9. A parent describes the very positive effect on her daughter after being
involved in the MARIST ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTRE Glenfield, North Shore,
Auckland.

10. Congratulations to Brother Kevin Wanden who has been appointed by the
New Zealand Conference of Bishops as Director of the National Centre for
Religious Studies [NCRS] based in Wellington .

11. Prayers are requested for Brothers and their associates who are unwell,
and for the repose of the souls of those who have died

13. Celebration of Jubilees

The full Newsletter may be read on www.maristbrothers.org.nz

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'Champagnat'
A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist Schools and Schools
with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
December 2006
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/schools'_newsletter.htm

1. The Advent Season and the Advent wreath.

2. The Fifth Pillar in Marist Education, i.e.: ‘We establish relationships
with young people, founded on love, which create a climate for learning in
an educational setting, for passing on values, and for personal growth. We
extend our presence during free time, sport and cultural activities. We
adopt a presence which seeks to be neither obsessively vigilant nor
negligently laissez-faire. Being non-possessive in our presence may mature
into friendships that last for many years.’

3. The Marist charism in practice at John Paul 11 High School in Greymouth,
Chanel College in Masterton and Verdon College in Invercargill.

4. Lyons: ‘a City of Marist Beginnings’

5. The feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8): the purpose and
meaning of the feast

6. Spring: a refelction on a poem of Gerard Manley Hopkins.

7. News of the schools

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: Abbe Pierre, French hero, dies at 94
As then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger himself observed in 1984, in the long run
of history, the best argument for Christianity is not its episcopacy but its
artists and its saints. The story of France's famed "Abbot Pierre," a priest
and tireless advocate for the homeless who launched the worldwide Emmaus
movement, and who died this week at 94, offers a vivid example of the
point...

Other articles and commentary:
- Toronto's new archbishop and the "respected other"
- New Mexico bishops blast cockfighting
- U.K. the latest front in clash between gay rights, Catholic identity
- Debating euthanasia, gay unions in the pope's backyard
- American to become Vatican's top diplomat on nukes
- 'France's Mother Teresa' dead at 94; supported married men, women as
priests

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. Primary Schools' Religious Education Advisor.
http://www.hn.catholic.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from Catholic
Character Manager, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, PO Box 4353, Hamilton East.
Applications close 16 February 2007

GIFT Centre Administrator,
26-28 Telford Ave., Balmoral, Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from The
Administrator, tel: (09) 620 9524 ; e-mail: brotherg@akc.quik.co.nz
Applications close 20 February 2007

Family Life International. Bethlehem House Crisis Pregnancy Centre.
Caregivers (full or part-time)
http://www.pregnantandworried.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 28- Feb 10 2007 p.23, and from Colleen, e-mail
coli.fli@xtra.co.nz; tel: (09) 279 2413 or (09) 422 2185

21 jan 2007

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Huge labour of love celebrates Kiwi Christmas
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article.asp?aid=7993&iid=623&sud=27
Nine months of work, 70 metres of fabric, 65 spools of thread and 500 metres
of quilting thread went into a spectacular quilt hanging in the Catholic
Church on Campion Rd., Gisborne.

Woman, 86, run over on way to Mass
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0007919A-670F-15AB-BF1683027A\
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A Taupo congregation is in mourning after an elderly churchgoer died as a
result of being hit by a car driven by a man on his way to the same church.
Joan Patricia Brough, 86, was struck as she crossed Acacia Bay Rd to reach
St Patrick's Catholic Church on Sunday morning...

Opinion: Garth George: Fear not, God does reign
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00004BBA-9DDE-15AD-ABAC83027A\
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

Media Release: Bayswater Catholics Celebrate 169th Anniversary of First Mass
in NZ at Pioneers' Graveside (16 Jan 2007)
The 169th anniversary of the first Mass celebrated in New Zealand was marked
by the congregation of St Luke's, Bayswater, on Auckland's North Shore when
they gathered on Sunday 14 January at the graveside of Thomas and Mary
Poynton, who are buried in the Bayswater cemetery almost across the road
from St Luke's church...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

