Dear 'kiwicatholics',
A very warm welcome to our several new members. 'News and Notes' is a weekly post to tell you what's new on the New Zealand Catholic Internet. I also sometimes advise about alternative ways of receiving posts to 'kiwicatholic' and occasionally give details of events in the coming week likely to interest our forum members.
Today - Sunday 27 February from 4pm - the congregations of Auckland churches will come together for "Church in the Park", an evening service of praise and worship, dance performances and a shared meal at Victoria Park, Fanshaw Street, Auckland City. More details are here: http://challengeweekly.co.nz/News.htm If you go along, please write a line or two about the event for 'kiwicatholic'.
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ....
From Tui Motu InterIslands, February 2000
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/tuimotu
"Therapy in the the context of ecology" by Des Casey Des is a counsellor and family therapist in Henderson, Auckland who asked his colleagues at a recent conference of the NZ Association of Counsellors: what is the point of all we do if the planet itself is destroyed? Photos. Links to: Forest & Bird Protection Society; the NZ Catholic bishops' pastoral letter 'A Consistent Ethic of Life'; the Waitangi Tribunal; and the Young Christian Workers International Web site
"Stand-off at Waitangi" by Cabrini Makasiale A reflection on the recent dispute over whether the Prime Minister should be permitted to speak on the Waitangi marae. Link to a newspaper report describing the background to the controversy.
From NZ Catholic newspaper Sunday 27 February
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Compassion Sisters cancel debt of $100,000" To truly celebrate the Jubilee Year and the millennium, the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay, Wellington are writing off a $100,000 debt owed to them by the neighbouring Tapu Te Rangi Marae. Photo. Links to the Sisters of Compassion and the Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand (ECO) conference at Tapu Te Rangi Marae.
"America's Cup people join in parish life" Participants in the Americas Cup yacht regatta and their families have become members of the St Patrick's Cathedral congregation in central Auckland over the past months. Two became Eucharist ministers while here and several children took part regularly in the children's liturgy. Photo. Link to America's Cup 2000
Church seeks fairer accident compensation deal The Church will probably not take advantage of an accident compensation concession signalled by the Government earlier this month. Link to the Accident Compensation Corporation
The Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 - News & Events
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
Pope John Paul's pilgrimage to Egypt and Mt. Sinai - February 24-26 Press, audio and video reports of John Paul's welcome to Egypt, his addresses to the Egyptian Catholic and other Christian communities and his visit to Mount Sinai.
Next month there will be possibly the most controversial events of the whole Jubilee Year: the publication on 2 March of "Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past," a statement by an international theological commission chaired by Cardinal Ratzinger. This will be followed on 12 March (the first Sunday of Lent) by a "Day of Asking Pardon," with Pope John Paul presiding.
The document attempts to explain how the Church - in the form of the Body of Christ - remains holy, while the Church - in the form of its individual members - is made up of sinners. It calls on Christians to learn from past errors - it gives examples - so as to clarify and purify their understanding of the faith and the mystery of the Church.
Our Jubilee News & Events page will carry a link to the full text of "Memory and Reconciliation" and to constructive press comments about it.
Also in March Pope John Paul goes on pilgrimage to the Holy Land and that will be fully covered too on News & Events.
Until next post, God bless.
Mike Leon 'kiwicatholic' list manager
Sunday, February 27, 2000
Sunday, February 20, 2000
Dear 'kiwicatholics',
OneList's handy 'Daily Digest' option puts all the messages to 'kiwicatholic' into a single e-mail to send once day. However it also has a drawback. If there's a message in the Digest you want to reply to, and you click your e-mail screen's 'Reply' button, the whole daily digest is copied into your reply. If you receive the posts to 'kiwicatholic' this way, please take care to delete all the messages that are not the one you're replying to.
In this week's Internet edition of the American newspaper 'National Catholic Reporter' there is a series of articles about the Religious Life (in the Catholic tradition, this refers to the special calling of members of religious orders). They are principally about the Mercy Sisters who have adapted most successfully to changing times. The articles focus not on why young people *don't* join the Congregation, but on those that *are* joining, people of the most impressive qualities.
