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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
Marist Messenger, Sept. 2002 http://www.smnz.org.nz/messenger/index.htm
Full text articles:
Focus: "The Fathers' Travelogue", by Father Carl Telford sm Fr Carl tells a humorous anecdote which made his awareness of God's close proximity even greater.
"Parenting Wisdom", by John Wordsworth
Also in this issue: Once on a lonely road, by Fr J. Prendergast ... Suffering and hope: Pope John Paul Today, by Fr. C Larkin ... Hitch-hikers extraordinairie, by Margaret Kelly ... The authentic tradition, by Fr M Whelan ... God is alive in Africa, by Bernard and Helen Reinen ... The sacrifice of the Mass, by Fr. Stephen Lowe ... Death of a Marist by Fr. Maurice Scully... Will we ever know/ The missing Marists of Tikopia, by Archbishop Adrian Smith sm
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
There have been two recent articles in the UK newspaper The Times on the morality of making war on Iraq. Cardinal Murphy O'Connor, quoting the Catechism of the Catholic Church, argues that the war would be unjust because it would be paid for in part from funds that would otherwise be used to relieve world poverty. In response, an editorial in The Times claims that a war to overthrow tyranny is a just war according to the definition of St Thomas Aquinas.
"Cardinal Cormac speaks out against war on Iraq" The Times/Independent Catholic News. 5 September 2002 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/cardspkout.html
"Aquinas and Iraq: The moral case for tackling tyrants" (editorial) The Times 7 September 2002 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-406087,00.html
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" 'Judas' heads for NZ " Stuff (INL) National News 04 September 2002 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2040571a11,00.html The Catholic Bishop who shocked Britain by running off with his housekeeper is set to start a new life in New Zealand, according to reports in Britain. Roddy Wright, the former Bishop of Argyll and the Islands, stunned Church leaders when he disappeared for a month in 1996 before emerging to announce he was in love with his housekeeper, Kathleen MacPhee, and intended to marry her....
'Second time lucky for born again St Joseph's Church" MyTown (Wellington) 04.09.2002 http://www.mytown.co.nz/story/mytstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=2396961&thecity=wellin\ gton&thepage=home&type=nzh&storytoolsnzh=1 St Joseph's Church in Mount Victoria (central Wellington) has applied for resource consent to rebuild its church building and is hoping it will be a case of second time lucky....
"Accused nun in talks on NZ sex cases " The Australian/CathNews Australia 4 Sep 2002 http://www.cathnews.com/news/209/17.php A nun at the centre of allegations of sexual and physical abuse of children at a Brisbane orphanage is the head of a New Zealand order and involved in negotiations with alleged New Zealand victims, according to a report in The Australian today....
"NZ men swamp sexual abuse hotline" Nine MSN News (Australia) 3 Sep 2002 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/World/story_34124.asp?MSID=6d40353f6b864cd7806381801f\ 7fdc0a More than 100 men have called a toll free number about sex abuse at a former Christchurch Catholic residential school since the issue was raised 10 weeks ago. Allegations received implicate four brothers and two senior students at Marylands....
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre's video service) http://www.catholictv.net/
"Contemplative prayer in daily life". The second of two interviews with Fr Alan Roberts. http://www.catholictv.net/living/newformatliving2.html
Fr John Greally. "Putting the spring into September liturgies" http://www.catholictv.net/celebrating/newformatcelebrating5.html
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EDUCATION
"Lighting New Fires" (NZ Catholic Education Office newsletter) Issue No.4 July 2002 http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzceo/lnf/lnfjujy02.htm [Summary] Editorial: School climate .... First Mid-Term Elections for Boards of Trustees ... "Walking Buses" Promote Safety and Health ... New Zealand Education is a Bargain for International Students ... Notable achievements of Catholic schools throughout NZ ... Qualities of successful school principals ... Schools' Peace Week 5-11 August 2002... Police Vetting: Helpful Advice for Schools and Boards Employing Non-teaching Employees and Contractors ... Character Education Conference 26-28 September 2002, Christchurch ... New Zealand/Australia the Learning Federation Project ... Levy on Schools for International Students ... History of Integration: 'A Fair and Just Solution'? ... Pryde Hugs Not Drugs - Resources for Schools, Students and Individuals... 'Leading edge' education Website ... Ensuring Safe Internet Access for Students
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EMPLOYMENT
Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz
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Coordinator for Resources and Administration, Liturgy Centre, Catholic Diocese of Auckland. Details from: Liturgy Centre, Private Bag 47904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Tel: 09 378 4380. Applications close 14 September 2002
Catholic Youth Ministry Coordinator, Hawkes Bay The Coordinator will develop youth initiatives in Hawkes Bay, foster links between parishes and secondary school pupils, tertiary students and young working adults. Details from: Clare Shirkey, tel. 06 844 5997 ; fax: 06 845 3046; e-mail: c.shirkey@paradise.net.nz; PO box 7318, Taradale. Applications close 23 September 2002
Pastoral Ministry to the Catholic Deaf Community, Liturgy Centre, Catholic Diocese of Auckland The diocese is seeking a full-time Chaplain to serve the Catholic Deaf Community, as part of the Religious Education team at Pompallier Diocesan Centre. Details from Jane Schollum, Pompallier Centre, tel. 378 4380; fax: 376 2829. Applications close 27 September 2002
Professional Part-time Locum, Catholic Social Services, Wellington. Details from John Consedine, tel 04 385 8642
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EVENTS
15 to 21 September Social Justice Week 2002 'Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World' is the theme of the sixth Social Justice Week for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. This year the Week will encourage parishes and schools to look at immigration issues within the framework of human rights and the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Through the information provided in the kits prepared by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, participants will be invited to put a human face on the issue and to determine what an ethical and just response would be. Most of the contents of the kits are available on the Caritas website, here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/nz/socialjusticeweek/refugees/sjs2002_refugees_overvie\ w.htm Caritas also has videos on refugees for borrowing, free Social Justice Week 2002 posters, and additional copies of the Caritas Social Justice Series booklet "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World" that can be purchased from the Caritas office for $4.50 each.
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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Sunday, September 8, 2002
Sunday, September 1, 2002
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CATHOLICTV.NET
(Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre's video service)
http://www.catholictv.net/
Contemplative prayer, with Fr Alan Roberts. Part one - setting the scene http://www.catholictv.net/living/newformatliving4.html
Brother Pat Lynch, NZ Catholic Education Office. "Characteristics of the Millennial Generation" (those born since 1985 who have recently left school) http://www.catholictv.net/learning/newformatlearning1.html
Bishop John Dew. Introduction to the sacrament of baptism http://www.catholictv.net/celebrating/newformatcelebrating1.html
Lorraine McArthur talks with St Mary's College students who entered the O'Shea Shield (for public speaking) on the topic of migrants and refugees. http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving4.html
Sr Stephanie Kitching advises on how to welcome newly-arrived refugees into the local community http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving1.html
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 144, August 25, 2002
NB: The summary page at http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/ still shows the stories from two issues ago, but the links in fact open stories from the latest issue.