This week: "What's new?"
Karlene and Sandon tell you about the latest content on Inspirationaltv.net,
and let out a little bit about some new programmes. [The two new young
presenters are a pleasure to watch, but the technical quality of this clip
leaves a lot to be desired. Older listeners in particular may find it
practically inaudible, even in the broadband version. The
camerman-producer-editor-coach for Inspirational TV assures me he's working
on improving the quality of future clips - ML]

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: How to avoid the steamroller of cultural 'hybridization'
Traditionally, one element in the profile of a contender for the papacy, is
travel. You look for a cardinal who has moved around the world a bit, and
therefore has a sense of the global situation, not just his own particular
corner. Thus we come to Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice and his visit this
week to the United States, including a session at the United Nations, to
discuss dialogue among Christians, Muslims and Jews...

Other articles and commentary:
Warnings about 'jaws of Hell,' hope for revolution at U.N. panel on
inter-faith dialogue
Will Ecuador's new leftist leader follow the model of Chavez or Lula
vis-a-vis the Church?
Madrid archdiocese vetoes female theologian for ecumenical service

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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/ ]

Executive Assistant (part-time), Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary,
Mangere East.
http://www.maristmissionarysmsm.org/english/ProvinalSPac.html
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' December 24 2006 - January 27 2006 p.23,
and from Provincial Leader, 22 Roberston Road, Favona, Manukau 2024

14 Jan 2007

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Dear readers,

Welcome to the first 'News & Notes' of 2007.

A very happy new year to you all.

Mike Leon

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Restored church to host first union (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3926821a6568.html
When Justin Clayton and Jillian Reid take their vows at Flints Bush today,
they will be marking a new chapter in the life of a century-old church. The
former St Marys Immaculate Catholic Church was decommissioned in 1974, fell
into a state of disrepair and took on various guises, including that of a
shearing shed, during the following 30 years...

Reon Murtha: a calling for the racetrack (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/3857372a13135.html
At the end of carnival week, Reon Murtha, 65, one of the most respected
racing personalities in New Zealand, will retire from a profession he has
followed most of his working life...

Wee Tessla a blessing (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/3925219a6497.html
Abandoned newborn Tessla Schmid was just a few hours old when a stranger
found her on a convent doorstep in China.
Today, Tessla is the much-loved adopted daughter of United States marine
Lieutenant Colonel Steve Schmid and his wife Loise. The three-year-old got
to meet the Kiwi-based branch over the Christmas period when an assortment
of uncles, aunts and cousins gathered at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church
in Glen Eden for her baptism on Boxing Day...

Dedicated to people
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/3924047a6497.html
When Mary-Bernadette Te-Vaine Tura Manumea read the letter awarding her a
New Year honour, all she could think about was her tired feet. The devout
Catholic used to pound the pavements in a bid to strengthen ties between the
Cook Island community and her church...

Long service recognised
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3914603a6007.html
Takaka's Marie Reilly, who has served the Golden Bay community for more than
50 years, has been awarded a Queen's Service Medal.

Goodman, principals top local honours list (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3914601a6007.html
Four people in the Nelson region have had their devotion to the community
recognised in Saturday's New Year Honours. Nelson College for Girls
principal Alison McAlpine and former Nelson College headmaster Salvi
Gargiulo have been made Companions of the Queen's Service Order for public
services, while retired Motueka businessman Peter Goodman has been appointed
a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to business and
the community. In Takaka, Marie Reilly has been awarded the Queen's Service
Medal for her efforts...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

http://inspirationaltv.net/

New this week: Evolution vs God and man
Professor Vincent Grey tests our belief in science by showing us the stark
facts behind the everyday science we need to know, including Darwin's theory
of evolution...

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: In Poland, ‘a feeling of a new beginning’
Following the resignation of Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus of Warsaw last
Sunday, the first question I was asked on National Public Radio was: “How
embarrassing is this for Pope Benedict?� As counter-intuitive as it may
seem, this is not generally how things look from Poland...

