Sunday, June 2, 2024


Kiwicath News & Notes -2 June 2024
A weekly snapshot of Catholic life in New Zealand

NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Bishops send latest NZ Synod consultation document to Rome
A new consultation document prepared as part of the Holy Father's Synod 2021-24 process has been sent to Rome. Titled Towards October 2024, it includes Catholic voices from around Aotearoa New Zealand ...

Bishop Michael Gielen invites Christchurch Catholics to help name new cathedral
Catholics in the Christchurch Diocese are being invited to suggest names for their new cathedral, helping Bishop Michael Gielen identify patronal name candidates ...



** Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the Catholic bishops' agency for justice, peace and development, part of a global federation. We're on the hunt for an Advocacy Lead to join our team and bring about positive social justice through education, advocacy, and Maori engagement ...

** The latest issue of CTC Network -- newsletter of Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College -- has just been published. 

** Y0u and Caritas Combined (YCC) Day is Friday July 5 for Catholic schools across Aotearoa-NZ. All six of our bishops are in this video promoting the event, which this year will support Holy Trinity School in Papua New Guinea ...

** Saints Peter and Paul Church in Te Awakairangi Parish in Lower Hutt was crowded last night for a Mass attended by members of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania, who have been in Wellington this week for an executive meeting ...

** Today's CathNews NZ has an article on the "Towards October 2024" Synod consultation document sent by the bishops to Rome earlier this month ...

** The Solemnity of Corpus Christi is the celebration of Jesus's real presence in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. Read our 'This Sunday' reflection for the Feast Day ...

** Rebecca Taylor-Hunt of the Catholic Enquiry Centre accompanied visiting  executive members of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania to Mass at St Mary of the Angels Wellington (photo feature)

** The May 2024 issue of Voice of Compassion -- newsletter of the Sisters of Compassion -- is ready now. Read it in PDF format here ...

** Update from Br Peter Bray FSC – the New Zealander who was vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University for 15 years until December – who is making the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain to raise money for Bethlehem University ...

** The Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) is holding an executive meeting in Wellington this week ...

** A new consultation document prepared by the bishops as part of the Holy Father's Synod 2021-24  process has been sent to Rome, titled "Towards October 2024" ...

** Bishop Michael Gielen is asking Catholics in Christchurch to suggest a patronal name for their planned new cathedral ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

NZ Catholic to cease printing, and transition to a new digital publication
NZ Catholic, the national Catholic newspaper published by the Bishop of Auckland, is to cease its print publication at the end of June. A new monthly digital publication, which will retain the title NZ Catholic, will be developed and shared in the coming months ...


Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 685, May 19 - June 1, is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column - 'New bishop has NZ link')
In this issue: Catholic academic going to Harvard (Dr Thérèse Lautua) ... Distinguished lay Catholics pass on (Dave O'Sullivan OBE, Sir Vincent O'Sullivan) ... New Zealand links for new Rarotonga bishop (Bp Reynaldo Getalado MSP) ... Maronite parish in Auckland being considered ... Brother Charles Basani CSJ embraces a lifelong commitment ... Guest editorial: Looking at Marian apparitions ... Helen Luxford:> Raising children in a social media world ... Simplifying the complicated Catholic dating scene ... Young actress's star shines bright in community theatre (Tanna Van Rensburg) ... NZ bishop to share strategies at Sydney conference

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Catholics invited to help name new cathedral
The Press 27 May 2024
Catholics across Christchurch have been invited to help name the new Catholic cathedral that will be rebuilt on the Barbadoes St site of the former cathedral. 

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THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST - CORPUS CHRISTI (B) 


The Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi is celebrated by Fr Stephen Berecz at the parish of St John the Baptist, Parnell, Auckland. It can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzVlvp2t5Uk

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday 2 June 2024 (audio and text). 
Hymns for this Sunday include 'I am the bread of life' and 'Bread for the world'.