"Growth spurs big projects in Auckland " http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/story1.html Many millions of dollars worth of parish, school and community projects are under way or planned to cope with increasing Catholic numbers in Auckland.... [Related Link: Catholic Diocese of Auckland]
'Ecumenical services on September 11 " http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/story2.html Ecumenical, Catholic and inter-faith services in this country on September 11 will mark the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. In Wellington Cardinal Tom Williams will participate in an ecumenical service at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral from 12.30pm-1.30pm and parishes will be encouraged to commemorate the anniversary at Mass.... [Related Links: Pope John Paul. "Evil and death do not have the final say" (12 September 2001) .... NZ Church leaders' statement on terrorist attacks in the USA (18 September 2001)]
"Emphasis on immigration in Social Justice Week " http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/story3.html Immigration, an issue currently arousing strong and varied opinions, will be a hot topic of discussion in Social Justice Week next month.... [Related Link: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Justice Week 2002: "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants"]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Catholic schools to face fewer hurdles: Barrier to development removed" (photo) Otago Daily Times Thursday, 29-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=29Aug2002&object=KQG32H6597IM&type=htm\ l photo Dunedin Catholic schools have been placed on a more even footing with their state counterparts, with the Environment Court removing a barrier to development of their sites. The decision means the city's Catholic schools will face fewer planning hurdles....
Son vows to support father convicted of mercy killing Waikato Times 29 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2035861a10,00.html The son of a Thames man, jailed today for 18 months for the mercy killing of his wife, says he fully supports his father ... However, the Catholic Church said tonight while it had sympathy for any family that had to watch a loved one die, it rejected mercy killing as "intrinsically wrong". "We believe that the right of the individual to choose is not an absolute right. Individuals must make their choices within the parameters of right and wrong. Right does not become wrong because an individual chooses it," church spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer said....
"Reducing Poverty Key To NZ's Future" Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services 28 August 2002, 10:06 am http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/83/07/200208281006.f19f16e1.html Reducing poverty in NZ needs to be a key priority for this government according to a report released today by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. The latest results from the Poverty Indicator Project show that, despite a slight drop in the overall numbers surveyed, those coming to foodbanks are in extreme need.... Monte Cecilia Home (built in 1879), for 20 years a refuge for the homeless operated by the Sisters of Mercy, has been sold to the Auckland City Council. Paul Holmes pays a visit escorted by Sister Mary Foy. Holmes Show, Tuesday Aug. 27 (video) http://tvone.nzoom.com/programmes/holmes/story.html?story_2002_archive.inc
"'G' word sparks clash of values at school" (photo) " Living Values" (Values Education Website) http://www.living-values.org.nz/articles/1.asp Theresa Garner [of the NZ Herald] discovers it is easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle than it is to decide if God belongs in schools... [The article includes a description of the approach to religious education at St Peter's College, auckland, where religion is taught in the context of the history of Western philosophy]
"70 sex-abuse cases surface at old school " Source: The Press (Chch) 27 August 2002 [Full text] Seventy men have complained of sex abuse at a former Christchurch Catholic residential school. The number of men who have complained to the St John of God Order about abuse suffered as boys at Marylands has jumped from 48 a month ago.
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MUSIC
The Tudor Consort/Peter Walls. "Cantiones Sacrae Quinis Vocibus" http://www.smokecds.com/index.cfm?layout=showcd&id=29788 "Peter Philips stands with William Byrd as one of the great religious composers of the Counter Reformation. The music of these two English Catholics is unsurpassed in sophistication and interest. The motets on this recording are taken from the five-part "Cantiones Sacrae" which were published in 1612. Philips adopted a wide range of musical devices to illustrate these texts musically, from suave counterpoint to precise word or image painting and homophonic declamation. These are extremely beautiful, emotionally charged settings that are strongly related to catholic spirituality. The Tudor Consort is a specialist early music choir based in Wellington, and their performances of this music, under conductor Peter Walls are simply first class." Recordings include .... 01 Salve Regina 02 Conceptio tua 03 Hodie beata Virgo Maria 04 Gaude Maria Virgo 05 Alma Redemptoris Mater 06 Iste est Johannes 07 O nomen Jesu 08 Ave gratia plena 09 Cantabant Sancti 10 Stella, quam viderant Magi 11 Tibi laus, tibi gloria 12 Salve, salutaris Victima 13 O Maria Mater 14 Mulieres sedentes 15 Surgens Jesus Dominus 16 Christus resurgens
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EVENTS
15 to 21 September Social Justice Week 2002 'Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World' is the theme of the sixth Social Justice Week for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. This year the Week will encourage parishes and schools to look at immigration issues within the framework of human rights and the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Through the information provided in the kits prepared by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, participants will be invited to put a human face on the issue and to determine what an ethical and just response would be. Most of the contents of the kits are available on the Caritas website, here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/nz/socialjusticeweek/refugees/sjs2002_refugees_overvie\ w.htm Caritas also has videos on refugees for borrowing, free Social Justice Week 2002 posters, and additional copies of the Caritas Social Justice Series booklet "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World" that can be purchased from the Caritas office for $4.50 each.
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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CATHOLICTV.NET
(Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre's video service)
http://www.catholictv.net/
Contemplative prayer, with Fr Alan Roberts. Part one - setting the scene http://www.catholictv.net/living/newformatliving4.html
Brother Pat Lynch, NZ Catholic Education Office. "Characteristics of the Millennial Generation" (those born since 1985 who have recently left school) http://www.catholictv.net/learning/newformatlearning1.html
Bishop John Dew. Introduction to the sacrament of baptism http://www.catholictv.net/celebrating/newformatcelebrating1.html
Lorraine McArthur talks with St Mary's College students who entered the O'Shea Shield (for public speaking) on the topic of migrants and refugees. http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving4.html
Sr Stephanie Kitching advises on how to welcome newly-arrived refugees into the local community http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving1.html
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 144, August 25, 2002
NB: The summary page at http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/ still shows the stories from two issues ago, but the links in fact open stories from the latest issue.
"Growth spurs big projects in Auckland " http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/story1.html Many millions of dollars worth of parish, school and community projects are under way or planned to cope with increasing Catholic numbers in Auckland.... [Related Link: Catholic Diocese of Auckland]
'Ecumenical services on September 11 " http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/story2.html Ecumenical, Catholic and inter-faith services in this country on September 11 will mark the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. In Wellington Cardinal Tom Williams will participate in an ecumenical service at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral from 12.30pm-1.30pm and parishes will be encouraged to commemorate the anniversary at Mass.... [Related Links: Pope John Paul. "Evil and death do not have the final say" (12 September 2001) .... NZ Church leaders' statement on terrorist attacks in the USA (18 September 2001)]
"Emphasis on immigration in Social Justice Week " http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/story3.html Immigration, an issue currently arousing strong and varied opinions, will be a hot topic of discussion in Social Justice Week next month.... [Related Link: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Justice Week 2002: "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants"]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Catholic schools to face fewer hurdles: Barrier to development removed" (photo) Otago Daily Times Thursday, 29-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=29Aug2002&object=KQG32H6597IM&type=htm\ l photo Dunedin Catholic schools have been placed on a more even footing with their state counterparts, with the Environment Court removing a barrier to development of their sites. The decision means the city's Catholic schools will face fewer planning hurdles....
Son vows to support father convicted of mercy killing Waikato Times 29 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2035861a10,00.html The son of a Thames man, jailed today for 18 months for the mercy killing of his wife, says he fully supports his father ... However, the Catholic Church said tonight while it had sympathy for any family that had to watch a loved one die, it rejected mercy killing as "intrinsically wrong". "We believe that the right of the individual to choose is not an absolute right. Individuals must make their choices within the parameters of right and wrong. Right does not become wrong because an individual chooses it," church spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer said....