Other articles and commentary:
** Kentucky lawsuit asks, ‘Is every bishop an ‘agent’ of the Vatican?’
** Trautman says change on 'pro multis' may confuse teaching that Christ
died for all
** Amid new allegations, crisis deepens in Polish Church
** Archbishop of Warsaw resigns, Weigel warns of future 'blackmail'
** Controversy over Warsaw archbishop's Communist-era role deepens
** Cordoba riff shows need for bold gestures in Catholic-Muslim relations

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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/ ]

Executive Assistant (part-time), Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary,
Mangere East.
http://www.maristmissionarysmsm.org/english/ProvinalSPac.html
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' December 24 2006 - January 27 2006 p.23,
and from Provincial Leader, 22 Roberston Road, Favona, Manukau 2024

24 dec 2006

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Dear readers,

'News & Notes' is taking a break for two or three weeks. The next posting
will be in the first or second week of 2007, depending on how much news
there is to note.

A Happy Christmas to you all, every best wish and all God's blessings.

Mike Leon

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

No. 257 December 24 2006 - Jan 27 2007

NATIONAL
National Calendar for 2007 ... NZ Catholic scholarship to Aucklander ...
Midnight Mass to see in 2007 ... Appointments in Wellington ... "Laughable"
idea on family size ... National bid for Church growth ... Christmas Day's
TV hymns sung in PN cathedral ... Cloning decision not good ethics ... Otaki
celebrates marae jubilee ... Iranian will stay in jail ... "Silent Night is
my favourite" ... Ecumenical community celebrates 20 years ... Principal
earned vibrant send-off ... Graduates from Wellington centre ... Delighted
to have new block

FEATURES
Catholicism, Eastern religions see increases in latest census figures ...
Sing, choirs of angels! ... 2006 in review ... St Boniface is credited with
first Christmas tree ... Guadalupe gatherings

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Keeping watch with the shepherds ... Tom Sheridan: It's
our job to keep Christmas ... Huda Al-Safwani: Christianity joined with
Islam in a happy Baghdad house ... Editorial: "Christmas" is making a
comeback ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
"Dark chapter" for Bethlehem ... Wall replaced nativity scene ... Pope
raises concerns with PM ... The Pope: Narrow vision excludes religion ...
Holy See deplores Holocaust denial ... Nuncio: Change energy policy ...
Kidnapped priests released ... "Insufficient" action on Darfur tragedy ...
Study finds reasons for not going to Mass ... Vatican refuses to sign UN
disability convention ... Parish hunger strike secures building permit ...
Parents choose disabled children ... Adult stem cells more effective ...
Expelled nuns wanted "own rules" ... Fiji sanctions opposed ... In Brief ...
Promise on parchment

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

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Christmas messages from some of New Zealand's Christian leaders
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000968C8-71EF-158B-9FDA83027A\
F10017
Keep Faith, by Bishop Patrick Dunn, Catholic Bishop of Auckland
Several articles have appeared recently in the Herald and elsewhere about
attempts to dumb down Christmas. Not to dumb down the external trimmings but
to obscure, even erase, the "reason for the season"...

Enjoying cultural Christmas (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/3907541a6571.html
Christmas is a time of traditions, especially for a number of different
cultural groups living in South Canterbury. Filipino, Chinese, and Italian
members of the community say they combine both their own and New Zealand
traditions during the festive season...

Bringing new cultures and traditions to New Zealand
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3907425a6565.html
The festive season is well and truly upon us, tills are ringing, ribbons are
curling and Southlanders are getting ready to celebrate Christmas in their
own, individual ways...

More Kiwis than ever in church at Christmas (photos)
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article4755
New Zealand (ANS) â€" Church leaders are surprised at a Reader's Digest survey
which suggests churchgoing is not high on the list of things people like to
do at Christmas, when their experience is exactly the opposite...

Tapu Misa: 'Winterval' yet another example of the war on Christmas
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10416118
I don't want to cause unnecessary panic and alarm among the nation's
children, but as this has come from the Vatican, I feel duty-bound to pass
it on: Christmas is under attack, and it is high time defenders rallied to
the cause.

Christmas stamps defended
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/937338
New Zealand Post is defending this year's Christmas stamp issue following
accusations by the Vatican newspaper that some countries are waging a war
against Christmas...

Poor service for carol lovers as 'Pop Idol' rules in Oz
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2006/12/19/expatidol.xm\
l
[Charlotte Francis, an English immigrant living in Melbourne, vowed to find
a genuine Chrismas carol concert after the "carols" at the outdoor concerts
she went to turned out to be nothing but 'Santa Claus is coming to Town' and
'Jingle Bell Rock'. So she headed for St Patrick's cathedral. "They'll have
the genuine article" she told herself. Well, more or less ...

