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NEWS & NOTES - 4 October 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
** Catholic Religious Education goes digital ** (October 2, 2009)
A new digital interactive Religious Education resource will be introduced in Catholic primary schools around the country in 2010. It has been designed to supplement the existing Religious Education programme. A sample of lessons from the resource has been sent to schools to allow teachers to familiarise themselves with it.
** Catholics offer support to those affected by Samoan disaster ** (September 30, 2009)
Catholics in New Zealand are offering their support to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Samoa and American Samoa.
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 4 - 17, 2009 - No. 326
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Priest's efforts to see Damien of Molokai canonised come to fruition ... Catholic migrant workers told not to have babies ... Caritas boss calls for a consistent generosity ... Technology brings evangelisation opportunity for church, priest says ... Theologian 'audits' church in New Zealand ... Sky's the limit for new Vatican observatory ... Former UK PM speaks of religion's role in society ... Advertising Feature: Mission Sunday New Zealand
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
** The Pacific Tsunami **
Churches plan services to help local mourners (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/2923381/Churches-plan-services-to-remember-tsunami-victims
Local Samoans are turning to the church to pray for missing relatives and remember loved ones lost in the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In Porirua, mourners gathered in churches and city councillor Tagaloa Taima Fagaloa talked about relatives...
Pacific communities rally to send relief packages
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600829
Containers filled with food, bottled water, clothing and cooking items are being packed and sent back to Samoa, where the tsunami has left hundreds of people with nothing.
Caritas Opens Appeal For Tsunami Relief In The Pacific
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/caritas-opens-appeal-tsunami-relief-pacific/5/25866
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $25,000 towards relief efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami in the central Pacific on Wednesday (NZT). It is appealing for donations to help relief and recovery following the devastation that has affected parts of Samoa, American Samoa and the northern islands of Tonga.
Plea for money not food for Samoa
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600669
Give money, not goods or food, is the plea from aid agencies coordinating an international response to the earthquake and tsunami which devastated Samoa yesterday.
Sacred Heart College staff, students safe
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600553
A group of Auckland students on a school work project in Samoa had to run to high ground as waves washed through the seaside fales they were staying in.
** In other news **
Irish priest takes over the reins (photo)
The Invercargill Eye
http://tinyurl.com/y8wr7w5
"It's a bit like a student exchange, but we're not students", says Irish priest Frather Cathal Deery of his parish swap with Invercargill's Father Brendan Ward.
Northland loses two great identities - Strong voices are finally silenced (photo)
http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/local/news/northland-loses-two-great-identities-strong-voices/3904725/
The longest-serving local government leader in Northland and possibly New Zealand, Miljenko Vladimir Srhoj, MBE, died on Sunday.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand pledges $25,000 to Philippines flooding
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7WD7W2?OpenDocument
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is contributing NZ$25,000 towards relief efforts in the Philippines following massive flooding and landslides in and around the capital Manila.
Thousands gather for Sir Howard
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599928
For the first time since Sir Howard Morrison's death on Thursday rain has stopped pounding Rotorua.
Radio NZ. 'Nine to Noon'. Funding for integrated schools (sound file)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/20090929
Are integrated schools taking funding away from state schools? We discuss the matter with PPTA Union president Kate Gainsford, and the chairman of the Association of Integrated Schools Robyn Prior.
Op shop renovation will double size
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/2913089/Op-shop-renovation-will-double-size
The St Vincent de Paul op shop in Picton is being renovated to double its retail area.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Guest Sermon **
A homily on Mark 10:2-16 by the pastor of Chaffee Church in the United States (part one)
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Insanity of Same Sex Parenting ... They were chosen by Him for their Tussock Grass (the sacramentality of natural beauty) ... Increedulous! (a reading from the Book of Joy Cowley) ... A bucket list (a page on the life of Edith Stein)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
'Expectations high for Africa synod '
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/synod-africa-opens-high-hopes-realism
On Sunday morning, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate the opening Mass of the Synod for Africa, which meets in the Vatican Oct. 4-25. It's one of those events in the life of the church which ought to be enormously important, though whether it will actually live up to its potential remains to be seen.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 27 September 2009
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Giant talent in rugby poaching row (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599834
A rising rugby star who dreams of playing for the All Blacks is at the centre of a poaching row between two top private schools. Siate Tokolahi - a 17-year-old, 111kg Tongan prop renowned for his strength in the scrum - has withdrawn from Sacred Heart College in Auckland and may miss his NCEA exams.
Singing priests tune up (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/ya7xfuy
A group of Filipino priests are singing to raise a new roof for St Michael's Church in Remuera.
Good old country jig (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ydgagw8
Levin's St Joseph's Catholic School hall looked like a scene out of the television programme 'McLeod's Daughters' last week as memebers of the school community came together to raise money for the 'Make A Wish' foundation.
New chaplain enjoying the challenge
The Dominion Post | 24 Sep 2009 Page: 10
The strong spiritual focus of St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, is central to Chanel Wright’s role as school chaplain. Traditionally, the school, which was founded in 1931, has had a Marist priest in the role, but this year the regular chaplain was...
Undercover
Manawatu Standard | 22 Sep 2009 | Page: 2
Out in the field: Complete with war paint, Alex Kilkelly, 5, crawls under a camouflage net at the St James Catholic School gala in Palmerston North. The net was part of a new army feature at the gala, set up by parents in the Defence Force.
Parnell plan riles residents (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/parnell-plan-riles-residents/3904416/
The Real Estate Institute is meeting strong opposition to its new headquarters in the upmarket village. Joseph Barratt reports. Parnell is proud of its village atmosphere, it's low-rise old buildings filled with boutique stores, galleries, cafes and restaurants. Sidestreets are packed with 19th-century homes and one of New Zealand's earliest Catholic churches stands on Parnell Rd.
Church fears being overshadowed (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599011
Sick girl's trip in danger (photo)
The Southland Times
http://tinyurl.com/nvskg9
An effort to raise money for a trip to Auckland on behalf of a young cancer-sufferer may be handicapped by reaction to a fraudulent appeal in a similar case.
Success for sounds of Aotearoa (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/arts/arts_news/2009/09/success_for_sounds_of_aotearoa.php
The sounds of New Zealand have been celebrated with the successful launch of a new CD of songs. Musicians Clare McCormack and Caroline Zeeman released Colours of Aotearoa at a special evening at Sancta Maria College, Flat Bush.
