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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Loss of faith in state sector puts heat on church schools NZ Herald 27.01.2004 http://tinyurl.com/ysfdb [Summary: The popularity of integrated schools is rising among parents who prefer a religious or philosophical dimension or who want some aspects of a private education without paying private school fees. Most of New Zealand's 238 Catholic schools are either full or very close to it.]
Editorial: Time to let integrated schools grow NZ Herald 28.01.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2ayrs As schools reopen for another year it is reported once again students have had to be turned away from the increasingly popular "integrated" schools. It is time the Government took note of this trend and drew a lesson from it....
Boy prays for his mum's killer Herald Sun (Melbourne) 29 jan 04 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8518639^661,00.html A young boy whose mother was murdered as he lay sleeping next to her now prays for her killer. Speaking on the eve of the inquest on his mum, 11-year-old Ben Jacobs said he was no longer interested in revenge...
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FROM THE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICES
A Church of the catacombs, made up of only foreigners Asia News 30 January, 2004 http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=314 [Summary: Fr. Giuseppe Moretti is a sixty-six year-old Barnabite priest from Italy. He has been following the action in Afghanistan since 1977. From 1990-94 he was in Kabul, where he served as the country’s only Catholic priest. Since May 2002, he has headed the missio sui iuris in Afghanistan. In this interview, Fr. Moretti paints a picture of the difficulties for Christian missions in a country that still bears the marks of Islamic fundamentalism.]
Quest for Christian Unity: Where It Stands Interview With Bishop Farrell, Secretary of Council for Promoting Christian Unity http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47934 Vatican City, Jan. 25, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Impatience is a great temptation against ecumenism, says the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. At the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop Brian Farrell assessed the state of the quest for full unity among the disciples of Christ....
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MARIST MESSENGER
Monthly magazine published the NZ Society of Mary
From the February 2004 issue ... http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers ... Surf's up - recommended Websites ... Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic periodicals ... Daily News from the Catholic world ... Focus, by Fr Carl Telford: the delicate task of relating truth and love... Fr Paddy Cahill on Surprise - Keeping alive wonder ... Blessed Rosalie Rendu - The story of the newly beatified Daughter of Charity, by Tricia O'Donnell ... Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is our heart's true love, by Fr John Bernard Keegan ocd ... Listening, the key to communication
Also in the February Marist Messenger: Our Lady of the bullring ... Radiant Dante - Catholic genius ... The Love of God - motivation ... The gift of the precious present .. The Mass - shared dialogue ... The Language of Adoration
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FILMS OF THE YEAR
US Bishops' Conference. Office for Film and Broadcasting Top Ten List for the Year 2003 http://www.nccbuscc.org/movies/topten2003.htm
Although 2003 saw its share of over-hyped sequels and pointless remakes, mindless action pictures and witless comedies, there were some truly exceptional films, reminding us that movies have the power to inspire and uplift rather than just dehumanize and debase... [the Top Ten include 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King' and 'Whalerider']
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Courses sponsored by the Outreach and Evangelisation Commission, Hamilton Catholic Diocese Presented by Adrian & Anne Commadeur and Nan Deakin from the Melbourne Schools of Evangelisation
"New Life" : Saturday 28 February and Sunday 29 February 2004 Meet Jesus afresh and renew your commitment to Him
"Emmaus" : Saturday 6 March and Sunday 7 March 2004 Listen as Jesus walks with the disciples to Emmaus and unfolds the meaning of Scripture to you
Venue: Catholic Hall, St Joseph's, Te Aroha. Register by 16 February -see your Parish for brochures. Each course costs $40, or whatever the participants can afford. Some billets available with parishioners.
For further information contact Julia (07) 863 7575 Waihi Liz (07) 858 2954 Hamilton John (07) 846 2691 Hamilton jlewis@wave.co.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 ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington
The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it.
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
Sunday, February 1, 2004
Sunday, January 25, 2004
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 179, January 25 - February 7, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text:
Judge, missionary and chaplain receive honours Wellington - A family court judge, a missionary, a journalist and a military chaplain are among the Catholics in the New Year Honours...
"Pilgrimages" to Philippines could expand consciences Auckland - It was a visit of contrasts - from debating contexualised theology with experts at a university conference in Manilla to talking with people in their homes in Midsalip, "a town at the end of the road, at the very back of beyond"...
Parish mourns mother killed by hurricane Christchurch - Christ the King parish in Burnside, Christchurch, has felt the full impact of a hurricane-strength nor-westerly wind over the South Island on January 9...
Also in the current issue of 'NZ Catholic':
Child labour risks revealed by Caritas ... Council veto postpones school for Wanaka ... Debate on condoms continues in Rome ... Chaplain to Antarctica finds extremes of faith ... Vietnamese chaplain urges reconciliation.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PM's comments on public schools causing sharp response There has been a sharp reaction in all of the Australian media today to the Prime Minister's comments yesterday on State schools being too 'politically correct and values-neutral'. Our detailed report endeavours to provide an overview.
Cardinal comments on absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the president of the Italian bishops' conference, has commented on the Parmalat business scandal in Italy. The debacle, he said, exposed 'an unexpected vulnerability in our economic and financial system,' caused largely by the absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings. CWN
Abuse Crisis: Poll - most priests want celibacy discussion Three stories today: 1. A poll of priests in a US diocese shows more than half want discussion on celibacy. 2. Report of a meeting of 190 priests with Bishop in NY. 3. UK priest remanded in NZ.
Q'land Election: Catholic Social Action Office pushes Water Policy The Catholic Social Action Office in Queensland says water and water management needs to be a major consideration for voters in the lead up to the State election.
Activists support "Untouchables" at big conference in India Anti-globalisation activists who have gathered in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) for the World Social Forum have rallied for an end to discrimination against minority groups, such as those born into the Dalit caste in India.
Monotheist Religious Dialogue: Two significant meetings The Ninth Congress of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee has just concluded in Rome. In the US high level representatives of the Church attended a Jewish sponsored conference to foster better Jewish-Catholic relations.
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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
[The week is celebrated in mid-January in the northern hemisphere, and later in the year down here becasue of the summer holidays. ML)
John Paul II Says Christian Unity Involves All Believers It calls for a change of heart, he tells general audience http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47727
Macao - Young people lead Week Of Prayer for Christian Unity: “striving to live as true followers of Christ in the world today ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0401/20_1551.html Macao (Fides Service) – Christians in Macao started the Week of Prayer for the Unity of Christians with an inter-confessional meeting. Organised by the local Catholic and Anglican Churches, the meeting was held on Sunday 18 January at the Baptist College in northern Macao where people are mostly immigrant workers recently arrived from mainland China....
