QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER (1900-2002)
In 1940, with the original 'Axis of Evil' dominating Western Europe and bombing Britain to dust, Queen Elizabeth declared that neither she nor her daughters Elizabeth - the heir to the throne - and the late Princess Margaret would ever leave King George VI, "and the King will never leave his people". The Royal Family's devotion to duty at the risk of their lives did wonders for Britain's morale and no doubt contributed to its determination to continue a seemingly hopeless struggle, until Hitler lost patience and turned on his ally the Soviet Union, leading to the defeat of the Axis and its cornerstone the Third Reich within four years.
In the spirit of Easter, we can pray with confidence: Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
EASTER RESOURCES
Please visit the NZ Catholic bishops' News page for reports of the Easter Sunday ceremonies in Rome (tomorrow, our time) and the full texts and summaries of Pope John Paul's Easter homilies from a wide range of news sources. At http://www.catholic.org.nz click on 'News'.
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 133, March 24, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Call for TVNZ to reflect spiritual beliefs " A plea for programmes that recognise New Zealanders' religious and spiritual beliefs has been made to the parliamentary select committee considering the TVNZ Bill. Trish Moseley, chairperson of the Churches Broadcasting Commission, told the committee that more than 60 per cent of New Zealanders aligned themselves to a mainstream Christian denomination in the census.... [Related Links: Broadcasting Act (full text) ... Broadcasting Amendment Act 2000 ]
"Welcome mat is out for Bishop Pompallier " While a multi-national, multi-cultural and multi-denominational welcome is being prepared in Russell for the homecoming of Bishop Pompallier's remains on April 13, parishes, volunteers and the local council in the Hokianga are gearing up for thousands of visitors who will attend the interment at Motuti on April 20.... [Related Links: Catholic Church in NZ: The Return of Bishop Pompallier... Historic Places Trust: The Return of Bishop Pompallier ... North Hokianga: Motuti and environs (this link is out of place on the next story's page)]
"Hate crime" proposal called "dangerous" A Government move to create an offence of "hate crime" has sparked protests. After just one submission to the justice and electoral select committee, by gay rights activist Calum Bennachie, the Government decided to add the offence of "hate crime".... [Related Link: Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill (full text) ]
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
TVNZ: The Holmes show (Video) http://tvone.nzoom.com/programmes/holmes/It's a big weekend for the clergy. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and then Easter Sunday. Meet a new recruit on the job (interview with recently-ordained Fr Craig Dunford at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland)
"Converts Still Head To Catholic Church " The Guardian Thursday March 28, 2002 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-1620284,00.html Boston (AP) - Megan Denell's search for a spiritual home brought her to the doors of the Roman Catholic Church, where she found a strength of community like nothing she had experienced. The sex abuse scandal in the Boston Archdiocese erupted just as Denell took steps to become Catholic. Yet despite a stomach-churning reaction to the crisis, Denell and hundreds of others in Boston still feel the strong pull of faith - and plan to convert to Catholicism during an Easter vigil service Saturday night...
'Faithful grow fewer " NZ Herald 30.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1292279&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Churches will be busy this weekend, but the trend is to more diverse faiths, REBECCA WALSH finds. As Christians celebrate Easter, latest Census figures show there are fewer of them, but the diversity of faiths among New Zealanders is growing....
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
"Poetry and spirituality": an interview with Cenacle Sister and published poet Anne Powell . [Related link: 'Firesong' and 'Enough Clear Water' by Anne Powell http://www.publish.net.nz/artpoetry.htm Click the titles for short descriptions of the two collections]
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
Sunday, March 31, 2002
Sunday, March 24, 2002
EASTER RESOURCES
'Doing as Jesus Commands' http://www.ake.quik.co.nz/termon/Commentaries, liturgy resources and further reading for Holy Week.
'The Text This Week' http://www.textweek.com/holyweek.htm Comprehensive Lent and Easter links .... Ideas and Liturgies for Holy Week ... Easter Art and Music ... Stations of the Cross
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Camping under cardboard for charity ' (photo) Otago Daily Times 21 March 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=21Mar2002&obje\ ct=FKJ39J3656ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial While the rest of Dunedin slept in their beds, Kavanagh College pupil leaders huddled inside cardboard boxes wrapped in blankets last night... Yesterday was Solidarity Day and every Catholic primary and secondary school in the country was "doing something for others", teacher Jo Stanley said....
'Oldest sister on the school block' (photo, and related video report) TVNZ Mar 22, 2002 http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,89237-1-5,00.html Teachers are usually known for their good memories but the memory of one teacher in Christchurch goes back a lot longer than any other in the country. Sister Basil has just celebrated her 90th birthday, but she's still giving students the benefit of her years....
'The Galileo Project ' Auckland University Press Release 20 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/93/200203201019.b048570b.html The Galileo Project is a programme of arts events presented by The University of Auckland, celebrating the life and work of the great Renaissance scientist, mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei. The centrepiece of the project is the opera "Galileo" ... [depicting] Galileo's contention with the accepted view of the laws of physics and the natural cosmos, in particular his observation that the earth revolved around the sun, not vice versa. This discovery led him into conflict with the Catholic Church .... ***************************** [Since the contention by Galileo (1564-1642) that the earth goes round the sun and not vice versa appeared to contradict the Bible ("... the sun stood still ..." Joshua 10:13), he reached an agreement with the Church's censors to publish his view as a theory only, but instead presented it as a proven fact. As a punishment he was compelled to repudiate his book and agree not to write anything else on the subject. He turned his attention to the science of dynamics and statics and in 1636 published 'Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences' which laid the basis for modern physics. Galileo died at the age of 78 and was buried in Florence in the Church of Santa Croce, next to Michaelangelo and Machiavelli.
[In 1994 the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences presented Pope John Paul with a report he had commissioned on the Galileo Controversy. To mark the occasion the Pope gave an address on the roles that faith and science fulfil in human life (1) in which he quoted Pope Leo XIII: "Truth cannot contradict truth, and we may be sure that some mistake has been made either in the interpretation of the sacred words, or in the polemical discussion itself"]
(1) http://www.its.caltech.edu/~newman/sci-cp/sci-9211.html
NEW AND REFURBISHED WEB SITES
[These Websites illustrate a principle which I wish all our Catholic Web site owners would take to heart: technical matters are best left to technicians. In each of the following Websites the content has been supplied by the site owners - the parish, school or religious order - to local firms of professional Web designers who have turned out smart-looking pages comparable in quality to any of their type, for fees which (it's safe to assume) don't strain the limited budgets of the typical parish, school or order. ML]
St Joseph's Catholic Parish, Hawera http://www.stjoshw.co.nz
St Alban's Catholic School, Christchurch http://www.stalbanscatholic.school.nz
Sisters of Mercy, New Zealand http://www.mercyworld.org/nz
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
This week's interview: Fr Gerry Whiteford sm on icons as inspiration and art
(The Catholictv.net team are working hard to solve the present technical difficulties which prevent all or part of the videos from being viewed in some browsers and computers.)
