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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
(I'm happy to report that after a gap of nearly a year, fresh content from Wel-com (joint diocesan newspaper of Wellington and Palmerston North) will soon be appearing regularly on its Website. ML)
NZ Govt gives benefits to Catholic theology students 'NZ Catholic'/CathNews http://www.cathnews.com/news/302/22.php Access to Catholic tertiary education has become easier for New Zealanders with a Ministry of Education announcement that Good Shepherd College students are to have access to student allowances and loans....
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"Two new colleges open their doors " Wellington - Two new co-educational Catholic colleges opened their doors to their first students at the end of January...
"Visiting Iraqi sister expresses her people's worries over war " Auckland - "Very worried and very afraid" are words used often by a visiting Iraqi religious sister talking about a possible war in her country...
"Replacement for COVS will "work together" in partnership " Auckland - A Maori name, Mahitahi, has been chosen for the new organisation replacing the Catholic Overseas Volunteer Service which closed last year....
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' WEBSITE
On the bishops' News page, at http://www.catholic.org.nz/newsF.htm ...
** Pope John Paul's Lenten message: "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (February 2003)
** Catholic Communications media statement: Cardinal Williams highly critical of military intervention in Iraq. (February 2003)
** "Molokai" an acclaimed movie is about to screen in New Zealand. Molokai is the true story of Father Damien, a young, healthy and devout Belgian priest who, almost single-handedly, changed the lives and fates of the leprosy sufferers who were exiled to Molokai in the late nineteenth century. (January 2003) (Links to the trailer for this film)
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Ex-priest to be extradited on child sex abuse charges Ananova 6 Feb 2003 http://www.cathnews.com/news/302/30.php A former priest who became a trauma counsellor in London is to be extradited from the UK to New Zealand on 19 charges of sexually abusing 11 different boys....
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IRAQ
Pope says war not inevitable http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030208/80/dss2w.html Vatican City (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, speaking ahead of a flurry of Vatican diplomatic efforts to avert conflict in Iraq, has urged the world not to resign itself to war. "We have to multiply efforts. We can't stop when faced with either terror attacks or the threats that are on the horizon. We should never resign ourselves, almost as if war is inevitable," the pope said on Saturday....
Iraqi official will meet with John Paul II at Vatican (full text) Vatican City, Feb 5, 2003 (Zenit.org).- "The deputy prime minister of the government of Iraq, Tariq Aziz, has requested to be received by the Pope. The Sovereign Pontiff will receive Mr. Tariq Aziz in audience in the Vatican on Feb. 14," says a press statement issued today Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro-Valls. Aziz, a member of the Iraqi Christian minority, confirmed the news in an interview with correspondents in Baghdad of the French newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro. "I asked to be received by John Paul II, on the advice of friends in Italy and in the Vatican, and I received a positive answer from the Pontiff immediately," Aziz said.
Pope to meet Annan over Iraq on Feb 18 (full text) Vatican City, Feb. 8 — U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to fly to Rome to hold talks with Pope John Paul on Iraq this month, most likely on February 18, a Vatican source said on Saturday. The pope's meeting with Annan will take place just days after the Roman Catholic leader, who has made numerous appeals against a possible conflict in Iraq, is due Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz.
Pope's peace man says Powell evidence unconvincing http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters02-06-053029.asp?reg=MIDEAST
Cardinal predicts Novak’s effort to sell Vatican on Iraq war will fail http://www.cathnews.com/news/302/33.php
Pope and Germany Stand Together Over Iraq http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/reuters20030207_266.html
South Africa- Catholic Bishops say war at this stage on Iraq would be immoral and illegal http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0302/05_02.html
Swiss bishops alarmed at lack of ethical debate on Iraq war http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=33601
Asia/Indonesia - Bishops express unity and sympathy to Bishops of Iraq http://www.fides.org/eng/vita_chiesa/vescovi_indonesia030203.html
War in Iraq Would Spark a Tragedy, Says Indian Episcopate http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30952
Cardinal Stafford Criticizes U.S. Plan for Pre-emptive Attack on Iraq http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30887
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre. Catholictv.net http://www.catholictv.net
Fr Peter Roe talks to Jim Kebbel about organic farming and the environment
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WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
The World Day of the Sick is sponsored by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care. It is celebrated annually on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes to give thanks and recognition to those in the health care ministry, to provide an opportunity for reflection on the Church's teaching of health care, and to pray for those who are sick. For the past ten years the Day has celebrated in different regions of the world. In February this year, the XI Annual World Day of the Sick will be celebrated in the United States, where the Archdiocese of Washington is serving as the host. Participants from around the world--particularly from the nations of the Americas--health care leaders, and a delegation from the Vatican will gather in Washington, DC February 9-11, 2003, for dialogue, study, and a solemn liturgy and the anointing of the sick at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Pope John Paul's Message for the Eleventh World Day of the Sick, further background on the Day and liturgical resources are on (at least) the following Websites:
http://www.worlddayofthesick.org and http://www.cha.org.au/events/world_day_of_the_sick/indexwdos.html
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
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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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Library Assistant, The Eugene O'Sullivan Library, Catholic Institute of Theology. Auckland University 27 Hrs per week. Experience in general library duties and associated IT skills essential. For employment package and applications contact Margaret Grigg, Librarian, Newman Hall, Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland 1001, Ph (09)379-6424 Ext 723 ; E-mail: m.grigg@auckland.ac.nz ; Web: http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/cit/ Applications close 24th February 2003.
Religious Education Advisor, Northland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Maureen Hammond, Co-ordinator Religious Education, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Applications close 24 February 2003
Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper Experienced journalist required for relieving work in Auckland over several weeks in mid-2003. The job requires newspaper subbing/layout experience, good knowledge of the New Zealand Church, and computer skills. act the editor, Pat McCarthy, on (09) 360 3069
Mahitahi (formerly Catholic Overseas Volunteer Service) Volunteers with skills are needed for work in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in the fields of ... Building Trades ... Maintenance... Mechanics ... Engineers ... Management ... ICT Admin ... Teachers... Nurses ... Governance ... Forestry ... Ecology ... Fisheries Contact : Tim Walsh, Mahitahi, Private Bag 47 904, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Email: timw@cda.org.nz ; Tel: (09) 360 3019 ; Fax: (09) 360 3012 ; Web: http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/mahitahi.htm
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Sunday, February 9, 2003
Sunday, February 2, 2003
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Two new Catholic secondary schools to open this week Stuff/INL National News 27 January 2003 [Full text] Two new Catholic secondary schools are opening in the North Island this week, the Catholic Education Office (CEO) says. Aquinas College, Tauranga, opens initially as a Year 7-10 (forms 1-4) school with 330 students. The school will expand up to Year 13 (form 7), the CEO said in a statement. In Wanganui, Cullinane College opens as a Year 9-13 (forms 3-7) school with 430 students. Cullinane College was created from Sacred Heart Girls' College and St Augustine's Boys' College, which have been closed. There are 240 Catholic schools nationwide.
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IRAQ
Asia/Malaysia - Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei oppose war against Iraq Fides 25/1/2003 The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei have officially stated their opposition to military intervention in Iraq. The Bishops say they agree with the Holy See, the Bishops of the United States and the Middle East that resorting to war against Iraq under current circumstances would not meet the strict conditions in Catholic teaching for over-riding the presumptions against the use of military force. "We also join others in urging Iraq to comply fully with the latest United Nations Security Council resolutions" the Bishops state. "We urge other Bishops' Conferences all over the world to join their voices in solidarity to call upon all involved to abide by the principles of international law. We join and urge peoples of all faiths and goodwill to pray fervently that all involved will act to ensure that this action of the United Nations will not simply be a prelude to war but a way to peace and justice."
