Sunday, November 11, 2012

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

In issue No. 403, November 4 - 17 2012: Schools now faith seedbed? ... Chinese Catholics hear about the 'Treasures from Heaven' ... One door closes on 23-year CIT journey ... Old boys of distinction honoured at St Peter's ... How do we best read the Gospels today? ... Children the biggest losers in court change ... Don't leave your boats behind (De La Salle College) ... Advertising feature: Family Life International

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Unexpectedly expecting? (photo)
The Leader, Nelson
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=Q9A5T7B987M1&linkid=c8e7c721-35c3-46c8-abbd-d28c50a56536&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
An organisation seeking to help unexpectedly pregnant women birth and raise their babies has set up a website. 

Tramping anniversary (photo)
Auckland City Harbour News
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=LO9BGCDMIC27&linkid=359e0709-1f65-4087-a542-32a97f0b3459&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d
A group of keen trampers is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Auckland Catholic Tramping Club.

Catholic church asks to appear before Tribunal
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/120273/catholic-church-asks-to-appear-before-tribunal
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland has asked to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal in its Paparahi o Te Raki inquiry.

Catholics ponder saving basilica's walls (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/our-rebuild-your-views/7931194/Catholics-ponder-saving-basilicas-walls
Parts of Christchurch's earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, often known as the Basilica, may be kept as a memorial in a plan that could result in a new Catholic cathedral next door.

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News of the Schools
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McAuley High School, Otahuhu: Netball: Students enter big league (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10845125

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt / St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Sporting efforts rewarded The Hutt News http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=CVRPR3UUSRF5&linkid=79719fa8-929c-4803-966d-2c44547a0004&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

St Francis Xavier School, Whangarei: Pay system woes topic http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/news/pay-system-woes-topic/1612581/

St Joseph's, Nelson: Well-known faces a big draw at twilight gala (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/7908061/Well-known-faces-a-big-draw-at-twilight-gala

St Joseph's, Rangiora: Quiz night proceeds doubled (photo) Northern Outlook http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=OSSWL3XZZVW7&linkid=e45d137d-3abd-4168-9e7d-b686a5f5046c&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

St Pius X School, New Plymouth: A leap of faith (photo caption) Taranaki Daily News http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=1HWPYSDAV65&linkid=1cf020a1-2abf-4a5e-b901-4b0844d22c52&pdaffid=lHpOEO%2bSMqBuhcDzMicNAQ%3d%3d

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net

A lasting message
Mark 12: 38-44 Beware, a reading and reflection with Father Jim Lyons and Christine Paterson.

Also: Unknown territory: Thanks giving, a reflection by Jenny O'Brien, Director of Religious Studies at St Catherine's College, Wellington

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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http://www.accessradio.org/public/programme.php?uid=1218074856-834
[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

4 November – St Louis Guanella, founder of the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of St Mary of Providence, was canonised last year. Fr Fortunato, who was in Rome for the canonisation, talks about St Louis Guanella; also, Fr James Martin sj discusses the value of laughter and joy in a happy and holy life.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs

http://www.beingfrank.co.nz

** The nudge of the Holy Spirit in the workplace (it's in the little things we find holiness)

** How relevant is this today? (a quiet and holy people in a bad world)

** In the company of Saints we become Saints (several examples)

** All Souls' Day (a school visit to the local cemetery)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_lighting_new_fires.html

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr

http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic

Defending Christians at risk is a transcendent post-election cause
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/defending-christians-risk-transcendent-post-election-cause

Now that the 2012 campaign is finally, mercifully over, perhaps there's a window of opportunity for Catholic attention in the States to focus on something other than who's going to occupy the White House. If you're looking around, you won't do any better than to ponder a Nov. 4-6 conference at Notre Dame, "Seed of the Church: Telling the Story of Today's Christian Martyrs" ...

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Bishop Patrick Dunn
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Catholic Discipleship College
http://www.facebook.com/cdcnz?sk=wall

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/Marists

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD

http://cathnews.co.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/author/luke/

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/

http://www.romereports.com (video)

http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EVENTS

Parachute Music Festival, Hamilton, 25-27 January 2013
http://www.parachutefestival.com

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]


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Sunday, November 4, 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Festive spirit (photos)
Timaru Herald
The Indian community is in festival mode, with the well-known Diwali festival taking place in a week. Features editor Claire Allison was invited to join South Canterbury's Indian community for Navratri last Saturday night.