NEWSLETTERS
(Many thanks to the volunteer monitors who supplied these summaries)
NZ Catholic Education Office. "Lighting New Fires" Issue No.7 December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf7.htm Summary: Education Review Office and Ministry of Education to share Information and work programmes ... More efficient system for teachers on transfer ... National nutrition survey ... Effective leadership for new and future principals .... Ministry of education contents and liability insurance ... Progress on technology ... International Years : United Nations has proclaimed the following : 2002 International Year of Ecotourism, International Year of Mountains; 2000-2010 Decade of a Culture of Peace.
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2013.html Summary: "At the XXth General Chapter of the Marist Brothers in Rome there were 118 delegates representing all the Provinces of the world of our Brothers. The purpose of a Chapter, held every eight years, is to review the impact of our lives as Brothers and to set out new challenges for us. The time of Chapter is an extraordinary period of grace in the life of an Institute. It marks the beginning of another journey which gets underway in earnest once the last delegate leaves with the Chapter message to share with all those Brothers back in his Province. A new Superior General and General Council was also elected. Brother Sean Sammon (54) is our newly elected leader. Sean was born in Manhattan, educated as a clinical psychologist, and has been the Vicar General for the past eight years. Sean is no stranger to us for he has visited New Zealand many times and led conferences for local Diocesan priests...."
Lifemaze No 4 Summer 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2059.html The Newsletter of the Marist Brothers' young adults' ministry. It includes this poem by Mother Teresa:
HOW TO LIVE Life is an opportunity, take it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is beatitude, taste it. Life is a dream, make it reality. Life is a challenge, embrace it. Life is a duty, fulfil it. Life is a play, play it. Life is precious, take care of it. Life is riches, keep them. Life is love, enjoy it. Life is a mystery, discover it. Life is a promise, keep it. Life is sadness, overcome it. Life is a hymn, sing it. Life is a fight, accept it. Life is an adventure, take the risk. Life is happiness, merit it. Life is life, defend it. May life be a future of hope for You and your loved ones.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Applications close Friday 22 March.
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
'Doing as Jesus Commands' http://www.ake.quik.co.nz/termon/Commentaries, liturgy resources and further reading for Holy Week.
'The Text This Week' http://www.textweek.com/holyweek.htm Comprehensive Lent and Easter links .... Ideas and Liturgies for Holy Week ... Easter Art and Music ... Stations of the Cross
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
'Camping under cardboard for charity ' (photo) Otago Daily Times 21 March 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=21Mar2002&obje\ ct=FKJ39J3656ES&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial While the rest of Dunedin slept in their beds, Kavanagh College pupil leaders huddled inside cardboard boxes wrapped in blankets last night... Yesterday was Solidarity Day and every Catholic primary and secondary school in the country was "doing something for others", teacher Jo Stanley said....
'Oldest sister on the school block' (photo, and related video report) TVNZ Mar 22, 2002 http://onenews.nzoom.com/news_detail/0,1227,89237-1-5,00.html Teachers are usually known for their good memories but the memory of one teacher in Christchurch goes back a lot longer than any other in the country. Sister Basil has just celebrated her 90th birthday, but she's still giving students the benefit of her years....
'The Galileo Project ' Auckland University Press Release 20 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/93/200203201019.b048570b.html The Galileo Project is a programme of arts events presented by The University of Auckland, celebrating the life and work of the great Renaissance scientist, mathematician and astronomer Galileo Galilei. The centrepiece of the project is the opera "Galileo" ... [depicting] Galileo's contention with the accepted view of the laws of physics and the natural cosmos, in particular his observation that the earth revolved around the sun, not vice versa. This discovery led him into conflict with the Catholic Church .... ***************************** [Since the contention by Galileo (1564-1642) that the earth goes round the sun and not vice versa appeared to contradict the Bible ("... the sun stood still ..." Joshua 10:13), he reached an agreement with the Church's censors to publish his view as a theory only, but instead presented it as a proven fact. As a punishment he was compelled to repudiate his book and agree not to write anything else on the subject. He turned his attention to the science of dynamics and statics and in 1636 published 'Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences' which laid the basis for modern physics. Galileo died at the age of 78 and was buried in Florence in the Church of Santa Croce, next to Michaelangelo and Machiavelli.
[In 1994 the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences presented Pope John Paul with a report he had commissioned on the Galileo Controversy. To mark the occasion the Pope gave an address on the roles that faith and science fulfil in human life (1) in which he quoted Pope Leo XIII: "Truth cannot contradict truth, and we may be sure that some mistake has been made either in the interpretation of the sacred words, or in the polemical discussion itself"]
(1) http://www.its.caltech.edu/~newman/sci-cp/sci-9211.html
NEW AND REFURBISHED WEB SITES
[These Websites illustrate a principle which I wish all our Catholic Web site owners would take to heart: technical matters are best left to technicians. In each of the following Websites the content has been supplied by the site owners - the parish, school or religious order - to local firms of professional Web designers who have turned out smart-looking pages comparable in quality to any of their type, for fees which (it's safe to assume) don't strain the limited budgets of the typical parish, school or order. ML]
St Joseph's Catholic Parish, Hawera http://www.stjoshw.co.nz
St Alban's Catholic School, Christchurch http://www.stalbanscatholic.school.nz
Sisters of Mercy, New Zealand http://www.mercyworld.org/nz
CATHOLICTV.NET http://www.catholictv.net (Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office)
This week's interview: Fr Gerry Whiteford sm on icons as inspiration and art
(The Catholictv.net team are working hard to solve the present technical difficulties which prevent all or part of the videos from being viewed in some browsers and computers.)
NEWSLETTERS
(Many thanks to the volunteer monitors who supplied these summaries)
NZ Catholic Education Office. "Lighting New Fires" Issue No.7 December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf7.htm Summary: Education Review Office and Ministry of Education to share Information and work programmes ... More efficient system for teachers on transfer ... National nutrition survey ... Effective leadership for new and future principals .... Ministry of education contents and liability insurance ... Progress on technology ... International Years : United Nations has proclaimed the following : 2002 International Year of Ecotourism, International Year of Mountains; 2000-2010 Decade of a Culture of Peace.
Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter December 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2013.html Summary: "At the XXth General Chapter of the Marist Brothers in Rome there were 118 delegates representing all the Provinces of the world of our Brothers. The purpose of a Chapter, held every eight years, is to review the impact of our lives as Brothers and to set out new challenges for us. The time of Chapter is an extraordinary period of grace in the life of an Institute. It marks the beginning of another journey which gets underway in earnest once the last delegate leaves with the Chapter message to share with all those Brothers back in his Province. A new Superior General and General Council was also elected. Brother Sean Sammon (54) is our newly elected leader. Sean was born in Manhattan, educated as a clinical psychologist, and has been the Vicar General for the past eight years. Sean is no stranger to us for he has visited New Zealand many times and led conferences for local Diocesan priests...."
Lifemaze No 4 Summer 2001 http://catholic.org.nz/fms/page%2059.html The Newsletter of the Marist Brothers' young adults' ministry. It includes this poem by Mother Teresa:
HOW TO LIVE Life is an opportunity, take it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is beatitude, taste it. Life is a dream, make it reality. Life is a challenge, embrace it. Life is a duty, fulfil it. Life is a play, play it. Life is precious, take care of it. Life is riches, keep them. Life is love, enjoy it. Life is a mystery, discover it. Life is a promise, keep it. Life is sadness, overcome it. Life is a hymn, sing it. Life is a fight, accept it. Life is an adventure, take the risk. Life is happiness, merit it. Life is life, defend it. May life be a future of hope for You and your loved ones.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 5-7, 2002 Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West. Epsom, Auckland Full details at: http://eucharistic-convention.com or from: Eucharistic Convention, PO Box 4523, Auckland.
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Applications close Friday 22 March.
Catholic Social Services, Dunedin. Diocesan Outreach Facilitator To develop a Catholic social support network across the Otago-southland diocese. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 24 March 2002 and from CSS Board of Directors, PO Box 263, dunedin. Applications close Friday 12 April.
Sunday, March 17, 2002
'NZ CATHOLIC' NEWSPAPER
>From No 132, March 10, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'Shop trading threat to sacred days ' At least some of Christianity's most revered and special days - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day - are in danger of being opened up to retail trading this year...
'Military may help catering for Pompallier's interment ' The Army and Navy may help with catering for the crowd at the interment of Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier on April 20....
'Parliament to review "unhelpful" abortion committee ' Pro-life organisations are aiming to influence the direction of a review of the Abortion Supervisory Committee...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Chaplains say cut will affect Maori patients " NZ Herald 13.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191361&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Concerns about Maori patients' spiritual needs have surfaced as a result of the Government's refusal to provide more money for hospital chaplains....
"Spirituality Important In Patient Recovery" Press Release: Christian Heritage Party 14 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/51/200203142301.76c9db6c.html
"Playing hardball to win the game " NZ Herald 16.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191905&thesecti\ on=sport&thesubsection=rugby&thesecondsubsection=worldcup Seven years ago John O'Neill was a young banker with a big reputation, free to choose, after more than two bare-fisted decades among Sydney's financial high-flyers, just about any job he wanted. Instead, O'Neill returned to the passion of his youth, headhunted by the Australian Rugby Union to overhaul the sport and catapult it to a new corporate future. Unhappily for New Zealand, the former chief executive of the State Bank of New South Wales was exactly the right man for the job....
(If anyone's going: "What's a rugby story doing in News and Notes???"' all I can tell you is, it came up in a search for stories with a Catholic and New Zealand connection, and I thought it was interesting and topical, so why not ... :-) ML
CATHOLICTV.NET
Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
This month Catholictv.net is featuring the arts - both the performance and the fine kind. Visitors to the site who have Macintosh computers or who use the Netscape browser may find it difficult or impossible to view the video interviews. However I understand that the solution to these problems has already been found so hopefully they'll be fixed before the end of this month.
AT THE LIBRARY
These books may be borrowed either from your local public library or on Interloan. Shelf numbers may vary ...
[non-fiction 220.859 KOW] "The Bible according to Noah : theology as if animals mattered" by Gary Kowalski. New York : Lantern Books, 2001. Subjects: Animals in the Bible. Animals--Religious aspects--Christianity.
[Non-Fiction (no shelf number available)] "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings" by Thomas Merton San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. Subjects: Prayers. Catholic Church--English.
[Non-Fiction 248.845 OTI] "Teach your children well : helping kids make moral choices" by Don S. Otis. Grand Rapids, Mich. : F. H. Revell, c2000. Subjects: Children--Religious life. Moral education.
[Non-Fiction 942.053 MacC] "Tudor church militant : Edward VI and the protestant reformation" by Diarmaid MacCulloch. London : Penguin, 2001. Subjects; Edward VI, King of England. Reformation--England. Summary: Edward VI's short reign was crucial in completing Henry VIII's break with Rome. Edward's key religious innovations, notably Cranmer's two versions of the Book of Common Prayer, were taken up by Queen Elizabeth as the foundation for her Reformation church settlement, the basis of later Anglicanism.
[Fiction] "The Ephesus fragment" by Gary E. Parker. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c1999. Subjects: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Fiction. Archaeology--Fiction Summary: While on a dig near Ephesus, archaeologist Dr. Hugh McAuley discovers a jar with a parchment inside written by the Apostle John, dictated by Mary the Mother of Jesus, telling about her life. McAuley reports his find in a secret email which becomes known to several world figures who all want the parchment for different reasons. It is stolen, and a chase around the world begins.......
ADULT EDUCATION/DEGREE COURSES
Prospectuses for 2002 are now on the Websites of the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) http://www.wcec.org.nz and the Catholic Institute of Theology (CIT) http://www,catholic.org.nz/auckland/cit CIT operates within Auckland diocese and CEC is based in Wellington but offers courses in other cities also.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March.
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 10 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
>From No 132, March 10, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
'Shop trading threat to sacred days ' At least some of Christianity's most revered and special days - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day - are in danger of being opened up to retail trading this year...
'Military may help catering for Pompallier's interment ' The Army and Navy may help with catering for the crowd at the interment of Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier on April 20....
'Parliament to review "unhelpful" abortion committee ' Pro-life organisations are aiming to influence the direction of a review of the Abortion Supervisory Committee...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Chaplains say cut will affect Maori patients " NZ Herald 13.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191361&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Concerns about Maori patients' spiritual needs have surfaced as a result of the Government's refusal to provide more money for hospital chaplains....
"Spirituality Important In Patient Recovery" Press Release: Christian Heritage Party 14 March 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/5b/51/200203142301.76c9db6c.html
"Playing hardball to win the game " NZ Herald 16.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sports/sportsstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=1191905&thesecti\ on=sport&thesubsection=rugby&thesecondsubsection=worldcup Seven years ago John O'Neill was a young banker with a big reputation, free to choose, after more than two bare-fisted decades among Sydney's financial high-flyers, just about any job he wanted. Instead, O'Neill returned to the passion of his youth, headhunted by the Australian Rugby Union to overhaul the sport and catapult it to a new corporate future. Unhappily for New Zealand, the former chief executive of the State Bank of New South Wales was exactly the right man for the job....