"Reducing Poverty Key To NZ's Future" Press Release: NZ Council of Christian Social Services 28 August 2002, 10:06 am http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/83/07/200208281006.f19f16e1.html Reducing poverty in NZ needs to be a key priority for this government according to a report released today by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. The latest results from the Poverty Indicator Project show that, despite a slight drop in the overall numbers surveyed, those coming to foodbanks are in extreme need.... Monte Cecilia Home (built in 1879), for 20 years a refuge for the homeless operated by the Sisters of Mercy, has been sold to the Auckland City Council. Paul Holmes pays a visit escorted by Sister Mary Foy. Holmes Show, Tuesday Aug. 27 (video) http://tvone.nzoom.com/programmes/holmes/story.html?story_2002_archive.inc
"'G' word sparks clash of values at school" (photo) " Living Values" (Values Education Website) http://www.living-values.org.nz/articles/1.asp Theresa Garner [of the NZ Herald] discovers it is easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle than it is to decide if God belongs in schools... [The article includes a description of the approach to religious education at St Peter's College, auckland, where religion is taught in the context of the history of Western philosophy]
"70 sex-abuse cases surface at old school " Source: The Press (Chch) 27 August 2002 [Full text] Seventy men have complained of sex abuse at a former Christchurch Catholic residential school. The number of men who have complained to the St John of God Order about abuse suffered as boys at Marylands has jumped from 48 a month ago.
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MUSIC
The Tudor Consort/Peter Walls. "Cantiones Sacrae Quinis Vocibus" http://www.smokecds.com/index.cfm?layout=showcd&id=29788 "Peter Philips stands with William Byrd as one of the great religious composers of the Counter Reformation. The music of these two English Catholics is unsurpassed in sophistication and interest. The motets on this recording are taken from the five-part "Cantiones Sacrae" which were published in 1612. Philips adopted a wide range of musical devices to illustrate these texts musically, from suave counterpoint to precise word or image painting and homophonic declamation. These are extremely beautiful, emotionally charged settings that are strongly related to catholic spirituality. The Tudor Consort is a specialist early music choir based in Wellington, and their performances of this music, under conductor Peter Walls are simply first class." Recordings include .... 01 Salve Regina 02 Conceptio tua 03 Hodie beata Virgo Maria 04 Gaude Maria Virgo 05 Alma Redemptoris Mater 06 Iste est Johannes 07 O nomen Jesu 08 Ave gratia plena 09 Cantabant Sancti 10 Stella, quam viderant Magi 11 Tibi laus, tibi gloria 12 Salve, salutaris Victima 13 O Maria Mater 14 Mulieres sedentes 15 Surgens Jesus Dominus 16 Christus resurgens
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EVENTS
15 to 21 September Social Justice Week 2002 'Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World' is the theme of the sixth Social Justice Week for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. This year the Week will encourage parishes and schools to look at immigration issues within the framework of human rights and the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Through the information provided in the kits prepared by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, participants will be invited to put a human face on the issue and to determine what an ethical and just response would be. Most of the contents of the kits are available on the Caritas website, here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/nz/socialjusticeweek/refugees/sjs2002_refugees_overvie\ w.htm Caritas also has videos on refugees for borrowing, free Social Justice Week 2002 posters, and additional copies of the Caritas Social Justice Series booklet "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World" that can be purchased from the Caritas office for $4.50 each.
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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Sunday, August 25, 2002
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
The Catholic archbishop of Sydney, Archbishop George Pell, has temporarily relinquished his duties while the Church investigates a complaint against him. The outcome will be of particular interest in New Zealand because the archbishop is due here in September to speak at the Conference On Life, Faith and Family (see 'Events' below).
CathNews Australia reports the latest developments, with links to related articles in the Australian press: http://www.cathtelecom.com
"Australian laity faces crisis of trust over abuse claims " Otago Daily Times 24/08/02 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=24Aug2002&obje\ ct=0823142690&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
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EDUCATION
Faith Central: resources for New Zealand Catholic high schools http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/new.htm
"NZ Church Beginnings" Bishop Pompallier and the first missionaries set out for New Zealand on 24 December 1836. Two years later, on 10 January 1838 they arrived in the Hokianga, at the home of Thomas and Mary Poynton. Here-in lies the beginnings of the Church and our spiritual heritage in Aotearoa - New Zealand. Faith Central presents resources on: Maori Spirituality ... Pompallier and Before: the first missionaries ... Religious orders: an historical perspective on the work of the pioneering NZ Catholic Sisters, Brothers and Priests. ... Church and Culture: documents
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EVENTS
15 to 21 September Social Justice Week 2002 'Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World' is the theme of the sixth Social Justice Week for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. This year the Week will encourage parishes and schools to look at immigration issues within the framework of human rights and the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Through the information provided in the kits prepared by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, participants will be invited to put a human face on the issue and to determine what an ethical and just response would be. Most of the contents of the kits are available on the Caritas website, here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/nz/socialjusticeweek/refugees/sjs2002_refugees_overvie\ w.htm Caritas also has videos on refugees for borrowing, free Social Justice Week 2002 posters, and additional copies of the Caritas Social Justice Series booklet "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World" that can be purchased from the Caritas office for $4.50 each.
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
The Catholic archbishop of Sydney, Archbishop George Pell, has temporarily relinquished his duties while the Church investigates a complaint against him. The outcome will be of particular interest in New Zealand because the archbishop is due here in September to speak at the Conference On Life, Faith and Family (see 'Events' below).
CathNews Australia reports the latest developments, with links to related articles in the Australian press: http://www.cathtelecom.com
"Australian laity faces crisis of trust over abuse claims " Otago Daily Times 24/08/02 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=24Aug2002&obje\ ct=0823142690&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
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EDUCATION
Faith Central: resources for New Zealand Catholic high schools http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/new.htm
"NZ Church Beginnings" Bishop Pompallier and the first missionaries set out for New Zealand on 24 December 1836. Two years later, on 10 January 1838 they arrived in the Hokianga, at the home of Thomas and Mary Poynton. Here-in lies the beginnings of the Church and our spiritual heritage in Aotearoa - New Zealand. Faith Central presents resources on: Maori Spirituality ... Pompallier and Before: the first missionaries ... Religious orders: an historical perspective on the work of the pioneering NZ Catholic Sisters, Brothers and Priests. ... Church and Culture: documents
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EVENTS
15 to 21 September Social Justice Week 2002 'Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World' is the theme of the sixth Social Justice Week for the Catholic Church in New Zealand. This year the Week will encourage parishes and schools to look at immigration issues within the framework of human rights and the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Through the information provided in the kits prepared by Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, participants will be invited to put a human face on the issue and to determine what an ethical and just response would be. Most of the contents of the kits are available on the Caritas website, here: http://www.caritas.org.nz/nz/socialjusticeweek/refugees/sjs2002_refugees_overvie\ w.htm Caritas also has videos on refugees for borrowing, free Social Justice Week 2002 posters, and additional copies of the Caritas Social Justice Series booklet "Welcoming the Stranger: Refugees and Migrants in the Modern World" that can be purchased from the Caritas office for $4.50 each.
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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Sunday, August 18, 2002
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POPE JOHN PAUL IN POLAND
This weekend Pope John Paul is back in his homeland for a brief visit, the eighth trip to Poland of his pontificate, making it his most-visited country outside Italy. He is in Cracow, where he lived during the Second World War and where he was ordained a priest and served as bishop and archbishop. He will dedicate a shrine of the Divine Mercy devotion and pray at his parents' gravesite.