Please recommend the series to any one you know who is considering a religious vocation, and to friends and relatives who are members of religious orders. You might consider printing out some or all of the articles to pass on. The first page of the series is:
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/021800/rellife.htm
If you don't often do so, you might like to drop in at our bishops' 'Catholic Press' page -
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/frpress.html where - chances are - you'll be pleasantly surprised.
On our 'JUBILEE NEWS & EVENTS' page:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
updated on Wednesdays and Saturdays ....
February 18: Jubilee of Artists:
"The partnership between art and faith must be renewed." Pope John Paul's message to artists
February 18-20: Jubilee of Permanent Deacons:
Three new reports
February 24-26 : Pope John Paul's pilgrimage to Egypt
A special report by the missionary news agency FIDES on the Christian history and communities of Egypt.
Next week in 'News & Notes': Tui Motu InterIslands magazine's first issue of the year, focusing on the environment, plus stories from next weekend's 'NZ Catholic' newspaper.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
OneList's handy 'Daily Digest' option puts all the messages to 'kiwicatholic' into a single e-mail to send once day. However it also has a drawback. If there's a message in the Digest you want to reply to, and you click your e-mail screen's 'Reply' button, the whole daily digest is copied into your reply. If you receive the posts to 'kiwicatholic' this way, please take care to delete all the messages that are not the one you're replying to.
In this week's Internet edition of the American newspaper 'National Catholic Reporter' there is a series of articles about the Religious Life (in the Catholic tradition, this refers to the special calling of members of religious orders). They are principally about the Mercy Sisters who have adapted most successfully to changing times. The articles focus not on why young people *don't* join the Congregation, but on those that *are* joining, people of the most impressive qualities.
Please recommend the series to any one you know who is considering a religious vocation, and to friends and relatives who are members of religious orders. You might consider printing out some or all of the articles to pass on. The first page of the series is:
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/021800/rellife.htm
If you don't often do so, you might like to drop in at our bishops' 'Catholic Press' page -
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/frpress.html where - chances are - you'll be pleasantly surprised.
On our 'JUBILEE NEWS & EVENTS' page:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
updated on Wednesdays and Saturdays ....
February 18: Jubilee of Artists:
"The partnership between art and faith must be renewed." Pope John Paul's message to artists
February 18-20: Jubilee of Permanent Deacons:
Three new reports
February 24-26 : Pope John Paul's pilgrimage to Egypt
A special report by the missionary news agency FIDES on the Christian history and communities of Egypt.
Next week in 'News & Notes': Tui Motu InterIslands magazine's first issue of the year, focusing on the environment, plus stories from next weekend's 'NZ Catholic' newspaper.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
Sunday, February 13, 2000
Dear 'kiwicatholics',
With Bishop Denis Browne's blessing, 'kiwicatholics' Ingrid and Willie Turner - wikpa@hotmail.com - are leading a Married for Life course in Hamilton on 22 February. The courses are sponsored by Marriage Ministries International, a movement for strengthening Christian marriages : http://www.marriage.org/nz (click on 'Groups in New Zealand' for a link to a fine photo of our Ingrid and Willie)
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ...
CATHOLIC PRESS
From 'NZ Catholic', our national fortnightly newspaper
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html :
'Abortion review may be accepted by SPUC'
[Philip Lynch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child believes an announced Government review of abortion law may be acceptable, as long as it looks at making practice consistent with the intent of the lawmakers. Photo. Links to Justice Minister Phil Goff's press release announcing the review, and SPUC's reply to it.]
'Sex-drugs grading called misdirected'
[Brother Pat Lynch, the director of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office says the Government's intention to assess the knowledge of fifth-formers on sexuality and drugs is inappropriate. Photo. Links to NZCEO and the Ministry of Education's new draft health syllabus.]