Teen to dance at event honouring Mother Teresa (photo)
Michelle Antony has the honour of dancing before Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the former Governor of the State of West Bengal, India, and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on November 18. The Arkles Bay teenager performs her Jesus Geetham Dance at the Catholic Church of Christ the King in Mt Roskill at 3pm.

Halloween's popularity growing in NZ
Children lining the streets with bags of lollies has become a popular sight in New Zealand during Halloween. The event has grown in popularity here over the past few years but many people don't know the true origin of the festival.

No reason to ban high-rise brothel - report
Auckland's first high-rise brothel could be a magnet for crime and drugs yet that is no reason to ban it because prostitution is legal. So says the official Auckland Council report from lead senior planner Jennifer Valentine, who backed the application and rejected moral and religious opposition, raising the ire of Monsignor David Tonks, pastoral assistant to the Catholic Bishop Pat Dunn, who opposes the brothel.

Ponsonby bar in storm over 'blasphemous' ad (photo)
Ponsonby's Chapel Bar & Bistro is causing a stir across the world for a "blasphemous" new advertisement which has raised the ire of Catholics in Auckland.

Foundation fights poverty (photo)
Manuaku Courier
Even a small organisation can make a big difference. That's the message Auckland Catholic Caring Foundation general manager Clare Wade says is at the heart of addressing poverty in New Zealand.

Canterbury youth housing crisis a serious public health concern
Media release from St John of God Health Care
A national non-profit organisation that specialises in working with young parents is calling the housing crisis in Christchurch a serious public health concern.

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News of the Schools
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Cullinane College, Wanganui: Spiritual values run high here http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/news/spiritual-values-run-high-here/1608237/

Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Dear Miss, thank you so much http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/7882298/Dear-Miss-thank-you-so-much


St John's College, Hamilton: Teens in shock after friend's gym death (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7896688/Teens-in-shock-after-friends-gym-death

St Joseph's, Stratford: Move keeps bell safe and sound (photo) http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/news/move-keeps-bell-safe-and-sound/1604091/

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


A lasting message:
Mark 12: 28-44 To love, a reading and reflection with Father Jim Lyons and Christine Paterson.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

28 October – Fr Robert Barron's explanation of why people leave the Church; and Thomas Woods on How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilisation.


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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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Sounds Catholic November 4 2012: A Catholic take on death. with Fr John O'Connor.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Reassurance for WithHope …and a call to keep our eyes open to the silent crosses (engaging with Moslems; the suicide of a friend)

** Speaking right (a homily on speaking ill of others)

** Time to fight back… (in defence of New Zealand's Catholic schools)

** Nobel Prize and China's One Child Policy (Mo Yan on his government's one-child policy)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


Debunking four myths about John Paul I, the 'Smiling Pope'

Oct. 17 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Albino Luciani, the man who would become John Paul I, the "Smiling Pope" of just 33 days, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 28, 1978. John Paul I's papacy was the 10th shortest of all time, and the briefest since Leo XI's in the early 17th century. Yet the ferment shows he only needed a month to leave a deep mark on the Catholic imagination...

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


The Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation: A regular blog

Archbishop John Dew and Bishop Charles Drennan are attending the Synod on the New Evangelisation in Rome throughout October. Keep up to date with the discussion by following the blog...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 21 - November 3 - No. 402


In this issue: Year of Faith launched in NZ ... Nun's from Sister Faustina's order make a visit ... 28 defence chaplains meet ... Massgoers encouraged to praise good homilies ... Anglican primate to visit Auckland this month ... Having the courage to be near the fire (Holy Cross seminary students) ... Southland abortion battle recounted ... Pope John XXIII an optimist but not naive ... Advertising features: Mahitahi (Catholic overseas volunteers) - Missionz - Health

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Compassion in action at Hiruharama (photo)
The directors of an acclaimed documentary of cross-cultural "compassion in action" will host a question and answer session with the audience after a screening in Arrowtown next Thursday. The pair from Deer Heart Films lived and filmed in Hiruharama, the Maori transliteration of Jerusalem, far up the Whanganui River, in 2010 and 2011.

Another hearing on chapel (photo)
The saga over the ornate Italian marble altar in the chapel at the former Teschemakers Catholic girls' boarding school south of Oamaru is going to be considered by the High Court, but it will not hear new factual evidence.

Pinoys help rebuild NZ city destroyed by earthquake
Manila, Philippines - Filipinos will play a key role in rebuilding a New Zealand city devastated by earthquakes, an example of growing ties between the two countries to be strengthened when President Aquino visits on Monday.