New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Homily for Corpus Christi, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
Hebrews Reveals: Why Jesus' Blood Is the New Covenant
Exploring the Biblical Roots of Corpus Christi Sunday This week's episode takes an in-depth look at the biblical passages read during the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).  (Julie South)

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
Corpus Christi - "This is my body"

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
Mark 14:12-16,22-26   Jesus eats the Passover meal with his disciple

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EVENTS

New Zealand Catholic Education Convention
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington. 19-21 June 2024

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

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New Zealand Catholic 
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Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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Sunday, May 26, 2024


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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Br Peter Bray to walk Camino trail to raise money for Bethlehem University
Br Peter Bray FSC – the New Zealander who was vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University for 15 years until December – is about to start the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain. He is walking in solidarity with the Palestinian people to raise money for Bethlehem University ...



** With this Sunday being Trinity Sunday, the Catholic Enquiry Centre's Rebecca Taylor-Hunt has written about Family Life and the Trinity in this special reflection.

** Another welcome update from Jessica Jackman of Christchurch, who with Nick Wilson of Palmerston North is in Rome this week representing Aotearoa NZ at  the International Congress on Youth Ministry.

** Today's CathNews NZ has an inspiring story about  Dunedin's  Hamish Prince, a former Trinity  (then-Kavanagh) College student studying on a Fulbright scholarship for a PhD in the US while working for Nasa 

** Te Ropu Tautoko, the Church group coordinating Catholic involvement with the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care, seeks your thoughts on how the Church has engaged with the Inquiry. 

** An update from Jessica Jackman of Christchurch, who with Nick Wilson of Palmerston North is in Rome for the International Congress on Youth Ministry

** Some very sad news from the editor of NZ Catholic newspaper (transition to a new digital publication)

** This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. The National Liturgy Office has prepared resources including readings, prayers and a Homily Studio podcast (link)

** Many of us met Br Peter Bray FSC -- the New Zealander who was vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University for 15 years until December -- during his visit early last year. He is now about to start the walking pilgrimage along El Camino de Santiago in Spain 

** Te Kupenga Catholic Theological College is holding its third Zoom lecture in the series A Taste of Theology, titled: "What is spirituality? The answer depends on what you value".

The Catholic Enquiry Centre has more information on Laudato Si' Week, which runs till Sunday 26 May

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

NZ Catholic to cease printing, and transition to a new digital publication
NZ Catholic, the national Catholic newspaper published by the Bishop of Auckland, is to cease its print publication at the end of June. A new monthly digital publication, which will retain the title NZ Catholic, will be developed and shared in the coming months ...

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 685, May 19 - June 1, is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column - 'New bishop has NZ link')
In this issue: Catholic academic going to Harvard (Dr Thérèse Lautua) ... Distinguished lay Catholics pass on (Dave O'Sullivan OBE, Sir Vincent O'Sullivan) ... New Zealand links for new Rarotonga bishop (Bp Reynaldo Getalado MSP) ... Maronite parish in Auckland being considered ... Brother Charles Basani CSJ embraces a lifelong commitment ... Guest editorial: Looking at Marian apparitions ... Helen Luxford:> Raising children in a social media world ... Simplifying the complicated Catholic dating scene ... Young actress's star shines bright in community theatre (Tanna Van Rensburg) ... NZ bishop to share strategies at Sydney conference

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NZer Br Peter Bray To Walk Camino Trail To Raise Money For Bethlehem University
Br Peter Bray FSC – the New Zealander who was vice-chancellor of Bethlehem University for 15 years until December – is about to start the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain. He is walking in solidarity with the Palestinian people to raise money for Bethlehem University ...

NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Teen's death 'devastating, heartbreaking'
The teenage victim of yesterday's fatal stabbing in Dunedin's bus hub has been remembered as "full of energy and promise." Trinity Catholic College pupil Enere McLaren-Taana, 16, died after being rushed to hospital following an assault yesterday afternoon. A 13-year-old boy appeared in court this morning charged with murder ...