'Overseas service draws volunteers'
[Article on the work of Catholic Overseas Volunteer Service. Link to the COVS home page and a job description for the (currently vacant) position of National Coordinator]
From 'Wel-com', the monthly newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/welcom/front.html
:
'Jubilee pilgrimages to Paraparaumu and Otaki'
[Photos. Link to Wellington Archdiocese Jubilee events calendar]
'Government considering radical rethink of abortion laws',
[Marilyn Pryor, Associate Editor of Wel-com and past-President of SPUC, is confident that the proposed legislative changes can improve the present situation in a pro-life direction. Graph: Abortions in New Zealand 1976-1998. Same links as the related 'Wel-com' story]
'Day for single mothers in Blenheim'
[Report of the day and its aftermath, organised by the Wellington Archdiocesan Family Ministry. Details of Family Ministry training courses in Wellington and Nelson. Link to Wellington Archdio. Commission for the Family]
NEW WEB SITES
On Faith Central, a resource site for religious education in New Zealand
Catholic schools: Biblical Studies - http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/biblical.htm
Family Life International: http://www.fli.org.nz
"FLI promotes the sanctity of life and the dignity of the family by teaching and fostering chastity, marriage preparation and Natural Fertility Regulation according to Christian morality and the teachings of the Catholic Church."
JUBILEE - NEWS & EVENTS
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
Links to latest reports on the Jubilee of the Sick and of Health workers (concludes tomorrow, our time), and to Pope John Paul's homily for the Jubilee of the Consecrated Life.
The next major event will be John Paul's pilgrimage to Egypt and Mount Sinai in ten days' time.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
With Bishop Denis Browne's blessing, 'kiwicatholics' Ingrid and Willie Turner - wikpa@hotmail.com - are leading a Married for Life course in Hamilton on 22 February. The courses are sponsored by Marriage Ministries International, a movement for strengthening Christian marriages : http://www.marriage.org/nz (click on 'Groups in New Zealand' for a link to a fine photo of our Ingrid and Willie)
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ...
CATHOLIC PRESS
From 'NZ Catholic', our national fortnightly newspaper
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html :
'Abortion review may be accepted by SPUC'
[Philip Lynch of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child believes an announced Government review of abortion law may be acceptable, as long as it looks at making practice consistent with the intent of the lawmakers. Photo. Links to Justice Minister Phil Goff's press release announcing the review, and SPUC's reply to it.]
'Sex-drugs grading called misdirected'
[Brother Pat Lynch, the director of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office says the Government's intention to assess the knowledge of fifth-formers on sexuality and drugs is inappropriate. Photo. Links to NZCEO and the Ministry of Education's new draft health syllabus.]
'Overseas service draws volunteers'
[Article on the work of Catholic Overseas Volunteer Service. Link to the COVS home page and a job description for the (currently vacant) position of National Coordinator]
From 'Wel-com', the monthly newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/welcom/front.html
:
'Jubilee pilgrimages to Paraparaumu and Otaki'
[Photos. Link to Wellington Archdiocese Jubilee events calendar]
'Government considering radical rethink of abortion laws',
[Marilyn Pryor, Associate Editor of Wel-com and past-President of SPUC, is confident that the proposed legislative changes can improve the present situation in a pro-life direction. Graph: Abortions in New Zealand 1976-1998. Same links as the related 'Wel-com' story]
'Day for single mothers in Blenheim'
[Report of the day and its aftermath, organised by the Wellington Archdiocesan Family Ministry. Details of Family Ministry training courses in Wellington and Nelson. Link to Wellington Archdio. Commission for the Family]
NEW WEB SITES
On Faith Central, a resource site for religious education in New Zealand
Catholic schools: Biblical Studies - http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/biblical.htm
Family Life International: http://www.fli.org.nz
"FLI promotes the sanctity of life and the dignity of the family by teaching and fostering chastity, marriage preparation and Natural Fertility Regulation according to Christian morality and the teachings of the Catholic Church."
JUBILEE - NEWS & EVENTS
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
Links to latest reports on the Jubilee of the Sick and of Health workers (concludes tomorrow, our time), and to Pope John Paul's homily for the Jubilee of the Consecrated Life.
The next major event will be John Paul's pilgrimage to Egypt and Mount Sinai in ten days' time.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
Sunday, February 6, 2000
Dear 'kiwicatholics',
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ...