Caritas Internationalis Appeals for Diplomatic Solution to Iraqi Crisis Zenit 26 Jan 2003 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30502
Iraqi Bishop Says War Wouldn't Solve Anything Zenit 29-1-2003 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30679
Philippines - President of Bishops' Conference and all Bishops endorse warning issued by Pope John Paul II: "War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity". http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0301/30_03.html
Cardinal Sodano Wonders Who Would Benefit from Iraq War Zenit 2003-01-30 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30723
Concept of "Preventive War" Is Inadmissible, Say Italian Bishops Zenit 30-1-2003 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30727
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PARACHUTE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2003
Growth testament to faith in soul music (Photo) NZ Herald 28.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3098217 As the last of more than about 23,000 tired Christians trudged out of the Parachute Festival yesterday, the small town of Matamata farewelled for good one of the biggest Christian music festivals in the world. The four-day event has made its home at Totara Springs in Matamata for eight years, but growing numbers have forced organisers to move to Hamilton from next year....
Parachute farewells Matamata NZ Herald 27.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3098045 Matamata will bid farewell to the country's biggest Christian music festival tonight after playing host for eight years. A record 20,000 people attended the annual four-day Parachute Festival, which organisers said was the best yet. ...
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YOUTH MINISTRY
St Mark's parish, Pakuranga is the base for a remarkable Catholic youth ministry Web site: http://www.smoss.org.nz , the most ambitious parish site of its type I have ever seen. Readers of any age will find the "Why are you Catholic?" feedback page fascinating (anyone can contribute to it). ML
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
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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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Adult Religious Education Co-ordinator, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Naomi McGowan, tel: (07) 838 2079; fax: (07) 839 4652; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz ; PO Box 19-221 Hamilton. Applications close: 3 February 2003
Religious Education Advisor, Northland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Maureen Hammond, Co-ordinator Religious Education, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Applications close 24 February 2003
Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper For full-time relieving work in Auckland in mid-2003. Details from the Editor, 'NZ Catholic'. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz Tel. (09) 360 3069
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Two new Catholic secondary schools to open this week Stuff/INL National News 27 January 2003 [Full text] Two new Catholic secondary schools are opening in the North Island this week, the Catholic Education Office (CEO) says. Aquinas College, Tauranga, opens initially as a Year 7-10 (forms 1-4) school with 330 students. The school will expand up to Year 13 (form 7), the CEO said in a statement. In Wanganui, Cullinane College opens as a Year 9-13 (forms 3-7) school with 430 students. Cullinane College was created from Sacred Heart Girls' College and St Augustine's Boys' College, which have been closed. There are 240 Catholic schools nationwide.
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IRAQ
Asia/Malaysia - Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei oppose war against Iraq Fides 25/1/2003 The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei have officially stated their opposition to military intervention in Iraq. The Bishops say they agree with the Holy See, the Bishops of the United States and the Middle East that resorting to war against Iraq under current circumstances would not meet the strict conditions in Catholic teaching for over-riding the presumptions against the use of military force. "We also join others in urging Iraq to comply fully with the latest United Nations Security Council resolutions" the Bishops state. "We urge other Bishops' Conferences all over the world to join their voices in solidarity to call upon all involved to abide by the principles of international law. We join and urge peoples of all faiths and goodwill to pray fervently that all involved will act to ensure that this action of the United Nations will not simply be a prelude to war but a way to peace and justice."
Caritas Internationalis Appeals for Diplomatic Solution to Iraqi Crisis Zenit 26 Jan 2003 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30502
Iraqi Bishop Says War Wouldn't Solve Anything Zenit 29-1-2003 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30679
Philippines - President of Bishops' Conference and all Bishops endorse warning issued by Pope John Paul II: "War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity". http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0301/30_03.html
Cardinal Sodano Wonders Who Would Benefit from Iraq War Zenit 2003-01-30 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30723
Concept of "Preventive War" Is Inadmissible, Say Italian Bishops Zenit 30-1-2003 http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30727
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PARACHUTE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2003
Growth testament to faith in soul music (Photo) NZ Herald 28.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3098217 As the last of more than about 23,000 tired Christians trudged out of the Parachute Festival yesterday, the small town of Matamata farewelled for good one of the biggest Christian music festivals in the world. The four-day event has made its home at Totara Springs in Matamata for eight years, but growing numbers have forced organisers to move to Hamilton from next year....
Parachute farewells Matamata NZ Herald 27.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3098045 Matamata will bid farewell to the country's biggest Christian music festival tonight after playing host for eight years. A record 20,000 people attended the annual four-day Parachute Festival, which organisers said was the best yet. ...
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YOUTH MINISTRY
St Mark's parish, Pakuranga is the base for a remarkable Catholic youth ministry Web site: http://www.smoss.org.nz , the most ambitious parish site of its type I have ever seen. Readers of any age will find the "Why are you Catholic?" feedback page fascinating (anyone can contribute to it). ML
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
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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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Adult Religious Education Co-ordinator, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Naomi McGowan, tel: (07) 838 2079; fax: (07) 839 4652; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz ; PO Box 19-221 Hamilton. Applications close: 3 February 2003
Religious Education Advisor, Northland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Maureen Hammond, Co-ordinator Religious Education, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Applications close 24 February 2003
Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper For full-time relieving work in Auckland in mid-2003. Details from the Editor, 'NZ Catholic'. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz Tel. (09) 360 3069
Sunday, January 26, 2003
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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'NZ Catholic' No 154, January 26, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Caritas gives $40,000 to help Iraqi people Wellington - Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has sent $40,000 in response to an appeal by Caritas Iraq, as Iraqi organisations do what they can to prepare for war...
Vatican representative looks at spiritual needs of professional yachties Auckland - Spiritual needs rather than the sailing ability of the international teams has been the concern of one overseas visitor for the Louis Vuitton yacht races...
Govt eases burden for theology students Auckland - Access to Catholic tertiary education has become easier with a Ministry of Education announcement before Christmas that Good Shepherd College students are to have access to student allowances and loans...
From 'NZ Catholic's Think Page for young adult Catholics ... "Learning from the past year", by Justine Giles http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/Think.html
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Lonely struggle for peace and justice in E Timor (photo) Catholic Leader (Brisbane, Aust. ) 19.01.2003 http://www.catholicleader.com.au/prinfriendly.php?num=1187 The resignation of East Timor’s spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo will leave a huge vacuum in the fledgling nation which is still struggling to stand on its feet, says Bishop Hilton Deakin....
The Web’s sacred corner The Tablet (UK) 18 January 2003 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00702 A British Jesuit was one of a small team in Dublin who set out to create a website that would draw people into prayer at their computers. He is still amazed by its success. Four years after its launch, Sacred Space ( http://www.sacredspace.ie ), has clocked up five million visits...
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IRAQ
Islamabad (Fides Service) - "As the calamity of war in Iraq looms on the horizon, we recognise that this conflict will have far-reaching and disastrous consequences for all our region. We share the concern of our Muslim brethren and all people of good will in expressing their total condemnation of this pre-emptive strike." This is part of a Joint Pastoral Letter issued on 16 January signed by Archbishop Lawrence Saldhana, President of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference, and Mr Victor Azariah, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Pakistan.... Full text: http://www.fides.org/eng/vita_chiesa/pakistan_20012003.html
Canadian Bishops' Statement on Iraq Crisis http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30409
German Bishops' Statement on Iraq Conflict http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30323
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Over-long eulogies laid to rest NZ Herald 24.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3097651 An American archbishop has banned eulogies during funeral Masses, saying the personal tributes are getting out of hand. A spokeswoman for the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Lyndsay Freer, said no such bans were in place here, although priests did make suggestions to families when organising funerals on how eulogies should be handled....