Cardinal welcomes historic Russian Orthodox service at Westminster Cathedral Independent Catholic News 16 January 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/cordx.html [Summary: Christian Unity week in Britain was marked by a series of events - including Russian Orthodox Vespers in Westminster Cathedral, a Homily by Greek Orthodox Archbishop Gregorios at 10.30am Mass at the Cathedral, and a joint Ecumenical Vespers with Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Charteris at the Tower of London]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
23,000 At Parachute Festival NewstalkZB 24/01/2004 [Full text] New Zealand's largest music festival is well underway at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. Parachute 2004 director Mark de Jong says more than 23,000 campers are already at the Christian four-day event and that number is set to rise. Mr de Jong says 100-plus bands are playing over the long (Auckland province anniversary) weekend, including New Zealand act Brooke Fraser and overseas punk-rock band Relient K. Parachute 2004 runs until midday Monday.
Kiwi kids 'work in sweatshop conditions' The Dominion Post 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792388a11,00.html Children as young as 11 are being forced to work to support their families, according to a new survey which reveals Third World child labour conditions in New Zealand. Catholic social service agency Caritas Aotearoa surveyed 4864 children, aged 10 to 17 years, from 69 Catholic schools and found cases of children working as late as 1am and children suffering cuts, burns, dog bites and broken bones at work...
Integrated schools turn many away The Press (Chch) 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792339a7694,00.html Integrated schools are being forced to turn away hundreds of students as parents shunning state schools flood them with enrolment applications. The situation has got so bad some parents are enrolling their children at birth to ensure they get accepted....
Sentencing after false sex abuse complaints NZ City 13 January 2004 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=38826 [Full text] A second man has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court after falsely claiming he had been abused by an order of Catholic brothers. John Kevin Fenn claimed he was among more than 70 men who were sexually molested at the St John of God's former Maryland's school. The 39-year-old, who is described as having limited intellectual capacity, was sentenced to 200 hours community work. Last month Justin Richardson was jailed on charges of fraud and making a false statement. He had earlier received compensation from the religious order of more than $100,000.
Band of brothers ready to leave town The Press 21 January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2qefv A Catholic tradition almost as old as Greymouth itself is coming to an end as the Marist Brothers prepare to leave the West Coast. Age and dwindling numbers have forced the decision to disband the Greymouth community – now numbering only three brothers – after 114 years...
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Croke, Thomas William 1822 - 1902 Catholic bishop of Auckland (1870-1874) http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2C39 Thomas William Croke was born in the parish of Ballyclough, County Cork, Ireland, probably in 1822 or 1823. He was the third of eight children of William Croke, an estate agent, and his wife, Isabella Plummer, daughter of an aristocratic Protestant family who disowned her following her Catholic marriage in 1817. After William Croke died in 1834 his brother, the Reverend Thomas Croke, supervised the education and upbringing of the children. Two of Thomas's brothers entered the priesthood, while two sisters became nuns...
Redwood, Francis William 1839 - 1935 Catholic archbishop of Wellington http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=2R6 Francis William Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 in the parish of Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the son of Henry Redwood, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Gilbert. The family emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand, on the George Fyfe in 1842....
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
"Sinfulness and Reconciliation" Explore brokeness in the world; read stories of reconciliation and of world organisations who promote healing and reconciliation. Understand more about sin, and how God brings us healing through the Sacrament of forgiveness. http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/reconciliation.htm
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BOOK REVIEW
Arise, Reform: the liberation of the laity in search of an accountable Church, by Paul Lakeland 'America' Vol. 189 No. 2 July 21, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/36lqx Timing is everything. Many of the elements of a sophisticated theology of the laity and recommendations for church reform featured in Paul Lakeland’s new book originated earlier and elsewhere. But never before have they been put together in such a compelling way and, more to the point, at such an opportune time....
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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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 ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
'NZ CATHOLIC'
No 179, January 25 - February 7, 2004
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Full text:
Judge, missionary and chaplain receive honours Wellington - A family court judge, a missionary, a journalist and a military chaplain are among the Catholics in the New Year Honours...
"Pilgrimages" to Philippines could expand consciences Auckland - It was a visit of contrasts - from debating contexualised theology with experts at a university conference in Manilla to talking with people in their homes in Midsalip, "a town at the end of the road, at the very back of beyond"...
Parish mourns mother killed by hurricane Christchurch - Christ the King parish in Burnside, Christchurch, has felt the full impact of a hurricane-strength nor-westerly wind over the South Island on January 9...
Also in the current issue of 'NZ Catholic':
Child labour risks revealed by Caritas ... Council veto postpones school for Wanaka ... Debate on condoms continues in Rome ... Chaplain to Antarctica finds extremes of faith ... Vietnamese chaplain urges reconciliation.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
PM's comments on public schools causing sharp response There has been a sharp reaction in all of the Australian media today to the Prime Minister's comments yesterday on State schools being too 'politically correct and values-neutral'. Our detailed report endeavours to provide an overview.
Cardinal comments on absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the president of the Italian bishops' conference, has commented on the Parmalat business scandal in Italy. The debacle, he said, exposed 'an unexpected vulnerability in our economic and financial system,' caused largely by the absence of a sound moral and ethical basis for business dealings. CWN
Abuse Crisis: Poll - most priests want celibacy discussion Three stories today: 1. A poll of priests in a US diocese shows more than half want discussion on celibacy. 2. Report of a meeting of 190 priests with Bishop in NY. 3. UK priest remanded in NZ.
Q'land Election: Catholic Social Action Office pushes Water Policy The Catholic Social Action Office in Queensland says water and water management needs to be a major consideration for voters in the lead up to the State election.
Activists support "Untouchables" at big conference in India Anti-globalisation activists who have gathered in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) for the World Social Forum have rallied for an end to discrimination against minority groups, such as those born into the Dalit caste in India.
Monotheist Religious Dialogue: Two significant meetings The Ninth Congress of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee has just concluded in Rome. In the US high level representatives of the Church attended a Jewish sponsored conference to foster better Jewish-Catholic relations.
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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
[The week is celebrated in mid-January in the northern hemisphere, and later in the year down here becasue of the summer holidays. ML)
John Paul II Says Christian Unity Involves All Believers It calls for a change of heart, he tells general audience http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=47727
Macao - Young people lead Week Of Prayer for Christian Unity: “striving to live as true followers of Christ in the world today ” http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0401/20_1551.html Macao (Fides Service) – Christians in Macao started the Week of Prayer for the Unity of Christians with an inter-confessional meeting. Organised by the local Catholic and Anglican Churches, the meeting was held on Sunday 18 January at the Baptist College in northern Macao where people are mostly immigrant workers recently arrived from mainland China....