News & Events of the Great Jubilee
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
The main event in Rome this week is the Jubilee of the Sick and of Health
Workers, 9-12 February. Among the pilgrims for this Jubilee will be
'Superman' Christopher Reeve, now a paraplegic. If any one has a right to
say to these pilgrims "I know how you feel", it's 79-year-old Pope John Paul
and I would think that this particular encounter will be the one people
remember long after the Year is past. Our Jubilee 'News & Events' page of
press, audio and video links is updated every Wednesday and Saturday.
Christchurch Carmelites: Christmas Newsletter
http://www.karmel.at/christchurch.nz/ccnews.htm
It's a remarkable fact that the Christchurch community of this contemplative
(enclosed) order of nuns was the New Zealand pioneer among local religious
orders on the Internet. Their Christmas Newsletter is a visual feast, and if
you read nothing else you have just got to read the (true) story of Herman
and the Cargo of Death. If you understand Web page addresses you will see
that - once again - a local community has accepted the offer of their
parent body to host their pages free of charge. The '.at' after 'karmel'
stands for 'Austria'; the Austrian Carmelites maintain the international Web
site of their order.
CathSoc - Auckland University Catholic Students Association
http://www.cda.org.nz/cathsoc
This new web site is composed and maintained by 'kiwicatholic' Andrew
Trenwith who is also the Webmaster for the diocese of Auckland -
http://www.cda.org.nz/main.htm
For good measure, I have to the bishops' main 'Education' page all the Web
sites I could find (nine so far) for New Zealand tertiary education
chaplains. The Education page is at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/education/education.html
Links to all the new pages are in "What's New" on the bishops' Web site:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
In next week's News & Notes, online articles from the latest issues of 'NZ
Catholic' and 'Wel-com' newspapers. A little later N&N will feature articles
from our national evangelisation magazine 'EV 2000', the independent
Catholic monthly 'Tui Motu InterIslands' and NZ Catholic Education Office's
'Lighting New Fires'.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ...
News & Events of the Great Jubilee
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/jubilee/news.html
The main event in Rome this week is the Jubilee of the Sick and of Health
Workers, 9-12 February. Among the pilgrims for this Jubilee will be
'Superman' Christopher Reeve, now a paraplegic. If any one has a right to
say to these pilgrims "I know how you feel", it's 79-year-old Pope John Paul
and I would think that this particular encounter will be the one people
remember long after the Year is past. Our Jubilee 'News & Events' page of
press, audio and video links is updated every Wednesday and Saturday.
Christchurch Carmelites: Christmas Newsletter
http://www.karmel.at/christchurch.nz/ccnews.htm
It's a remarkable fact that the Christchurch community of this contemplative
(enclosed) order of nuns was the New Zealand pioneer among local religious
orders on the Internet. Their Christmas Newsletter is a visual feast, and if
you read nothing else you have just got to read the (true) story of Herman
and the Cargo of Death. If you understand Web page addresses you will see
that - once again - a local community has accepted the offer of their
parent body to host their pages free of charge. The '.at' after 'karmel'
stands for 'Austria'; the Austrian Carmelites maintain the international Web
site of their order.
CathSoc - Auckland University Catholic Students Association
http://www.cda.org.nz/cathsoc
This new web site is composed and maintained by 'kiwicatholic' Andrew
Trenwith who is also the Webmaster for the diocese of Auckland -
http://www.cda.org.nz/main.htm
For good measure, I have to the bishops' main 'Education' page all the Web
sites I could find (nine so far) for New Zealand tertiary education
chaplains. The Education page is at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/education/education.html
Links to all the new pages are in "What's New" on the bishops' Web site:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
In next week's News & Notes, online articles from the latest issues of 'NZ
Catholic' and 'Wel-com' newspapers. A little later N&N will feature articles
from our national evangelisation magazine 'EV 2000', the independent
Catholic monthly 'Tui Motu InterIslands' and NZ Catholic Education Office's
'Lighting New Fires'.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
Sunday, January 30, 2000
Dear 'kiwicatholics',
Here we go: the first of the 'News and Notes' series of (more or less)
weekly posts, with summaries of stories in the New Zealand Catholic
Press online, plus news of the New Zealand Catholic Internet.