Rugby: Hansen's tearful farewell (photos)
It takes a lot to rock All Black coach Steve Hansen. But the funeral yesterday of his father Des Hansen - delayed until after Saturday's test against the Wallabies in Brisbane - did that.

Volunteer and charitable giver Moriarty a man to be relied upon (photo)
The Dominion Post
Obituary of James Patrick Moriarty, b. Wellington 1920, d. Wellington 2012

Love of others, deep faith hallmarks of a life well lived (photo)
Waikato Times Weekend
Obituary of Loma Metherell, Hamilton

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News of the Schools
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Sacred Heart School, Timaru: Old statue getting a careful makeover (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/7871034/Old-statue-getting-a-careful-makeover



St Joseph's, Invercargill: Kapa haka contest stands test of time (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/culture/7867945/Kapa-haka-contest-stands-test-of-time

St Mary's, Dunedin: St Mary's celebrates 100 years of history (photo) http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/231389/st-marys-celebrates-100-years-history

St Patrick's School, Inglewood: Inspirational teacher wins recognition http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/7865734/Inspirational-teacher-wins-recognition


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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Grow:
Mark 10:46-52: Faith saves, a reading and reflection with Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

21 October – Mz Tiger: Ken Joblin presents a tribute to his first seeing-eye dog; and Dr Anthony E. Clark talks about some of the saints of China.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Eid Mubarak to all the Muslims (apathy and fraternity among faiths)

** Catholic education in Chch post quake

** Should Bishop's Conferences be disbanded?

** Year of Faith (a series of lectures by Frs Trevor Murray and Aiden Mulholland to mark the Year of Faith)

** The New Evangelisation (a video)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


A global crop of cardinals; Syria; Vatileaks; and possible popes 

One could argue that in its strong focus on Western secularism, the papacy of Benedict XVI has been somewhat Eurocentric. When that case is made, however, the consistory of Nov. 24 will have to be recorded as a counter-example...

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

News & Notes - 21 October 2012

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


* Daily blog from the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation
Archbishop John Dew and Bishop Charles Drennan are attending the Synod on the New Evangelisation in Rome throughout October. Keep up to date with the discussion by following the blog...

* Catholics around the world celebrate World Mission Day 2012 (18 Oct 2012)
Catholics around the world will celebrate World Mission Day on Sunday 21 October during a time that we celebrate hope and renewal in our global church ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Bishop 'disgusted' by desecration of Jewish graves
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland has expressed his disgust at the desecration of Jewish graves with anti-semitic obscenities, including Nazi swastikas, at a cemetery in Auckland.

Catholics go without quake insurance
Mid Canterbury's Catholic schools and churches are likely to continue with no insurance cover for earthquakes into 2013.

$200k for Hibernian victims (photo)
Victims of a major employee theft at the Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society could get an early Christmas present after a settlement was reached with insurers.

Catholic church safe to reopen
Catholics will return to St Mary's Church in Blenheim for Sunday masses this week, parish priest Father Bill Warwick says.

Former policeman's funeral a tribute to his public service (photos)
Upper Hutt Leader
Our Lady of Grace Church, Heretaunga, was packed for Friday's funeral of Golder Cottage president and retired Upper Hutt policeman Kevin Browne.
Mr Browne, 75, died peacefully at home in his favourite chair on Friday, October 5. 

Altar row to go higher (photo)
The battle for an Italian-made marble altar sitting in a North Otago chapel is set to continue with an appeal to be heard in the High Court. The Holy Name Parish will argue against an Environment Court decision last year that the marble altar and stained-glass window are not to be removed from the chapel without a resource consent.

Nuns say no to childcare centre plan (photo)
About 40 families are searching for a new childcare centre because a new location could not be found for the asbestos-riddled Aubert Childcare Centre in Island Bay. The centre's religious order landlord, the Sisters of Compassion, announced in August that the asbestos roof was too costly to replace and the centre would have to move out.