Catholic school likely Otago Daily Times 23-January 2003 http://www2.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=23Jan2003&object=0122841784&type=html A co-educational Catholic primary school is likely to be operating in Wanaka by next year. Otago-Southland Catholic education director Tony Hanning confirmed yesterday the Dunedin diocese had bought some land adjacent to its Brownston St church....
Three Catholic schools to join Southland Times 23 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,2210736a6568,00.html A move to join three Southland Catholic primary schools with a combined board of trustees and one principal has been approved by the Ministry of Education, the principal of one of the schools said yesterday. St Joseph's principal Tim Simpson said the decision to join his Invercargill school with St Patricks at Nightcaps and St Teresa's at Bluff was absolutely brilliant....
Give Mel That Ol' Time Religion XTRA/MSN Entertainment News http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment/0,,3894-2089460,00.html Here's an unlikely Hollywood pitch: a US $25 million biopic about a guy who died 2,000 years ago, shot in two languages that have been dead nearly as long, with no subtitles. Of course, there are some mitigating factors here. The Passion traces the day Jesus Christ was crucified. It's already been filmed, with Jim Caviezel playing Christ and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. And the producer-director-financier is Mel Gibson, who may become the Mad Max of conservative Catholicism, based on comments attributed to him in a Time magazine article this week about the otherwise hush-hush project....
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PARACHUTE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Thousands pour in to Parachute 03 festival Stuff/INL 25 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,2216685a6004,00.html A record number of people at Parachute 03 last night justifies the Christian music festival's shift next year to Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, organisers say. About 20,000 people, 1000 more than last year, began pouring in the gates at Totara Springs, near Matamata, from 9am yesterday for the first of the festival's four nights....
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SPIRITUALITY
Joshua Catholic Men's' Fellowship. Newsletter Jan. 2003 http://www.joshuamen.orcon.net.nz/news/news.htm
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
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EMPLOYMENT
Adult Religious Education Co-ordinator, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Naomi McGowan, tel: (07) 838 2079; fax: (07) 839 4652; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz ; PO Box 19-221 Hamilton. Applications close: 3 February 2003
Religious Education Advisor, Northland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Maureen Hammond, Co-ordinator Religious Education, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Applications close 24 February 2003
Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper For full-time relieving work in Auckland in mid-2003. Details from the Editor, 'NZ Catholic'. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz Tel. (09) 360 3069
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
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'NZ Catholic' No 154, January 26, 2003 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Caritas gives $40,000 to help Iraqi people Wellington - Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has sent $40,000 in response to an appeal by Caritas Iraq, as Iraqi organisations do what they can to prepare for war...
Vatican representative looks at spiritual needs of professional yachties Auckland - Spiritual needs rather than the sailing ability of the international teams has been the concern of one overseas visitor for the Louis Vuitton yacht races...
Govt eases burden for theology students Auckland - Access to Catholic tertiary education has become easier with a Ministry of Education announcement before Christmas that Good Shepherd College students are to have access to student allowances and loans...
From 'NZ Catholic's Think Page for young adult Catholics ... "Learning from the past year", by Justine Giles http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/Think.html
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Lonely struggle for peace and justice in E Timor (photo) Catholic Leader (Brisbane, Aust. ) 19.01.2003 http://www.catholicleader.com.au/prinfriendly.php?num=1187 The resignation of East Timor’s spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo will leave a huge vacuum in the fledgling nation which is still struggling to stand on its feet, says Bishop Hilton Deakin....
The Web’s sacred corner The Tablet (UK) 18 January 2003 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00702 A British Jesuit was one of a small team in Dublin who set out to create a website that would draw people into prayer at their computers. He is still amazed by its success. Four years after its launch, Sacred Space ( http://www.sacredspace.ie ), has clocked up five million visits...
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IRAQ
Islamabad (Fides Service) - "As the calamity of war in Iraq looms on the horizon, we recognise that this conflict will have far-reaching and disastrous consequences for all our region. We share the concern of our Muslim brethren and all people of good will in expressing their total condemnation of this pre-emptive strike." This is part of a Joint Pastoral Letter issued on 16 January signed by Archbishop Lawrence Saldhana, President of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference, and Mr Victor Azariah, general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Pakistan.... Full text: http://www.fides.org/eng/vita_chiesa/pakistan_20012003.html
Canadian Bishops' Statement on Iraq Crisis http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30409
German Bishops' Statement on Iraq Conflict http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=30323
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Over-long eulogies laid to rest NZ Herald 24.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3097651 An American archbishop has banned eulogies during funeral Masses, saying the personal tributes are getting out of hand. A spokeswoman for the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Lyndsay Freer, said no such bans were in place here, although priests did make suggestions to families when organising funerals on how eulogies should be handled....
Catholic school likely Otago Daily Times 23-January 2003 http://www2.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=23Jan2003&object=0122841784&type=html A co-educational Catholic primary school is likely to be operating in Wanaka by next year. Otago-Southland Catholic education director Tony Hanning confirmed yesterday the Dunedin diocese had bought some land adjacent to its Brownston St church....
Three Catholic schools to join Southland Times 23 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,2210736a6568,00.html A move to join three Southland Catholic primary schools with a combined board of trustees and one principal has been approved by the Ministry of Education, the principal of one of the schools said yesterday. St Joseph's principal Tim Simpson said the decision to join his Invercargill school with St Patricks at Nightcaps and St Teresa's at Bluff was absolutely brilliant....
Give Mel That Ol' Time Religion XTRA/MSN Entertainment News http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment/0,,3894-2089460,00.html Here's an unlikely Hollywood pitch: a US $25 million biopic about a guy who died 2,000 years ago, shot in two languages that have been dead nearly as long, with no subtitles. Of course, there are some mitigating factors here. The Passion traces the day Jesus Christ was crucified. It's already been filmed, with Jim Caviezel playing Christ and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. And the producer-director-financier is Mel Gibson, who may become the Mad Max of conservative Catholicism, based on comments attributed to him in a Time magazine article this week about the otherwise hush-hush project....
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PARACHUTE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Thousands pour in to Parachute 03 festival Stuff/INL 25 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,2216685a6004,00.html A record number of people at Parachute 03 last night justifies the Christian music festival's shift next year to Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, organisers say. About 20,000 people, 1000 more than last year, began pouring in the gates at Totara Springs, near Matamata, from 9am yesterday for the first of the festival's four nights....
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SPIRITUALITY
Joshua Catholic Men's' Fellowship. Newsletter Jan. 2003 http://www.joshuamen.orcon.net.nz/news/news.htm
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
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EMPLOYMENT
Adult Religious Education Co-ordinator, Catholic Diocese of Hamilton Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Naomi McGowan, tel: (07) 838 2079; fax: (07) 839 4652; e-mail: naomim@mlc.co.nz ; PO Box 19-221 Hamilton. Applications close: 3 February 2003
Religious Education Advisor, Northland Details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan 26 2003 p.17 and from Maureen Hammond, Co-ordinator Religious Education, Pompallier Diocesan Centre, Private Bag 47-904, Ponsonby, Auckland. Applications close 24 February 2003
Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper For full-time relieving work in Auckland in mid-2003. Details from the Editor, 'NZ Catholic'. E-mail: catholic@iconz.co.nz Tel. (09) 360 3069
Sunday, January 19, 2003
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'NZ CATHOLIC' NEWSPAPER
The 'NZ Catholic' newspaper home page address is now: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Please note that the address ends in "...org.nz" and not "...co.nz" as you might expect.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"Healing touch" Australian Catholics, Christmas 2002 http://www.australiancatholics.com.au/articles/02xmas3.html Dealing with claims of sexual abuse by church members would seem to be the last job anyone would want to do. Sr Angela Ryan is part of a skilled team seeking to redress injustice and move all concerned towards healing. Sr Angela Ryan has become the church’s open door to healing for many people who have been sexually abused by church personnel....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Novel way to spend a day" (photo) Otago Daily Times 13-January 2003 [Full text follows. The original report with photo is at: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=13Jan2003&obje\ ct=0112551549&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
It was the latest in the series of second-hand book sales that are as much a part of a Central Otago summer as sun and apricots. The Catholic Parish sale, which started on Friday, was as popular as ever, and with some volumes priced as low as 20c, there were plenty of people leaving the Teviot Union Parish hall weighed down with books. There were an estimated 15,000 books on sale, plus magazines, crafts, toys and baking. The parish is hoping to raise $3000 for church programmes throughout the year.