CATHOLIC PRESS
From this weekend's 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'ICEL bishops discuss attack from Vatican'
Bishop Cullinnane's report from the London meeting of the International
Committee on English in the Liturgy which has been in strife with the
Vatican Congregation for liturgical texts. Photo. Links to: Web site of
the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy (includes a monthly
newsletter) ... Cardinal Medina Estivez' letter criticising the ICEL.
'SMSM vocations too numerous for novitiate'
The novitiate of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary in
Avondale is up for sale because it hasn't got room for all the new
novices. It's moving to premises in Sydney. Photo. Link to the
international Web site of the Marist Missionary Sisters - SMSM
'Auckland priest takes on global roles'
Mt Wellington parish priest and Vietnamese community chaplain Fr Andrew
Nguyen Huu Le has accepted a role as special adviser to the United
States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Photo.
Links to: "The Heart of a Priest", a talk by Fr Andrew ... a
biographical background on Robert A Seiple, the ambassador mentioned in
the story ... an interview with the Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon) .. and a link to the Asian Catholic news service UCAN.
NZ Catholic newspaper is sending me the text and pictures for its chosen
stories this year, whereas before I was scanning them from the printed
copy. If the new arrangement holds up, I will soon have time to include
a full table of contents for each issue of 'NZC' to draw to attention to
the rich variety of other articles and information in our national
newspaper.
And speaking of newspapers, for an insight into how the other half
lives, drop in on 'Challenge Weekly' http://challengeweekly.co.nz
It's New Zealand's only weekly Christian newspaper and many of the
issues raised in it come up in 'kiwicatholic' also. Actually, only a
fortnight ago the home page title at the top of the screen read: "New
Zealand's only *Christian* newspaper". I wrote to the editors pointing
out that they were being a bit rough on 'NZ Catholic' and 'Wel-com' and
behold: they changed the title.
NEW WEB PAGES
New sites on the New Zealand Catholic Internet include:
Geraldine Parish, South Canterbury (created by 'kiwicatholic' Elizabeth
O'Brien);
the Capuchin Franciscans (responsible for the Secular Franciscan Order
in NZ);
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions RNDM.
The 'Media releases' page of our sponsor NZ Catholic Education Office
announces a new school: Mary McKillop in Mangere, south Auckland, and
some reflections on education and New Zealand society by the director of
NZCEO Br Pat Lynch, recently returned from a Unesco conference overseas.
Links to all of these are on the 'What's New' page of the bishops' site
at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
The RNDM and Capuchin* sites are good examples of how simple it can be
for our religious orders and larger apostolates to have a presence on
the Internet. In both cases a single page gives basic background
information on the Order's New Zealand activities with local contact
details. This won't need updating very often.
The page is linked to the international Web site maintained by the
parent religious order, where readers can find out all they need to know
about the historical background and specific apostolate of the Order,
which also hosts the New Zealand page on its server and quite possibly
composed the page. In other words, there's nothing to it, where a local
Catholic group has an international parent body with its own Web site.
Let's pray that there will soon be many more of these simple but useful
pages filling in the colourful mosaic of Catholic life in New Zealand on
the World Wide Web; and that through them, many of our fellow-Kiwis will
be drawn to "come and see" where and how we live our life of faith.
* "Cappuccino" in Italian. Brown habit, brown coffee see?
THE GREAT JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2000
The bishops' home page now has a prominent link by this title to all our
resources and links on the Jubilee. The "News and Events" page carries
links to New Zealand and overseas press, audio and video reports on the
main events of the Jubilee Year.
I update the News and Events page at least twice a week so you might
want to bookmark it separately in your browser. Open this page:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathom/jubilee/news.html
then open the browser's 'Bookmarks' or 'Favorites' menu and click either
'Add to Favorites' or 'Add Bookmark' as the browser may be.
PARACHUTE FESTIVAL EXTREME ..
... is the major annual Christian music festival in New Zealand; home
page: http://www.parachute.co.nz
It takes place on Waitangi weekend 4-6 February at Totara Springs Camp,
Matamata. There'll also be a sports tournament and guest speakers. To
any 'kiwicatholic' who goes to the Festival: please consider sending a
short report to your e-mail forum.
Every best wish and all God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
Here we go: the first of the 'News and Notes' series of (more or less)
weekly posts, with summaries of stories in the New Zealand Catholic
Press online, plus news of the New Zealand Catholic Internet.