Hato Paora School for aspiring men (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/feilding-herald/2875031/Hato-Paora-School-for-aspiring-men
Debra Marshall-Lobb spends her days, "growing gorgeous boys into good men."
Breaking the Bottlenecks to Compassion
Lesley-Anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0909/S00244.htm
Ladies and Gentlemen, whether we like it or not, we live in a globalised world. This was graphically brought home to us recently with the spread of the global financial crisis. The interdependence of our world today has meant that what began as a crisis in a small segment of the United States housing market has evolved into a global recession with devastating consequences, particularly for some of the world’s poorest people...
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48 : a reading and discussion with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Losing Courtship (a lost art) ... Doing business with the world (a follow up on women and work) ... Walking the talk… as a family ... The Case for Priestly Celibacy (an article by George Sim Johnston) ... Forming a connection (on the visit of Fr Roderick, 'the Podfather') ... True media (Eduardo Verastegui, a Mexican Catholic Brad Pitt)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Pope Benedict is visiting Czech Republic
Pope Benedict XVI is visiting the Czech Republic Sept. 26-28, traveling to Prague, Brno, and Stará Boleslav. It's the pope's first visit to the country and his second to a former Soviet satellite state, after Poland in 2006. John Allen is in the Czech Republic covering the trip. Allen's "curtain-raiser" for the trip is here: The German shepherd bids farewell to a 'wolf in winter'.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.23 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
Mt Tabor Trust, Helensville - Henderson - Mt Albert (four position)
http://www.mt-tabor.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.27 and from Mt Tabor Trust Office, tel: (09) 420 9701; e-mail: mt.tabor@xtra.co.nz Applications close 2 October 2009
NEWS & NOTES - 27 September 2009
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Giant talent in rugby poaching row (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599834
A rising rugby star who dreams of playing for the All Blacks is at the centre of a poaching row between two top private schools. Siate Tokolahi - a 17-year-old, 111kg Tongan prop renowned for his strength in the scrum - has withdrawn from Sacred Heart College in Auckland and may miss his NCEA exams.
Singing priests tune up (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/ya7xfuy
A group of Filipino priests are singing to raise a new roof for St Michael's Church in Remuera.
Good old country jig (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ydgagw8
Levin's St Joseph's Catholic School hall looked like a scene out of the television programme 'McLeod's Daughters' last week as memebers of the school community came together to raise money for the 'Make A Wish' foundation.
New chaplain enjoying the challenge
The Dominion Post | 24 Sep 2009 Page: 10
The strong spiritual focus of St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, is central to Chanel Wright’s role as school chaplain. Traditionally, the school, which was founded in 1931, has had a Marist priest in the role, but this year the regular chaplain was...
Undercover
Manawatu Standard | 22 Sep 2009 | Page: 2
Out in the field: Complete with war paint, Alex Kilkelly, 5, crawls under a camouflage net at the St James Catholic School gala in Palmerston North. The net was part of a new army feature at the gala, set up by parents in the Defence Force.
Parnell plan riles residents (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/parnell-plan-riles-residents/3904416/
The Real Estate Institute is meeting strong opposition to its new headquarters in the upmarket village. Joseph Barratt reports. Parnell is proud of its village atmosphere, it's low-rise old buildings filled with boutique stores, galleries, cafes and restaurants. Sidestreets are packed with 19th-century homes and one of New Zealand's earliest Catholic churches stands on Parnell Rd.
Church fears being overshadowed (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599011
Sick girl's trip in danger (photo)
The Southland Times
http://tinyurl.com/nvskg9
An effort to raise money for a trip to Auckland on behalf of a young cancer-sufferer may be handicapped by reaction to a fraudulent appeal in a similar case.
Success for sounds of Aotearoa (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/arts/arts_news/2009/09/success_for_sounds_of_aotearoa.php
The sounds of New Zealand have been celebrated with the successful launch of a new CD of songs. Musicians Clare McCormack and Caroline Zeeman released Colours of Aotearoa at a special evening at Sancta Maria College, Flat Bush.
Hato Paora School for aspiring men (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/feilding-herald/2875031/Hato-Paora-School-for-aspiring-men
Debra Marshall-Lobb spends her days, "growing gorgeous boys into good men."
Breaking the Bottlenecks to Compassion
Lesley-Anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0909/S00244.htm
Ladies and Gentlemen, whether we like it or not, we live in a globalised world. This was graphically brought home to us recently with the spread of the global financial crisis. The interdependence of our world today has meant that what began as a crisis in a small segment of the United States housing market has evolved into a global recession with devastating consequences, particularly for some of the world’s poorest people...
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48 : a reading and discussion with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Losing Courtship (a lost art) ... Doing business with the world (a follow up on women and work) ... Walking the talk… as a family ... The Case for Priestly Celibacy (an article by George Sim Johnston) ... Forming a connection (on the visit of Fr Roderick, 'the Podfather') ... True media (Eduardo Verastegui, a Mexican Catholic Brad Pitt)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Pope Benedict is visiting Czech Republic
Pope Benedict XVI is visiting the Czech Republic Sept. 26-28, traveling to Prague, Brno, and Stará Boleslav. It's the pope's first visit to the country and his second to a former Soviet satellite state, after Poland in 2006. John Allen is in the Czech Republic covering the trip. Allen's "curtain-raiser" for the trip is here: The German shepherd bids farewell to a 'wolf in winter'.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.23 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
Mt Tabor Trust, Helensville - Henderson - Mt Albert (four position)
http://www.mt-tabor.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.27 and from Mt Tabor Trust Office, tel: (09) 420 9701; e-mail: mt.tabor@xtra.co.nz Applications close 2 October 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 20 September 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Issue 325 - Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In this issue ...
Mercy Sisters hold 10-day chapter ... Proposal for optional religious education clarified ... Faith brought cancer survivor Hato from hospital to lead role in NZ film ... Advertising features: Oberammergau Passion Play tours ... Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor to be canonised next month ... Age Concern
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Final bell for Our Lady of Lourdes (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/n2ns6d
The end of the Catholic liturgical year will mark the end of Sunday masses at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Paekakariki, and the building may be moved out of town.
Priest answers call to return to Antarctic (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/74625/priest-answers-call-return-antarctic
A Queenstown priest is preparing for another "busman's holiday" of ministering to more than 1500 people in the coldest, driest and windiest environment on Earth.