(If anyone's going: "What's a rugby story doing in News and Notes???"' all I can tell you is, it came up in a search for stories with a Catholic and New Zealand connection, and I thought it was interesting and topical, so why not ... :-) ML
CATHOLICTV.NET
Produced by the Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
This month Catholictv.net is featuring the arts - both the performance and the fine kind. Visitors to the site who have Macintosh computers or who use the Netscape browser may find it difficult or impossible to view the video interviews. However I understand that the solution to these problems has already been found so hopefully they'll be fixed before the end of this month.
AT THE LIBRARY
These books may be borrowed either from your local public library or on Interloan. Shelf numbers may vary ...
[non-fiction 220.859 KOW] "The Bible according to Noah : theology as if animals mattered" by Gary Kowalski. New York : Lantern Books, 2001. Subjects: Animals in the Bible. Animals--Religious aspects--Christianity.
[Non-Fiction (no shelf number available)] "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings" by Thomas Merton San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. Subjects: Prayers. Catholic Church--English.
[Non-Fiction 248.845 OTI] "Teach your children well : helping kids make moral choices" by Don S. Otis. Grand Rapids, Mich. : F. H. Revell, c2000. Subjects: Children--Religious life. Moral education.
[Non-Fiction 942.053 MacC] "Tudor church militant : Edward VI and the protestant reformation" by Diarmaid MacCulloch. London : Penguin, 2001. Subjects; Edward VI, King of England. Reformation--England. Summary: Edward VI's short reign was crucial in completing Henry VIII's break with Rome. Edward's key religious innovations, notably Cranmer's two versions of the Book of Common Prayer, were taken up by Queen Elizabeth as the foundation for her Reformation church settlement, the basis of later Anglicanism.
[Fiction] "The Ephesus fragment" by Gary E. Parker. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c1999. Subjects: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Fiction. Archaeology--Fiction Summary: While on a dig near Ephesus, archaeologist Dr. Hugh McAuley discovers a jar with a parchment inside written by the Apostle John, dictated by Mary the Mother of Jesus, telling about her life. McAuley reports his find in a secret email which becomes known to several world figures who all want the parchment for different reasons. It is stolen, and a chase around the world begins.......
ADULT EDUCATION/DEGREE COURSES
Prospectuses for 2002 are now on the Websites of the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) http://www.wcec.org.nz and the Catholic Institute of Theology (CIT) http://www,catholic.org.nz/auckland/cit CIT operates within Auckland diocese and CEC is based in Wellington but offers courses in other cities also.
EVENTS
April 4-7, 2002 Mariapolis 2002, Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. The annual national gathering of members and friends of the Focolare Movement in New Zealand. Further info. from Atle Lee, 40 Thompson St., PO Box 11826 Wellington 6034 Tel: 04-384 4559 Fax: 04-384 4348 E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz ; and from http://www.focolare.org.au
April 19-21 2002 Catholic Network of Marriage Educators Conference, Napier Details from Oncall Conference Management, 20 Cambridge Terrace, Taradale, Napier. Tel: 06 844 9956 e-mail: c-moore@clear.net.nz
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March.
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 10 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Sunday, March 3, 2002
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Catholic tastes " The Christchurch Press Mar 7, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020307008161&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Last Thursday evening, dozens of Marist brothers and priests gathered to witness the formal launch of a new role for the grand and lovely old Mount St Mary's seminary building, which for generations was the training place for Catholic priests and brothers affiliated to the Society of Mary....
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March.
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 10 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz Auckland 1034; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
"Catholic tastes " The Christchurch Press Mar 7, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020307008161&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Last Thursday evening, dozens of Marist brothers and priests gathered to witness the formal launch of a new role for the grand and lovely old Mount St Mary's seminary building, which for generations was the training place for Catholic priests and brothers affiliated to the Society of Mary....
EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Researcher-Writer, Caritas Aotearoa-NZ Eleven-week contract, beginning on Tuesday 2 April, to research and write a booklet on refugees in the light of Catholic Social Teaching. Previous booklets in the series are described here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/publications/SJS_info.htm Further details in 'Wel-com' newspaper March 2002 p.19 and from louise@caritas.org.nz Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March.
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 10 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz Auckland 1034; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
Sunday, February 24, 2002
NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' WEBSITE http://www.catholic.org.nz
"The Catholic Church in New Zealand"/ "Te Haahi Katorika ki Aotearoa" is our Church's "flagship" Website. It is a mine of information about the Catholic Church in New Zealand and is regularly updated with links to other Websites of groups and organisations recognised by our bishops.
The Website now appears with a brand-new design, the work of Catholic Communications' technical assistant (and 'kiwicath' forum member) Julian Waters. It seems that the alphabetical Index to the whole site is not yet complete but there's plenty to see already, so please drop in and look round if you have not been in for a while.
THE CHURCH AND THE INTERNET
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications, headed by Archbishop John Foley, is the Vatican department responsible for research on the use of the mass media in the mission of the Church.
The Council has just published two documents about the Internet.
"Ethics and Internet" http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/pccs/documents/rc_pc_pccs_\ doc_20020228_ethics-internet_en.html This document refers to a new form of discrimination - the "digital divide" - separating the rich from the poor on the basis of who can access the new information technology", and also to ethical questions raised by the violation of privacy, and copyright and the proliferation of pornographic and abusive Websites. However "we do not view the Internet only as a source of problems; we see it as a source of benefits to the human race. But the benefits can be fully realized only if the problems are solved." The benefits include broadening educational and cultural horizons, breaking down divisions between peoples, and promoting human development in a multitude of ways. The document concludes with some recommendations for the ethical use of the Internet.
"The Church and Internet" http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/pccs/documents/rc_pc_pccs_\ doc_20020228_church-internet_en.html This document affirms that the Internet is relevant to many activities and programmes of the Church - evangelization, catechesis and other kinds of education, news and information, apologetics, governance and administration, and some forms of pastoral counselling and spiritual direction. The Internet also presents some special problems for the Church such as the presence of hate sites defaming and attacking ethnic and religious groups, among them the Catholic Church. Moreover "the proliferation of Web sites calling themselves Catholic creates a problem of a different sort. Church-related groups should be present on the Internet, and well-motivated, well-informed individuals and unofficial groups are entitled to be there as well." But Internet users who know little or nothing about Catholic doctrine are at risk of being misled by Web sites labelled "Catholic" which promote "eccentric doctrinal interpretations (and) idiosyncratic devotional practices".