"Bishop warned of potential liability" The Press (Chch) 18 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2199197a6530,00.html A law firm has written to the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, John Cunneen, warning he could potentially be liable over his handling of an errant priest. Father Jim Consedine stepped down as Lyttelton parish priest after 17 years in October amid allegations of sexual misconduct from four women, some dating back to the 1970s....
"Law firm recruits church sex abuse victims " INL/Stuff National News 17 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2196681a11,00.html A prominent Christchurch law firm is recruiting victims of a Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, as the order involved prepares to pay compensation. The St John of God Order is negotiating with 70 men alleging they were abused as boys at Marylands, the former residential school in Christchurch....
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IRAQ
"Pope rejects war against Iraq. Pontiff says military action should be ‘very last option’ " http://www.msnbc.com/news/858569.asp Vatican City, Jan. 13 — Pope John Paul II on Monday issued his strongest message yet in opposition to possible military action against Iraq, telling Vatican diplomats that military force must be “the very last option.” Amid a massive buildup of U.S. forces in the Gulf, John Paul called for stepped-up diplomacy and dialogue, saying war was not inevitable....
"Iraqi bishop welcomes latest papal appeals for peace " National Catholic Reporter January 10, 2003 http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/word0110.htm Over the holidays John Paul II intensified his appeals for peace, voicing his most transparent opposition yet to the idea of a U.S.-led war in Iraq. Few people were probably listening more attentively than Andraos Abouna, the new auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, who was personally consecrated by the pope along with 11 other new bishops on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. Abouna will aid Patriarch Raphaël I Bidawid of Baghdad in shepherding a community of some 600,000 Iraqi Chaldean Catholics, who may soon find themselves at ground zero of the war John Paul is begging the world to avoid....
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Catholictv.net (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre) http://www.catholictv.net
Br Pat Lynch (NZ Catholic Education Office) reports on the Asia-Pacific regional conference of Unesco.
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
'NZ CATHOLIC' NEWSPAPER
The 'NZ Catholic' newspaper home page address is now: http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Please note that the address ends in "...org.nz" and not "...co.nz" as you might expect.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"Healing touch" Australian Catholics, Christmas 2002 http://www.australiancatholics.com.au/articles/02xmas3.html Dealing with claims of sexual abuse by church members would seem to be the last job anyone would want to do. Sr Angela Ryan is part of a skilled team seeking to redress injustice and move all concerned towards healing. Sr Angela Ryan has become the church’s open door to healing for many people who have been sexually abused by church personnel....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
"Novel way to spend a day" (photo) Otago Daily Times 13-January 2003 [Full text follows. The original report with photo is at: http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=13Jan2003&obje\ ct=0112551549&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
It was the latest in the series of second-hand book sales that are as much a part of a Central Otago summer as sun and apricots. The Catholic Parish sale, which started on Friday, was as popular as ever, and with some volumes priced as low as 20c, there were plenty of people leaving the Teviot Union Parish hall weighed down with books. There were an estimated 15,000 books on sale, plus magazines, crafts, toys and baking. The parish is hoping to raise $3000 for church programmes throughout the year.
"Bishop warned of potential liability" The Press (Chch) 18 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,2199197a6530,00.html A law firm has written to the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, John Cunneen, warning he could potentially be liable over his handling of an errant priest. Father Jim Consedine stepped down as Lyttelton parish priest after 17 years in October amid allegations of sexual misconduct from four women, some dating back to the 1970s....
"Law firm recruits church sex abuse victims " INL/Stuff National News 17 January 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2196681a11,00.html A prominent Christchurch law firm is recruiting victims of a Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, as the order involved prepares to pay compensation. The St John of God Order is negotiating with 70 men alleging they were abused as boys at Marylands, the former residential school in Christchurch....
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IRAQ
"Pope rejects war against Iraq. Pontiff says military action should be ‘very last option’ " http://www.msnbc.com/news/858569.asp Vatican City, Jan. 13 — Pope John Paul II on Monday issued his strongest message yet in opposition to possible military action against Iraq, telling Vatican diplomats that military force must be “the very last option.” Amid a massive buildup of U.S. forces in the Gulf, John Paul called for stepped-up diplomacy and dialogue, saying war was not inevitable....
"Iraqi bishop welcomes latest papal appeals for peace " National Catholic Reporter January 10, 2003 http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/word0110.htm Over the holidays John Paul II intensified his appeals for peace, voicing his most transparent opposition yet to the idea of a U.S.-led war in Iraq. Few people were probably listening more attentively than Andraos Abouna, the new auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, who was personally consecrated by the pope along with 11 other new bishops on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. Abouna will aid Patriarch Raphaël I Bidawid of Baghdad in shepherding a community of some 600,000 Iraqi Chaldean Catholics, who may soon find themselves at ground zero of the war John Paul is begging the world to avoid....
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Catholictv.net (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre) http://www.catholictv.net
Br Pat Lynch (NZ Catholic Education Office) reports on the Asia-Pacific regional conference of Unesco.
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EVENTS
April 2003
The Eucharistic Convention, Friday 25th April - 6.00pm Sunday 27 April 2003 http://eucharistic-convention.com Venue: The Logan Campbell Theatre, Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane Road, Auckland New Zealand The Eucharistic Convention 2003 is an annual event organised by lay people within the Auckland Diocese of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Full details are on the Website.
Sunday, January 12, 2003
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Vatican pair fly to NZ on America's Cup study trip NZ Herald 10.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3050724&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general The Vatican has dispatched two envoys to Auckland to study how the Roman Catholic Church should meet the spiritual needs of professional sailors, starting with those competing in the America's Cup.....
Devotion to duty matched by none (photo) Otago Daily Times, 7-January 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=07Jan2003&obje\ ct=E6I48B3680NF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Seventy years after Sister Augustine vowed before God to look after the elderly, the 93-year-old has no intention of letting Him down. "We've got to look after the old people because they can't always look after themselves," she said yesterday. After morning prayers today, entering her 71st year as a Little Sister of the Poor, she will be found in the laundry at the order's Dunedin hospital and home for the elderly, where she will fold linen until begged to have a rest....
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IRAQ
Iraqi Bishop Appeals for Peace All Are To Blame, Says Auxiliary Shlemon Warduni http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=29717 Vatican City, Jan. 9, 2003 (Zenit.org).- A prelate of the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans made a moving appeal for peace in face of the threat of a military attack on Iraq, his country. "I appeal to the whole world, to all men of good will, to join the Pope in praying for peace," Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni said today in statements broadcast by Vatican Radio....