Text, audio and video reports of the visit are on the Yahoo! News of Pope John Paul page, at: http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Pope_John_Paul_II/and on the BBC's European news page, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe
The full text of the Pope's addresses and homilies during the visit will be placed here as soon as they are translated: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/sub_index/trav_poland-200\ 2.htm
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 143, August 11, 2002 http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Spirit of John Paul II touched NZer at WYD " World Youth Day participant Sandra Morphett says the spirit of Pope John Paul II reached her in Toronto last month as though he knew her.... [Related Link: World Youth Day 2002: Speeches and photos]
"CWL offers bishops its views on sex abuse cases " Last month's biennial Catholic Women's League conference voted 150-17 in favour of sending a letter to New Zealand's bishops about how they should deal with sexual abuse by priests..... [Related Link: NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference: Principles and procedures in responding to complaints of sexual abuse]
"Church must learn from abuse cases " The Society of Mary, and the Church as a whole, have to take a hard look at themselves in the light of incidents of clerical and religious sexual abuse, says Marist vicar provincial Fr Tim Duckworth... [Related Link: Society of Mary NZ ]
From the 'Think Page' for young Catholic adults ... http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/Think.html 'The old fogeys', by James Now, be honest. Have you ever sat in a church pew and wondered why you are sitting there listening to some old priest go on about stuff that has no relevance to you at all? Ever disagreed with a teaching of the Church and said "What possible authority could 'they' have? They don't live my life?" I have....
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Media Office of the Wellington Archdiocese)
Catholic Youth Ministry: Parish-based programmes for adolescents and young adults (part two of an interview with Chris Duthie-Jung, Executive Officer of the National Council for Young Catholics) http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving3.html
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Pilgrimage a huge thrill for Taranaki Catholic students " The Daily News (Taranaki) 17 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,2023404a6554,00.html An ordeal of broiling heat and intense cold could not lessen the impact of a pilgrimage to Canada for four Taranaki students. They were among 800,000 young Catholics from 150 countries who gathered in the open air in Toronto for an all-night vigil followed by a three-hour Mass celebrated by the Pope....
"More women join in allegations of abuse " The Press (Chch) 17 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2023275a6530,00.html More women are coming forward with complaints of physical abuse by Catholic nuns at Christchurch's Nazareth House, who are the subject of a group action. Ann from Whangarei, one of five women taking legal action against the Sisters of Nazareth for incidents in the 1950s and early 1960s, said the girls lived in constant fear of punishment from the nuns.... Related report: "Five sue nuns over alleged child abuse " http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2021486a6530,00.html
"Auckland Rugby History: Where Did It All Begin?" Xtra MSN Sport 16/08/2001 http://xtramsn.co.nz/sport/0,,5661-681513,00.html If you trek from John Street in Ponsonby to Liston Park in Ellerslie you take a tour into the evolution of Marist rugby in Auckland. The pathway has not always been smooth. It has traversed two world wars and the hard times that every sporting club goes through. But the club survived them all, more by stint of hard work and good management than by any divine intervention you would expect in a club emanating from one of Auckland's great Catholic colleges, Sacred Heart....
"Handbag goes astray at Mass " NZ Herald 13.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=2349185 When Lynette Lowe's handbag disappeared while she was attending Sunday Mass, she was shocked and shaken. After going to the police station from St Mary's Catholic Church in Tauranga, the 61-year-old grandmother went home and cancelled bank and credit cards....
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PARISH WEBSITE
The Website of St Mary's Parish, Papakura has opened at http://catholicpapakura.org.nz It was designed by 'kiwicath' forum member Julian Waters. Among its features is the weekly parish bulletin. It illustrates how - be it ever so humble - the weekly bulletin is not at all too insignificant to publish on a Website; on the contrary, it fulfils several useful roles. It provides ready-made fresh content for the site so that visitors have a reason to keep coming back. It is a window on the life of the parish for anyone weighing up whether to join, and it provides names and contact numbers so they can do so in a non-scary way.
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EVENTS
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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POPE JOHN PAUL IN POLAND
This weekend Pope John Paul is back in his homeland for a brief visit, the eighth trip to Poland of his pontificate, making it his most-visited country outside Italy. He is in Cracow, where he lived during the Second World War and where he was ordained a priest and served as bishop and archbishop. He will dedicate a shrine of the Divine Mercy devotion and pray at his parents' gravesite.
Text, audio and video reports of the visit are on the Yahoo! News of Pope John Paul page, at: http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Pope_John_Paul_II/and on the BBC's European news page, at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe
The full text of the Pope's addresses and homilies during the visit will be placed here as soon as they are translated: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/sub_index/trav_poland-200\ 2.htm
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
'NZ Catholic' No 143, August 11, 2002 http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
"Spirit of John Paul II touched NZer at WYD " World Youth Day participant Sandra Morphett says the spirit of Pope John Paul II reached her in Toronto last month as though he knew her.... [Related Link: World Youth Day 2002: Speeches and photos]
"CWL offers bishops its views on sex abuse cases " Last month's biennial Catholic Women's League conference voted 150-17 in favour of sending a letter to New Zealand's bishops about how they should deal with sexual abuse by priests..... [Related Link: NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference: Principles and procedures in responding to complaints of sexual abuse]
"Church must learn from abuse cases " The Society of Mary, and the Church as a whole, have to take a hard look at themselves in the light of incidents of clerical and religious sexual abuse, says Marist vicar provincial Fr Tim Duckworth... [Related Link: Society of Mary NZ ]
From the 'Think Page' for young Catholic adults ... http://www.catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/Think.html 'The old fogeys', by James Now, be honest. Have you ever sat in a church pew and wondered why you are sitting there listening to some old priest go on about stuff that has no relevance to you at all? Ever disagreed with a teaching of the Church and said "What possible authority could 'they' have? They don't live my life?" I have....
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Media Office of the Wellington Archdiocese)
Catholic Youth Ministry: Parish-based programmes for adolescents and young adults (part two of an interview with Chris Duthie-Jung, Executive Officer of the National Council for Young Catholics) http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving3.html
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Pilgrimage a huge thrill for Taranaki Catholic students " The Daily News (Taranaki) 17 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,2023404a6554,00.html An ordeal of broiling heat and intense cold could not lessen the impact of a pilgrimage to Canada for four Taranaki students. They were among 800,000 young Catholics from 150 countries who gathered in the open air in Toronto for an all-night vigil followed by a three-hour Mass celebrated by the Pope....
"More women join in allegations of abuse " The Press (Chch) 17 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2023275a6530,00.html More women are coming forward with complaints of physical abuse by Catholic nuns at Christchurch's Nazareth House, who are the subject of a group action. Ann from Whangarei, one of five women taking legal action against the Sisters of Nazareth for incidents in the 1950s and early 1960s, said the girls lived in constant fear of punishment from the nuns.... Related report: "Five sue nuns over alleged child abuse " http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2021486a6530,00.html
"Auckland Rugby History: Where Did It All Begin?" Xtra MSN Sport 16/08/2001 http://xtramsn.co.nz/sport/0,,5661-681513,00.html If you trek from John Street in Ponsonby to Liston Park in Ellerslie you take a tour into the evolution of Marist rugby in Auckland. The pathway has not always been smooth. It has traversed two world wars and the hard times that every sporting club goes through. But the club survived them all, more by stint of hard work and good management than by any divine intervention you would expect in a club emanating from one of Auckland's great Catholic colleges, Sacred Heart....