The document recommends that Church leaders be told of the "need to understand the media, (and to) apply this understanding in formulating pastoral plans for social communications." Pastoral workers are encouraged to learn to use the Internet and to undergo appropriate doctrinal and spiritual formation "in order to witness to Christ." Educators and catechists are urged to offer, in schools and universities, courses and "more advanced training" to individuals preparing for professional media work. Parents are requested to guide and supervise their children in the use of the Internet. This includes making sure that filtering technology is used to protect from pornography, sexual predators and other threats." Finally, people of good will are cautioned to prudence in order to be able to see the Internet's capacity for good and evil, they are encouraged to be strong and brave in "standing up for truth in the face of religious and moral relativism," and to "temperance and self-discipline" in order to use this technology "wisely and only for good."
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"NZ's churches prepared for sexual abuse claims" NZ Herald 02.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1090509&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general As churches throughout the world continue to be rocked by child sex abuse scandals and allegations of cover-ups, churches in New Zealand have been reviewing how they deal with similar complaints. The three largest - Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian, with around half a million followers each - have procedures to deal with complaints internally....
"The Order of Marist return to Mission Estate" NZ Herald 02.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1090154 Stamping his gnarled Irish blackthorn walking-stick on the ground, Brother Martin Williams remembers the day, well over a decade ago, that a fellow brother foretold the future of their seminary at the Mission Estate in Napier. "We will all be gone," he said. "You'll be here to see it, but I'll be gone." Reflecting on that prophecy, Brother Marty - as he is known - sighs nostalgically and waves his stick in a wide circle to emphasise the grandeur of the place. He is here but, as foreshadowed, the Order is gone from the Mission...
"Prominent local Catholic priest" The Christchurch Press Feb 23, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020223006302&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Prominent Christchurch Catholic priest Monsignor Thomas Liddy, who died at Nazareth House on January 20, aged 84, was a man of great spiritual depth. Born in South Canterbury, Thomas Liddy trained as a priest at Holy Cross College in Mosgiel. He was ordained in 1944 and served first as assistant priest at Ashburton...
"Changing face of New Zealand " NZ Herald 02.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1090504 A snapshot of the 2001 census shows that more people in New Zealand are now overseas-born, the population is getting older, and non-Christian religions are becoming more prevalent. More than 2 million people said they were Christian, but there was a big increase in other religions. Islam disciples leaped 74 per cent in five years to 23,631, Hindu 56 per cent to 39,798, Buddhist 48 per cent to 41,634 and Spiritualism 64 per cent to 16,062...
Statistics New Zealand: Summary of Statistics from the 2001 Census http://www.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/pasfull/pasfull.nsf/web/Media+Release+2\ 001+Census+Snapshot+1+Cultural+Diversity?open
4. Increase in non-Christian religions Over two million people are Christian. The main Christian denominations are: Anglican (584,793 or 17 percent of people), Catholic (486,012 or 14 percent) and the Presbyterian group (417,453 or 11 percent).
Between 1996 and 2001 the number of Anglicans (-46,971) and Presbyterians (-38,895) decreased. Catholics increased by 12,900.**
The count of Anglicans exceeded that of the other denominations in all regions except Auckland (where Catholics were largest) and Otago and Southland (where the Presbyterian group was the largest).
At the 1901 Census only 1 in 30 people did not give a religious affiliation. Almost 4 out of 10 people did not specify a religious affiliation in the 2001 Census.
[** Between 1991 and 1996 the number of people identifying as Catholics fell by 5.1% - from memory, I think it was the first time the Catholic population decreased. The increase this time is about 2.7%. In due course no doubt the Church will purchase a detailed breakdown of the Catholic population figures from Statistics New Zealand which will reveal trends within age groups, e.g. whether the increase was among older people, or younger people or across the board. Mike L.]
"The Catholic Church in New Zealand"/ "Te Haahi Katorika ki Aotearoa" is our Church's "flagship" Website. It is a mine of information about the Catholic Church in New Zealand and is regularly updated with links to other Websites of groups and organisations recognised by our bishops.
The Website now appears with a brand-new design, the work of Catholic Communications' technical assistant (and 'kiwicath' forum member) Julian Waters. It seems that the alphabetical Index to the whole site is not yet complete but there's plenty to see already, so please drop in and look round if you have not been in for a while.
THE CHURCH AND THE INTERNET
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications, headed by Archbishop John Foley, is the Vatican department responsible for research on the use of the mass media in the mission of the Church.
The Council has just published two documents about the Internet.
"Ethics and Internet" http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/pccs/documents/rc_pc_pccs_\ doc_20020228_ethics-internet_en.html This document refers to a new form of discrimination - the "digital divide" - separating the rich from the poor on the basis of who can access the new information technology", and also to ethical questions raised by the violation of privacy, and copyright and the proliferation of pornographic and abusive Websites. However "we do not view the Internet only as a source of problems; we see it as a source of benefits to the human race. But the benefits can be fully realized only if the problems are solved." The benefits include broadening educational and cultural horizons, breaking down divisions between peoples, and promoting human development in a multitude of ways. The document concludes with some recommendations for the ethical use of the Internet.
"The Church and Internet" http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/pccs/documents/rc_pc_pccs_\ doc_20020228_church-internet_en.html This document affirms that the Internet is relevant to many activities and programmes of the Church - evangelization, catechesis and other kinds of education, news and information, apologetics, governance and administration, and some forms of pastoral counselling and spiritual direction. The Internet also presents some special problems for the Church such as the presence of hate sites defaming and attacking ethnic and religious groups, among them the Catholic Church. Moreover "the proliferation of Web sites calling themselves Catholic creates a problem of a different sort. Church-related groups should be present on the Internet, and well-motivated, well-informed individuals and unofficial groups are entitled to be there as well." But Internet users who know little or nothing about Catholic doctrine are at risk of being misled by Web sites labelled "Catholic" which promote "eccentric doctrinal interpretations (and) idiosyncratic devotional practices".
The document recommends that Church leaders be told of the "need to understand the media, (and to) apply this understanding in formulating pastoral plans for social communications." Pastoral workers are encouraged to learn to use the Internet and to undergo appropriate doctrinal and spiritual formation "in order to witness to Christ." Educators and catechists are urged to offer, in schools and universities, courses and "more advanced training" to individuals preparing for professional media work. Parents are requested to guide and supervise their children in the use of the Internet. This includes making sure that filtering technology is used to protect from pornography, sexual predators and other threats." Finally, people of good will are cautioned to prudence in order to be able to see the Internet's capacity for good and evil, they are encouraged to be strong and brave in "standing up for truth in the face of religious and moral relativism," and to "temperance and self-discipline" in order to use this technology "wisely and only for good."