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News of the Schools
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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Sacred Heart centennial includes netball past vs present (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/hutt-news/7819599/Sacred-Heart-centennial-includes-netball-past-vs-present


St Joseph's, Nelson: Mayor targeted at gala (photos) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/communities/7838008/Mayor-targeted-at-gala

St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Filipo already in a rugby league of his own (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/7826881/Filipo-already-in-a-rugby-league-of-his-own

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Grow:
Mark 10: 35-45 Serving others, a reading and reflection with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Rev. Alister Hendery at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

Also: Know - You are a work of art, a reflection by Sister Mary Scanlon

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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STATION XV
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October 15, 2012: Station XV: Episode 61 — The butler did it, and so did the German bishops

The magic of the Internet brings Don, James and Gavin together for this month's episode of The 15th Station, in which the papal butler's conviction, the sale of a Catholic school to a Muslim education trust and the German bishops' ruling that Catholics who stop paying a Church tax can't receive the sacraments all get a run. That story has us a bit stumped, so [links to blog posts] offer a more learned exposition of the situation. We also chat about the changing religious landscape in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and revisit the evolving story of the fresco restoration fail.


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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

14 October – The legacy of Br Roger and the Taize ecumenical community; plus some Australian preparations for the Year Of Faith.


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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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October 14 2012 - We celebrate the second anniversary of our programme and look back over life in our diocese in the last year, featuring key events and profound thoughts from our interviews.


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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Not of the world …and cooperating with evil (international development, humanitarian action, paradoxes and compromises)

** Fifteen ideas for the New Evangelisation.

** Hearts Aflame (is it worth attending?)

** Enemy at the Gates? (world demographics and the rise of Islam at the synod of bishops)

** Catholic Veeps (the US vice-presidential debate: Catholic vs Catholic)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


** Synod update: Syria, Islam and minor notes

Perhaps the closest thing to an honest-to-God news flash out of the Oct. 7-28 Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization, at least so far, was Tuesday's announcement that because the bishops can't be "mere spectators" to the carnage in Syria, they'll dispatch a special delegation next week to promote a solution based on "reason and compassion."

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


* Daily blog from the Synod in Rome (12 Oct 2012)
Archbishop John Dew and Bishop Charles Drennan are attending the Synod on the New Evangelisation in Rome throughout October. Keep up to date with the discussion by following the blog...

* Catholics around the country celebrate Respect for Life Sunday (12 Oct 2012)

* Remembering 50 years since the Second Vatican Council (11 Oct 2012)

* 50 years since Second Vatican Council; the beginning of the Year of Faith (10 Oct 2012)

* Growing diversity and secularism – challenges for evangelisation in Oceania (9 Oct 2012)

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No. 401, October 7 - 20 2012


News-making school sticks to Church line ... Church can still teach on marriage if Wall bill passes ...Ethically compromised vaccines named Joys and trial of a same-sex apostolate ... The gift of life is not up for negotiation .. Decision leaves disabled with disturbing message ... The Bible, evolution and the Catholic faith / The beauty of Genesis ... Vibrant message of love at Lifefest (1) ... The secret excursions of John Paul II ... Advertising feature: Family First


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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Vatican II showed power, wisdom
Fifty years ago today, on October 11, 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council of the Catholic Church. Father John O'Connor looks back on the half century since the Council...

For synod members, media part of the problem, part of the solution
Archbishop John A. Dew of Wellington, New Zealand, told [the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation] that even the secular media have helped Catholic evangelization through the attention they have given the declaration of saints from the region.

Becoming fonder of biography (photo)
Retired Catholic Bishop of Dunedin Len Boyle is growing fonder of his biography, published earlier this year. A humble man, he had brushed aside calls through the years to write an autobiography and initially resisted when it was suggested a writer work with him on a biography. Others, such as his friend and neighbour Bill Brown, persisted, insisting he had a story worth sharing...

Street history: Hawker St (Wellington)
St Gerard's church and monastery are Hawker St's crowning glory. The concrete and brick church was built in 1908 for the Catholic Redemptorists, and the three- storeyed monastery followed in 1932. Funds were raised by public subscription, though it was at the height of the Depression...

Paul Delaney a humble one-man-band (photo)
Paul Delaney lived his life as a humble one-man-band plumber but in July 1965 he was part of Wellington rugby's finest-ever victory.

Great Riverton man gave his all (photo)
The Southland Times
Many Riverton mourners could have been excused for wondering if a part of their seaside settlement itself had died when one of its long-standing identities, Tom White, died last month, aged 95.

Churches' future still uncertain
Work on identifying the earthquake repairs required to the Temuka and Pleasant Point Catholic churches is ongoing, but there is still no indication of when the churches might reopen.

Old cemetery becomes dumping ground (Video report. Link to the right of the photo) 
An old Roman Catholic cemetery in Otahuhu, South Auckland, has become a dumping ground for 900 cubic metres of dirt and rubbish, after efforts to fill in a gully went horribly wrong.