"Handbag goes astray at Mass " NZ Herald 13.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=2349185 When Lynette Lowe's handbag disappeared while she was attending Sunday Mass, she was shocked and shaken. After going to the police station from St Mary's Catholic Church in Tauranga, the 61-year-old grandmother went home and cancelled bank and credit cards....
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PARISH WEBSITE
The Website of St Mary's Parish, Papakura has opened at http://catholicpapakura.org.nz It was designed by 'kiwicath' forum member Julian Waters. Among its features is the weekly parish bulletin. It illustrates how - be it ever so humble - the weekly bulletin is not at all too insignificant to publish on a Website; on the contrary, it fulfils several useful roles. It provides ready-made fresh content for the site so that visitors have a reason to keep coming back. It is a window on the life of the parish for anyone weighing up whether to join, and it provides names and contact numbers so they can do so in a non-scary way.
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EVENTS
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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Wednesday, August 14, 2002
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WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
In August - mid-summer in Europe - the main European-based Catholic News agencies close down for about a month. Zenit, Fides and the Vatican Information Service (VIS) fall silent at this time.
The only exception that I know of is MISNA ( http://www.misna.org/eng/default.htm ) which chiefly reports political and economic news form the underdeveloped world. The Website of the UK paper The Tablet continues to publish a weekly news digest as usual and in the U.S. the daily EWTN service is uninterrupted, though a bit short on fresh news as a large part of its content come form the European services. There are links to both The Tablet and EWTN on the bishops' Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz and click 'News'.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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NZ Catholic' No 142, July 28, 2002
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
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"Listening is important for victims of abuse " Listening to stories of abuse by clergy has been "devastating" for three leaders of the religious orders involved, but all agree it is an important step to healing for the victims... [Related Links: Marist Brothers ... Society of Mary ... St John of God Brothers]
"Hospital chaplains to be mandatory but funding still frozen " Associate Minister of Health Ruth Dyson has told hospital chaplains that spiritual wellbeing is a fundamental human right and hospitals seeking voluntary accreditation must ensure they provide for the spiritual care of staff, patients and their families.... [Related Link: NZ Healthcare Chaplains' Association]
"$752,300 grant to diocesan services " Charitable works by Auckland diocesan agencies have received a $752,300 boost from the ASB Charitable Trust... [Related Link: The ASB Trusts]
From the "Think Page" for young Catholic adults ... 'Just another mother' by Dorothea Russell "Mary, Mother of God - you have heard about her . . . . Usually she is shown as that serene, quiet, queenly lady with baby Jesus on her arm who seems to know everything and is more calm and collected than most of us. Don't get me wrong, I like these pictures, too. Nevertheless, I believe we need a little reality in addition to the piety - let's imagine past the icons....
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Marist Messenger August 2002
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
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This month's Messenger contains an insightful article introducing Flannery O'Connor. Thomas Merton regarded her as a genius.
Further inspirational reading in this month's print edition:
Do not be afraid, by Father Denis O'Hagan sm What I have learnt about Prayer. by Bishop Robin Leamy sm My Problem... with Personal Sanctity by Killian de Lacy Flannery O'Connor: Catholic writer by Stephen Sparrow Playing it cool: leisure by Father John Rea sm New Ecclesial movements by Fr. Neal Wilson sm New Beginnings: start again by Barbara Winnston Ellis Eucharist : The Real Presence by Stephen Lowe Mary as Seat of Wisdom by Fr. John Lyons
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"School sex claims get full police treatment " NZ Herald 03.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2347661&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Police investigating allegations of sexual assaults by a group of primary schoolboys against girls at the same school say they are handling it as they would any similar inquiry - even though the boys, aged 12 and 13, could never face charges because of their ages. Six girls, aged 11 to 13, from St Joseph's Catholic School in Upper Hutt have complained about being assaulted by boys from the school. All but one of the alleged assaults took place in the school grounds or classrooms....
"`Mr Ranfurly' epithet deserved" (obituary; photo) Otago Daily Times 3-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=03Aug2002&obje\ ct=0731600360&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Bob Hanrahan was a man affectionately known in his community as "Mr Ranfurly" because of his love for his town and its history....
"Catholic leader to hear abuse complaints in South Island " ODT Friday, 2-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=02Aug2002&obje\ ct=K1H50D3655IP&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial An Australian Roman Catholic leader will be visiting Christchurch, Waimate, Timaru, Dunedin, Mataura and Invercargill this month as part of a South Island visit to hear cases of men who were allegedly abused as boys by brothers of a Christchurch Catholic residential school in the 1970s. Br Peter Burke, the visiting Australia-New Zealand head of the order, said yesterday he had not received any fresh complaints in the past few days....
"Pilgrims crowd ancient route to sacred site in France " NZ Herald 31.07.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=2346966 St-Jean-Pied-De-Port - For more than 1000 years, the pink sandstone walls of this French fortress town in the Pyrenees have been a welcome sight for the traveller bracing for the daunting southwards trek across Western Europe's most perilous mountain passes. From the middle of the 10th century, St-Jean-Pied-de-Port became the main mustering point for the pilgrimage to the burial site of St James the Apostle in northwest Spain, a shrine ranked after Jerusalem and Rome as the holiest in Christendom....
"Bishop apologises to family" The Press (Chch) 31/7/2002 Summary (full text not available online): The Catholic Bishop of Christchurch has apologised to a family of former parishioners for failing to adequately support them after their 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by a fellow priest. The boy was the first known victim of Father Alan Woodcock whom Wellington police are trying to extradite from Ireland to face multiple abuse allegations relating to his 20 years as a Marist priest in New Zealand.
"Pressure on United Future's principles" Press Release: New Zealand National Party 31 July 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/a9/a1/200207311542.f2d9d07e.html The heat will come on United Future this week as those that put them into Parliament watch to see if they succumb to the trappings of government, or stick to their principles as they work through a coalition agreement, says National's Gerry Brownlee....
"Big News: Now You've Dunne It, by Dave Crampton " Scoop 31 July 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/03/b2/200207311413.09916bb3.html United Future may well have been the most irrelevant party in Parliament during the last term but it is currently the party everyone is talking about. One of the talking points will be how the eight new United Future MP's - all of them Christians - perform as Parliament's fourth biggest party....
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CATHOLIC WEB TV (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office) http://www.catholictv.net
Theme of the month: "Having confidence in your culture" This week: Matalina Leaupepe, post-graduate tertiary student and a member of the Wellington Catholic Chaplaincy team at Victoria University Wellington who came to New Zealand from Western Samoa when she was 10 (part two of two interviews)
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EDUCATION
"Good News and the News": July 2002. NZ Catholic Education Office http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzceo/goodnews-news.htm
In the current issue:
** Editorial by Br Pat Lynch
** "Brothers In Action": a De la Salle College initiative in which past pupils assist present ones
** "St Paul's Catholic School, Massey - Facing the Future": the principal describes the educational philosophy of this brand-new primary school which opened at the beginning of this year
** "How is Garin College different?": When staff applied for positions at Garin, New Zealand's newest high school, they were greeted with a paper outlining the expectations for staff in a Catholic school. Many decided the school was too demanding ... others saw a vision of what might be possible
** "Integrated School Teachers Win National Awards"
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NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY TITLES
[If the following titles are not in your local library, you can request them on interloan. Shelf numbers may vary from library to library.]