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TIKOPIA CYCLONE AFTERMATH
Honiara (Fides Service - full text) - Unexpectedly and happily there was no loss of life or injury during the recent cyclone which devastated the islands of Tikopia, Fataka and Anuta in the Southern Pacific Solomon Islands archipelago. The world looked on with dismay, nearest emergency crews ready with rescue plans, but despite winds of over 300km per hour and tidal waves ten meters high the people survived. Fides Service received a copy of a report written by Archbishop Adrian Smith SM of Honiara, who explains that damage is enormous but no one was hurt and also explains why. The people are very used to dealing with cyclones which their animals make then aware of long before the weather forecasts. They live in very low houses on ground level, one has to creep through the door to enter and inside either sit or move about inside on one's knees. The people retreat to caves in the hills each day to escape the excessive heat and they also go to these caves at times of cyclones to avoid death and injury. In the meantime aid agencies are organising assistance co-ordinated by Caritas Australia. Archbishop Smith says food aid will be necessary for the next four or five months. Long term assistance will be needed to rebuild the devastated areas.
Related reports:
Background to the story of Tikopia -- An essay prepared for BBC, by Archbishop Adrian Smith http://www.cathnews.com/news/301/34aSmith.html
Graveyard chaos adds to anguish on Tikopia (photo) NZ Herald 09.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3050536&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net
Mike and Maria Cole, married for 28 years with three young-adult children, talk to Fr Peter Roe about the essentials for a happy marriage
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EDUCATION
NZ Catholic Education Office newsletter "Lighting New Fires", issue 7 2002 http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lnf/lnfdec02.htm
In this issue: Editorial: National Values Summit 2002 .... Catholic Schools' Principals' Scholarships .... Unesco National Values Summit a resounding success ... School-business partnerships make a difference... Highlights and achievements of Catholic schools around NZ ... Australian Mathematics and Australian English competitions ... Gateway Workplace Skills programme ... Meningococcal vaccine strategy ... Courses in Christian Education for teachers ... Useful Websites
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BIOETHICS
Nathaniel Report, issue 8, Nov 2002 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_8.html
In this issue: Living Wills and Enduring Power of Attorney (full text)
Also in the print edition: Opportunities at the end of life (editorial) ... Medicalising normal human experience ... Ethical decision-making and grief
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SPIRITUALITY
The Community of the Beatitudes is to formally receive official recognition by the Holy See at the end of January ( http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=29538 ). It was founded in France in 1974 by Ephraim Croissant, a former Protestant pastor who converted to Catholicism, together with his wife Josette and another couple. Associated with the Catholic charismatic renewal and the Carmelite spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Community comprises lay people, consecrated individuals and priests, celibates and families. It is established in all the continents with two houses in Oceania.
English-language Website: http://www.archden.org/beatitud/The Community of the Beatitudes in New Zealand: Our Lady of the Trinity Catholic Monastery, 67 Leithfield Road, RD1 Amberley, North Canterbury E-mail: leithfield@beatitudes.org Website: http://beatitudes.org/maisons/nouvellezelande/christchurch/index.html
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Vatican pair fly to NZ on America's Cup study trip NZ Herald 10.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3050724&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general The Vatican has dispatched two envoys to Auckland to study how the Roman Catholic Church should meet the spiritual needs of professional sailors, starting with those competing in the America's Cup.....
Devotion to duty matched by none (photo) Otago Daily Times, 7-January 2003 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=07Jan2003&obje\ ct=E6I48B3680NF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial Seventy years after Sister Augustine vowed before God to look after the elderly, the 93-year-old has no intention of letting Him down. "We've got to look after the old people because they can't always look after themselves," she said yesterday. After morning prayers today, entering her 71st year as a Little Sister of the Poor, she will be found in the laundry at the order's Dunedin hospital and home for the elderly, where she will fold linen until begged to have a rest....
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IRAQ
Iraqi Bishop Appeals for Peace All Are To Blame, Says Auxiliary Shlemon Warduni http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=29717 Vatican City, Jan. 9, 2003 (Zenit.org).- A prelate of the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans made a moving appeal for peace in face of the threat of a military attack on Iraq, his country. "I appeal to the whole world, to all men of good will, to join the Pope in praying for peace," Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni said today in statements broadcast by Vatican Radio....
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TIKOPIA CYCLONE AFTERMATH
Honiara (Fides Service - full text) - Unexpectedly and happily there was no loss of life or injury during the recent cyclone which devastated the islands of Tikopia, Fataka and Anuta in the Southern Pacific Solomon Islands archipelago. The world looked on with dismay, nearest emergency crews ready with rescue plans, but despite winds of over 300km per hour and tidal waves ten meters high the people survived. Fides Service received a copy of a report written by Archbishop Adrian Smith SM of Honiara, who explains that damage is enormous but no one was hurt and also explains why. The people are very used to dealing with cyclones which their animals make then aware of long before the weather forecasts. They live in very low houses on ground level, one has to creep through the door to enter and inside either sit or move about inside on one's knees. The people retreat to caves in the hills each day to escape the excessive heat and they also go to these caves at times of cyclones to avoid death and injury. In the meantime aid agencies are organising assistance co-ordinated by Caritas Australia. Archbishop Smith says food aid will be necessary for the next four or five months. Long term assistance will be needed to rebuild the devastated areas.
Related reports:
Background to the story of Tikopia -- An essay prepared for BBC, by Archbishop Adrian Smith http://www.cathnews.com/news/301/34aSmith.html
Graveyard chaos adds to anguish on Tikopia (photo) NZ Herald 09.01.2003 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3050536&thesection=news&thesu\ bsection=general
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net
Mike and Maria Cole, married for 28 years with three young-adult children, talk to Fr Peter Roe about the essentials for a happy marriage
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EDUCATION
NZ Catholic Education Office newsletter "Lighting New Fires", issue 7 2002 http://nzceo.catholic.org.nz/lnf/lnfdec02.htm
In this issue: Editorial: National Values Summit 2002 .... Catholic Schools' Principals' Scholarships .... Unesco National Values Summit a resounding success ... School-business partnerships make a difference... Highlights and achievements of Catholic schools around NZ ... Australian Mathematics and Australian English competitions ... Gateway Workplace Skills programme ... Meningococcal vaccine strategy ... Courses in Christian Education for teachers ... Useful Websites
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BIOETHICS
Nathaniel Report, issue 8, Nov 2002 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_8.html
In this issue: Living Wills and Enduring Power of Attorney (full text)
Also in the print edition: Opportunities at the end of life (editorial) ... Medicalising normal human experience ... Ethical decision-making and grief
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SPIRITUALITY
The Community of the Beatitudes is to formally receive official recognition by the Holy See at the end of January ( http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=29538 ). It was founded in France in 1974 by Ephraim Croissant, a former Protestant pastor who converted to Catholicism, together with his wife Josette and another couple. Associated with the Catholic charismatic renewal and the Carmelite spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Community comprises lay people, consecrated individuals and priests, celibates and families. It is established in all the continents with two houses in Oceania.
English-language Website: http://www.archden.org/beatitud/The Community of the Beatitudes in New Zealand: Our Lady of the Trinity Catholic Monastery, 67 Leithfield Road, RD1 Amberley, North Canterbury E-mail: leithfield@beatitudes.org Website: http://beatitudes.org/maisons/nouvellezelande/christchurch/index.html
Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Dear friends,
This is the last edition of News and Notes for 2002. I will start it up again in early-to-mid January.
Special thanks first of all to our regular contributors of reflections on the Scriptures, Pauline and more recently Dominic, who provide the "Kiwicath' forum with its principal spiritual content. Many thanks also to the volunteers who keep an eye on the newsletter and magazine Websites to tell me when new content comes up. I am very grateful for your help.
Thank you also to the 108 current members of the Kiwicath forum and to the members of its little brother "Kiwicath News & Notes" on MSN Communities for supporting the two services by sticking with us. Members of Kiwicath no doubt ask themselves sometimes where's the distinctive New Zealand content on this "forum on Catholic life in New Zealand?". Well, it crops up from time to time. I have learned to be patient and take the long view. I think that the mere fact that such a forum exists is a good thing, even if it's not constantly boiling with life, because you never know when it might be needed.