Opinion: Correct is not always right
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3904019a6566.html
A Catholic Church spokeswoman was bang-on at the weekend when she lamented
that removing a cross from the spiritual centre at Middlemore Hospital was
"political correctness gone bananas"...


PIZZA HELL

Boycott Hell Pizza, says Catholic paper
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=301&objectid=10415923

Gavin Abraham: Why Catholics believe Hell Pizza condom campaign was wrong
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=87&objectid=10416331

NZ Herald: 'Your Views: Catholic ban on Hell Pizza'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/466/story.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10415926

Editorial: Pick your fights
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3904111a6573.html

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

Media release: See TV news from the Vatican on your computer screen (18 Dec
2006)
A television news agency called "Rome Reports", featuring world news and
documentaries from the Vatican, can now be downloaded by those who have a
broadband connection...

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NEW ISSUES OF NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PUBLICATIONS

'Marist Messenger' - November 2006
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php

'Tui Motu InterIslands' - October 2006
http://www.tuimotu.org/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' - Christmas issue
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html

Marist Brothers, NZ Province. Schools' 'Champagnat Newsletter' - September
2006
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/Champagnat%20News.htm

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' newsletter - December 2006
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

http://inspirationaltv.net/

New this week: A child is born
At Christmas time, Sister Stephanie takes a poignant look at how the birth
of a child can be seen as a gift for some, and a burden for others in New
Zeland ...

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: Ten mega-trends shaping the Catholic Church
Christmas is a season of giving, and in a rather self-serving application of
that spirit, this week I'm asking readers to give me something.
Specifically, I'm asking for reactions to my list of the 10 most important
"mega-trends" in Catholicism today, which appears below...

Daily news and updates:
The Pentecostal phenomenon in Latin America ... Priest's conviction a
reminder that Rwanda's wounds are still open ... In Toronto, an emblematic
appointment from Benedict XVI

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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/ ]

Executive Assistant (part-time), Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary,
Mangere East.
http://www.maristmissionarysmsm.org/english/ProvinalSPac.html
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' December 24 2006 - January 27 2006 p.23,
and from Provincial Leader, 22 Roberston Road, Favona, Manukau 2024

17 dec 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

From the current issue ...

HPV vaccine is "morally acceptable"
Wellington â€" The national Catholic bioethics centre believes it is morally
acceptable for girls as young as 11 to receive a new vaccine that protects
against a condition prevalent in sexually-active women...

ASC tries to have evidence excluded
Wellington â€" The Abortion Supervisory Committee is trying to weaken Right to
Life New Zealand’s High Court action by claiming key evidence the society
hopes to present is inadmissible and irrelevant...

Issue 256, December 17-23, 2006 - contents summary

NATIONAL
Catholic numbers exceed 500,000 ... Hopes for second Maori bishop expressed
at Bishop Mariu's unveiling ... Catholic educationists want stronger
curriculum values ... ASC tries to have evidence excluded ... Typhoon relief
by Caritas ... Clergy appointments ... NCRS director plans to study in
retirement ... Faith was transformed on mission to Manila ... HPV vaccine is
"morally acceptable" ... Ukrainians welcome twins ... Mercy Sisters complete
health project ... Seminarian admitted as candidate ... Children honour life
of priest ... Several surprises for parish priest ... ERO File

FEATURES
Polish government honours orphan refugees ... Symbolic gesture melted
Turkish hearts ... Diplomas, cake after three years' study ... Last CFLE
graduates before new course ... Joshua celebrates 20th ... Brother, sister -
both have served him

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: On healthy, constructive criticism ... Cyril
Jones-Kellett: Advent is a time to love the One who is coming ... Parish
Diary: Losing touch with Christmas ... Editorial: Month from Hell for pizza
chain ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Criticism of religion based on ignorance ... Anti-Catholicism "grave
concern" in Scotland ... Imam at Catholic university ... The Pope: Church
needs new "mission zeal" ... UK's gay-rights plans threaten Church services
... Millions suffer for faith ... Church leaders "hypocritical" ... Mass
media "should promote abstinence" ... Zimbabweans dying ... Change to
celibacy not being considered ... Vocations boom in Mexico ... Dutch
Catholics begin rediscovering faith ... Another illicit ordination in China
... Excommunications backed ... St Paul's tomb uncovered ... There's a Rush,
to be sure ... Priest gains seat

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

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Cross words in hospital's religious row
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3902369a6442.html
An unholy row has erupted at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after a cross
was removed from its spiritual centre...