St Mark's Catholic School (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/2874006/Kids-can-do-a-lot-for-those-in-need
Watch out Great Wall of China, the Great Wall of Cans at St Mark’s Catholic School is catching up.
End of an era for brothers at school (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/2876636/End-of-an-era-for-brothers-at-school
The last remaining De La Salle Brothers at Francis Douglas Memorial College are leaving.
Fish-inspired building 'evolving'(photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/2874975/Fish-inspired-building-evolving
Tenders will go out this month for Wanaka's new million-dollar Catholic church, with construction set to begin by the end of the year.
`Strange' walkway to remain open for now
Northern Advocate — A004 — 16 September 2009
The wheels of bureaucracy have started turning on a Far North primary school's request to have a walkway shut down before ``something horrible happens'' to a child there. The principal at Pompallier Catholic School in Kaitaia, Daniel Pepper, went public in July with his concerns about what he called ``strange goings-on'' in the walkway that runs along one boundary of his school, linking Dominion Rd, Taaffe St and Vegar St.
TVNZ. Close Up. The good fight (video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/good-fight-2917988
Mohammed Ali, a 16-year-old Muslim from Mangere who enjoys going to Mass with his Catholic schoolmates, is ranked number three in the world in his boxing division and shares a name with one of the all time greats. [These videos can only be viewed with the latest Flash Player for your particular browser, e.g. the version for Microsoft Internet Explorer or the (different) version for Firefox - ML]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Forget yourself **
A reading and commentary on Mark 8:27-35 with Fr Barry Scannell SM at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Station XV - Episode 25 **
Tonight, on a very special Station 15...
What a show! Tonight we have Father Roderick from SQPN.com, down here on his New Zealand adventure! He joins a very full Rendition Studios as we talk about his travels here and in Australia, the lifting of the swine flu restrictions, the rolling back (or not) of Vatican II, death threats and the former Archbishop of Zimbabwe, and the banning of trousers as a way to remind people of the importance of Sundays?!?
** Catechiwi **
The Theology of Suffering
In this latest episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Dutch priest Fr Roderick Vonhogen -- currently visiting Australia and New Zealand -- on another fundamental question of the Faith. Fr Roderick answers the question “Why did Jesus have to suffer?”
** Familia **
In this month's edition of the Familia Podcast we explore the following questions: what can we do to avoid pornography; if you are a Catholic, is it ok to circumcise your male children; if a Catholic marries a non-Catholic or non-Christian is their marriage a sacrament; does pre-marital sex change the sacramental nature of marriage; what can a solo mum do to relate Catholic sexual teachings as well as general things guys should know regarding sexuality to teenage sons?
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
The Podcasting Priest (Father Roderick Vonhögen) ... Christ is not a set of rules, he’s a person (a photography project on the person of Jesus Christ) ... Nothing like a newbie to remind us what we’re on about… (a young Thai woman's conversion experience) ... Delusions of grandeur (the ordination of women) ... Unrestricted access (on the lifting of the swine flu restrictions on receiving Communion; hearing Fr Roderick)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/node/14940
The Vatican reaches out to Lefebvrites
From a strictly demographic point of view, one could argue that the intense interest surrounding relations between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X, popularly known as the "Lefebvrites," is terribly exaggerated. Worldwide, the society has a little under 500 priests, roughly the same number as the Diocese of Buffalo. It claims one million faithful, a number impossible to confirm but which, even if true, would represent less than one-tenth of one percent of the global Catholic population. Yet for a variety of reasons, the Vatican's effort to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again by reconciling with the Lefebvrites carries a significance way out of proportion to those numbers.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
Mt Tabor Trust, Helensville - Henderson - Mt Albert (four position)
http://www.mt-tabor.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.27 and from Mt Tabor Trust Office, tel: (09) 420 9701; e-mail: mt.tabor@xtra.co.nz Applications close 2 October 2009
NEWS & NOTES - 20 September 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Issue 325 - Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In this issue ...
Mercy Sisters hold 10-day chapter ... Proposal for optional religious education clarified ... Faith brought cancer survivor Hato from hospital to lead role in NZ film ... Advertising features: Oberammergau Passion Play tours ... Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor to be canonised next month ... Age Concern
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Final bell for Our Lady of Lourdes (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/n2ns6d
The end of the Catholic liturgical year will mark the end of Sunday masses at Our Lady of Lourdes church in Paekakariki, and the building may be moved out of town.
Priest answers call to return to Antarctic (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/74625/priest-answers-call-return-antarctic
A Queenstown priest is preparing for another "busman's holiday" of ministering to more than 1500 people in the coldest, driest and windiest environment on Earth.
St Mark's Catholic School (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/eastern-courier/2874006/Kids-can-do-a-lot-for-those-in-need
Watch out Great Wall of China, the Great Wall of Cans at St Mark’s Catholic School is catching up.
End of an era for brothers at school (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/2876636/End-of-an-era-for-brothers-at-school
The last remaining De La Salle Brothers at Francis Douglas Memorial College are leaving.
Fish-inspired building 'evolving'(photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/2874975/Fish-inspired-building-evolving
Tenders will go out this month for Wanaka's new million-dollar Catholic church, with construction set to begin by the end of the year.
`Strange' walkway to remain open for now
Northern Advocate — A004 — 16 September 2009
The wheels of bureaucracy have started turning on a Far North primary school's request to have a walkway shut down before ``something horrible happens'' to a child there. The principal at Pompallier Catholic School in Kaitaia, Daniel Pepper, went public in July with his concerns about what he called ``strange goings-on'' in the walkway that runs along one boundary of his school, linking Dominion Rd, Taaffe St and Vegar St.
TVNZ. Close Up. The good fight (video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/good-fight-2917988
Mohammed Ali, a 16-year-old Muslim from Mangere who enjoys going to Mass with his Catholic schoolmates, is ranked number three in the world in his boxing division and shares a name with one of the all time greats. [These videos can only be viewed with the latest Flash Player for your particular browser, e.g. the version for Microsoft Internet Explorer or the (different) version for Firefox - ML]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Forget yourself **
A reading and commentary on Mark 8:27-35 with Fr Barry Scannell SM at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Station XV - Episode 25 **
Tonight, on a very special Station 15...
What a show! Tonight we have Father Roderick from SQPN.com, down here on his New Zealand adventure! He joins a very full Rendition Studios as we talk about his travels here and in Australia, the lifting of the swine flu restrictions, the rolling back (or not) of Vatican II, death threats and the former Archbishop of Zimbabwe, and the banning of trousers as a way to remind people of the importance of Sundays?!?