379.32 SWE "A fair and just solution? : a history of the integration of private schools in New Zealand", by Rory Sweetman. Palmerston North : Dunmore Press, in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Association of Proprietors of Integrated Schools, 2002. Subjects: Education and state--New Zealand. Politics and education--New Zealand. Catholic schools--New Zealand. Private schools--New Zealand.
242.8 MER "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings", by Thomas Merton. San Francisco: Harper SanFrancisco, c2001.
922.22 HIL "Hildegard of Bingen : the woman of her age", by Fiona Maddocks. London : Review, 2002. Summary: Hildegard (1098-1179) was a medieval German nun - a religious leader and poet, visionary and naturalist, a writer of medical treatises and best known as one of the finest composers of her time.
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EVENTS
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
(Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz )
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Marketing Officer, Catholic Development Fund, Wellington
Twelve-month contract. Hours negotiable. Details in 'Wel-com' July 2002 p. 19 and from Chris King, tel.: 04 496 1753 ... Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cdf_wn/sitecontents **************************
Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy, Palmerston North Diocese
Part-time positions at campuses in Wanganui, New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay and Palmerston North. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 28 July p.21 and from Sue Ryan tel. (06) 353 6755; e-mail: sue.ryan@xtra.co.nz
WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
In August - mid-summer in Europe - the main European-based Catholic News agencies close down for about a month. Zenit, Fides and the Vatican Information Service (VIS) fall silent at this time.
The only exception that I know of is MISNA ( http://www.misna.org/eng/default.htm ) which chiefly reports political and economic news form the underdeveloped world. The Website of the UK paper The Tablet continues to publish a weekly news digest as usual and in the U.S. the daily EWTN service is uninterrupted, though a bit short on fresh news as a large part of its content come form the European services. There are links to both The Tablet and EWTN on the bishops' Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz and click 'News'.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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NZ Catholic' No 142, July 28, 2002
http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html
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"Listening is important for victims of abuse " Listening to stories of abuse by clergy has been "devastating" for three leaders of the religious orders involved, but all agree it is an important step to healing for the victims... [Related Links: Marist Brothers ... Society of Mary ... St John of God Brothers]
"Hospital chaplains to be mandatory but funding still frozen " Associate Minister of Health Ruth Dyson has told hospital chaplains that spiritual wellbeing is a fundamental human right and hospitals seeking voluntary accreditation must ensure they provide for the spiritual care of staff, patients and their families.... [Related Link: NZ Healthcare Chaplains' Association]
"$752,300 grant to diocesan services " Charitable works by Auckland diocesan agencies have received a $752,300 boost from the ASB Charitable Trust... [Related Link: The ASB Trusts]
From the "Think Page" for young Catholic adults ... 'Just another mother' by Dorothea Russell "Mary, Mother of God - you have heard about her . . . . Usually she is shown as that serene, quiet, queenly lady with baby Jesus on her arm who seems to know everything and is more calm and collected than most of us. Don't get me wrong, I like these pictures, too. Nevertheless, I believe we need a little reality in addition to the piety - let's imagine past the icons....
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Marist Messenger August 2002
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
*************************
This month's Messenger contains an insightful article introducing Flannery O'Connor. Thomas Merton regarded her as a genius.
Further inspirational reading in this month's print edition:
Do not be afraid, by Father Denis O'Hagan sm What I have learnt about Prayer. by Bishop Robin Leamy sm My Problem... with Personal Sanctity by Killian de Lacy Flannery O'Connor: Catholic writer by Stephen Sparrow Playing it cool: leisure by Father John Rea sm New Ecclesial movements by Fr. Neal Wilson sm New Beginnings: start again by Barbara Winnston Ellis Eucharist : The Real Presence by Stephen Lowe Mary as Seat of Wisdom by Fr. John Lyons
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"School sex claims get full police treatment " NZ Herald 03.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2347661&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Police investigating allegations of sexual assaults by a group of primary schoolboys against girls at the same school say they are handling it as they would any similar inquiry - even though the boys, aged 12 and 13, could never face charges because of their ages. Six girls, aged 11 to 13, from St Joseph's Catholic School in Upper Hutt have complained about being assaulted by boys from the school. All but one of the alleged assaults took place in the school grounds or classrooms....
"`Mr Ranfurly' epithet deserved" (obituary; photo) Otago Daily Times 3-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=03Aug2002&obje\ ct=0731600360&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Bob Hanrahan was a man affectionately known in his community as "Mr Ranfurly" because of his love for his town and its history....
"Catholic leader to hear abuse complaints in South Island " ODT Friday, 2-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=02Aug2002&obje\ ct=K1H50D3655IP&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial An Australian Roman Catholic leader will be visiting Christchurch, Waimate, Timaru, Dunedin, Mataura and Invercargill this month as part of a South Island visit to hear cases of men who were allegedly abused as boys by brothers of a Christchurch Catholic residential school in the 1970s. Br Peter Burke, the visiting Australia-New Zealand head of the order, said yesterday he had not received any fresh complaints in the past few days....
"Pilgrims crowd ancient route to sacred site in France " NZ Herald 31.07.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=2346966 St-Jean-Pied-De-Port - For more than 1000 years, the pink sandstone walls of this French fortress town in the Pyrenees have been a welcome sight for the traveller bracing for the daunting southwards trek across Western Europe's most perilous mountain passes. From the middle of the 10th century, St-Jean-Pied-de-Port became the main mustering point for the pilgrimage to the burial site of St James the Apostle in northwest Spain, a shrine ranked after Jerusalem and Rome as the holiest in Christendom....
"Bishop apologises to family" The Press (Chch) 31/7/2002 Summary (full text not available online): The Catholic Bishop of Christchurch has apologised to a family of former parishioners for failing to adequately support them after their 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by a fellow priest. The boy was the first known victim of Father Alan Woodcock whom Wellington police are trying to extradite from Ireland to face multiple abuse allegations relating to his 20 years as a Marist priest in New Zealand.
"Pressure on United Future's principles" Press Release: New Zealand National Party 31 July 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/a9/a1/200207311542.f2d9d07e.html The heat will come on United Future this week as those that put them into Parliament watch to see if they succumb to the trappings of government, or stick to their principles as they work through a coalition agreement, says National's Gerry Brownlee....
"Big News: Now You've Dunne It, by Dave Crampton " Scoop 31 July 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/03/b2/200207311413.09916bb3.html United Future may well have been the most irrelevant party in Parliament during the last term but it is currently the party everyone is talking about. One of the talking points will be how the eight new United Future MP's - all of them Christians - perform as Parliament's fourth biggest party....
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CATHOLIC WEB TV (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office) http://www.catholictv.net
Theme of the month: "Having confidence in your culture" This week: Matalina Leaupepe, post-graduate tertiary student and a member of the Wellington Catholic Chaplaincy team at Victoria University Wellington who came to New Zealand from Western Samoa when she was 10 (part two of two interviews)
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EDUCATION
"Good News and the News": July 2002. NZ Catholic Education Office http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzceo/goodnews-news.htm
In the current issue:
** Editorial by Br Pat Lynch
** "Brothers In Action": a De la Salle College initiative in which past pupils assist present ones
** "St Paul's Catholic School, Massey - Facing the Future": the principal describes the educational philosophy of this brand-new primary school which opened at the beginning of this year
** "How is Garin College different?": When staff applied for positions at Garin, New Zealand's newest high school, they were greeted with a paper outlining the expectations for staff in a Catholic school. Many decided the school was too demanding ... others saw a vision of what might be possible
** "Integrated School Teachers Win National Awards"
***********************************
NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY TITLES
[If the following titles are not in your local library, you can request them on interloan. Shelf numbers may vary from library to library.]