Cardinal welcomes historic Russian Orthodox service at Westminster Cathedral Independent Catholic News 16 January 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/cordx.html [Summary: Christian Unity week in Britain was marked by a series of events - including Russian Orthodox Vespers in Westminster Cathedral, a Homily by Greek Orthodox Archbishop Gregorios at 10.30am Mass at the Cathedral, and a joint Ecumenical Vespers with Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and the Bishop of London, the Rt Rev Richard Charteris at the Tower of London]
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
23,000 At Parachute Festival NewstalkZB 24/01/2004 [Full text] New Zealand's largest music festival is well underway at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. Parachute 2004 director Mark de Jong says more than 23,000 campers are already at the Christian four-day event and that number is set to rise. Mr de Jong says 100-plus bands are playing over the long (Auckland province anniversary) weekend, including New Zealand act Brooke Fraser and overseas punk-rock band Relient K. Parachute 2004 runs until midday Monday.
Kiwi kids 'work in sweatshop conditions' The Dominion Post 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792388a11,00.html Children as young as 11 are being forced to work to support their families, according to a new survey which reveals Third World child labour conditions in New Zealand. Catholic social service agency Caritas Aotearoa surveyed 4864 children, aged 10 to 17 years, from 69 Catholic schools and found cases of children working as late as 1am and children suffering cuts, burns, dog bites and broken bones at work...
Integrated schools turn many away The Press (Chch) 24 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2792339a7694,00.html Integrated schools are being forced to turn away hundreds of students as parents shunning state schools flood them with enrolment applications. The situation has got so bad some parents are enrolling their children at birth to ensure they get accepted....
Sentencing after false sex abuse complaints NZ City 13 January 2004 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=38826 [Full text] A second man has been sentenced in the Christchurch District Court after falsely claiming he had been abused by an order of Catholic brothers. John Kevin Fenn claimed he was among more than 70 men who were sexually molested at the St John of God's former Maryland's school. The 39-year-old, who is described as having limited intellectual capacity, was sentenced to 200 hours community work. Last month Justin Richardson was jailed on charges of fraud and making a false statement. He had earlier received compensation from the religious order of more than $100,000.
Band of brothers ready to leave town The Press 21 January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2qefv A Catholic tradition almost as old as Greymouth itself is coming to an end as the Marist Brothers prepare to leave the West Coast. Age and dwindling numbers have forced the decision to disband the Greymouth community – now numbering only three brothers – after 114 years...
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Croke, Thomas William 1822 - 1902 Catholic bishop of Auckland (1870-1874) http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=2C39 Thomas William Croke was born in the parish of Ballyclough, County Cork, Ireland, probably in 1822 or 1823. He was the third of eight children of William Croke, an estate agent, and his wife, Isabella Plummer, daughter of an aristocratic Protestant family who disowned her following her Catholic marriage in 1817. After William Croke died in 1834 his brother, the Reverend Thomas Croke, supervised the education and upbringing of the children. Two of Thomas's brothers entered the priesthood, while two sisters became nuns...
Redwood, Francis William 1839 - 1935 Catholic archbishop of Wellington http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=2R6 Francis William Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 in the parish of Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the son of Henry Redwood, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Gilbert. The family emigrated to Nelson, New Zealand, on the George Fyfe in 1842....
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
"Sinfulness and Reconciliation" Explore brokeness in the world; read stories of reconciliation and of world organisations who promote healing and reconciliation. Understand more about sin, and how God brings us healing through the Sacrament of forgiveness. http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/inclass/reconciliation.htm
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BOOK REVIEW
Arise, Reform: the liberation of the laity in search of an accountable Church, by Paul Lakeland 'America' Vol. 189 No. 2 July 21, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/36lqx Timing is everything. Many of the elements of a sophisticated theology of the laity and recommendations for church reform featured in Paul Lakeland’s new book originated earlier and elsewhere. But never before have they been put together in such a compelling way and, more to the point, at such an opportune time....
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EVENTS
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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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 ]
General Manager, Resources and Services, Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington The appointee will head a company to be formed by the Archdiocese to provide management and resourcing services to it. Further details in 'NZ Catholic' Jan. 25 p.17 and from Mike Hurdle or Catharina Vossen at Micah Partners, PO Box 499, Wellington. Tel. 04 499 4749; mobile 021-552-929; fax: 04 499 7375; e-mail: contact@micapartners.co.nz . Diocesan Website: http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 13 February 2004
Sunday, January 18, 2004
FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Chilling out: Southern brothers take to the Ice (photos) Otago Daily Times 3-January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3amv6 Southern brothers Tony and John Harrison have followed each other to the end of the earth. Both have been to the South Pole, as Roman Catholic priests serving the far-flung parish of about 100 Americans at McMurdo Base...
Woman's death will leave huge gap The Press 10 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2779077a11,00.html Mother-of-three Joanne Mary Davidson, 42, of Ilam, was killed when a severe gust of wind picked up her tent and threw her 60m into a house in the Queen Charlotte Sounds' Ngakuta Bay. Mrs Davidson was a teacher aide and librarian at Christ the King School, where two of her children go, and also a Catholic bishop's representative on the school board of trustees...
Woodcock back to face charges TVNZ 17 January 2004 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,249198-1-7,00.html A former Catholic priest has arrived back in New Zealand to face child sex charges. Alan Woodcock, who has been extradited from Britain, flew back under police guard. The 54-year-old is charged with 34 counts of sexually abusing children while he was a teacher in Silverstream, Upper Hutt and Palmerston North in the 1980s.
Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (book review) By Diarmaid MacCulloch The Economist (UK) http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2282268 Diarmaid MacCulloch is Oxford University's professor of the history of the church, and one of the many strengths of his book is that he shows how the Reformation — which English-speaking readers tend to think of as a near-fatal theological blow dealt to the pope — in fact coincided with the Catholic church's most successful period of expansion...
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MEDJUGORJE NEWS
http://www.medjugorjenews-nz.org
In the December 2003 issue: ..The Medjugorje Story ...Our Lady's Messages ..From the Editor ...Excerpts from Press Bulletins ..Excerpts from Children of Medjugorje ..Reborn in Jesus through Mary ..Wellington 2004 Eucharistic Convention ..A Theologian's View ..A Lifeline ..Useful addresses in Medjugorje ..Two Babies in a Manger ..A Jew's Search for the Messiah ..An Important Lesson ..I Belong Entirely to the Heart of Jesus ..Interview with Jakov ..Christmas Meditation ..The Inner Road..The Four-Legged Theologian ...Ghana Rosary Project ...Interview with Sr.Hannah ..The Final Judgement ...You Called Me - and I've Come..Priests Need your Love and your Prayers ...Dear God - Children write to God ...Genesis Revisited ...The Secret of the Rosary ..Giving and Receiving
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CARITAS UPDATE
Newsletter of Caritas Aotearoa-New Zealand, the NZ Catholic bishops' agency for justice, peace and development
http://www.caritas.org.nz/update.asp
The Summer 2003 issue of the Caritas Update includes articles about the struggle facing West Papuans for independence, the latest work undertaken in our area of domestic advocacy, thoughts on the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun and a close-up look at a recent visit to Bangladesh by our Chairperson, Sr Catherine Hannan. The Country Brief section looks at the recent elections in Guatemala and the humanitarian work currently being done by our partner in Iraq in what is an increasingly volatile environment. The Schools Spotlight page highlights the Caritas survey of Y7-13 aged young people regarding their opinions and experiences of work.