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"NZ's churches prepared for sexual abuse claims" NZ Herald 02.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1090509&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general As churches throughout the world continue to be rocked by child sex abuse scandals and allegations of cover-ups, churches in New Zealand have been reviewing how they deal with similar complaints. The three largest - Anglican, Catholic and Presbyterian, with around half a million followers each - have procedures to deal with complaints internally....
"The Order of Marist return to Mission Estate" NZ Herald 02.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1090154 Stamping his gnarled Irish blackthorn walking-stick on the ground, Brother Martin Williams remembers the day, well over a decade ago, that a fellow brother foretold the future of their seminary at the Mission Estate in Napier. "We will all be gone," he said. "You'll be here to see it, but I'll be gone." Reflecting on that prophecy, Brother Marty - as he is known - sighs nostalgically and waves his stick in a wide circle to emphasise the grandeur of the place. He is here but, as foreshadowed, the Order is gone from the Mission...
"Prominent local Catholic priest" The Christchurch Press Feb 23, 2002 http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020223006302&query=cat\ holic+and+zealand Prominent Christchurch Catholic priest Monsignor Thomas Liddy, who died at Nazareth House on January 20, aged 84, was a man of great spiritual depth. Born in South Canterbury, Thomas Liddy trained as a priest at Holy Cross College in Mosgiel. He was ordained in 1944 and served first as assistant priest at Ashburton...
"Changing face of New Zealand " NZ Herald 02.03.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=1090504 A snapshot of the 2001 census shows that more people in New Zealand are now overseas-born, the population is getting older, and non-Christian religions are becoming more prevalent. More than 2 million people said they were Christian, but there was a big increase in other religions. Islam disciples leaped 74 per cent in five years to 23,631, Hindu 56 per cent to 39,798, Buddhist 48 per cent to 41,634 and Spiritualism 64 per cent to 16,062...
Statistics New Zealand: Summary of Statistics from the 2001 Census http://www.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/pasfull/pasfull.nsf/web/Media+Release+2\ 001+Census+Snapshot+1+Cultural+Diversity?open
4. Increase in non-Christian religions Over two million people are Christian. The main Christian denominations are: Anglican (584,793 or 17 percent of people), Catholic (486,012 or 14 percent) and the Presbyterian group (417,453 or 11 percent).
Between 1996 and 2001 the number of Anglicans (-46,971) and Presbyterians (-38,895) decreased. Catholics increased by 12,900.**
The count of Anglicans exceeded that of the other denominations in all regions except Auckland (where Catholics were largest) and Otago and Southland (where the Presbyterian group was the largest).
At the 1901 Census only 1 in 30 people did not give a religious affiliation. Almost 4 out of 10 people did not specify a religious affiliation in the 2001 Census.
[** Between 1991 and 1996 the number of people identifying as Catholics fell by 5.1% - from memory, I think it was the first time the Catholic population decreased. The increase this time is about 2.7%. In due course no doubt the Church will purchase a detailed breakdown of the Catholic population figures from Statistics New Zealand which will reveal trends within age groups, e.g. whether the increase was among older people, or younger people or across the board. Mike L.]
Sunday, February 17, 2002
17 Feb 2002
*************************** Resources and Activities for Lent ***************************
"Doing as Jesus Commands": Commentaries on the readings for the Sundays & holy days of the year of Matthew. http://www.ake.quik.co.nz/termon This New Zealand liturgy resource site is published by Fr Bill Fletcher who is based in Otahuhu Parish. It features the Readings for every Sunday in Lent (and every other Sunday of the year), plus articles on the significance of Lent and liturgical suggestions for the season.
Fr John Stone, Parish Priest of Blessed Mary MacKillop Parish, Balclutha publishes a short Sunday homily on the parish Website every week at: http://www.webfactor.co.nz/clutha-catholic
The "Lenten Reflections" feature at EWTN displays a calendar on which you click for a Bible verse, a short reflection, a Lenten Question and Answer, a suggested activity and a prayer for each day of the season. http://www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/index.htm
Almsgiving is one of the three traditional pillars of Lenten observance (the others are prayer and fasting) and so our bishops - through their social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa NZ - sponsor an annual Lenten Appeal for which Caritas distributes envelopes to every parish. Donations to the Appeal support development projects in Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, Latin America and New Zealand. The New Zealand government subsidises Caritas' development work, so that every dollar New Zealanders contribute to the Appeal could be worth up to four dollars to the communities who receive the assistance. Detailed reports with photos of the Caritas Network's activities world wide are in Caritas's Newsletter at: http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/28_summer_2001/index.htm
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Bishop's remains coming to Waikato " Waikato Times, 15 February 2002 The remains of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, New Zealand's first Catholic Bishop, are being taken to sites he visited in the Waikato over the next few days. Bishop Pompallier's remains – including bones, handmade shoes, and a Maori necklace – have been brought to New Zealand after they were exhumed from a Paris cemetery. He worked in New Zealand from 1838 until 1868, founding the first Catholic church here, before returning to his homeland, France. His remains are scheduled to arrive at Rangiaowhia, east of Te Awamutu, on Sunday before being taken to Te Awamutu and Hamilton, where they will spend the night at Hui Te Rangiora Marae in Clarence St. On Monday, they will be taken to St Mary's Cathedral for a service at 12.30pm before heading to the Coromandel peninsula. After touring the country, Bishop Pompallier's remains will be interred at Hata Maria Church, at Motuti in the Far North near his original mission station.
"Maori energy successfully harnessed " Otago Daily Times 13 Feb. 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=13Feb2002&obje\ ct=ECA06B3520NC&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Most Pakeha New Zealanders have woken up to what has been evolving around them in the Maori renaissance, writes Pat Lynch, chief executive of the Catholic Education Office, even though some are still being dragged screaming and kicking into facing the new realities. There is much room for optimism ...
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"NZ Catholic" No 131, February 24, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Priest dogs brewery sign " Embarrassing publicity generated by Tauranga priest Fr Frank Eggleton has prompted a brewery to dismantle signs declaring, "In dog we trust"...
"Crowded schools may be required to have selection criteria " Catholic schools with growing pressure on their rolls may have to introduce enrolment schemes.... [Related Links: NZ Catholic Education Office ... Ministry of Education documents on enrolment schemes: Draft enrolment schemes for schools; Information for parents]
"Ashes shared by Catholics and Anglicans " Colour and sound graced the pillars of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch during an ecumenical liturgy for Ash Wednesday, recommended by the Anglican Roman Catholic Commission.. [Related Link: Catholic Diocese of Christchurch ]
Think Page for Young Adults: Lent: Making some room for God! What are you gaining from this Lent? The perfect Love of God the Father! So here's where preparing for Lent starts because our lives tend to be very busy and very full of "stuff". So if we make a bit more room for the Father in our lives he sees our effort, and he repays even the tiniest acts with his grace a hundred fold...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop Pompallier The Christchurch Press Feb 21, 2002
Sir--Some correspondents seem concerned that the return of Bishop Pompallier's remains to New Zealand is at odds with Maori traditions of respect for the dead, citing the move by Maori to recover heads (mokomokai) from museums and other places abroad.