Pupils praised for heroism on bus
Otago Daily Times 23 May 2024
A quickthinking Gore teenager saved the lives of her classmates by grabbing the wheel of an out-of-control school bus and helping steer it to safety. Charlotte Davie, 16, was the first to spring into action when the bus swerved off the road after the driver suffered a medical event. Her actions, and those of three others who helped her, have been praised by police, who say the St Peter's College pupils are heroes ...

Fair 'so much more' than just books (text and video)
An icy morning did not stop hundreds of Queenstown locals attending the annual St Joseph's Primary School book fair yesterday morning.
Thousands of second-hand books had been donated by the community which were on sale for $1 each ... 

Up and away
Otago Daily Times 21 May 2024
Teenagers at Trinity Catholic College were told to follow their passions by a former pupil, who said taking this approach led to him working for Nasa. Nasa atmospheric scientist Hamish Prince graduated from Trinity Catholic College in 2014 — then called Kavanagh College — before going on to study geography at the University of Otago ...

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TRINITY SUNDAY (B) 

The Mass for Pentecost Sunday is celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene at the parish of St Mary, Immaculae Conception, Avondale, Auckland, recorded in 2023. It can be viewed at: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/sunday-mass/

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday 26 May 2024 (audio and text). 
Hymns for Trinity Sunday include 'Firmly I Believe and Truly' (composed by John Henry Newman) and 'Holy God We Praise Thy Name'.


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 19 May 2024 
Join Kath Petrie & John Kinder in conversation with Fr John O'Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

Homily for Trinity Sunday, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
From Deuteronomy to Discipleship: Holy Trinity Sunday's Origin Journey (Julie South)

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
Trinity Sunday – I Am With You Always

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Sister Stephanie Kitching RSM
Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus appears to his disciples

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Holy Land cardinal speaks after Gaza visit: 'Enough killing!'
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, urged an end to the war between Israel and Hamas after his May 15-19 visit to Gaza."I entered Gaza during the week of Pentecost, in which we pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. For sure, it was a great blessing to be with the parishioners of Gaza," he said on May 20.

Pope Francis tells CBS News women cannot receive Holy Orders, even as deacons
CBS journalist Norah O'Donnell asked the pontiff if women will ever have "the opportunity to be a deacon and participate as a clergy member in the church?" Francis answered quickly, "No." When pressed, he explained: "If it is deacons with Holy Orders, no. But women have always had, I would say, the function of deaconesses without being deacons, right? Women are of great service as women, not as ministers, as ministers in this regard, within the Holy Orders ..."

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EVENTS

New Zealand Catholic Education Convention
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington. 19-21 June 2024

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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Sunday, May 19, 2024

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


2024 Online NZ Catholic Directory updated with a friendly new look
The online version of the popular New Zealand Catholic Directory has been upgraded with a new user-friendly layout and look ...



** The Catholic Enquiry Centre has a special article about Pentecost. 

** ** Registration for the New Zealand Catholic Education Convention 2024 is open. The convention will take place at the TSB Arena in Wellington from 19 - 21 June 2024.

** Fr John O'Connor of Food For Faith produces a weekly Homily Studio, a half hour podcast in which three or four people reflect on the scriptures of the upcoming Sunday. Join him with Jelvine Cortez, John Kinder and  Kate Kearins in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of Pentecost

** Today's CathNews NZ has interviews with Nick Wilson and Jessica Jackman, our young-Catholic delegates to the International Youth Ministry Congress in Rome that starts next week. 

** The National Liturgy Office has published resources including prayers, music and a homily podcast for Pentecost Sunday 

** The online version of the popular New Zealand Catholic Directory has been upgraded with a new user-friendly layout and look and is fully up-to-date. 

** The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs until Sunday 19 May. Praying, walking, and working together is highlighted each year. 

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 685, May 19 - June 1, is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column - 'New bishop has NZ link')

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Milestone for St Peter's College
St Peter's College in Palmerston North is 50 this year. The school is calling past students, staff and anyone who has been associated with the school to attend the 50th jubilee during Labour weekend, October 25-27.