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CATHOLICTV.NET Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New interviews ...
As a recent graduate of teachers training college, Janine McGruddy's decision to qualify for the certificate in catechetical studies helped change her view of the church
Sister Paula Bretkelly works with the New Zealand Aids foundation
Br Pat's latest education report recaps on the December developments in Catholic education
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
"Annual New Zealand Catholic Directory to lift its price " (media statement - full text)
The 2004 edition of the New Zealand Catholic Directory will be released towards the end of February.
Lyndsay Freer, Director of Catholic Communciations, the publishers of the directory, said that each year its contents have expanded, largely because of the increasing numbers of email addresses, cellphone numbers and websites.
This year is no exception, and the publishers have been obliged to add a further 20-odd pages to accommodate the extra data. Enlarged content and higher printing costs have forced Catholic Communications reluctantly to increase the price from $20, at which it has remained for some years, to $25 per copy.
The publishing of a national directory of the Catholic Church was the brainchild of Father John Griffin, a Columban priest, who in 1974 was appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He realised at once his need to collaborate with all the local clergy, but who were they, and where were they?
So Father Griffin began work on a clergy directory, and shortly thereafter was assisted by Fr John Coleman the first National Director of Catholic Communications.
Since then it has been expanded to contain virtually all relevant information about the personnel and agencies of the Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
2003 was a great year at FaithCentral with most months enjoying more than 15,000 unique visitors for the month. We hope we can serve you even better 2004. As classes are being prepared for the new year we are keen to point out the topics that are available at FaithCentral: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/class.htm If you're thinking of using the Internet in your Religious Education class in 2004, we would invite you to pop in to FaithCentral where we have taken a lot of the effort out of search for good RE resources.
Year 9 Beginnings of the Catholic Church in New Zealand ... Church History ... Creation and Co-Creation ... Eucharist and the Church's Year ... Life and Times of Jesus ... Recognising the Signs of God
Year 10 Church History ... Expressions of Catholic Life ... Inspiring men and women ... The Meaning and Significance of Eucharist
Year 11 Biblical Studies ... Church History ... Conscience, Morality and Values... Ecumenism ... The Holy Spirit
Year 12 Art, Music and Architecture ... Biblical Studies ... Modern Church History ... Justice and Peace ... Loss, Grief, Death and Dying ... Religions of the World
Year 13 Biblical Studies ... Bio-ethics ... Changing role of Women ... Church History ... Influence of Media ... Jesus Christ ... Mary the First Disciple ... Poverty and Wealth ... Psychology of Religion ... Sects and Cults
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EVENTS
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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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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Chilling out: Southern brothers take to the Ice (photos) Otago Daily Times 3-January 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3amv6 Southern brothers Tony and John Harrison have followed each other to the end of the earth. Both have been to the South Pole, as Roman Catholic priests serving the far-flung parish of about 100 Americans at McMurdo Base...
Woman's death will leave huge gap The Press 10 January 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2779077a11,00.html Mother-of-three Joanne Mary Davidson, 42, of Ilam, was killed when a severe gust of wind picked up her tent and threw her 60m into a house in the Queen Charlotte Sounds' Ngakuta Bay. Mrs Davidson was a teacher aide and librarian at Christ the King School, where two of her children go, and also a Catholic bishop's representative on the school board of trustees...
Woodcock back to face charges TVNZ 17 January 2004 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,249198-1-7,00.html A former Catholic priest has arrived back in New Zealand to face child sex charges. Alan Woodcock, who has been extradited from Britain, flew back under police guard. The 54-year-old is charged with 34 counts of sexually abusing children while he was a teacher in Silverstream, Upper Hutt and Palmerston North in the 1980s.
Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 (book review) By Diarmaid MacCulloch The Economist (UK) http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2282268 Diarmaid MacCulloch is Oxford University's professor of the history of the church, and one of the many strengths of his book is that he shows how the Reformation — which English-speaking readers tend to think of as a near-fatal theological blow dealt to the pope — in fact coincided with the Catholic church's most successful period of expansion...
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MEDJUGORJE NEWS
http://www.medjugorjenews-nz.org
In the December 2003 issue: ..The Medjugorje Story ...Our Lady's Messages ..From the Editor ...Excerpts from Press Bulletins ..Excerpts from Children of Medjugorje ..Reborn in Jesus through Mary ..Wellington 2004 Eucharistic Convention ..A Theologian's View ..A Lifeline ..Useful addresses in Medjugorje ..Two Babies in a Manger ..A Jew's Search for the Messiah ..An Important Lesson ..I Belong Entirely to the Heart of Jesus ..Interview with Jakov ..Christmas Meditation ..The Inner Road..The Four-Legged Theologian ...Ghana Rosary Project ...Interview with Sr.Hannah ..The Final Judgement ...You Called Me - and I've Come..Priests Need your Love and your Prayers ...Dear God - Children write to God ...Genesis Revisited ...The Secret of the Rosary ..Giving and Receiving
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CARITAS UPDATE
Newsletter of Caritas Aotearoa-New Zealand, the NZ Catholic bishops' agency for justice, peace and development
http://www.caritas.org.nz/update.asp
The Summer 2003 issue of the Caritas Update includes articles about the struggle facing West Papuans for independence, the latest work undertaken in our area of domestic advocacy, thoughts on the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun and a close-up look at a recent visit to Bangladesh by our Chairperson, Sr Catherine Hannan. The Country Brief section looks at the recent elections in Guatemala and the humanitarian work currently being done by our partner in Iraq in what is an increasingly volatile environment. The Schools Spotlight page highlights the Caritas survey of Y7-13 aged young people regarding their opinions and experiences of work.
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CATHOLICTV.NET Wellington Archdiocesan Media Centre
http://www.catholictv.net
New interviews ...
As a recent graduate of teachers training college, Janine McGruddy's decision to qualify for the certificate in catechetical studies helped change her view of the church
Sister Paula Bretkelly works with the New Zealand Aids foundation
Br Pat's latest education report recaps on the December developments in Catholic education
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
"Annual New Zealand Catholic Directory to lift its price " (media statement - full text)
The 2004 edition of the New Zealand Catholic Directory will be released towards the end of February.