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News of the Schools
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John Paul College, Rotorua: 'Families separated' as pupil numbers capped http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/families-separated-as-pupil-numbers-capped/1580062/


St John Bosco School, New Plymouth: Retiring head keen to help families (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/7785747/Retiring-head-keen-to-help-families/





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INSPIRATIONAL TV


God:
Mark 10: 17 – 30: Come Follow Me, a reading and reflection with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Rev. Alister Hendery at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

7 October – Fr Peter Stravinskas reflects on Vatican II; and Elizabeth Lev explains how the papacy changed Rome.

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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October 7 2012 - We again feature visiting priest, Fr Paul Check, who teaches moral theology and is the Director of Courage, the Church's apostolate for people with same sex attraction.  With the current debates going on in New Zealand, this programme has particular relevance.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Bishop movement (the choice of a bishop; the Arise young adult Catholic conference in Christchurch)

** A ray of objective truth in a pool of opinion… (the difference between opinion and truth)

** The Bish (Hamilton's Bishop Browne on his successor)

** Dances with wolves (active homosexuality in the priesthood)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


An Asian plea for humility at the Synod of Bishops

Anybody who's seen the movie "Pulp Fiction" probably recalls the scene where John Travolta explains to Samuel L. Jackson that in France, McDonald's calls the quarter-pounder a "Royale with cheese" because the French wouldn't know what a quarter-pounder is. There's a missionary insight here: Whether we're talking about cheeseburgers or eternal salvation, the same product often has to be packaged in different ways for different audiences based on the languages they speak and the cultural worlds they inhabit. That, believe it or not, is a way of introducing a report from the Oct. 7-28 Synod of Bishops in Rome on the new evangelization...

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

Archdiocese of Wellington. Office for Catholic Ministry with Young People (3 positions)
Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 7 - 20 2012 p.28, in Wel-com October 2012 p. 18, on http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/jobs?start=1 and from Lorraine McArthur tel. (04) 496 1706 or l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz   Applications close 19th October 2012

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Christian faiths losing out to other religions (photo)
In the battle for believers, Christianity is losing out to religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. A Massey University study, Changing Patterns of Auckland Religion, has found that with the exception of Catholicism, membership of all mainstream Christian denominations has fallen to historic lows.

Also:
Radio NZ. Nine to noon with Kathryn Ryan. The changing face of Auckland religion, an interview with Dr Peter Lineham.

TVNZ interview with Dr Peter Lineham

'Well deserved' award for devotion (photo)
The Southland Times
Devotion to the Catholic Church has played a huge part in Isobel Walsh's life - and Pope Benedict XVI has honoured her for her service. Mrs Walsh was presented with the Benemerenti Medal at a mass and ceremony at the St Theresa of Lisieux parish in Invercargill yesterday afternoon.

Dismissed gay rights teacher considers legal action (photo)
A Northland science teacher who was dismissed after he supported a gay rights protest at the Catholic school is considering legal action.

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Francis Douglas Memorial College-Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Tennis successes (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/7761233/Tennis-successes

John Paul College, Rotorua: Rotorua teen gets training session with Usain Bolt http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/rotorua-teen-gets-training-session-with-usain-bolt/1571007/


St Joseph's, Kaikoura: Angels aid Creation in school play (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/kaikoura/7761523/Angels-aid-Creation-in-school-play

St Mary's College, Wellington: St Mary's Mayo lines up national double http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/7761017/St-Marys-Mayo-lines-up-national-double


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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sure:
Mark 10:2-16: Intentions. a reading and reflection with Sister Stephanie Kitching. 

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD - Otago Catholic Access Radio
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[Choose the "Click to download" link. The sound quality of the other one is terrible - ml]

30 September – Historian Sandra Miesel debunks some of the myths surrounding the Knights Templar.


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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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Sounds Catholic September 30 2012: We feature Fr Paul Check, Director of Courage, the Church's apostolate for people with same sex attraction.  Fr Paul teaches moral theology, which with the current debates in New Zealand, has particular relevance.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** That guy Sam on the Voice of Holland and the call to creativity (making our lives "a work of art, a masterpiece")

** Angelic considerations (about Guardian Angels)

** Grace (grace before meals in America)

** Game of Thrones (delay in appointing a bishop for Hamilton)

** Are Aussies more mature? (Tasmania has rejected a gay marriage bill)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


Q&A on the synod for new evangelization

The 25th Synod of Bishops begins Sunday, this one dedicated to "The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith." In all honesty, at least from a media point of view, it's not even the biggest Vatican event happening right now. That distinction belongs to the trial of Paolo Gabriele, the former papal butler. Yet the synod is nonetheless worth tracking, especially given the theme. Here are three good reasons why ...