You would read about it
Queenstown's St Joseph's School's massive annual book fair's on again this Sunday, but students were already warming up for it with their Book Character Dress Up Day last week ...

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PENTECOST SUNDAY (B) 

The Mass for Pentecost Sunday 2024 is celebrated by Fr Martin Wu in the chapel of De La Salle Colllege, Mangere East, Auckland. It can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojiElfO8xP8

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 19 May 2024 
Join Jelvine Cortez, John Kinder & Kate Kearins in conversation with Fr John O'Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the feast of Pentecost.

Homily for Pentecost, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Your Catholic Corner (podcast)
Pentecost and the Power of the Spirit: Uniting Nations and Hearts
Join Julie South at Your Catholic Corner as she delves into the significance of Pentecost Sunday , exploring the profound connections between the Acts of the Apostles, Paul's Letter to the Galatians, and the Gospel of John ...

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
Pentecost Sunday Year B – Receive the Holy Spirit

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Catholic parish in Gaza Strip
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, entered Gaza on Thursday and reached the parish of the Holy Family for a pastoral visit. The Church of the Holy Family is the only Catholic parish in Gaza, and its compound has housed around 600 displaced Christians since the conflict began ...

In new vetting process for apparitions, Vatican nixes 'supernatural' label
On Friday, the Vatican rolled out a new expedited procedure for vetting alleged Marian apparitions or other spiritual phenomenon, ruling that they will no longer deemed supernatural, but simply that nothing stands in the way of encouraging devotion ...

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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Sunday, May 12, 2024

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Two NZ young Catholics off to Youth Ministry congress in Rome
Nick Wilson of Palmerston North and Jessica Jackman of Christchurch will represent young New Zealand Catholics at a youth ministry congress in Rome this month marking five years since Pope Francis published Christus Vivit ...



** Our special Jubilee 2025 web-page now has a PDF copy of the Holy Father's "Bull of Indiction" for the Jubilee, titled "Spes non confundit; Hope does not disappoint"", setting out the Holy Father's hopes for the Year. 

** Nick Wilson of Palmerston North and Jessica Jackman of Christchurch will represent young New Zealand Catholics in Rome at the International Congress on Youth Ministry, hosted by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life from 22 May to 26 May. 

** Pope Francis talks about faith, and faith's enemy, fear, in this article in today's CathNews NZ. 

** Sacred Heart College in Napier will host the O'Shea Shield secondary school competition between 17 Catholic secondary schools in the Wellington Archdiocese and Palmerston North Diocese on 17 and 18 May. 

** Celebrating the  124th Founder's Day of Holy Cross Seminary. Ka pai! (photos)

** Today's CathNews NZ has an article (with links) on the Church request for feedback regarding its role and response to the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care.

** "Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." The National Liturgy Office has prayers, readings, homily suggestions and other materials for Ascension Sunday

** The special Jubilee Prayer for Jubilee Year 2025 has now also been translated into Tongan

** For the attention of priests, deacons and lay pastoral leaders: As part of the Year of Prayer called by the Holy Father in preparation for Jubilee 2025, the Vatican's Dicastery for Evangelization has prepared a prayer resource for Presbyters.

** The Catholic Enquiry Centre's Rebecca Taylor-Hunt has published a blog post and video from the Relics of the Saints Auckland tour, a wonderful coming together of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Oceania and the Catholic Church here in Aotearoa New Zealand

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 684, May 5 - 18, is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column - 'Symbol of Hope').

In the issue : Mercy Sisters mark 124 years in NZ ... New name sought for Christchurch cathedral ... Church recognises right to a good reputation ... Prioritising dates after marriage has strengthened relationships of many couples ... Editorial: Standing up and looking up to heaven ... Helen Luxford: Grace and dignity in times of horror ... Parish priest will  attend Vatican gathering (Fr Craig Butler) ...Twice as many marriage educators needed to boost marriage prep course.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Pupils love Italian experience
Michelle Paranihi (Year 13) and Arianna Waller (Year 12) travelled to Italy in September with teachers Mary Dinsdale and Rosalyn Williamson of Hato Paora College. A chance-in-a-lifetime experience gave two Turakina Maori Girls' College the opportunity to see the Pope in Vatican City and enjoy the hospitality of an Italian family.