Lyndsay Freer, Director of Catholic Communciations, the publishers of the directory, said that each year its contents have expanded, largely because of the increasing numbers of email addresses, cellphone numbers and websites.
This year is no exception, and the publishers have been obliged to add a further 20-odd pages to accommodate the extra data. Enlarged content and higher printing costs have forced Catholic Communications reluctantly to increase the price from $20, at which it has remained for some years, to $25 per copy.
The publishing of a national directory of the Catholic Church was the brainchild of Father John Griffin, a Columban priest, who in 1974 was appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He realised at once his need to collaborate with all the local clergy, but who were they, and where were they?
So Father Griffin began work on a clergy directory, and shortly thereafter was assisted by Fr John Coleman the first National Director of Catholic Communications.
Since then it has been expanded to contain virtually all relevant information about the personnel and agencies of the Church in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
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FAITH CENTRAL
A religious education resource site for NZ Catholic secondary schools at: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz
Faith Central reports ...
2003 was a great year at FaithCentral with most months enjoying more than 15,000 unique visitors for the month. We hope we can serve you even better 2004. As classes are being prepared for the new year we are keen to point out the topics that are available at FaithCentral: http://www.faithcentral.net.nz/class.htm If you're thinking of using the Internet in your Religious Education class in 2004, we would invite you to pop in to FaithCentral where we have taken a lot of the effort out of search for good RE resources.
Year 9 Beginnings of the Catholic Church in New Zealand ... Church History ... Creation and Co-Creation ... Eucharist and the Church's Year ... Life and Times of Jesus ... Recognising the Signs of God
Year 10 Church History ... Expressions of Catholic Life ... Inspiring men and women ... The Meaning and Significance of Eucharist
Year 11 Biblical Studies ... Church History ... Conscience, Morality and Values... Ecumenism ... The Holy Spirit
Year 12 Art, Music and Architecture ... Biblical Studies ... Modern Church History ... Justice and Peace ... Loss, Grief, Death and Dying ... Religions of the World
Year 13 Biblical Studies ... Bio-ethics ... Changing role of Women ... Church History ... Influence of Media ... Jesus Christ ... Mary the First Disciple ... Poverty and Wealth ... Psychology of Religion ... Sects and Cults
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EVENTS
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org
"The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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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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Sunday, December 21, 2003
Dear friends,
This is the last "News & Notes" for 2003. As usual, I'm going to take a break for three or so weeks, and will start again early in the new year.
Time now to say Thank You to Pauline for contributing the daily Scripture readings and Reflections; to my helper (who wishes to remain anonymous) for reviewing the new newsletters; and to all the members of the Kiwicath forum and its little brother 'Kiwcath News & Notes' on MSN Communities: thank you for staying with us and passing on the good bits to your friends.
Every best wish and all God's blessings this Christams, and in the new year.
Mike Leon 'Kiwicath' forum manager
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ADVENT - CHRISTMAS 2004
On the Expectations of Advent: A "proclamation of hope" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=46388 Vatican City, Dec. 17 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of John Paul II's address at today's general audience, which he dedicated to a reflection on the mystery of Christmas....
Mother Teresa's "Dark Nights" Can Teach Us a Lot, Says Preacher Father Cantalamessa's 2nd Advent Homily for Pope and Roman Curia http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=46164 Vatican City Dec. 14, 2003 (Zenit.org).- From the dark night of the mystics such as Mother Teresa, we can learn "how to behave in the time of dryness,". Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Papal Household preacher, delivered that message Friday when he gave his second meditation for Advent 2003, on Christian holiness in the light of the experience of Mother Teresa of Calcutta....
Christmas 2003: Young musicians from all over the world carry message of peace with concerts in Jerusalem and scholarships for Israeli and Palestinian music students http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/15_1399.html Jerusalem (Fides Service) With the sponsorship of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land the World Youth Orchestra WYO will give a series of concerts December 20 and 21 in Jerusalem, Ramallah and to the Jewish-Arab community in Nevé Shalom (north of Jerusalem)...
Kosovo: Young Muslims Join In Christmas Mass Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/12/16122003165720.asp Prague, 16 December 2003 -- Dom Nosh Gjolaj, a priest at St. Ndou Roman Catholic Church in the Kosovar capital, Pristina, expects overflow crowds this Christmas for the traditional midnight Mass celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. What is remarkable is that about 10,000 members of Father Gjolaj's midnight congregation will be young Kosovar Albanian Muslims....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
Headlines from the Dec. 21-Jan. 24 issue of NZ Catholic (a special Christmas/holidays issue):
Ten tips for parishes without a resident priest; Answers to readers¹ most common questions; New translation of missal coming; Pope says silence is missing from Mass; Miss America speaks on chastity; Faith motivates The Passion star; National calendar for 2004; Romance began with Rendezvous ...... and A Day in the Life of NZ Catholic.
The next issue of NZ Catholic will be published on January 25.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
International News -** Perth archbishop backs Premier's stand on religious freedom ** Rockhampton Diocese compensates nine abuse victims ** Pope says Christmas offers hope to world plagued by conflict ** Iraq to return religious buildings seized by Saddam ** ACU supports education in East Timor ** Bishops present ethics teachings in new booklet
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BIOETHICS - THE NATHANIEL REPORT
Report of the Nathaniel Catholic Bioethics Centre Issue 11 , Nov. 2003 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_11.html
Full text: Editorial: 'Anniversaries'. A reflection on three significant events -fifty years since the discovery of the three-dimensional structure of DNA, thirty years since the famous "Roe v Wade" decision that legalised abortion in the United States, and ten years since the release of the encyclical Veritatis Splendor -and the moral connections between these anniversaries.
Summaries: Gospel Perspectives for an Embodied Spirituality of Care Submission on Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE, 1 JAN. 2004
Pope John Paul II s message for World Day of Prayer for Peace 2004 (full text) http://www.fides.org/eng/magistero/2004/jpii_mess_010104.html
Message for the Church s 37th World Day of Prayer for Peace (Summary) http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/16_1412.html Vatican City (Fides Service) An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace is the theme of Pope John Paul II s Message for World Day of Prayer for Peace 2004 which was released on 16 December in the Vatican...
Message for World Peace Day 2004 (Commentary) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=163 The amazing thing is that his Message [is primarily addressed to] not only Catholic believers, churches, and parishes but also heads of nations, jurists, educators and even terrorists who, in choosing violence, compromise their very cause at its core . The pope says to everyone that peace is possible and that it is even a duty....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
The Scoop on the Pope Newsweek Dec.22 http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3704902&p1=0 Outside of the North Korean government in Pyongyang, no bureaucracy is harder for a journalist to crack than the Vatican's. And no one does it better than John L. Allen Jr., Rome correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent weekly newspaper...