** Catechiwi **
The Theology of Suffering
In this latest episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Dutch priest Fr Roderick Vonhogen -- currently visiting Australia and New Zealand -- on another fundamental question of the Faith. Fr Roderick answers the question “Why did Jesus have to suffer?”
** Familia **
In this month's edition of the Familia Podcast we explore the following questions: what can we do to avoid pornography; if you are a Catholic, is it ok to circumcise your male children; if a Catholic marries a non-Catholic or non-Christian is their marriage a sacrament; does pre-marital sex change the sacramental nature of marriage; what can a solo mum do to relate Catholic sexual teachings as well as general things guys should know regarding sexuality to teenage sons?
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
The Podcasting Priest (Father Roderick Vonhögen) ... Christ is not a set of rules, he’s a person (a photography project on the person of Jesus Christ) ... Nothing like a newbie to remind us what we’re on about… (a young Thai woman's conversion experience) ... Delusions of grandeur (the ordination of women) ... Unrestricted access (on the lifting of the swine flu restrictions on receiving Communion; hearing Fr Roderick)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/node/14940
The Vatican reaches out to Lefebvrites
From a strictly demographic point of view, one could argue that the intense interest surrounding relations between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X, popularly known as the "Lefebvrites," is terribly exaggerated. Worldwide, the society has a little under 500 priests, roughly the same number as the Diocese of Buffalo. It claims one million faithful, a number impossible to confirm but which, even if true, would represent less than one-tenth of one percent of the global Catholic population. Yet for a variety of reasons, the Vatican's effort to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again by reconciling with the Lefebvrites carries a significance way out of proportion to those numbers.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
Mt Tabor Trust, Helensville - Henderson - Mt Albert (four position)
http://www.mt-tabor.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept. 20 - Oct. 3 2009 p.27 and from Mt Tabor Trust Office, tel: (09) 420 9701; e-mail: mt.tabor@xtra.co.nz Applications close 2 October 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 13 September 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholic Church takes time out on crime, punishment and reconciliation
(September 12, 2009)
Prayer for inmates of prison cells is among activities being taken up by Catholic groups and organisations throughout New Zealand during the Catholic Church's annual Social Justice Week which begins on Sunday 13 September.
H1N1 flu - normal Mass practice to be resumed (September 9, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have decided that normal Mass practices can be resumed from this Saturday 12 September.
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses
http://www.welcom.org.nz
**News**
Wel-com's a winner! Australasian Catholic Press Association awards ... Almost three-quarters more seek counselling in recession ... Care and control both needed in prisoner rehab
**World News**
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
**Columns**
Editorial: Beneficiary-bashing isolates needy ... Archbishop's column: Be the change ... Editorial: A smack as a 'good' parenting tool?
**Schools**
The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts
**Features**
Be the change: the NZ Catholic Education Convention ... Confessions of a special character and Jesus follower ... Absence and presence: the New Testament priesthood
**Wellington**
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... The cathedral 160 years ago
**Palmerston North**
Global poverty must be tackled from the ground up ... Bishop Peter Cullinane: A time to reflect on the meaning of ordained ministry ... The joys and puzzles of reunions
**Reflect**
Veronica Lawson RSM: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Mark 7:31-37
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Rugby champs in the making (photo)
Manukau Courier
http://tinyurl.com/n8usyt
Mangere's De La Salle College is close to being the best rugby school in Auckland.
Bishops lift swine flu restrictions
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/2852884/Bishops-lift-swine-flu-restrictions
Restrictions at Catholic churches brought in because of the swine flu outbreak will be lifted from Saturday.
Mourners farewell officer (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/nnpmj7
St Joseph's Catholic Church in Levin overflowed with mourners farwelling former police firearms officer and Search and Rescue stalwart Ernie Hagger on Tuesday.
St Patrick's students on safari (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/nwfec7
A little bit of Africa came to St Patrick's Catholic School on Thursday, as children got right into the theme of the scholastic book fair.
Telling the Baxter story (photo)
Wairarapa News
http://tinyurl.com/nq7fxg
A review of The double Rainbow: James K. Baxter, Ngati Hau and the Jerusalem Commune
Music and muffins at the Parish Centre (photo)
http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/local/news/music-and-muffins-at-the-parish-centre/3903948/
The hall was alive with the sound of music on Friday August 28, as older ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a free performance and afternoon tea at the Parish Centre of Stratford’s Catholic church.
Sisters celebrate honour for order (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/73329/sisters-celebrate-honour-order
The canonisation of their founder in Rome next month was a source of "great joy and thanksgiving" for staff and residents of the Sacred Heart Home and Hospital in Brockville, Dunedin.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Adopt a cell: Social Justice Week 2009 **
Kilian de Lacy, senior Catholic prison chaplain
** Caring for the homeless **
Wilf Holt at the Auckland City Mission
** Who is the greatest? **
A reading and discussion of Mark 9:30-37 with Rev. Ellie Anderson and Rev. Judith Wigglesworth in the children's 'Jesus Room' at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Population Bomb II: Global Warming and the LSE ... “Hey, they’re trying to learn for free! Get ‘em!” (an article in 'NZ Catholic' on ordination) ... Equity and Work (careers of women in academia) ... A refreshing voice on Kennedy (civility, charity and Ted Kennedy) ... Well worth a watch (a couple of very good movies) ... God and Caesar (books by and about Cardinal George Pell)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Incivility hurts the pro-life cause
One bit of gallows humor in Catholic circles is that sometimes the worst enemies of the pro-life movement are pro-lifers themselves. The point is that a handful of activists occasionally come off as so shrill, so angry and judgmental, that fair-minded people simply tune out the pro-life message.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
NEWS & NOTES - 13 September 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholic Church takes time out on crime, punishment and reconciliation
(September 12, 2009)
Prayer for inmates of prison cells is among activities being taken up by Catholic groups and organisations throughout New Zealand during the Catholic Church's annual Social Justice Week which begins on Sunday 13 September.
H1N1 flu - normal Mass practice to be resumed (September 9, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have decided that normal Mass practices can be resumed from this Saturday 12 September.