Young innovators tackle period pain
Three Roncalli College pupils are hoping judges warm to a winning idea. The year 12 pupils had been pondering on what to produce as part of the Young Enterprise Scheme. Krishna Shah and Alexis Miller, both 16, — along with exchange student Oliwia Sobocinska — are set to produce leggings to help ease menstrual pain ...

Paedophile priest died - but church didn't tell survivors
A priest considered by survivors' groups to be one of New Zealand's most prolific paedophiles died without the Catholic Church telling his victims. Father Magnus 'Max' Murray died on January 9. But survivors of his abuse only learned of it informally last month via a casual conversation between the Bishop of Hamilton, Steven Lowe, and a survivor, Rob Donaldson ...

Hamilton kids hit the gullies
Waikato Times
It's not every day at school that you get to plant a tree in the middle of your classroom. That's what Daniel Ngyuen, a year five at Marian Catholic school, did this week. His class, room 12, has an outdoor classroom in the gully next to the school tied in with the Kids in Nature program run by Hamilton City Council ...

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ASCENSION SUNDAY (B) 


The Mass for Ascension Sunday 2024 is celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene at the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph, Auckland. It can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7jrJZSLuY&list=PLYVVDAh6gEBEevFHqzFhTBGvNlDH1C0_D&index=1

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday 12 May 2024 (audio and text). 
In honour of Mother's Day, todays hymns include 'Ka waiata ki a Maria' sung by the New Zealand Youth Choir, and 'Hail, Queen of Heav'n'


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 12 May 2024 
Join Kath Petrie & Colin MacLeod in conversation with Fr John O'Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Feast of the Ascension.

Homily for the Ascension, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
Feast of the Ascension Year B – Go Into The World

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Joking Pope refers to prayers against him inside the Vatican
Almost anyone who's ever met Pope Francis in person has heard some version of his standard laugh line. It generally goes like this: When the visitor assures the pope that he or she is praying for him, the pontiff, with a twinkle in his eye, will ask a simple question: Pro, o contra? ...

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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Facebook
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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Sunday, May 5, 2024

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NZ Catholics and Lutherans designate Sixth Sunday of Easter as Festival of New Life
This coming Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5 – has been designated by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and the New Zealand Lutheran Church as the "Festival of New Life", an occasion meant to signal hope and confidence in the move towards Christian unity. It is an initiative of the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue, highlighting baptism and its significance for Christian unity ...



** The May 2024 WelCom is out today and available in your church in the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses. 

** St Peter's College in Palmerston North is celebrating its 50th Jubilee on Labour Weekend. 

** Pope Francis has written a letter to the 300 parish priests taking part in the international meeting "Parish Priests for the Synod" in Rome, saying that, regardless of how obvious it may seem, the Church couldn't go on without their love, faith and dedication

** Our Bishop of Palmerston North John Adams will be sharing his extensive experience as a parish priest in Christchurch at a Parish Renewal Conference being held in Sydney in August. Read all about it by clicking this article in Australia's Catholic Weekly. 

** The bishops are in Dunedin this week for one of their regular NZ Catholic Bishops Conference meetings. Here they are after Mass today, the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, in St Joseph's Cathedral. 

** Following the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care? Then please consider completing our anonymous evaluation form. Te Ropu Tautoko, the Church group coordinating Catholic engagement with the Royal Commission, seeks your thoughts on the Church's engagement with the Inquiry.

** On  the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. The Catholic Enquiry Centre has this lovely story about him.

** The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity runs from Sunday May 12 to Sunday May 19. The Catholic Church has been taking part in this special Week for over 50 years. 