379.32 SWE "A fair and just solution? : a history of the integration of private schools in New Zealand", by Rory Sweetman. Palmerston North : Dunmore Press, in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Association of Proprietors of Integrated Schools, 2002. Subjects: Education and state--New Zealand. Politics and education--New Zealand. Catholic schools--New Zealand. Private schools--New Zealand.
242.8 MER "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings", by Thomas Merton. San Francisco: Harper SanFrancisco, c2001.
922.22 HIL "Hildegard of Bingen : the woman of her age", by Fiona Maddocks. London : Review, 2002. Summary: Hildegard (1098-1179) was a medieval German nun - a religious leader and poet, visionary and naturalist, a writer of medical treatises and best known as one of the finest composers of her time.
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EVENTS
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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EMPLOYMENT
(Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies )
(Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz )
***************************
Marketing Officer, Catholic Development Fund, Wellington
Twelve-month contract. Hours negotiable. Details in 'Wel-com' July 2002 p. 19 and from Chris King, tel.: 04 496 1753 ... Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cdf_wn/sitecontents **************************
Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy, Palmerston North Diocese
Part-time positions at campuses in Wanganui, New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay and Palmerston North. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 28 July p.21 and from Sue Ryan tel. (06) 353 6755; e-mail: sue.ryan@xtra.co.nz
Sunday, August 11, 2002
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Media Office of the Wellington Archdiocese)
This month's topic: Liturgy This week's interview: GE and the Gospel, by Father John Greally http://www.catholictv.net/celebrating/newformatcelebrating4.html
Also on Catholictv.net ... Catholic Youth Ministry: interview with Chris Duthie-Jung, Executive Officer of the National Council for Young Catholics http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving2.html
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"In Denial" (video report) TV 3 News 08/08/2002 http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6082-1660348-56,00.html "United Future is continuing to deny it is a Christian party pushing a moral right agenda...."
"Head of order meets abuse victims " (photo) TV One Aug 10, 2002 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,123128-1-7,00.html The head of a catholic order investigating claims of abuse has now spoken to 50 South Island men about what happened to them in the 1970s. Brother Peter Burke heads the order of St John of God in Australasia and says the stories he has heard of sexual and physical abuse have made him at times question his faith. He is about to travel to the North Island to hear more complaints.... [Related links on the same page: - "Friend of ex-priest speaks " (text report) - "Head of order meets abuse victims (video report) - "Catholic priest faces extradition" (video report)
"Bishop will meet abuse victims " Otago Daily Times 6-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=06Aug2002&obje\ ct=0805567234&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial The Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch is opening his doors to people who believe they were victims of sexual abuse by church workers...
"Alleged sexual assaults labelled a game " Sunday Star Times 04 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,1287431a6442,00.html A 12-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting female classmates at a Catholic primary school with a group of schoolboys has told police the girls took part in the "game"....
"Keen for alleged to face NZ charges" Otago Daily Times 9 August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=09Aug2002&obje\ ct=0808950199&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial The Catholic church is anxious to have former priest Alan Woodcock returned to New Zealand to face accusations of sexual abuse, for the sake of the alleged victims and the church. Marist Fathers Society of Mary spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer last night said the sooner Woodcock was extradited from Britain and court proceedings begun here, the better....
Related reports:
- "Priest to remain in British custody until extradition hearing " NZ Herald 08.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=2348430&thesection=news&th\ esubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=latest
- "Ex-priest under arrest in Britain " NZ Herald 08.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2348411&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general
- "Catholic priest extradited " UTV (Belfast, N.Ireland) 07/08/02 http://www.utvinternet.com/news_disp/indepth.asp?pt=n&id=21641
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EVENTS
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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CATHOLICTV.NET (Media Office of the Wellington Archdiocese)
This month's topic: Liturgy This week's interview: GE and the Gospel, by Father John Greally http://www.catholictv.net/celebrating/newformatcelebrating4.html
Also on Catholictv.net ... Catholic Youth Ministry: interview with Chris Duthie-Jung, Executive Officer of the National Council for Young Catholics http://www.catholictv.net/giving/newformatgiving2.html
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"In Denial" (video report) TV 3 News 08/08/2002 http://xtramsn.co.nz/musicandvideo/0,,6082-1660348-56,00.html "United Future is continuing to deny it is a Christian party pushing a moral right agenda...."
"Head of order meets abuse victims " (photo) TV One Aug 10, 2002 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,123128-1-7,00.html The head of a catholic order investigating claims of abuse has now spoken to 50 South Island men about what happened to them in the 1970s. Brother Peter Burke heads the order of St John of God in Australasia and says the stories he has heard of sexual and physical abuse have made him at times question his faith. He is about to travel to the North Island to hear more complaints.... [Related links on the same page: - "Friend of ex-priest speaks " (text report) - "Head of order meets abuse victims (video report) - "Catholic priest faces extradition" (video report)
"Bishop will meet abuse victims " Otago Daily Times 6-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=06Aug2002&obje\ ct=0805567234&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial The Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch is opening his doors to people who believe they were victims of sexual abuse by church workers...
"Alleged sexual assaults labelled a game " Sunday Star Times 04 August 2002 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,1287431a6442,00.html A 12-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting female classmates at a Catholic primary school with a group of schoolboys has told police the girls took part in the "game"....
"Keen for alleged to face NZ charges" Otago Daily Times 9 August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=09Aug2002&obje\ ct=0808950199&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial The Catholic church is anxious to have former priest Alan Woodcock returned to New Zealand to face accusations of sexual abuse, for the sake of the alleged victims and the church. Marist Fathers Society of Mary spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer last night said the sooner Woodcock was extradited from Britain and court proceedings begun here, the better....