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses
http://www.welcom.org.nz
**News**
Wel-com's a winner! Australasian Catholic Press Association awards ... Almost three-quarters more seek counselling in recession ... Care and control both needed in prisoner rehab
**World News**
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
**Columns**
Editorial: Beneficiary-bashing isolates needy ... Archbishop's column: Be the change ... Editorial: A smack as a 'good' parenting tool?
**Schools**
The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts
**Features**
Be the change: the NZ Catholic Education Convention ... Confessions of a special character and Jesus follower ... Absence and presence: the New Testament priesthood
**Wellington**
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... The cathedral 160 years ago
**Palmerston North**
Global poverty must be tackled from the ground up ... Bishop Peter Cullinane: A time to reflect on the meaning of ordained ministry ... The joys and puzzles of reunions
**Reflect**
Veronica Lawson RSM: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Mark 7:31-37
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Rugby champs in the making (photo)
Manukau Courier
http://tinyurl.com/n8usyt
Mangere's De La Salle College is close to being the best rugby school in Auckland.
Bishops lift swine flu restrictions
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/2852884/Bishops-lift-swine-flu-restrictions
Restrictions at Catholic churches brought in because of the swine flu outbreak will be lifted from Saturday.
Mourners farewell officer (photo)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/nnpmj7
St Joseph's Catholic Church in Levin overflowed with mourners farwelling former police firearms officer and Search and Rescue stalwart Ernie Hagger on Tuesday.
St Patrick's students on safari (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/nwfec7
A little bit of Africa came to St Patrick's Catholic School on Thursday, as children got right into the theme of the scholastic book fair.
Telling the Baxter story (photo)
Wairarapa News
http://tinyurl.com/nq7fxg
A review of The double Rainbow: James K. Baxter, Ngati Hau and the Jerusalem Commune
Music and muffins at the Parish Centre (photo)
http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/local/news/music-and-muffins-at-the-parish-centre/3903948/
The hall was alive with the sound of music on Friday August 28, as older ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a free performance and afternoon tea at the Parish Centre of Stratford’s Catholic church.
Sisters celebrate honour for order (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/73329/sisters-celebrate-honour-order
The canonisation of their founder in Rome next month was a source of "great joy and thanksgiving" for staff and residents of the Sacred Heart Home and Hospital in Brockville, Dunedin.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Adopt a cell: Social Justice Week 2009 **
Kilian de Lacy, senior Catholic prison chaplain
** Caring for the homeless **
Wilf Holt at the Auckland City Mission
** Who is the greatest? **
A reading and discussion of Mark 9:30-37 with Rev. Ellie Anderson and Rev. Judith Wigglesworth in the children's 'Jesus Room' at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Population Bomb II: Global Warming and the LSE ... “Hey, they’re trying to learn for free! Get ‘em!” (an article in 'NZ Catholic' on ordination) ... Equity and Work (careers of women in academia) ... A refreshing voice on Kennedy (civility, charity and Ted Kennedy) ... Well worth a watch (a couple of very good movies) ... God and Caesar (books by and about Cardinal George Pell)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Incivility hurts the pro-life cause
One bit of gallows humor in Catholic circles is that sometimes the worst enemies of the pro-life movement are pro-lifers themselves. The point is that a handful of activists occasionally come off as so shrill, so angry and judgmental, that fair-minded people simply tune out the pro-life message.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
Sunday, September 6, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 6 September 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In issue no.324, Sept 16 - 19, 2009 ...
Union targets integrated schools ... Adoption must be about children, not adults ... Pastoral approach to drug use getting results for school ... The universal Church's stance on smacking .. Sue Jones: We need to suffer with the church ... A Kiwi's search via Buddhism ends back home in Catholicism .. Vatican today is a good employer .. Choosing a celibate lifestyle - part of God's plan for humanity .. Advertisement: Perpetual Adoration ... Advertising Feature: Social Justice Week: a justice that reconciles
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Kids dancing their way around the world
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/2834308/Kids-dancing-their-way-around-the-world
Children from Palmerston North’s St James Catholic School are bringing their Dance All Around the World Dancestravaganza to the Barber Hall tonight.
Double milestone (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/kv7sv6
Photo of Terence Abreo of New Lynn and his grandchildren.
St Paul's wins bragging rights (photos)
North Waikato News
http://tinyurl.com/m6srua
Bragging rights went to St Paul's Catholic School at the latest SOGO tournament. Each term a different school hosts a sport from netball cricket socccer and rugby
Loma's still fit at 100 (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/2821807/Loma-s-still-fit-at-100
Loma Ellingham never used to enjoy walking. Now she's hooked. In fact she's hard to keep up with.
No charges to be laid over Wellington school incident - police
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10594986
Police are helping schools after another "invasion" at a secondary school which took place yesterday.
Head of Caritas Internationalis to visit NZ
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/09/head-of-caritas-internationalis-to-visit-nz/
Lesley-Anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, is visiting Wellington on 18-19 September and available for media interviews.
Buy-up plan upsets elderly
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/2822281/Buy-up-plan-upsets-elderly
A group of Hillsborough retirement village residents are upset over a proposal which could see the land their units sit on sold to the Auckland City Council.
A Life In Focus: Obstetrician GP a man of values
Northern Advocate — A002 — 01 September 2009
Dr Tim Buckley, whose 30 years of delivering Whangarei babies was honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has died at his home in Whangarei. He was 84. A Northland representative golfer, he had been signed on as a member of the Mt Denby Golf Club in Whangarei at age 8. Excluding the years when he was a boarder at St Patrick's College Silverstream, at university and involved in specialist training, he remained a staunch and loyal supporter of the club for the rest of his life.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Social Service **
Sr Stephanie Kitching talks to Barbara Gilray, director of Catholic Social Services, Wellington.
{The weekly gospel reflection had not been updated when I checked again this morning - ML]
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ... Moral Absolutes? Absolutely! (tolerance and relativism) ... “KFSL — Fossil 103..." (crime and punishment) ... Priests and ex-priests (priests who leave the prioesthood) ... Being before doing and Burmese banter (in Thailand: prayer and the life of mission) ... The Ted Kennedy funeral - getting it wrong ... New media, new apostles…new responsibilities! (the upcoming visit of Fr Roderick Vanhogen)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Church's 'power distance index' in decline
There's a bizarre story out of Italy this week that deserves its moment in the sun. It's a soap opera, really, as tawdry and tragic as these bits of voyeurism usually are, yet it also suggests two points with potentially broad implications:
* The political and cultural ties in the West that in recent decades have bound the church to the political right may be unraveling.