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

National Director, National Office for Professional Standards
Details here: http://www.catholic.org.nz/_uploads/_ckpg/files/NOPS/National%20Director%20180mmx130mm%20(Challenge).pdf and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen tel. (04) 499 4749; e-mail contact@micahpartners.co.nz  Applications close on Wednesday 10 October 2012

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

News and Notes - 30 September 2012

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

NZ Catholics send Chag Sameach [festive greetings]
New Zealand's Catholic Bishops' Committee for Interfaith Relations has sent a Chag Sameach to the NZ Jewish community.

Muslim school for Dunedin (photo)
South Dunedin is about to host a secondary boarding school for senior Muslim boys, in a former Roman Catholic school. The former St Patrick's Primary School in Melbourne St has been sold by the Dunedin Catholic Diocese to the Al-Noor Charitable Trust, a Christchurch-based charity established to develop Islamic educational institutions in New Zealand.

Community carers (photo)
The Saturday Express, Marlborough
The St Mary's Conference of the St Vincent de Paul in Marlborough celebrates 50 years helping people in the Blenheim community today. Its secondhand clothing shop and bric-abrac shop on High St gives it a prominent profile in central Blenheim but much of its work is done in private homes in the wider community, helping families in need.

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News of the Schools
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Garin College / St Paul's School. Richmond, Nelson: An international flavour (photo) http://tinyurl.com/9xgottq


St Joseph's, Nelson: Dancing in the streets  (photo, video) http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/7732571/Dancing-in-the-streets

St Patrick's College, Silversteam: Joel sets sights on world championship (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/wairarapa-news/sport/7729258/Joel-sets-sights-on-world-championship

St Peter's, Cambridge: Celebrating culture (photo) Cambridge Edition http://tinyurl.com/94os5m9

St Theresa's, Invercargill: City schoolgirls win national aerobics title (photo) The Southland Times http://tinyurl.com/9mqjsvu

St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch: Board enterprise gives back to community (photo) The Press http://tinyurl.com/9s998dp When a team of eight young entrepreneurs from St Thomas of Canterbury College started their own breadboard business, profit was not the their main aim.


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INSPIRATIONAL TV


In Touch:
Mark 9:38-48: Cold water. a reading and reflection with Fr James Lyons and Christine Peterson 

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio
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September 23 2012: Hear the music of our Cathedral Choir and orchestra who sang at Mass in St Patrick's Basilica, South Dunedin, as part of their July southern tour.  We feature movements of a setting of Schubert's Mass in G.

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'BEING FRANK' - New Zealand Catholic blogs


** Reason & Faith, rock on together…and Simcha Fischer's life theory on sorting socks… (on studying philosophy at the Augustine Institute)

** To the ends of the earth; to discuss how to spread the Gospel (the synod of bishops on the New Evangelisation)

** Where are the missing Catholic kids? ( ...in Catholic primary schools)

** Look who's talking (an open letter to the bishops on behalf of young Catholics)

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

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

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' http://www.cdd.org.nz/the-tablet

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=5


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/articles

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen Jr


Christian growth in the heart of Islam; Kazakhstan; and the butler's trial

Media theorists like to talk about the power of a "narrative," meaning a storyline that's often more influential than reality in shaping perceptions. Pope Benedict XVI recently returned from his fourth trip to the Middle East, where there's a strong Christian narrative these days: decline and possible extinction. Given the steep drop in the native Christian population, some fear the region will soon be a "spiritual Disneyland," full of holy sites but empty of flesh-and-blood believers. There's certainly reality to that, yet the narrative of decline obscures an equally important truth. In some parts of the Middle East, Christianity is actually booming, and those folks deserve some attention, too...

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Living the Word - Fr Frank Bird sm http://livingtheword.org.nz

Reflect - Veronica Lawson rsm http://www.welcom.org.nz/?sid=394

Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

Pompallier's People: The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bishop Patrick Dunn

Catholic Discipleship College

SMNZ Marists - the Society of Mary in New Zealand

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






http://www.youtube.com/vatican (video news of Pope Benedict)

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EMPLOYMENT

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

[Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

Church programme leader, The Logos Project
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 23 - Oct 6 2012 p.27 and from Helen Robinson tel 021 822 610 and on the Website.  Applications close 5 October 2012.

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