** In today's CathNews NZ, Christchurch columnist Mike Yardley  says Bishop Michael Gielen's announcement about the planned new Catholic cathedral is a welcome breath of fresh air: "

** This coming Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5 – has been designated by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and the New Zealand Lutheran Church as the "Festival of New Life."  

** Kia orana! Cook Island Catholics celebrate the ordination of Father Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado from the Mission Society of the Philippines (MSP) as their new coadjutor bishop

** St Peter Chanel SM was murdered on the island of Futuna on 28 April 1841. He was beatified in 1889 and canonised in 1954. He is our patron saint. We celebrate his Feast Day on Monday 29 April. 

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 683, April 21 - May 4 is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column).

In the issue : Caritas criticises electric car Road User Charges ... Congregational Leaders Conference alarmed by current government discourse on Maori language and treaty ... Teams of safeguarding reviewers appointed (National Office for Professional Standards) ....Call to reduce upward pressure on state-integrated school attendance dues ... Keynote speakers at 2024 Education Convention .... Editorial: Feeling at home in Christian 'ethos' ... Photo feature: Easter observed in some smaller parishes ... Helen Luxford: The mystery of suffering: why do bad things happen to good people ... Michael Otto: Seeing the scorched earth of Hiroshima ... Walking the distance - in solidarity with Gaza (Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage).

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FROM THE CATHOLIC WEEKLY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

NZ bishop who led earthquake ruins to parish renewal to spearhead Sydney conference
When it comes to spearheading talks at this year's Parish Renewal Conference, who better than the man who watched his church reduced to rubble after the New Zealand earthquakes in 2011?  "I was standing next to our triple unreinforced brick church which suffered the biggest of the earthquakes. I watched it fall into the adjoining creek," recalls Bishop John Adams, a man who knows more than most about the true definition of parish renewal ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

'One of the greats': Sir Vincent O'Sullivan dies
Poet Sir Vincent O'Sullivan died yesterday in Dunedin, his son has confirmed. He was 86. His son, Dominic O'Sullivan, announced the death on his Facebook page. "Hei aitua hoki, kua hinga toku matua," he wrote. "I am profoundly sad to share that my father, Emeritus Professor Sir Vincent O'Sullivan, died in Dunedin late yesterday. I was present with his wife Helen."In the next day or two, Vince will travel to the Home of Compassion in Island Bay, where he will repose ahead of his Requiem Mass later in the week at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington ..."

St John's marks 100 years as parish
Connections among all people were celebrated in Alexandra earlier this month as a local church marked 100 years as a parish. About 130 people joined together for Mass at St John the Baptist Church on Sunday, April 21, to celebrate the centenary of the Alexandra parish.

Churches Project keeps Whanganui Camera Club members busy
Whanganui Camera Club is well into its Churches Project, with over 20 churches in the district now photographed. It's quite a challenge - there are over 60 places of worship in the Whanganui area and the club hopes to include most of these, aiming to document the exteriors and the inside details of all of them

Fallen servicemen honoured with board (text and video)
St Peter's College has held its first dawn Anzac service and unveiled an honours board remembering former pupils who died while serving their country.

Maori land occupiers forced to leave beleaguered Auckland school
Protesters living at an old Maori Catholic boarding school have been ordered by the High Court to leave the school grounds. Descendants of the original landowners of Hato Petera, the last boarding school of its kind in Auckland, moved in after the college was shut down in August.

Learning art and science of flight
A group of Dunedin school pupils soared into term 2. Pupils from Trinity Catholic College and St Joseph's Cathedral School gathered at Robin Hood Park yesterday morning to get a view of Dunedin from a hot-air balloon ...

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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (B) - FESTIVAL OF NEW LIFE SUNDAY

Today's Mass is celebrated by Father Vincent Barboza at the parish of the Holy Family, Timaru. It can be viewed at: 

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast): 

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
6th Sunday of Easter Year B – Love One Another

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by John Teariki and Malia Vito-Tupai.
John 15:9-17   Jesus the real vine

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Pope to visit city of Romeo and Juliet with theme 'Justice and peace shall kiss'
In less than a month Pope Francis will make his second journey outside Rome of the year, visiting the Italian city of Verona, the setting of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," where he will participate in an event dedicated to promoting peace and meet with local clergy and youth ...