* The "Power Distance Index" in Catholicism, meaning the willingness of ordinary people to accept the authority of the bishops to manage the internal affairs of the church, is declining rapidly, and not just in countries scarred by the sexual abuse crisis ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
NEWS & NOTES - 6 September 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In issue no.324, Sept 16 - 19, 2009 ...
Union targets integrated schools ... Adoption must be about children, not adults ... Pastoral approach to drug use getting results for school ... The universal Church's stance on smacking .. Sue Jones: We need to suffer with the church ... A Kiwi's search via Buddhism ends back home in Catholicism .. Vatican today is a good employer .. Choosing a celibate lifestyle - part of God's plan for humanity .. Advertisement: Perpetual Adoration ... Advertising Feature: Social Justice Week: a justice that reconciles
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Kids dancing their way around the world
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/2834308/Kids-dancing-their-way-around-the-world
Children from Palmerston North’s St James Catholic School are bringing their Dance All Around the World Dancestravaganza to the Barber Hall tonight.
Double milestone (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/kv7sv6
Photo of Terence Abreo of New Lynn and his grandchildren.
St Paul's wins bragging rights (photos)
North Waikato News
http://tinyurl.com/m6srua
Bragging rights went to St Paul's Catholic School at the latest SOGO tournament. Each term a different school hosts a sport from netball cricket socccer and rugby
Loma's still fit at 100 (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/2821807/Loma-s-still-fit-at-100
Loma Ellingham never used to enjoy walking. Now she's hooked. In fact she's hard to keep up with.
No charges to be laid over Wellington school incident - police
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10594986
Police are helping schools after another "invasion" at a secondary school which took place yesterday.
Head of Caritas Internationalis to visit NZ
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/09/head-of-caritas-internationalis-to-visit-nz/
Lesley-Anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, is visiting Wellington on 18-19 September and available for media interviews.
Buy-up plan upsets elderly
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/2822281/Buy-up-plan-upsets-elderly
A group of Hillsborough retirement village residents are upset over a proposal which could see the land their units sit on sold to the Auckland City Council.
A Life In Focus: Obstetrician GP a man of values
Northern Advocate — A002 — 01 September 2009
Dr Tim Buckley, whose 30 years of delivering Whangarei babies was honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, has died at his home in Whangarei. He was 84. A Northland representative golfer, he had been signed on as a member of the Mt Denby Golf Club in Whangarei at age 8. Excluding the years when he was a boarder at St Patrick's College Silverstream, at university and involved in specialist training, he remained a staunch and loyal supporter of the club for the rest of his life.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Social Service **
Sr Stephanie Kitching talks to Barbara Gilray, director of Catholic Social Services, Wellington.
{The weekly gospel reflection had not been updated when I checked again this morning - ML]
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ... Moral Absolutes? Absolutely! (tolerance and relativism) ... “KFSL — Fossil 103..." (crime and punishment) ... Priests and ex-priests (priests who leave the prioesthood) ... Being before doing and Burmese banter (in Thailand: prayer and the life of mission) ... The Ted Kennedy funeral - getting it wrong ... New media, new apostles…new responsibilities! (the upcoming visit of Fr Roderick Vanhogen)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Church's 'power distance index' in decline
There's a bizarre story out of Italy this week that deserves its moment in the sun. It's a soap opera, really, as tawdry and tragic as these bits of voyeurism usually are, yet it also suggests two points with potentially broad implications:
* The political and cultural ties in the West that in recent decades have bound the church to the political right may be unraveling.
* The "Power Distance Index" in Catholicism, meaning the willingness of ordinary people to accept the authority of the bishops to manage the internal affairs of the church, is declining rapidly, and not just in countries scarred by the sexual abuse crisis ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, and from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Youth Co-ordinator, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Western Bay of Plenty - Eastern Waikato
http://svdp.org.nz/index.php/youth/youth-coordinators/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 16 - 19, 2009 p.23 and from Paul Callinan, area president, tel. (07) 577 6509 evenings; e-mail: p.callinan@xtra.co.nz
Sunday, August 30, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 30 August 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Archbishop launches revised statement on religious diversity (August 26,
2009
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
“Religions are an integral part of human societies. This is reflected in the school community, the wider local community and the national community of which we are all a part”. Archbishop John Dew said this as he launched the revised edition of the Statement on Religious Diversity at the 2009 New Zealand Diversity Forum held in Wellington 23-24 August...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Des and Doreen's day of fate (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/2814459/Des-and-Doreens-day-of-fate/
They've known each other 30 years, been engaged for a whirlwind one month and today Doreen Dooley, 76, and Des Hurdle, 84, are tying the knot.
Charge puts Petal on verge of retirement (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/2809352/Charge-puts-Petal-on-verge-of-retirement
A goat's days of serving the Catholic Church are all but over. Ever since she was a kid, Petal has browsed the steep grass berm in front of St Patrick's Church in the small West Coast town of Ross.
Tagalog mass bonds Filipino community
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/2803132/Tagalog-mass-bonds-Filipino-community
A Catholic mass in Takapuna is keeping the big Filipino community on the North Shore closely knit.
Top historic registration for Erskine College
http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=10916
Iconic Island Bay landmark Erskine College has received national recognition by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) – given Category I status on its National Register.
Driver thanks 'hero' students who saved him from attacker (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10593552
An Auckland bus driver saved by a group of high school students from a vicious beating has today been re-united with his five teenage helpers.
We need more Govt cash for our schools, say Catholics (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10593473
The head of Catholic education says integrated schools need more money from the Government, not less as advocated by a teachers' association.
Musical colours of our country on CD (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/arts/arts_news/2009/08/musical_colours_of_our_country_on_cd.php
Songs celebrating the diversity of New Zealand will be aired for the first time at a high school next month. Musicians Clare McCormack and Caroline Zeeman are releasing their first CD, Colours of Aotearoa, on September 4 at Sancta Maria College, Flat Bush.
Religion in schools publication launched
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0908/S00293.htm
The Human Rights Commission will launch Religion in New Zealand Schools: Questions and Concerns at the New Zealand Diversity Forum at Victoria University, Wellington today.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** A good enough death **
Sr Mary Scanlan on what it means to die well.