"Who will be the next pope?", by John L. Allen Jr., The Boston Globe 14 Dec. 2004 http://tinyurl.com/27u7z Picking a pope is a bit like hunting for one's dream house... Similarly, in electing a successor to St. Peter, members of the College of Cardinals start with an ideal vision of the kind of man needed to lead the church. Usually that vision is constructed on the basis of six criteria ...
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IRAQ AFTER SADDAM
The serpent s head has been crushed: Our fears are finally over . http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=160 Rome (AsiaNews) - Bishop Rabban al Qas, age 54 and of Kurdish origin, is elated to say the least. The serpent s head has been finally crushed, he said. Now we can peacefully rebuild our country with the help of a military presence he defines as liberating and not occupational ....
With regard to who should judge Saddam Hussein, Most of us were victims of his dictatorship, we all applauded him when he was in power Iraqi priest told fides http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/15_1404.html
Christians under Saddam suffered persecution http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=165 Verona (AsiaNews) Now that tyranny is under lock and key, Iraqi Christians are now open with about their tales of suffering and persecution during the Saddam Hussein era...
Iraqi Christians appeal to people of Mosul: A minority of extremists must not be allowed to destroy Mosul s traditional image of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/17_1413.html
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'THE FAR EAST' Magazine of the NZ and Australian missionaries of St Columban's Missionary Society Nov.-Dec. 2003 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
Full text articles online ...
** The Director's Message ** Surviving Christmas in Peru ** Another Beginning (Fr Kelly speaks about how Columbans and Christian Brothers are working together in China after a lapse of 70 years) ** New Blessing in Shanghai
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EVENTS
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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.org.nz The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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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 ]
Receptionist - Office Assistant, Archdiocese of Wellington. Details from Lorraine McArthur, Director, archdiocesan Pastoral Services, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Tel (04) 496 1706; fax: (04) 496 1768; e-mail: l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz applications close 31 December 2003
Manager, Vincentian Home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' December 2003 p.21, and from John Grogan, secretary, Vincentian Home and Hospital PO box 1937 wellington; tel: (04) 569 6809; e-mail: jagrogan@paradise.net.nz
Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki Full-time Live-in position for a married couple. Manna is a five-bedroom residential care facility. Details from The Managers, Manna Healing Center, Upper Wairau Road, Oakura RD4, New Plymouth. Tel: (06) 752 7620
This is the last "News & Notes" for 2003. As usual, I'm going to take a break for three or so weeks, and will start again early in the new year.
Time now to say Thank You to Pauline for contributing the daily Scripture readings and Reflections; to my helper (who wishes to remain anonymous) for reviewing the new newsletters; and to all the members of the Kiwicath forum and its little brother 'Kiwcath News & Notes' on MSN Communities: thank you for staying with us and passing on the good bits to your friends.
Every best wish and all God's blessings this Christams, and in the new year.
Mike Leon 'Kiwicath' forum manager
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ADVENT - CHRISTMAS 2004
On the Expectations of Advent: A "proclamation of hope" http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=46388 Vatican City, Dec. 17 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of John Paul II's address at today's general audience, which he dedicated to a reflection on the mystery of Christmas....
Mother Teresa's "Dark Nights" Can Teach Us a Lot, Says Preacher Father Cantalamessa's 2nd Advent Homily for Pope and Roman Curia http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=46164 Vatican City Dec. 14, 2003 (Zenit.org).- From the dark night of the mystics such as Mother Teresa, we can learn "how to behave in the time of dryness,". Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Papal Household preacher, delivered that message Friday when he gave his second meditation for Advent 2003, on Christian holiness in the light of the experience of Mother Teresa of Calcutta....
Christmas 2003: Young musicians from all over the world carry message of peace with concerts in Jerusalem and scholarships for Israeli and Palestinian music students http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/15_1399.html Jerusalem (Fides Service) With the sponsorship of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land the World Youth Orchestra WYO will give a series of concerts December 20 and 21 in Jerusalem, Ramallah and to the Jewish-Arab community in Nevé Shalom (north of Jerusalem)...
Kosovo: Young Muslims Join In Christmas Mass Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/12/16122003165720.asp Prague, 16 December 2003 -- Dom Nosh Gjolaj, a priest at St. Ndou Roman Catholic Church in the Kosovar capital, Pristina, expects overflow crowds this Christmas for the traditional midnight Mass celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. What is remarkable is that about 10,000 members of Father Gjolaj's midnight congregation will be young Kosovar Albanian Muslims....
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
Headlines from the Dec. 21-Jan. 24 issue of NZ Catholic (a special Christmas/holidays issue):
Ten tips for parishes without a resident priest; Answers to readers¹ most common questions; New translation of missal coming; Pope says silence is missing from Mass; Miss America speaks on chastity; Faith motivates The Passion star; National calendar for 2004; Romance began with Rendezvous ...... and A Day in the Life of NZ Catholic.
The next issue of NZ Catholic will be published on January 25.
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
International News -** Perth archbishop backs Premier's stand on religious freedom ** Rockhampton Diocese compensates nine abuse victims ** Pope says Christmas offers hope to world plagued by conflict ** Iraq to return religious buildings seized by Saddam ** ACU supports education in East Timor ** Bishops present ethics teachings in new booklet
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BIOETHICS - THE NATHANIEL REPORT
Report of the Nathaniel Catholic Bioethics Centre Issue 11 , Nov. 2003 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_11.html
Full text: Editorial: 'Anniversaries'. A reflection on three significant events -fifty years since the discovery of the three-dimensional structure of DNA, thirty years since the famous "Roe v Wade" decision that legalised abortion in the United States, and ten years since the release of the encyclical Veritatis Splendor -and the moral connections between these anniversaries.
Summaries: Gospel Perspectives for an Embodied Spirituality of Care Submission on Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE, 1 JAN. 2004
Pope John Paul II s message for World Day of Prayer for Peace 2004 (full text) http://www.fides.org/eng/magistero/2004/jpii_mess_010104.html
Message for the Church s 37th World Day of Prayer for Peace (Summary) http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/16_1412.html Vatican City (Fides Service) An Ever Timely Commitment: Teaching Peace is the theme of Pope John Paul II s Message for World Day of Prayer for Peace 2004 which was released on 16 December in the Vatican...
Message for World Peace Day 2004 (Commentary) http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=163 The amazing thing is that his Message [is primarily addressed to] not only Catholic believers, churches, and parishes but also heads of nations, jurists, educators and even terrorists who, in choosing violence, compromise their very cause at its core . The pope says to everyone that peace is possible and that it is even a duty....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
The Scoop on the Pope Newsweek Dec.22 http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3704902&p1=0 Outside of the North Korean government in Pyongyang, no bureaucracy is harder for a journalist to crack than the Vatican's. And no one does it better than John L. Allen Jr., Rome correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent weekly newspaper...