CATHOLIC PRESS
From this weekend's 'NZ Catholic' newspaper, at:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'ICEL bishops discuss attack from Vatican'
Bishop Cullinnane's report from the London meeting of the International
Committee on English in the Liturgy which has been in strife with the
Vatican Congregation for liturgical texts. Photo. Links to: Web site of
the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy (includes a monthly
newsletter) ... Cardinal Medina Estivez' letter criticising the ICEL.
'SMSM vocations too numerous for novitiate'
The novitiate of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary in
Avondale is up for sale because it hasn't got room for all the new
novices. It's moving to premises in Sydney. Photo. Link to the
international Web site of the Marist Missionary Sisters - SMSM
'Auckland priest takes on global roles'
Mt Wellington parish priest and Vietnamese community chaplain Fr Andrew
Nguyen Huu Le has accepted a role as special adviser to the United
States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Photo.
Links to: "The Heart of a Priest", a talk by Fr Andrew ... a
biographical background on Robert A Seiple, the ambassador mentioned in
the story ... an interview with the Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon) .. and a link to the Asian Catholic news service UCAN.
NZ Catholic newspaper is sending me the text and pictures for its chosen
stories this year, whereas before I was scanning them from the printed
copy. If the new arrangement holds up, I will soon have time to include
a full table of contents for each issue of 'NZC' to draw to attention to
the rich variety of other articles and information in our national
newspaper.
And speaking of newspapers, for an insight into how the other half
lives, drop in on 'Challenge Weekly' http://challengeweekly.co.nz
It's New Zealand's only weekly Christian newspaper and many of the
issues raised in it come up in 'kiwicatholic' also. Actually, only a
fortnight ago the home page title at the top of the screen read: "New
Zealand's only *Christian* newspaper". I wrote to the editors pointing
out that they were being a bit rough on 'NZ Catholic' and 'Wel-com' and
behold: they changed the title.
NEW WEB PAGES
New sites on the New Zealand Catholic Internet include:
Geraldine Parish, South Canterbury (created by 'kiwicatholic' Elizabeth
O'Brien);
the Capuchin Franciscans (responsible for the Secular Franciscan Order
in NZ);
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions RNDM.
The 'Media releases' page of our sponsor NZ Catholic Education Office
announces a new school: Mary McKillop in Mangere, south Auckland, and
some reflections on education and New Zealand society by the director of
NZCEO Br Pat Lynch, recently returned from a Unesco conference overseas.
Links to all of these are on the 'What's New' page of the bishops' site
at: http://www.catholic.org/newzealand
The RNDM and Capuchin* sites are good examples of how simple it can be
for our religious orders and larger apostolates to have a presence on
the Internet. In both cases a single page gives basic background
information on the Order's New Zealand activities with local contact
details. This won't need updating very often.
The page is linked to the international Web site maintained by the
parent religious order, where readers can find out all they need to know
about the historical background and specific apostolate of the Order,
which also hosts the New Zealand page on its server and quite possibly
composed the page. In other words, there's nothing to it, where a local
Catholic group has an international parent body with its own Web site.
Let's pray that there will soon be many more of these simple but useful
pages filling in the colourful mosaic of Catholic life in New Zealand on
the World Wide Web; and that through them, many of our fellow-Kiwis will
be drawn to "come and see" where and how we live our life of faith.
* "Cappuccino" in Italian. Brown habit, brown coffee see?
THE GREAT JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2000
The bishops' home page now has a prominent link by this title to all our
resources and links on the Jubilee. The "News and Events" page carries
links to New Zealand and overseas press, audio and video reports on the
main events of the Jubilee Year.
I update the News and Events page at least twice a week so you might
want to bookmark it separately in your browser. Open this page:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathom/jubilee/news.html
then open the browser's 'Bookmarks' or 'Favorites' menu and click either
'Add to Favorites' or 'Add Bookmark' as the browser may be.
PARACHUTE FESTIVAL EXTREME ..