One thing's for sure, there will be plenty to discuss in the next year or two. Preparations are well advanced in several New Zealand dioceses for the biggest change in the NZ Catholic Church since the reforms of Vatican II, namely the withdrawal of many resident parish priests to district centres and the appointment of trained lay people as full-time parish administrators. If that doesn't spark some discussion, I don't know what would!! Also I predict the probable war in Iraq next year will be a hot topic. And there will very likely be a new Pope at some point in the next few years, followed by more upheavals.
With many people heading off to vacations, the old problem of a backlog of e-mails inspires some people to quit Kiwicath altogether at this time of the year. You don't have to go that far however. You can change your settings for our forum to "No e-mail", and change them back again when you return. To do this, just send me a note at leon@xtra.co.nz or ...
* Open the 'Kiwicath' home page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kiwicath/and click on "Edit My Membership" in the right-hand column
* On the Membership page, scroll down to "Message Delivery".
* Click the circle for "No email".
* Go down to the bottom of the page and click the "Save Changes" button.
To quit 'kiwicath' altogether send a message to: kiwicath-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Every best wish and all God's blessings for Christmas and the new year.
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
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CHRISTMAS 2002
"Practical tips for the festive season " Catholic Weekly (Sydney) 22 December 2002 http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/dec/22/17.html
For nearly three weeks at Christmas the Church focuses on its extraordinary claim of faith: that God has entered human history and brought salvation to the world. So, while our surrounding culture has all but forgotten Christmas, how can Christians keep the spirit of this sacred season alive? Here are five practical avenues to consider ....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
John Roughan: "Not enough faith and hope, far too much charity " NZ Herald 21.12.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3048200 God, I love Christmas. From the first carol on the radio, I'm hooked. By Tuesday evening I'll be looking for a midnight carol service. Every year, looking around, I see many like me - casual attenders who are there to recapture a little of their childhood and maybe, just maybe, to get the gift of faith again. Why, you probably wonder, if you haven't known the enormous comfort of knowing your place and purpose in some eternal benign design....
"No comments on fell swoop" Otago Daily Times 20 December 2002 (full text) Catholic Property Services has declined to comment on allegations it felled a "significant" yew tree near St Joseph's Cathedral without approval. In a statement to the Otago Daily Times yesterday, Catholic Property Services property manager Bill Haydon said the matter of beautification of the cathedral site was under discussion between the church and the Dunedin City Council. "Until that discussion has concluded, it is inappropriate for me to comment on what trees are affected by the developments and what landscaping will eventuate." On Wednesday, council enforcement monitoring officer Ian McCabe said the church was likely to receive a $300 instant fine. Related article: "Tree cut down accidentally, church property manager says " (photo) Otago Daily Times 20 December 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=19Dec2002&obje\ ct=OIG58M3590IR&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
"Low Income Leads To Poverty Trap" (press release) NZ Council of Christian Social Services 17 December 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0212/S00141.htm Poverty is trapping many people in a downward spiral of debt, according to a report released today by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. The latest results from the Poverty Indicator Report show that many of the people using foodbank services are in debt. At some participating foodbanks, debt is reported by up to 90% of the applicants. Owing money to Work and Income is the most common debt reported, although a significant proportion of applicants are in arrears on utility or electricity bills....
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EVENTS
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January 3-12, 2003 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School. "Where Faith and Knowledge Meet" St Joseph's Maori School for Girls, 25 Osier Rd, Taradale, Napier http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School for young Catholic adults (18-35) offers ... * An opportunity to deepen your spiritual life through personal, communal and liturgical prayer and through celebration of the sacraments * A discovery of the richness of Catholic spirituality and tradition. * An experience of living a common life of prayer, service and recreation * An introduction to theology and scripture * An examination of some of the many issues facing the Church
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24-27 Jan. 2003 Parachute Music Festival, Totara Springs Christian Camp, Matamata
Catholics@Parachute: http://www.parachute.ecatholic.net.nz Parachute Music Festival Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com Parachute Music New Zealand: http://www.parachutemusic.com Parachute 2002 Photo Gallery ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/index.shtml... including "Catholic service in the Cage" (photo by Hamish Ferguson) ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/pages/catholic%20service_hamish%20fe\ rguson.htm
The annual Parachute Music Festival Extreme is the biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with audiences of over twenty thousand mainly young Kiwis.
Parachute Music, the Festival's sponsor, works to develop NZ Christian music, to market it internationally and to make Christian musicians and performers a major influence in mainstream Kiwi culture. Catholics@Parachute is organising a group booking for Kiwi Catholics so as to a get a reserved campsite (tent city) for their group. The idea is to make attending Parachute Festival easier and more appealing, to encourage fellowship among young Kiwi Catholics and introduce them to Parachute Music's mission. Catholics@Parachute also hope to organise a public Mass on one of the stages, which will be the first Catholic Mass most of those at the Festival will have ever witnessed.
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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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The Catholic Network of Marriage Educators. National Co-ordinator Part-time position, involves some travelling. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Dec 1 2002 p.21 and from CNME Trust Board Chairperson, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Applications close 31 January 2003.
Catholic Marriage Educators' National Co-ordinator Further details in 'Wel-com' December 2002 p.23, and from CNME Trust board, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. Applications close 31 January 2003
This is the last edition of News and Notes for 2002. I will start it up again in early-to-mid January.
Special thanks first of all to our regular contributors of reflections on the Scriptures, Pauline and more recently Dominic, who provide the "Kiwicath' forum with its principal spiritual content. Many thanks also to the volunteers who keep an eye on the newsletter and magazine Websites to tell me when new content comes up. I am very grateful for your help.
Thank you also to the 108 current members of the Kiwicath forum and to the members of its little brother "Kiwicath News & Notes" on MSN Communities for supporting the two services by sticking with us. Members of Kiwicath no doubt ask themselves sometimes where's the distinctive New Zealand content on this "forum on Catholic life in New Zealand?". Well, it crops up from time to time. I have learned to be patient and take the long view. I think that the mere fact that such a forum exists is a good thing, even if it's not constantly boiling with life, because you never know when it might be needed.
One thing's for sure, there will be plenty to discuss in the next year or two. Preparations are well advanced in several New Zealand dioceses for the biggest change in the NZ Catholic Church since the reforms of Vatican II, namely the withdrawal of many resident parish priests to district centres and the appointment of trained lay people as full-time parish administrators. If that doesn't spark some discussion, I don't know what would!! Also I predict the probable war in Iraq next year will be a hot topic. And there will very likely be a new Pope at some point in the next few years, followed by more upheavals.
With many people heading off to vacations, the old problem of a backlog of e-mails inspires some people to quit Kiwicath altogether at this time of the year. You don't have to go that far however. You can change your settings for our forum to "No e-mail", and change them back again when you return. To do this, just send me a note at leon@xtra.co.nz or ...
* Open the 'Kiwicath' home page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kiwicath/and click on "Edit My Membership" in the right-hand column
* On the Membership page, scroll down to "Message Delivery".
* Click the circle for "No email".
* Go down to the bottom of the page and click the "Save Changes" button.
To quit 'kiwicath' altogether send a message to: kiwicath-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Every best wish and all God's blessings for Christmas and the new year.