"Who will be the next pope?", by John L. Allen Jr., The Boston Globe 14 Dec. 2004 http://tinyurl.com/27u7z Picking a pope is a bit like hunting for one's dream house... Similarly, in electing a successor to St. Peter, members of the College of Cardinals start with an ideal vision of the kind of man needed to lead the church. Usually that vision is constructed on the basis of six criteria ...
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IRAQ AFTER SADDAM
The serpent s head has been crushed: Our fears are finally over . http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=160 Rome (AsiaNews) - Bishop Rabban al Qas, age 54 and of Kurdish origin, is elated to say the least. The serpent s head has been finally crushed, he said. Now we can peacefully rebuild our country with the help of a military presence he defines as liberating and not occupational ....
With regard to who should judge Saddam Hussein, Most of us were victims of his dictatorship, we all applauded him when he was in power Iraqi priest told fides http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/15_1404.html
Christians under Saddam suffered persecution http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=165 Verona (AsiaNews) Now that tyranny is under lock and key, Iraqi Christians are now open with about their tales of suffering and persecution during the Saddam Hussein era...
Iraqi Christians appeal to people of Mosul: A minority of extremists must not be allowed to destroy Mosul s traditional image of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/17_1413.html
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'THE FAR EAST' Magazine of the NZ and Australian missionaries of St Columban's Missionary Society Nov.-Dec. 2003 http://www.columban.org.au/tfe/tfe_current.htm
Full text articles online ...
** The Director's Message ** Surviving Christmas in Peru ** Another Beginning (Fr Kelly speaks about how Columbans and Christian Brothers are working together in China after a lapse of 70 years) ** New Blessing in Shanghai
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EVENTS
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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.org.nz The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.org.nz
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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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 ]
Receptionist - Office Assistant, Archdiocese of Wellington. Details from Lorraine McArthur, Director, archdiocesan Pastoral Services, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Tel (04) 496 1706; fax: (04) 496 1768; e-mail: l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz applications close 31 December 2003
Manager, Vincentian Home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' December 2003 p.21, and from John Grogan, secretary, Vincentian Home and Hospital PO box 1937 wellington; tel: (04) 569 6809; e-mail: jagrogan@paradise.net.nz
Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki Full-time Live-in position for a married couple. Manna is a five-bedroom residential care facility. Details from The Managers, Manna Healing Center, Upper Wairau Road, Oakura RD4, New Plymouth. Tel: (06) 752 7620
Sunday, December 14, 2003
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
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'WEL-COM' : The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the December 2003 issue: A prison unit like no other — He Korowai Whakapono A sixty bed unit opened at Rimutaka Prison, commited to Christian principles is the first in Australasia and only the eighth in the world. It is seen as a unit of hope by Catholic prison chaplain, Sr Marie Roche
Bishops Leamy’s commitment to justice for Ahmed Zaoui Bisop Leamy shows his commitment by sitting in a cage in Auckland's QE2 Square.
A mother's plea for us to safeguard the rights of parents A mother describes her concern that on an ordinary Tuesday morning she could send her 14 years old daughter off to school, completely unaware that come 9.30am she would be whipped off to the local abortion clinic.
The healing power of prayer Marist priest, Fr John Rea is a man who leaves a trail of miraculous healings where ever he goes. In an interview with Wel-com he talks about this speacial ministry
A Christmas Fable A heart warming Christmas story tells how a skeptic comes to understand God's love for humanity
Plans unveiled for new monastic complex at Southern Star Abbey, Kopua As Southern Star Abbey, Central Hawke’s Bay prepares to celebrate its Golden Jubilee it unveils its plans for the future
Cardinal's column 12 Dec 2003: We are life-giving when we serve one another
Bishop John's refelction 12 Dec 2003: Bishops to visit Pastoral Areas early in the new year
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
(The paper's Website has not been updated for some weeks, but will certainly come back to life in the new year. ML)
Headlines from the Dec. 14-20 issue of NZ CATHOLIC: Government is silent on abortion law review; Why youth are at risk and what can be done about it; Mixed reaction to enrolment change; Motorway scheme threatens parish; Families struggle with debt; Going underground in the Eternal City; Christchurch college leads way on bullying; How the Church views Iraq; Holiday Mass times.
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"Johnny of the Cross", by Peter M. Candler, Jr First Things 138 (December 2003) http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0312/opinion/candler.html In the world of popular music, one generally becomes a “legend” only in death—as if death accomplishes for a musician all that he was unable to do for himself in life. But Johnny Cash’s death at seventy-one on September 12 was decidedly un-legend-like: silent, slow, and unspectacular. Yet “legend” seems, if anything, not big enough a word to describe Johnny Cash....
“I hope the United States and their allies don’t leave Iraq”, by Lorenzo Fazzini Interview with Msgr. Jean Benjamin Sleiman Latin rite archbishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=146 Verona (AsiaNews) – The Coalition Forces are the last defence against the chaos that fundamentalist terrorism wants to provoke in Iraq and the Middle East. Passing through Verona was Msgr. Jean Benjamin Sleiman, archbishop of Baghdad for members of the Latin rite, who agreed to the following interview with AsiaNews to explain why....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
International News:
** Centacare dismayed at Carr capitulation on easy alcohol Centacare Catholic Community Services in Sydney has expressed its 'alarm and dismay' at 'the simple announcement by Premier Carr that NSW has been 'forced' to deregulate access to liquor'.
** Australian Primate to co-chair Anglican Roman Catholic dialogue The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Perth Anglican Archbishop Peter Carnley to lead the Anglican participation in the ongoing dialogue aimed at unity between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
** Pope pushes French bishops on vocations slump Pope John Paul II has told France's bishops that they must not 'give in to discouragement' at the failure of their 'many initiatives' to promote vocations to the priesthood, but instead confront the problem with unwavering faith.
** Week of appointments in Australian church Several Cathoilc organisations have this week announced appointments of new members of their boards or commissions, following endoresement by the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference during their recent Plenary Meeting in Sydney.
** Vatican officials attend private screening of Gibson's 'The Passion' Just days after Mel Gibson refused to allow his film The Passion of the Christ to be shown at a Vatican-sponsored film festival, several Vatican officials were invited to private screenings in Rome and a copy was sent to Pope John Paul II.
** NZ church reaction to 'Wise Men' condom ad Wellington's Cardinal Thomas Williams has attacked a Christmas safe sex advertising campaign that depicts a trio of jeans-wearing men with packets of condoms in their back pockets and subbed the Three Wise Men.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
On a roll Sunday Star Times 07 December 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2750680a6619,00.html As hundreds of state schools look set to close or merge, the Catholic gates have swung open even wider to take in non-baptised "cafeteria Catholics". Sarah Stuart reports....