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Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


New Christchurch Catholic cathedral will be built on Barbadoes St site
Christchurch's new Catholic cathedral will be built on Barbadoes Street, Bishop Michael Gielen announced in a pastoral letter to the Catholic community this weekend. In the letter, titled "Returning to Our Roots, Embracing Our Future", Bishop Gielen said the decision was reached after hearing from a range of key advisers and technical experts, as well as the responses to a survey of the wider community ...



** Thursday April 25 is Anzac Day, which commemorates New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned and serving servicemen and women. The National Liturgy Office has prayers and other resources for this special day.

** The new Catholic cathedral in Christchurch will be built on the Barbadoes Street site of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament destroyed in the 2011 earthquake, Bishop Michael Gielen has announced.

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2024/  

The full content of issue 682, April 7 - 20 is free to read on NZC's home page (right-hand column).

In issue 683, April 21 - May 4, 2024 : Caritas criticises electric car Road User Charges ... Congregational Leaders Conference alarmed by current government discourse on Maori language and treaty ... Teams of safeguarding reviewers appointed (National Office for Professional Standards) ....Call to reduce upward pressure on state-integrated school attendance dues ... Keynote speakers at 2024 Education Convention .... Editorial: Feeling at home in Christian 'ethos' ... Photo feature: Easter observed in some smaller parishes ... Helen Luxford: The mystery of suffering: why do bad things happen to good people ... Michael Otto: Seeing the scorched earth of Hiroshima ... Walking the distance - in solidarity with Gaza (Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage).

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Diocese to fund own insurance
Catholic churches in Otago and Southland have been forced to dump their insurance policies because of soaring premiums.
The Catholic Diocese of Dunedin, which was facing paying $240,000 in insurance premiums this year, is instead moving to self-insurance and building up a pool of money to put on stand-by in the event of a disaster damaging parish assets ...

Christchurch's new Catholic cathedral will be built on same site as last one
The Catholic Diocese of Christchurch has decided to build its new cathedral on the same site as its last one. The decision was announced in a pastoral letter to the city's Catholic community on Sunday. The original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street was opened in 1905, but demolished in 2020 after suffering irreparable damage in the 2011 earthquakes ...

Catholic church delivers some overdue fresh air to a gloomy city,  by Mike Yardley
It's been a bruising April for many of Christchurch's iconic landmarks, venues and events, teetering under the weight of their own financial turmoil. The Arts Centre's management team continues to sound the threatening drumbeat of insolvency if the ratepayer doesn't rush to their rescue. In stark contrast to these trying times for so many high-profile entities, the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch's announcement on Sunday was a welcome breath of fresh air. Finally some new hope and humility, amid the climate of gloom ...

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (B) 

Today's Mass is celebrated by Father Anthony Trenwith at the parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Epsom, Auckland. It can be viewed at: 

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year: 

Homily Studio (podcast): Sunday 28 April 2024 
Join Chris Duthie-Jung and Catherine Gibbs in conversation with Fr John O'Connor, reflecting on the scriptures for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, by Fr Anthony Trenwith (the celebrant of today's video Mass - see above) (podcast): 

Marist Laity NZ. Living The Word:  http://livingtheword.org.nz/
5th Sunday of Easter, Year B – Remain in Me

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin


In Venice tomorrow, Pope will find a Church struggling against decline
As Pope Francis makes his way to Venice tomorrow, he'll not only be visiting one of the most fabled and romanticized cities in the world. He'll also be confronting one of the leading symbols of the statistical decline of Catholicism in its traditional heartland, in a spot once hailed by another pope as a "hunter's snare for vocations" ...

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EMPLOYMENT 
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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

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

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Newsletter

NZ Catholic Education Office Newsletter 'Kotui'

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 

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Facebook
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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