Mike Leon 'kiwicath' forum manager
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CHRISTMAS 2002
"Practical tips for the festive season " Catholic Weekly (Sydney) 22 December 2002 http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/dec/22/17.html
For nearly three weeks at Christmas the Church focuses on its extraordinary claim of faith: that God has entered human history and brought salvation to the world. So, while our surrounding culture has all but forgotten Christmas, how can Christians keep the spirit of this sacred season alive? Here are five practical avenues to consider ....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
John Roughan: "Not enough faith and hope, far too much charity " NZ Herald 21.12.2002 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&storyI\ D=3048200 God, I love Christmas. From the first carol on the radio, I'm hooked. By Tuesday evening I'll be looking for a midnight carol service. Every year, looking around, I see many like me - casual attenders who are there to recapture a little of their childhood and maybe, just maybe, to get the gift of faith again. Why, you probably wonder, if you haven't known the enormous comfort of knowing your place and purpose in some eternal benign design....
"No comments on fell swoop" Otago Daily Times 20 December 2002 (full text) Catholic Property Services has declined to comment on allegations it felled a "significant" yew tree near St Joseph's Cathedral without approval. In a statement to the Otago Daily Times yesterday, Catholic Property Services property manager Bill Haydon said the matter of beautification of the cathedral site was under discussion between the church and the Dunedin City Council. "Until that discussion has concluded, it is inappropriate for me to comment on what trees are affected by the developments and what landscaping will eventuate." On Wednesday, council enforcement monitoring officer Ian McCabe said the church was likely to receive a $300 instant fine. Related article: "Tree cut down accidentally, church property manager says " (photo) Otago Daily Times 20 December 2002 http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=19Dec2002&obje\ ct=OIG58M3590IR&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
"Low Income Leads To Poverty Trap" (press release) NZ Council of Christian Social Services 17 December 2002 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0212/S00141.htm Poverty is trapping many people in a downward spiral of debt, according to a report released today by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. The latest results from the Poverty Indicator Report show that many of the people using foodbank services are in debt. At some participating foodbanks, debt is reported by up to 90% of the applicants. Owing money to Work and Income is the most common debt reported, although a significant proportion of applicants are in arrears on utility or electricity bills....
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EVENTS
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January 3-12, 2003 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School. "Where Faith and Knowledge Meet" St Joseph's Maori School for Girls, 25 Osier Rd, Taradale, Napier http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School for young Catholic adults (18-35) offers ... * An opportunity to deepen your spiritual life through personal, communal and liturgical prayer and through celebration of the sacraments * A discovery of the richness of Catholic spirituality and tradition. * An experience of living a common life of prayer, service and recreation * An introduction to theology and scripture * An examination of some of the many issues facing the Church
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24-27 Jan. 2003 Parachute Music Festival, Totara Springs Christian Camp, Matamata
Catholics@Parachute: http://www.parachute.ecatholic.net.nz Parachute Music Festival Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com Parachute Music New Zealand: http://www.parachutemusic.com Parachute 2002 Photo Gallery ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/index.shtml... including "Catholic service in the Cage" (photo by Hamish Ferguson) ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/pages/catholic%20service_hamish%20fe\ rguson.htm
The annual Parachute Music Festival Extreme is the biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with audiences of over twenty thousand mainly young Kiwis.
Parachute Music, the Festival's sponsor, works to develop NZ Christian music, to market it internationally and to make Christian musicians and performers a major influence in mainstream Kiwi culture. Catholics@Parachute is organising a group booking for Kiwi Catholics so as to a get a reserved campsite (tent city) for their group. The idea is to make attending Parachute Festival easier and more appealing, to encourage fellowship among young Kiwi Catholics and introduce them to Parachute Music's mission. Catholics@Parachute also hope to organise a public Mass on one of the stages, which will be the first Catholic Mass most of those at the Festival will have ever witnessed.
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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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The Catholic Network of Marriage Educators. National Co-ordinator Part-time position, involves some travelling. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Dec 1 2002 p.21 and from CNME Trust Board Chairperson, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Applications close 31 January 2003.
Catholic Marriage Educators' National Co-ordinator Further details in 'Wel-com' December 2002 p.23, and from CNME Trust board, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. Applications close 31 January 2003
Sunday, December 15, 2002
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ADVENT
Therese J Borchard. "There’s something about Mary ..." Catholic Weekly (Sydney) 15 December 2002 http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/dec/15/19.html Every year during Advent, I’m reminded of a pilgrimage I made to Lourdes, France, when I was 19. I didn’t have any great expectations, as I was in France at the time and was simply tagging along with two friends who had their hearts set on visiting the place. I was much more excited about planning my future adventure to Lisieux, the hometown of my patron saint. However, as our train stopped at the platform right outside the shrine at Lourdes, I could not deny that something mystical surrounded us. A scent of mystery hung in the air....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"Cardinal Law resigns amid mounting pressure " National Catholic Reporter, December 13, 2002 http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/122702/122702d.htm Appropriately enough, Cardinal Bernard Law’s final act unfolded against the backdrop of a cold and gloomy Friday the 13th in Rome. Pope John Paul II today accepted Law’s brief resignation letter, ending months of speculation and capping a groundswell of demands for Law’s ouster from a wide cross-section of priests and laity in Boston....
"Boston’s beleaguered cardinal arrives in Rome" The Tablet, 14 December 2002 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi?citw Boston’s archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Law, flew to Rome earlier this week amid further damaging disclosures of clerical misconduct in his archdiocese, the prospect of bankruptcy, and calls from his own priests to stand down. Speculation in Rome was that the Vatican was likely to appoint a coadjutor bishop as a face-saving means of removing him from the leadership...
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Catholictv.net (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office) http://www.catholictv.net
This week's feature: Sr Stephanie Kitching interviews Anne Desalis, marriage preparation educator.
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JUSTICE, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
Caritas Update Issue No. 31, Summer 2002 http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/31_summer_2002/index.htm
In this issue...
Letter from the director ... Cambodia - Preventing land loss and illegal logging ... War on Iraq a recipe for humanitarian disaster ... Caritas Internationalis message from Jerusalem ... Caritas response to Southern Africa Crisis ... Social Justice Week Review ... Maori, Church, and the Land ... Catholic Social Teaching Workshops ... School Spotlight
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NEW AND UPDATED WEBSITES
(Special thanks to Kiwicath forum member Julian Roberts for many of these links)
Christchurch Carmelites The annual Newsletter of the Christchurch Carmel is on its Website at: http://www.karmel.at/~chch/index.htm Via this site you can also tour the convent of this contemplative order of nuns, thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.
Congregational Leaders Conference of Aotearoa New Zealand (CLCANZ) http://religious.org.nz/The site of the national association of Catholic Sisters, Brothers and priests in religious orders.
The Cenacle Community in NZ/Australia http://cenacle.org.nz The Cenacle Sisters particular calling is spiritual direction through individual or group retreats.
The De La Salle Brothers in NZ http://delasalle.org.nz Lasallian Vocations and Youth Ministry in Australia and New Zealand http://vocym.org Lasallian Youth Gathering, Auckland, 2003 http://lyg03.com The De La Salle Brothers are active in New Zealand as Catholic secondary school teachers and educational administrators, and in youth ministry.
Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry http://akyouth.org.nz and Summer Connection Camp http://summerx.akyouth.org.nz
Christchurch Catholic Youth Team http://cyt.org.nz
Nebo – a Catholic band from Christchurch http://nebo.co.nz
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EVENTS
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January 3-12, 2003 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School. "Where Faith and Knowledge Meet" St Joseph's Maori School for Girls, 25 Osier Rd, Taradale, Napier http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School for young Catholic adults (18-35) offers ... * An opportunity to deepen your spiritual life through personal, communal and liturgical prayer and through celebration of the sacraments * A discovery of the richness of Catholic spirituality and tradition. * An experience of living a common life of prayer, service and recreation * An introduction to theology and scripture * An examination of some of the many issues facing the Church
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24-27 Jan. 2003 Parachute Music Festival, Totara Springs Christian Camp, Matamata
Catholics@Parachute: http://www.parachute.ecatholic.net.nz Parachute Music Festival Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com Parachute Music New Zealand: http://www.parachutemusic.com Parachute 2002 Photo Gallery ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/index.shtml... including "Catholic service in the Cage" (photo by Hamish Ferguson) ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/pages/catholic%20service_hamish%20fe\ rguson.htm
The annual Parachute Music Festival Extreme is the biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with audiences of over twenty thousand mainly young Kiwis.