The move to return his remains was initiated largely by Catholic Maori, with full support from the French authorities and the Church both here and in France. Mokomokai are blood whanau, whereas Catholic Maori regard Bishop Pompallier as karanga matua -- father in name -- and themselves as his adoptive whanau.
Bishop Pompallier lay unforgotten in an obscure cemetery outside Paris for over 130 years. Those who have continued to visit and maintain his grave are the adoptive whanau, the bishops and people of New Zealand, who can pay him no greater respect than to claim and honour his remains.
Lyndsay Freer Communications Director for the Catholic Church, Auckland, February 13
WEB TV (Archdiocese of Wellington)
CatholicTV.Net http://www.catholictv.net Modern Messiahs: Life as a Parish Priest: * Seph tells us about his training for the priesthood * Fr Bernie Hehir cuts to the chase * Fr Chris Skinner interviews Fr Peter Roe on his time as a Marist priest * Fr Jim Lyons talks about his work as a parish priest
LAYPEOPLES' ORGANISATIONS
Lamb of God Community Newsletter, March 2002 http://www.rc.net/newzealand/lamb_of_god/Chronicle/mar2002/index.htm
EMPLOYMENT
Personal Secretary to the Catholic Bishop of Hamilton Full details in 'NZ Catholic' February 24 2002 p.21, and from Naomi McGowan tel. (07) 838 2079 ; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz Applications close Friday 8 March 2002
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' February 24 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
STATISTICS
A Website temporarily named "Catholic Church in North America (while the site's owner tries to think of a better one), has statistics of the Catholic Church in New Zealand and Milestones in the lives of our bishops, past and present: http://www.rc.net/org/ccita/diocese/cnz.html
*************************** Resources and Activities for Lent ***************************
"Doing as Jesus Commands": Commentaries on the readings for the Sundays & holy days of the year of Matthew. http://www.ake.quik.co.nz/termon This New Zealand liturgy resource site is published by Fr Bill Fletcher who is based in Otahuhu Parish. It features the Readings for every Sunday in Lent (and every other Sunday of the year), plus articles on the significance of Lent and liturgical suggestions for the season.
Fr John Stone, Parish Priest of Blessed Mary MacKillop Parish, Balclutha publishes a short Sunday homily on the parish Website every week at: http://www.webfactor.co.nz/clutha-catholic
The "Lenten Reflections" feature at EWTN displays a calendar on which you click for a Bible verse, a short reflection, a Lenten Question and Answer, a suggested activity and a prayer for each day of the season. http://www.ewtn.com/faith/lent/index.htm
Almsgiving is one of the three traditional pillars of Lenten observance (the others are prayer and fasting) and so our bishops - through their social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa NZ - sponsor an annual Lenten Appeal for which Caritas distributes envelopes to every parish. Donations to the Appeal support development projects in Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, Latin America and New Zealand. The New Zealand government subsidises Caritas' development work, so that every dollar New Zealanders contribute to the Appeal could be worth up to four dollars to the communities who receive the assistance. Detailed reports with photos of the Caritas Network's activities world wide are in Caritas's Newsletter at: http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/28_summer_2001/index.htm
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Bishop's remains coming to Waikato " Waikato Times, 15 February 2002 The remains of Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier, New Zealand's first Catholic Bishop, are being taken to sites he visited in the Waikato over the next few days. Bishop Pompallier's remains – including bones, handmade shoes, and a Maori necklace – have been brought to New Zealand after they were exhumed from a Paris cemetery. He worked in New Zealand from 1838 until 1868, founding the first Catholic church here, before returning to his homeland, France. His remains are scheduled to arrive at Rangiaowhia, east of Te Awamutu, on Sunday before being taken to Te Awamutu and Hamilton, where they will spend the night at Hui Te Rangiora Marae in Clarence St. On Monday, they will be taken to St Mary's Cathedral for a service at 12.30pm before heading to the Coromandel peninsula. After touring the country, Bishop Pompallier's remains will be interred at Hata Maria Church, at Motuti in the Far North near his original mission station.
"Maori energy successfully harnessed " Otago Daily Times 13 Feb. 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=13Feb2002&obje\ ct=ECA06B3520NC&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Most Pakeha New Zealanders have woken up to what has been evolving around them in the Maori renaissance, writes Pat Lynch, chief executive of the Catholic Education Office, even though some are still being dragged screaming and kicking into facing the new realities. There is much room for optimism ...
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"NZ Catholic" No 131, February 24, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Priest dogs brewery sign " Embarrassing publicity generated by Tauranga priest Fr Frank Eggleton has prompted a brewery to dismantle signs declaring, "In dog we trust"...
"Crowded schools may be required to have selection criteria " Catholic schools with growing pressure on their rolls may have to introduce enrolment schemes.... [Related Links: NZ Catholic Education Office ... Ministry of Education documents on enrolment schemes: Draft enrolment schemes for schools; Information for parents]
"Ashes shared by Catholics and Anglicans " Colour and sound graced the pillars of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch during an ecumenical liturgy for Ash Wednesday, recommended by the Anglican Roman Catholic Commission.. [Related Link: Catholic Diocese of Christchurch ]
Think Page for Young Adults: Lent: Making some room for God! What are you gaining from this Lent? The perfect Love of God the Father! So here's where preparing for Lent starts because our lives tend to be very busy and very full of "stuff". So if we make a bit more room for the Father in our lives he sees our effort, and he repays even the tiniest acts with his grace a hundred fold...
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop Pompallier The Christchurch Press Feb 21, 2002
Sir--Some correspondents seem concerned that the return of Bishop Pompallier's remains to New Zealand is at odds with Maori traditions of respect for the dead, citing the move by Maori to recover heads (mokomokai) from museums and other places abroad.
The move to return his remains was initiated largely by Catholic Maori, with full support from the French authorities and the Church both here and in France. Mokomokai are blood whanau, whereas Catholic Maori regard Bishop Pompallier as karanga matua -- father in name -- and themselves as his adoptive whanau.
Bishop Pompallier lay unforgotten in an obscure cemetery outside Paris for over 130 years. Those who have continued to visit and maintain his grave are the adoptive whanau, the bishops and people of New Zealand, who can pay him no greater respect than to claim and honour his remains.