Related reports:
- "Priest to remain in British custody until extradition hearing " NZ Herald 08.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=2348430&thesection=news&th\ esubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=latest
- "Ex-priest under arrest in Britain " NZ Herald 08.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2348411&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general
- "Catholic priest extradited " UTV (Belfast, N.Ireland) 07/08/02 http://www.utvinternet.com/news_disp/indepth.asp?pt=n&id=21641
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EVENTS
26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org
26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz
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Sunday, August 4, 2002
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WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS In August - mid-summer in Europe - the main European-based Catholic News agencies close down for about a month. Zenit, Fides and the Vatican Information Service (VIS) fall silent at this time. The only exception that I know of is MISNA ( http://www.misna.org/eng/default.htm ) which chiefly reports political and economic news form the underdeveloped world. The Website of the UK paper The Tablet continues to publish a weekly news digest as usual and in the U.S. the daily EWTN service is uninterrupted, though a bit short on fresh news as a large part of its content come form the European services. There are links to both The Tablet and EWTN on the bishops' Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz and click 'News'. ********************************** FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS ***************************** 'NZ Catholic' No 142, July 28, 2002 http://catholic.org.nz/cathcom/press/nzc/front.html ***************************** "Listening is important for victims of abuse " Listening to stories of abuse by clergy has been "devastating" for three leaders of the religious orders involved, but all agree it is an important step to healing for the victims... [Related Links: Marist Brothers ... Society of Mary ... St John of God Brothers] "Hospital chaplains to be mandatory but funding still frozen " Associate Minister of Health Ruth Dyson has told hospital chaplains that spiritual wellbeing is a fundamental human right and hospitals seeking voluntary accreditation must ensure they provide for the spiritual care of staff, patients and their families.... [Related Link: NZ Healthcare Chaplains' Association] "$752,300 grant to diocesan services " Charitable works by Auckland diocesan agencies have received a $752,300 boost from the ASB Charitable Trust... [Related Link: The ASB Trusts] From the "Think Page" for young Catholic adults ... 'Just another mother' by Dorothea Russell "Mary, Mother of God - you have heard about her . . . . Usually she is shown as that serene, quiet, queenly lady with baby Jesus on her arm who seems to know everything and is more calm and collected than most of us. Don't get me wrong, I like these pictures, too. Nevertheless, I believe we need a little reality in addition to the piety - let's imagine past the icons.... ************************* Marist Messenger August 2002 http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz ************************* This month's Messenger contains an insightful article introducing Flannery O'Connor. Thomas Merton regarded her as a genius. Further inspirational reading in this month's print edition: Do not be afraid, by Father Denis O'Hagan sm What I have learnt about Prayer. by Bishop Robin Leamy sm My Problem... with Personal Sanctity by Killian de Lacy Flannery O'Connor: Catholic writer by Stephen Sparrow Playing it cool: leisure by Father John Rea sm New Ecclesial movements by Fr. Neal Wilson sm New Beginnings: start again by Barbara Winnston Ellis Eucharist : The Real Presence by Stephen Lowe Mary as Seat of Wisdom by Fr. John Lyons ************************************* FROM THE SECULAR PRESS "School sex claims get full police treatment " NZ Herald 03.08.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2347661&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general Police investigating allegations of sexual assaults by a group of primary schoolboys against girls at the same school say they are handling it as they would any similar inquiry - even though the boys, aged 12 and 13, could never face charges because of their ages. Six girls, aged 11 to 13, from St Joseph's Catholic School in Upper Hutt have complained about being assaulted by boys from the school. All but one of the alleged assaults took place in the school grounds or classrooms.... "`Mr Ranfurly' epithet deserved" (obituary; photo) Otago Daily Times 3-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=03Aug2002&obje\ ct=0731600360&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Bob Hanrahan was a man affectionately known in his community as "Mr Ranfurly" because of his love for his town and its history.... "Catholic leader to hear abuse complaints in South Island " ODT Friday, 2-August 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=02Aug2002&obje\ ct=K1H50D3655IP&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial An Australian Roman Catholic leader will be visiting Christchurch, Waimate, Timaru, Dunedin, Mataura and Invercargill this month as part of a South Island visit to hear cases of men who were allegedly abused as boys by brothers of a Christchurch Catholic residential school in the 1970s. Br Peter Burke, the visiting Australia-New Zealand head of the order, said yesterday he had not received any fresh complaints in the past few days.... "Pilgrims crowd ancient route to sacred site in France " NZ Herald 31.07.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=2346966 St-Jean-Pied-De-Port - For more than 1000 years, the pink sandstone walls of this French fortress town in the Pyrenees have been a welcome sight for the traveller bracing for the daunting southwards trek across Western Europe's most perilous mountain passes. From the middle of the 10th century, St-Jean-Pied-de-Port became the main mustering point for the pilgrimage to the burial site of St James the Apostle in northwest Spain, a shrine ranked after Jerusalem and Rome as the holiest in Christendom.... "Bishop apologises to family" The Press (Chch) 31/7/2002 Summary (full text not available online): The Catholic Bishop of Christchurch has apologised to a family of former parishioners for failing to adequately support them after their 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by a fellow priest. The boy was the first known victim of Father Alan Woodcock whom Wellington police are trying to extradite from Ireland to face multiple abuse allegations relating to his 20 years as a Marist priest in New Zealand. "Pressure on United Future's principles" Press Release: New Zealand National Party 31 July 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/a9/a1/200207311542.f2d9d07e.html The heat will come on United Future this week as those that put them into Parliament watch to see if they succumb to the trappings of government, or stick to their principles as they work through a coalition agreement, says National's Gerry Brownlee.... "Big News: Now You've Dunne It, by Dave Crampton " Scoop 31 July 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/archive/scoop/stories/03/b2/200207311413.09916bb3.html United Future may well have been the most irrelevant party in Parliament during the last term but it is currently the party everyone is talking about. One of the talking points will be how the eight new United Future MP's - all of them Christians - perform as Parliament's fourth biggest party.... ******************************** CATHOLIC WEB TV (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office) http://www.catholictv.net Theme of the month: "Having confidence in your culture" This week: Matalina Leaupepe, post-graduate tertiary student and a member of the Wellington Catholic Chaplaincy team at Victoria University Wellington who came to New Zealand from Western Samoa when she was 10 (part two of two interviews) ************************************* EDUCATION "Good News and the News": July 2002. NZ Catholic Education Office http://www.catholic.org.nz/nzceo/goodnews-news.htm In the current issue: ** Editorial by Br Pat Lynch ** "Brothers In Action": a De la Salle College initiative in which past pupils assist present ones ** "St Paul's Catholic School, Massey - Facing the Future": the principal describes the educational philosophy of this brand-new primary school which opened at the beginning of this year ** "How is Garin College different?": When staff applied for positions at Garin, New Zealand's newest high school, they were greeted with a paper outlining the expectations for staff in a Catholic school. Many decided the school was too demanding ... others saw a vision of what might be possible ** "Integrated School Teachers Win National Awards" *********************************** NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY TITLES [If the following titles are not in your local library, you can request them on interloan. Shelf numbers may vary from library to library.] 379.32 SWE "A fair and just solution? : a history of the integration of private schools in New Zealand", by Rory Sweetman. Palmerston North : Dunmore Press, in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Association of Proprietors of Integrated Schools, 2002. Subjects: Education and state--New Zealand. Politics and education--New Zealand. Catholic schools--New Zealand. Private schools--New Zealand. 242.8 MER "Dialogues with silence : prayers & drawings", by Thomas Merton. San Francisco: Harper SanFrancisco, c2001. 922.22 HIL "Hildegard of Bingen : the woman of her age", by Fiona Maddocks. London : Review, 2002. Summary: Hildegard (1098-1179) was a medieval German nun - a religious leader and poet, visionary and naturalist, a writer of medical treatises and best known as one of the finest composers of her time. *********************************** EVENTS 26-28 September 2002 Character Education Conference, St Andrew's College, Christchurch, Theme: "Character Education: the other side of the report card" The first national conference of the New Zealand National Foundation for Character Education Details from: The conference convenor, PO Box 194, Oamaru ... fax: 03 432 4036 ... e-mail: conference@cornerstonevalues.org ... Website: http://www.cornerstonevalues.org 26-29 September 2002 "Life, Faith and Family" Conference, Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland Details from Family Life International, PO Box 56 423, Dominion Rd., Auckland 1030 and from: http://www.fli.org.nz *********************************** EMPLOYMENT (Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ) (Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ) *************************** Marketing Officer, Catholic Development Fund, Wellington Twelve-month contract. Hours negotiable. Details in 'Wel-com' July 2002 p. 19 and from Chris King, tel.: 04 496 1753 ... Website: http://www.catholic.org.nz/cdf_wn/sitecontents ************************** Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy, Palmerston North Diocese Part-time positions at campuses in Wanganui, New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay and Palmerston North. Details in 'NZ Catholic' 28 July p.21 and from Sue Ryan tel. (06) 353 6755; e-mail: sue.ryan@xtra.co.nz | |
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