Parachute Music, the Festival's sponsor, works to develop NZ Christian music, to market it internationally and to make Christian musicians and performers a major influence in mainstream Kiwi culture. Catholics@Parachute is organising a group booking for Kiwi Catholics so as to a get a reserved campsite (tent city) for their group. The idea is to make attending Parachute Festival easier and more appealing, to encourage fellowship among young Kiwi Catholics and introduce them to Parachute Music's mission. Catholics@Parachute also hope to organise a public Mass on one of the stages, which will be the first Catholic Mass most of those at the Festival will have ever witnessed.
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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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Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth, Wanganui. Manager/Hostess The Sisters are seeking a live-in Manager/Hostess to co-ordinate and oversee the running of their busy Centre overlooking Wanganui City. The Centre is the Sisters' hearth-place as well as a place of retreat and reflection, and a conference centre. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Dec 1 2002 p.21 and from Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth, 14 Hillside Terrace, PO Box 777, Wanganui. Applications close 20 Dec 2002
The Catholic Network of Marriage Educators. National Co-ordinator Part-time position, involves some travelling. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Dec 1 2002 p.21 and from CNME Trust Board Chairperson, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Applications close 31 January 2003.
Catholic Marriage Educators' National Co-ordinator Further details in 'Wel-com' December 2002 p.23, and from CNME Trust board, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. Applications close 31 January 2003
ADVENT
Therese J Borchard. "There’s something about Mary ..." Catholic Weekly (Sydney) 15 December 2002 http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/dec/15/19.html Every year during Advent, I’m reminded of a pilgrimage I made to Lourdes, France, when I was 19. I didn’t have any great expectations, as I was in France at the time and was simply tagging along with two friends who had their hearts set on visiting the place. I was much more excited about planning my future adventure to Lisieux, the hometown of my patron saint. However, as our train stopped at the platform right outside the shrine at Lourdes, I could not deny that something mystical surrounded us. A scent of mystery hung in the air....
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS
"Cardinal Law resigns amid mounting pressure " National Catholic Reporter, December 13, 2002 http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/122702/122702d.htm Appropriately enough, Cardinal Bernard Law’s final act unfolded against the backdrop of a cold and gloomy Friday the 13th in Rome. Pope John Paul II today accepted Law’s brief resignation letter, ending months of speculation and capping a groundswell of demands for Law’s ouster from a wide cross-section of priests and laity in Boston....
"Boston’s beleaguered cardinal arrives in Rome" The Tablet, 14 December 2002 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi?citw Boston’s archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Law, flew to Rome earlier this week amid further damaging disclosures of clerical misconduct in his archdiocese, the prospect of bankruptcy, and calls from his own priests to stand down. Speculation in Rome was that the Vatican was likely to appoint a coadjutor bishop as a face-saving means of removing him from the leadership...
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
Catholictv.net (Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office) http://www.catholictv.net
This week's feature: Sr Stephanie Kitching interviews Anne Desalis, marriage preparation educator.
******************************************
JUSTICE, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
Caritas Update Issue No. 31, Summer 2002 http://www.caritas.org.nz/Update/31_summer_2002/index.htm
In this issue...
Letter from the director ... Cambodia - Preventing land loss and illegal logging ... War on Iraq a recipe for humanitarian disaster ... Caritas Internationalis message from Jerusalem ... Caritas response to Southern Africa Crisis ... Social Justice Week Review ... Maori, Church, and the Land ... Catholic Social Teaching Workshops ... School Spotlight
*********************************************
NEW AND UPDATED WEBSITES
(Special thanks to Kiwicath forum member Julian Roberts for many of these links)
Christchurch Carmelites The annual Newsletter of the Christchurch Carmel is on its Website at: http://www.karmel.at/~chch/index.htm Via this site you can also tour the convent of this contemplative order of nuns, thanks to the Wonderful World Wide Web.
Congregational Leaders Conference of Aotearoa New Zealand (CLCANZ) http://religious.org.nz/The site of the national association of Catholic Sisters, Brothers and priests in religious orders.
The Cenacle Community in NZ/Australia http://cenacle.org.nz The Cenacle Sisters particular calling is spiritual direction through individual or group retreats.
The De La Salle Brothers in NZ http://delasalle.org.nz Lasallian Vocations and Youth Ministry in Australia and New Zealand http://vocym.org Lasallian Youth Gathering, Auckland, 2003 http://lyg03.com The De La Salle Brothers are active in New Zealand as Catholic secondary school teachers and educational administrators, and in youth ministry.
Auckland Catholic Youth Ministry http://akyouth.org.nz and Summer Connection Camp http://summerx.akyouth.org.nz
Christchurch Catholic Youth Team http://cyt.org.nz
Nebo – a Catholic band from Christchurch http://nebo.co.nz
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EVENTS
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January 3-12, 2003 Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School. "Where Faith and Knowledge Meet" St Joseph's Maori School for Girls, 25 Osier Rd, Taradale, Napier http://www.catholic.org/newzealand/heartsaflame
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School for young Catholic adults (18-35) offers ... * An opportunity to deepen your spiritual life through personal, communal and liturgical prayer and through celebration of the sacraments * A discovery of the richness of Catholic spirituality and tradition. * An experience of living a common life of prayer, service and recreation * An introduction to theology and scripture * An examination of some of the many issues facing the Church
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24-27 Jan. 2003 Parachute Music Festival, Totara Springs Christian Camp, Matamata
Catholics@Parachute: http://www.parachute.ecatholic.net.nz Parachute Music Festival Website: http://websites.parachutemusic.com Parachute Music New Zealand: http://www.parachutemusic.com Parachute 2002 Photo Gallery ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/index.shtml... including "Catholic service in the Cage" (photo by Hamish Ferguson) ... http://www.parachute.co.nz/festival/gallery/pages/catholic%20service_hamish%20fe\ rguson.htm
The annual Parachute Music Festival Extreme is the biggest Christian music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, with audiences of over twenty thousand mainly young Kiwis.
Parachute Music, the Festival's sponsor, works to develop NZ Christian music, to market it internationally and to make Christian musicians and performers a major influence in mainstream Kiwi culture. Catholics@Parachute is organising a group booking for Kiwi Catholics so as to a get a reserved campsite (tent city) for their group. The idea is to make attending Parachute Festival easier and more appealing, to encourage fellowship among young Kiwi Catholics and introduce them to Parachute Music's mission. Catholics@Parachute also hope to organise a public Mass on one of the stages, which will be the first Catholic Mass most of those at the Festival will have ever witnessed.
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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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Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth, Wanganui. Manager/Hostess The Sisters are seeking a live-in Manager/Hostess to co-ordinate and oversee the running of their busy Centre overlooking Wanganui City. The Centre is the Sisters' hearth-place as well as a place of retreat and reflection, and a conference centre. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Dec 1 2002 p.21 and from Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth, 14 Hillside Terrace, PO Box 777, Wanganui. Applications close 20 Dec 2002
The Catholic Network of Marriage Educators. National Co-ordinator Part-time position, involves some travelling. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Dec 1 2002 p.21 and from CNME Trust Board Chairperson, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Applications close 31 January 2003.
Catholic Marriage Educators' National Co-ordinator Further details in 'Wel-com' December 2002 p.23, and from CNME Trust board, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. Applications close 31 January 2003
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