Young paddlers proud of new waka (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3901269a6004.html
After years of relying on the generosity of others to help it participate in
the annual Ngaruawahia Regatta, St Paul's Catholic School finally has its
own waka...

Radio NZ. Country Life. 'Sister Louise' (audio file)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/nr/programmes/countrylife
A Catholic nun has spent most of her working life in Panguru, a small
Hokianga settlement.

School-family partnership shows results
http://www.stuff.co.nz/search/3899987a6565.html
The bountiful abundance of God, and our challenge to respond to it
gratefully, was a theme developed by Gore's St Peter's College principal
Martin Chamberlain at the college's prizegiving.

'Sanctions not the answer', by Archbishop Petero Mataca
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=53573
As the Leader of the Catholic Community in Fiji, Rotuma, Rabi and Kioa I
humbly call upon the international communities to either lift their
sanctions or put on hold intentions on imposing sanctions on Fiji...

One school year, seven schools, 109kg and 392,400 can tabs. (photo)
Daily Post (Rotorua)
http://tinyurl.com/yxk2a3
Since the beginning of this year, Rotorua students from St Mary's School, St
Michael's School and John Paul College have been saving up the tabs from
their drink cans, pet food and canned food in a bid to raise money to
support children with kidney disease...


[The following stories are not on the newspapers' free Websites. They can
be read via the public libraries' 'Newztext' service for borrowers.]

Baroque around the clock
The Dominion Post, 15 Dec 2006, Edition 2, Page 10.
On Sunday at 7.30 pm Wellington's St Mary of the Angels will echo with the
sounds of centuries past, including baroque music and singing. Under Robert
Oliver's direction, the chamber music ensemble Baroque Voices, early music
choir The Tudor Consort, and period instrumental ensemble Academia Sanctae
Mariae will play two baroque works -- Heinrich Schutz's 'Historia von der
Geburt Jesu Christi' and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's 'Messe de Minuit'. The
timing is deliberate. Both works centre on the nativity story, but both
sound very different...

Christmas festivities take to the streets in TeKauwhata and Huntly
North Waikato News â€" Greater Waikato â€" 14 Dec 2006
Huntly and Te Kauwhata residents and visitors are getting fired up for the
weekend with both towns' Christmas parades set to hit the streets. One group
of paraders who are especially enthused about the event is St Anthony's
Catholic School, the only school to enter a float in this year's parade...

Parishioners vote to save existing church
Taranaki Daily News â€" News â€" 11 Dec 2006 â€" Page 2
Waitara's St Joseph's Catholic Church is to be spared demolition. The votes
have been counted and 67% of parishioners are against knocking down the
47-year-old Nelson St building and replacing it with New Plymouth's St
Paul's church...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

http://inspirationaltv.net/

New this week: Peter and the family
The leader of United Future, Peter Dunne MP, tells Sean why he thinks 'the
family' is important enough to be a basis of a political party.

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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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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Weekly Analysis: The 'greening' of institutional Christianity
When Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople met
recently, the encounter was spun in a variety of ways: As an effort to
reunite Eastern and Western Christianity; As an attempt to forge a united
Christian front vis-Ã -vis Islam; Eeven as a bid to pool resources to combat
runaway secularism in Europe. What the meeting was not generally seen as --
though it easily could have been -- was an encounter between two outspoken
environmentalists, struggling to stir the conscience of the world about a
mounting ecological crisis...

Daily news and updates:
A Sicilian lesson in the complex bond between bishops and saints ...
Chatting with 'The Catholic Guy' ... Pope: World peace and the right to life
go together ... It's pope vs. pop star on Africa, Weigel says ... 'Odd
couple' of Moon and Milingo maybe not so odd after all ... Political
headaches bedevil a non-statesman pope

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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/ ]