... is the major annual Christian music festival in New Zealand; home
page: http://www.parachute.co.nz
It takes place on Waitangi weekend 4-6 February at Totara Springs Camp,
Matamata. There'll also be a sports tournament and guest speakers. To
any 'kiwicatholic' who goes to the Festival: please consider sending a
short report to your e-mail forum.
Every best wish and all God's blessings,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
Sunday, December 19, 1999
Dear 'kiwicatholics',
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ...
**************
From the 'NZ Catholic' newspaper (final issue this year) at:
'Following Pompallier'
Details of the Jubilee 2000 Totara Point pilgrimage on January 8 and 9. Nice
photo of Kohukohu on the Hokianga harbour.
'Diocese and uni. cooperate'
An agreement between the University of Waikato and the diocese of Hamilton
will enable students on the catechetical studies programme for those
intending to teach in Catholic schools to cross-credit grades to university
qualifications. Links to Hamilton diocese and the Continuing Studies Dept at
Waikato Uni.
'Parish puts hands to the pumps'
Fr Terry Dibble and a group of Auckland parishioners are collecting pumps to
help restore water supplies in East Timor. Link to a related story in the
'NZ Herald'
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Caritas Update December 1999
(download takes a couple of minutes)
In this issue: Director's reflection on choice, justice and reconciliation;
work in progress to rebuild East Timor; why Caritas favours overseas aid in
the form of community development and not individual child sponsorship; the
rediscovery of traditional weaving among women in Honduras for employment
and self-esteem; and the campaign to cancel the debts of impoverished
countries.
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Marist Champagnat Family News 1999
The second of the two newsletters published by the Marist Brother's New
Zealand Province
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Catholic Institute of Theology, Auckland. Prospectus for 2000
E-mail cit@theology.ac.nz for a printed copy and more info. about specific
courses.
Most of the new information is on two pages:
CIT's theology degree courses in association with the University of Auckland
are at:
Its Continuing Faith Education and Parish Ministry courses are at:
The CFE courses cover many of the topics raised in our 'kiwicatholic' forum.
One in particular might be of special interest to several of our members, so
here are the full detials:
643 : Spirituality for Single People
" During this day we shall take a relaxed look at some of the issues that
arise from being single in the church: * prayer * community * affirmation
".
Cost: $35.00 ($5.00 discount if pre-paid)
Venue: Catholic Institute of Theology, Newman Hall, 16 Waterloo Quadrant,
Auckland City.
Dates: Saturday 12 August Times: 9.15am - 3.15pm
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SOCIETIES OF LAYPEOPLE
Here's my own contribution on finding community within the Church.
The NZ Catholic directory's National Organisations section at:
and
lists around 19 national societies of laypeople and that's by no means
complete. Some national groups are listed in the *diocesan* sections of the
Directory (the dio.pages are not on the bishops' Web site), like the peace
movement 'Pax Christi' and Joshua Fellowship for men (home page:
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/hamilton/pastor/joshua ) although Dove
Fellowship for women *is* on the national pages.
The groups on the two pages cover the full spectrum of Catholic
spirituality, from traditional (e.g. Secular Franciscans) to modern (the
Focolare Movement), as well as charitable and social justice groups.
The diocesan centres all have copies for reference of the full National
Catholic Directory, and it may be in public libraries as well.
SUSPENDING MAIL
Here one more time is the routine for suspending posts from 'kiwicatholic',
for instance to prevent message piling up while you are on holiday.
Drop me a note at leon@xtra.co.nz
or ...
* Open the OneList home page at http://www.onelist.com
* Click on the "My OneList" link at the top left of the page
* Next you see a link called 'kiwicatholic' and opposite it on the right a
box headed 'Delivery Options' over a drop-down menu. Click the little arrow
to show the menu options, click on "No Mail/Web only", then click "Save
Changes".
* To start receiving posts again, click on the "Individual Emails" option or
write and let me know.
I didn't think to mention before that even after setting 'No Mail/Web Only'
you can still read the messages to 'kiwicatholic' on the Web site ...
* Open the OneList home page at http://www.onelist.com
* Click on the "My OneList" link at the top left of the page
* Click the 'kiwicatholic' link to open our forum's main page. In the column
on the left of the page click 'Messages' and you can read the latest and
also open an archive.