Lyndsay Freer Communications Director for the Catholic Church, Auckland, February 13
WEB TV (Archdiocese of Wellington)
CatholicTV.Net http://www.catholictv.net Modern Messiahs: Life as a Parish Priest: * Seph tells us about his training for the priesthood * Fr Bernie Hehir cuts to the chase * Fr Chris Skinner interviews Fr Peter Roe on his time as a Marist priest * Fr Jim Lyons talks about his work as a parish priest
LAYPEOPLES' ORGANISATIONS
Lamb of God Community Newsletter, March 2002 http://www.rc.net/newzealand/lamb_of_god/Chronicle/mar2002/index.htm
EMPLOYMENT
Personal Secretary to the Catholic Bishop of Hamilton Full details in 'NZ Catholic' February 24 2002 p.21, and from Naomi McGowan tel. (07) 838 2079 ; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz Applications close Friday 8 March 2002
'NZ Catholic' Newspaper: Presenters The paper is recruiting paid presenters to promote 'NZ Catholic' at Sunday Masses and sign up new subscribers. Details in 'NZ Catholic' February 24 2002 p.21, and from Dennis Augustine, Promotions and Advertising Manager, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034; e-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz
STATISTICS
A Website temporarily named "Catholic Church in North America (while the site's owner tries to think of a better one), has statistics of the Catholic Church in New Zealand and Milestones in the lives of our bishops, past and present: http://www.rc.net/org/ccita/diocese/cnz.html
Sunday, February 10, 2002
DEATH OF PRINCESS MARGARET
In a telegram of sympathy sent to Queen Elizabeth, Pope John Paul II on Saturday prayed for the soul of Princess Margaret, recalling the travails and fraility that marked her last years of life.
"Saddened to learn of the death of her royal highness the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, I express to Your Majesty and to the royal family my deep sympathy at this time of sorrow," the pope said in the telegram, whose text was released by the Vatican's press office.
"Commending your sister to the God of all consolation and praying that she will find eternal rest beyond the travails of human life and the fraility she knew in recent years, I invoke upon all who are mourning her loss the peace which is Jesus Christ, the firstborn from the dead," the Pontiff said.
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Bishop's remains welcomed on to marae " The Kaikoura Star 6 Feb (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1093716a5440,FF.html He may never have visited Kaikoura during his lifetime, but Bishop Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier was still welcomed on to the Takahanga marae with a moving powhiri and Mass yesterday afternoon.....
"Honouring the right and just " The Southland Times, Saturday 9th February 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1096749a1942,FF.html ["Religion and Life" column by Gore Parish Priest Fr Pat McGettigan on the detention of Afghan prisoners in Cuba and on the late anti-racism campaigner Michael Roche]
"Rare Books For Turnbull" NZ Book Council News Feb 8 2002 http://www.vuw.ac.nz/nzbookcouncil/latestnews.htm
Nearly 700 rare books, including several from the 15th century, have been placed on permanent deposit in the Alexander Turnbull Library by the present owners, the Society of Mary and the Archdiocese of Wellington. They include a wide range of material from early theological works to Roman Catholic liturgical books, as well as English literature, Latin and Greek classics, and early voyages and travel literature.
Formerly part of the Colin Library at the well-known Marist seminary and vineyard at Greenmeadows in Hawke's Bay, the books have been kept in storage in recent years.
Included in the collection are books that belonged to Wellington's first Catholic priest, Father J.J.P. O'Reilly, who came to New Zealand in 1843 and helped establish schools and churches, including St Mary of the Angels on Boulcott Street.
Most of the books are in their original leather or vellum bindings and include beautiful examples of the printers' and illustrators' art through the centuries. The oldest book is a collection of sermons by Saint Bonaventura, published in Germany in 1481.
Margaret Calder, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library, said 'I am delighted that this valuable and historically important collection will be preserved in the Turnbull Library and will be available to researchers in New Zealand.
The books are significant not only for their textual content as works of theology and literature, but as examples of the art and history of the book, and for the individual histories of collecting and ownership which each volume represents.'
Contact: Susan Bartel Email: susan.bartel@natlib.govt.nz
In a telegram of sympathy sent to Queen Elizabeth, Pope John Paul II on Saturday prayed for the soul of Princess Margaret, recalling the travails and fraility that marked her last years of life.
"Saddened to learn of the death of her royal highness the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, I express to Your Majesty and to the royal family my deep sympathy at this time of sorrow," the pope said in the telegram, whose text was released by the Vatican's press office.
"Commending your sister to the God of all consolation and praying that she will find eternal rest beyond the travails of human life and the fraility she knew in recent years, I invoke upon all who are mourning her loss the peace which is Jesus Christ, the firstborn from the dead," the Pontiff said.
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Bishop's remains welcomed on to marae " The Kaikoura Star 6 Feb (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1093716a5440,FF.html He may never have visited Kaikoura during his lifetime, but Bishop Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier was still welcomed on to the Takahanga marae with a moving powhiri and Mass yesterday afternoon.....
"Honouring the right and just " The Southland Times, Saturday 9th February 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1096749a1942,FF.html ["Religion and Life" column by Gore Parish Priest Fr Pat McGettigan on the detention of Afghan prisoners in Cuba and on the late anti-racism campaigner Michael Roche]
"Rare Books For Turnbull" NZ Book Council News Feb 8 2002 http://www.vuw.ac.nz/nzbookcouncil/latestnews.htm
Nearly 700 rare books, including several from the 15th century, have been placed on permanent deposit in the Alexander Turnbull Library by the present owners, the Society of Mary and the Archdiocese of Wellington. They include a wide range of material from early theological works to Roman Catholic liturgical books, as well as English literature, Latin and Greek classics, and early voyages and travel literature.
Formerly part of the Colin Library at the well-known Marist seminary and vineyard at Greenmeadows in Hawke's Bay, the books have been kept in storage in recent years.
Included in the collection are books that belonged to Wellington's first Catholic priest, Father J.J.P. O'Reilly, who came to New Zealand in 1843 and helped establish schools and churches, including St Mary of the Angels on Boulcott Street.
Most of the books are in their original leather or vellum bindings and include beautiful examples of the printers' and illustrators' art through the centuries. The oldest book is a collection of sermons by Saint Bonaventura, published in Germany in 1481.
Margaret Calder, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library, said 'I am delighted that this valuable and historically important collection will be preserved in the Turnbull Library and will be available to researchers in New Zealand.
The books are significant not only for their textual content as works of theology and literature, but as examples of the art and history of the book, and for the individual histories of collecting and ownership which each volume represents.'
Contact: Susan Bartel Email: susan.bartel@natlib.govt.nz
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