** True standards **
A reading and commentary on Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 with Very Rev. Frank Neslon and Rev. Dr. Ellie Sanderson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Flirting with Relativism (marriage and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) ... “Okay. Now, everyone take out your safety pencil and a circle of paper (on Senator Ted Kennedy) ... The Great “Common Good” Debate (President Obama and abortion) ... Bottoms up to Our Lord and Saviour! (saying grace in a restaurant) ... Is this appropriate? (developments regarding the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi) ... Ding, ding! (communion under one form) ... The Daily Grind (on achieving happiness)
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NEWSLETTERS AND PERIODICALS
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' - August 2009
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
Christchurch Diocese. 'Inform' - August 2009
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
NZ Marist Brothers. 'Marist Family News - June 2009
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/Marist%20Family%20News.htm
The Nathaniel Centre: The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' - Issue twenty-eight
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz
Tui Motu InterIslands - August 2009
http://www.tuimotu.org
The Society of Eucharistic Adoration. Newsletter - January 2009
http://www.divinenet.org.nz/adoration.html
Society of St Vincent de Paul. Newsletter - Winter 2009
http://www.svdp.org.nz
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' - August 2009
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Newsletter - August 2009
http://joshua.netau.net/newsletter.PDF
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Sending off new Vatican ambassador; Missed opportunity for Africa
Miguel DÃaz has not yet presented his credentials to Pope Benedict XVI, so formally speaking he's not quite in the saddle as Barack Obama's envoy to the Vatican. Monday evening, however, DÃaz got a rousing send-off at a reception held in his honor at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C. ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Diocese of Palmerston North Youth Festival. 'Real life! Real Power!
Saturday 5 September 2009 10:00 am - 4 pm, Convention Centre, 354 Main Street, Palmerston North. Details in 'Wel-com' August 2009 p.20 and from Paul Skippen, tel: (06) 354 1780 ext 844; Mobile: 021 976 483; e-mail: pskippen@pndiocese.org.nz
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
NEWS & NOTES - 30 August 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Archbishop launches revised statement on religious diversity (August 26,
2009
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
“Religions are an integral part of human societies. This is reflected in the school community, the wider local community and the national community of which we are all a part”. Archbishop John Dew said this as he launched the revised edition of the Statement on Religious Diversity at the 2009 New Zealand Diversity Forum held in Wellington 23-24 August...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Des and Doreen's day of fate (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/2814459/Des-and-Doreens-day-of-fate/
They've known each other 30 years, been engaged for a whirlwind one month and today Doreen Dooley, 76, and Des Hurdle, 84, are tying the knot.
Charge puts Petal on verge of retirement (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/2809352/Charge-puts-Petal-on-verge-of-retirement
A goat's days of serving the Catholic Church are all but over. Ever since she was a kid, Petal has browsed the steep grass berm in front of St Patrick's Church in the small West Coast town of Ross.
Tagalog mass bonds Filipino community
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/2803132/Tagalog-mass-bonds-Filipino-community
A Catholic mass in Takapuna is keeping the big Filipino community on the North Shore closely knit.
Top historic registration for Erskine College
http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=10916
Iconic Island Bay landmark Erskine College has received national recognition by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) – given Category I status on its National Register.
Driver thanks 'hero' students who saved him from attacker (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10593552
An Auckland bus driver saved by a group of high school students from a vicious beating has today been re-united with his five teenage helpers.
We need more Govt cash for our schools, say Catholics (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10593473
The head of Catholic education says integrated schools need more money from the Government, not less as advocated by a teachers' association.
Musical colours of our country on CD (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/arts/arts_news/2009/08/musical_colours_of_our_country_on_cd.php
Songs celebrating the diversity of New Zealand will be aired for the first time at a high school next month. Musicians Clare McCormack and Caroline Zeeman are releasing their first CD, Colours of Aotearoa, on September 4 at Sancta Maria College, Flat Bush.
Religion in schools publication launched
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0908/S00293.htm
The Human Rights Commission will launch Religion in New Zealand Schools: Questions and Concerns at the New Zealand Diversity Forum at Victoria University, Wellington today.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** A good enough death **
Sr Mary Scanlan on what it means to die well.
** True standards **
A reading and commentary on Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 with Very Rev. Frank Neslon and Rev. Dr. Ellie Sanderson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
******************************************
'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Flirting with Relativism (marriage and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) ... “Okay. Now, everyone take out your safety pencil and a circle of paper (on Senator Ted Kennedy) ... The Great “Common Good” Debate (President Obama and abortion) ... Bottoms up to Our Lord and Saviour! (saying grace in a restaurant) ... Is this appropriate? (developments regarding the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi) ... Ding, ding! (communion under one form) ... The Daily Grind (on achieving happiness)
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NEWSLETTERS AND PERIODICALS
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' - August 2009
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
Christchurch Diocese. 'Inform' - August 2009
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25
NZ Marist Brothers. 'Marist Family News - June 2009
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/Marist%20Family%20News.htm
The Nathaniel Centre: The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' - Issue twenty-eight
http://www.nathaniel.org.nz
Tui Motu InterIslands - August 2009
http://www.tuimotu.org
The Society of Eucharistic Adoration. Newsletter - January 2009
http://www.divinenet.org.nz/adoration.html
Society of St Vincent de Paul. Newsletter - Winter 2009
http://www.svdp.org.nz
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' - August 2009
http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Newsletter - August 2009
http://joshua.netau.net/newsletter.PDF
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Sending off new Vatican ambassador; Missed opportunity for Africa
Miguel DÃaz has not yet presented his credentials to Pope Benedict XVI, so formally speaking he's not quite in the saddle as Barack Obama's envoy to the Vatican. Monday evening, however, DÃaz got a rousing send-off at a reception held in his honor at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C. ...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Diocese of Palmerston North Youth Festival. 'Real life! Real Power!
Saturday 5 September 2009 10:00 am - 4 pm, Convention Centre, 354 Main Street, Palmerston North. Details in 'Wel-com' August 2009 p.20 and from Paul Skippen, tel: (06) 354 1780 ext 844; Mobile: 021 976 483; e-mail: pskippen@pndiocese.org.nz
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
Sunday, August 23, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 23 August 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
'Catholic Bishops say children entitled to a mother’s and father’s love' (August 20, 2009)
The New Zealand Catholic bishops are concerned that the current debate about whether the law should change to allow homosexual and de-facto couples to adopt children, focuses only on the rights of adults, with almost no reference to the rights of children.