JUBILEE EVENTS
The Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 commences in Rome on Christmas day
(Sunday NZ time) with the opening of the holy Door in St Peter's Basilica
and Christmas Mass. I'll be updating the bishops' Jubilee pages this week
with print news, audio and video links, and when that's done I'll send a
post about it to our forum.
God bless,
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
Sunday, December 12, 1999
Dear 'kiwicatholics',
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ............
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From Wel-com the monthly newspaper of Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses at
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/welcom/front.html :
'Cardinal Williams to celebrate double jubilee this month'
[In December Cardinal Williams celebrates two jubilees: the fortieth of his ordination to the priesthood and the twentieth of his ordination as Archbishop of Wellington. The article describes his background and career in the Church and Archdiocese. Links to St Patrick's College and Victoria University, Wellington; Young Christian Workers; University College Dublin; and the Synod for Oceania]
'Graduation ceremony for Porirua's teenage parents'
[Last month Porirua's school for teenage parents celebrated its fifth birthday with a graduation ceremony attended by the Governor-General. Despite the problems they face as teenage parents - and the school's permanently uncertain funding - the students are making the most of their opportunities to ensure a better future for their children]
'End of era at Compassion Hospital'
[It was the end of an era when Sister Shirley Tunnicliffe retired last month as Administrator of Island Bay's Compassion Hospital and Rest Home. For the first time since it was opened in 1907 the hospital was to have a lay manager and for Sr Shirley it was the end of forty years' service at Compassion Hospital. She describes the highlights of her service to sick and disadvantaged people and her plans for the future. Link to the Sisters of Compassion and Compassion Hospital]
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'Champagnat': Marist Brothers' Newsletter - November 1999
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/fms/newsletters.html
Faith Central online community for New Zealand Catholic Schools:
Mary, First Disciple - Internet Resources
http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/mary.htm
NZ Catholic Education Office newsletter for integrated schools: 'Lighting New Fires' Christmas 1999
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/pubs/lnf/lnf.html
New Web Sites:
De La Salle College Auckland
http://www.delasalle.co.nz/
Christ the King School, Burnside, Christchurch
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~kingburn/
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions rndm
http://rndm.tripod.com/NewZealand.htm
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
On the New Zealand Catholic Internet this week ............
*******************
From Wel-com the monthly newspaper of Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses at
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/cathcom/press/welcom/front.html :
'Cardinal Williams to celebrate double jubilee this month'
[In December Cardinal Williams celebrates two jubilees: the fortieth of his ordination to the priesthood and the twentieth of his ordination as Archbishop of Wellington. The article describes his background and career in the Church and Archdiocese. Links to St Patrick's College and Victoria University, Wellington; Young Christian Workers; University College Dublin; and the Synod for Oceania]
'Graduation ceremony for Porirua's teenage parents'
[Last month Porirua's school for teenage parents celebrated its fifth birthday with a graduation ceremony attended by the Governor-General. Despite the problems they face as teenage parents - and the school's permanently uncertain funding - the students are making the most of their opportunities to ensure a better future for their children]
'End of era at Compassion Hospital'
[It was the end of an era when Sister Shirley Tunnicliffe retired last month as Administrator of Island Bay's Compassion Hospital and Rest Home. For the first time since it was opened in 1907 the hospital was to have a lay manager and for Sr Shirley it was the end of forty years' service at Compassion Hospital. She describes the highlights of her service to sick and disadvantaged people and her plans for the future. Link to the Sisters of Compassion and Compassion Hospital]
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'Champagnat': Marist Brothers' Newsletter - November 1999
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/fms/newsletters.html
Faith Central online community for New Zealand Catholic Schools:
Mary, First Disciple - Internet Resources
http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/mary.htm
NZ Catholic Education Office newsletter for integrated schools: 'Lighting New Fires' Christmas 1999
http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/nzceo/pubs/lnf/lnf.html
New Web Sites:
De La Salle College Auckland
http://www.delasalle.co.nz/
Christ the King School, Burnside, Christchurch
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~kingburn/
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions rndm
http://rndm.tripod.com/NewZealand.htm
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Until next week, God bless.
Mike Leon
'kiwicatholic' list manager
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