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 , no. 323
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In the current issue:
City eyes Church rest home property ... School fights proposed move ... Scientist to meet abortion supervisors ... Buddhism's slide a worry in Japan .. It's better that we support our priests than attack them ... Lukewarm now the new devout? ... The passing of the celibate culture ... Advertisement: NZ Forum on the Family: 'Family Matters 2009'
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church consecrated after half a decade (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2009/08/church_consecrated_after_half_a_decade.php
After hosting Masses for close to 50 years, Howick's Star of the Sea Church has finally been consecrated.
Call to widen adoption rules
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2770562/Call-to-widen-adoption-rules
Catholic Bishops in New Zealand have spoken out against a proposed law change allowing same-sex adoption, saying children are entitled to the love of both a mother and a father.
Gay adoption ban "positive discrimination"
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5838929/gay-adoption-ban-positive-discrimination/
A Catholic organisation says stopping gay and lesbian couples from adopting children is a form of positive discrimination.
Pleasing Pacifically performers (photos)
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/lrxxns
The 40-strong Poly group of St Patrick's College, Silverstream, participated in the Pacifically Wellington cultural festival.
Charity shop stunned as vandals smash window (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/papakura-courier/2764185/Charity-shop-stunned-as-vandals-smash-window
Just two weeks after opening, Papakura's St Vincent De Paul shop has been hit by vandals.
Funky support for global issues (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/nvyh6l
For the fifth year running, Volunteer Services Abroad is running the Project Friendship campaign with pupils from local schools such as San Antonio and Sts Peter and Paul.
Story told in artwork (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/story-told-in-artwork/3902897/
The project began in art teacher Janine Goldsmith's classes earlier this year when children were asked which symbols of their faith and their school were important to them.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** To whom shall we go? **
A reading and commentary on John 6:60-69 with Rev. Ellie Sanderson and Rev. Jennie Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
The upside of suffering?! ** In the words of the not so great Richard Prebble, I’ve been thinking…(on rejecting and commodifying children) ** A dose of the swine flu and some time on the naughty chair (swine flu precautions and the smacking debate) ** Honour well deserved! (Mary, the constant disciple) ** Greater diversity of people, yet greater unity of belief desired? (Catholic vocations in the US)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
A few slices of Catholic life
The past week has been one of those periods when there isn't a single dominant Catholic story, but rather plenty of interesting nuggets. The following, therefore, represent a few slices of Catholic life in mid-August...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Diocese of Palmerston North Youth Festival. 'Real life! Real Power!
Saturday 5 September 2009 10:00 am - 4 pm, Convention Centre, 354 Main Street, Palmerston North. Details in 'Wel-com' August 2009 p.20 and from Paul Skippen, tel: (06) 354 1780 ext 844; Mobile: 021 976 483; e-mail: pskippen@pndiocese.org.nz
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
NEWS & NOTES - 23 August 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
'Catholic Bishops say children entitled to a mother’s and father’s love' (August 20, 2009)
The New Zealand Catholic bishops are concerned that the current debate about whether the law should change to allow homosexual and de-facto couples to adopt children, focuses only on the rights of adults, with almost no reference to the rights of children.
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 , no. 323
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In the current issue:
City eyes Church rest home property ... School fights proposed move ... Scientist to meet abortion supervisors ... Buddhism's slide a worry in Japan .. It's better that we support our priests than attack them ... Lukewarm now the new devout? ... The passing of the celibate culture ... Advertisement: NZ Forum on the Family: 'Family Matters 2009'
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Church consecrated after half a decade (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2009/08/church_consecrated_after_half_a_decade.php
After hosting Masses for close to 50 years, Howick's Star of the Sea Church has finally been consecrated.
Call to widen adoption rules
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2770562/Call-to-widen-adoption-rules
Catholic Bishops in New Zealand have spoken out against a proposed law change allowing same-sex adoption, saying children are entitled to the love of both a mother and a father.
Gay adoption ban "positive discrimination"
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5838929/gay-adoption-ban-positive-discrimination/
A Catholic organisation says stopping gay and lesbian couples from adopting children is a form of positive discrimination.
Pleasing Pacifically performers (photos)
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/lrxxns
The 40-strong Poly group of St Patrick's College, Silverstream, participated in the Pacifically Wellington cultural festival.
Charity shop stunned as vandals smash window (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/papakura-courier/2764185/Charity-shop-stunned-as-vandals-smash-window
Just two weeks after opening, Papakura's St Vincent De Paul shop has been hit by vandals.
Funky support for global issues (photo)
The Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/nvyh6l
For the fifth year running, Volunteer Services Abroad is running the Project Friendship campaign with pupils from local schools such as San Antonio and Sts Peter and Paul.
Story told in artwork (photo)
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/story-told-in-artwork/3902897/
The project began in art teacher Janine Goldsmith's classes earlier this year when children were asked which symbols of their faith and their school were important to them.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** To whom shall we go? **
A reading and commentary on John 6:60-69 with Rev. Ellie Sanderson and Rev. Jennie Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
The upside of suffering?! ** In the words of the not so great Richard Prebble, I’ve been thinking…(on rejecting and commodifying children) ** A dose of the swine flu and some time on the naughty chair (swine flu precautions and the smacking debate) ** Honour well deserved! (Mary, the constant disciple) ** Greater diversity of people, yet greater unity of belief desired? (Catholic vocations in the US)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
A few slices of Catholic life
The past week has been one of those periods when there isn't a single dominant Catholic story, but rather plenty of interesting nuggets. The following, therefore, represent a few slices of Catholic life in mid-August...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Diocese of Palmerston North Youth Festival. 'Real life! Real Power!
Saturday 5 September 2009 10:00 am - 4 pm, Convention Centre, 354 Main Street, Palmerston North. Details in 'Wel-com' August 2009 p.20 and from Paul Skippen, tel: (06) 354 1780 ext 844; Mobile: 021 976 483; e-mail: pskippen@pndiocese.org.nz
2009 International Conference: Life, Faith and Family
October 2-4, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 26 - Aug. 8 2009 p.8, from Family Life International, tel (09) 279 2413, fax (09) 279 2418; e-mail: life@fli.org.nz; and on http://www.fli.org.nz
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
2-4 October 2009, St Patrick's College, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
New Zealand Bible Society. Chief Executive
http://www.biblesociety.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.23, and on the Society's Website. Applications close 25 September 2009.
Parish Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Aug. 23 - Sept. 5 2009 p.19, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, 'NZ Catholic', PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; tel: (09) 360 3049; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz
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