Catholics accused of backroom deals Sunday Star Times 07 December 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2750717a6442,00.html Teacher unions are accusing the goverment of "shabby backroom deals" with the Catholic church which would see religious schools increase their student numbers at the expense of state schools...
France's Churches Urge Chirac To Support Hijab http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2003-12/09/article05.shtml Paris, December 9 (IslamOnline.net) – Archbishops of France's Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Churches on Monday urged French President Jacques Chirac not to enact a law banning hijab in public institutions....
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LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
"'The Lord of the Rings' Films: Splinters of the True Light", by Sister Rose Pacatte, F.S.P. http://americancatholic.org/Messenger/Dec2003/Feature2.asp " ... Now, through Peter Jackson’s films, interest in [J.R. Tolkien's] books and their author has surged again. Audiences want films that deal with such universal themes as the struggle between good and evil, courage, loyalty, friendship and self-sacrifice. In addition to these, The Lord of the Rings is filled with religious symbolism and the back-story permeated with Catholic teaching on virtue, providence, redemption and social justice....
Film Forum: Christian Critics Hail Third Rings, Harass Last Samurai Christianity Today, Week of December 8 http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/149/43.0.html Christian press critics sneak a peek at The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, charge against The Last Samurai, and dance to the beat of Honey....
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ADVENT
Papal Household Preacher's First Meditation for Advent 2003 (Part 1) Father Cantalamessa's Talk in Presence of Pope and Roman Curia http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45861 Vatican City, Dec. 8, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The theme of the meditations that the Papal Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, is giving this Advent to John Paul II and his aides in the Roman Curia, in preparation for the celebration of Christmas, is: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3): Reflections on Christian holiness in the light of the experience of Mother Teresa of Calcutta." Following is Part 1 of the text preached last Friday in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, in the presence of the Holy Father....
New research shows religious people are happier http://www.indcatholicnews.com/nrsh.html Religious people are happier than those without spirituality in their life, says psychologist Dr Stephen Joseph from the University of Warwick, and those who celebrate the original, Christian, meaning of Christmas are, on the whole, happier than those who primarily celebrate the festive season with consumer gifts....
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MARIST BROTHERS' NEWSLETTERS
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz
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"Champagnat" Volume 7, Number 4, November 2003 A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and staff of Marist schools and schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
** Living Evangelisation - A wonderful account of students from both St Bernards College and Marcellin College being welcomed into the Church.
** The Most Important List: The most destructive habit ... Worry; The greatest joy ... Giving; The greatest loss ... Loss of self-respect; [and twenty more items]
** News of Chanel & Hato Petera Colleges
** History and dogma of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
** The mission of Marist schools, in brief
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Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter Summer Edition 2003
** Committee to explore Lay Partnership.
** News of Marist people: Brother Carl Tapp (Manila); Mika Smith (Apia)
** Marian Primary school opens its new Marist block
** Sacred Heart College (Auckland) senior students annual trek to Tonga
** Marist Alternative Education Unit, Glenfield, Auckland
** Gathering in Auckland to honour Brother Fabian, 93; more birthdays
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Marist Young Adult Ministry (Myam)
National Justice Festival for young adults, Ballarat Grammar School (near Melbourne) from January 7 - 11, 2004. Theme : “Want Peace? - Work for Justice!” (The article describes the history and development of the National Justice Festival.
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EVENTS
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.org.nz The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.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 ]
'NZ Catholic' - Presenters 'NZ Catholic' newspaper wishes to employ skilled communicators with a firm belief in the Catholic press to act as presenters for the paper at parish Masses in: Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30 - Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from Dennis Augustine, Advertising and Promotions Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-ooo, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
Receptionist - Office Assistant, Archdiocese of Wellington. Details from Lorraine McArthur, Director, archdiocesan Pastoral Services, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Tel (04) 496 1706; fax: (04) 496 1768; e-mail: l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz applications close 31 December 2003
Manager, Vincentian Home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' December 2003 p.21, and from John Grogan, secretary, Vincentian Home and Hospital PO box 1937 wellington; tel: (04) 569 6809; e-mail: jagrogan@paradise.net.nz
Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki Full-time Live-in position for a married couple. Manna is a five-bedroom residential care facility. Details from The Managers, Manna Healing Center, Upper Wairau Road, Oakura RD4, New Plymouth. Tel: (06) 752 7620
FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
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'WEL-COM' : The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and Diocese of Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
From the December 2003 issue: A prison unit like no other — He Korowai Whakapono A sixty bed unit opened at Rimutaka Prison, commited to Christian principles is the first in Australasia and only the eighth in the world. It is seen as a unit of hope by Catholic prison chaplain, Sr Marie Roche
Bishops Leamy’s commitment to justice for Ahmed Zaoui Bisop Leamy shows his commitment by sitting in a cage in Auckland's QE2 Square.
A mother's plea for us to safeguard the rights of parents A mother describes her concern that on an ordinary Tuesday morning she could send her 14 years old daughter off to school, completely unaware that come 9.30am she would be whipped off to the local abortion clinic.
The healing power of prayer Marist priest, Fr John Rea is a man who leaves a trail of miraculous healings where ever he goes. In an interview with Wel-com he talks about this speacial ministry
A Christmas Fable A heart warming Christmas story tells how a skeptic comes to understand God's love for humanity
Plans unveiled for new monastic complex at Southern Star Abbey, Kopua As Southern Star Abbey, Central Hawke’s Bay prepares to celebrate its Golden Jubilee it unveils its plans for the future
Cardinal's column 12 Dec 2003: We are life-giving when we serve one another
Bishop John's refelction 12 Dec 2003: Bishops to visit Pastoral Areas early in the new year
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
(The paper's Website has not been updated for some weeks, but will certainly come back to life in the new year. ML)
Headlines from the Dec. 14-20 issue of NZ CATHOLIC: Government is silent on abortion law review; Why youth are at risk and what can be done about it; Mixed reaction to enrolment change; Motorway scheme threatens parish; Families struggle with debt; Going underground in the Eternal City; Christchurch college leads way on bullying; How the Church views Iraq; Holiday Mass times.
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"Johnny of the Cross", by Peter M. Candler, Jr First Things 138 (December 2003) http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0312/opinion/candler.html In the world of popular music, one generally becomes a “legend” only in death—as if death accomplishes for a musician all that he was unable to do for himself in life. But Johnny Cash’s death at seventy-one on September 12 was decidedly un-legend-like: silent, slow, and unspectacular. Yet “legend” seems, if anything, not big enough a word to describe Johnny Cash....
“I hope the United States and their allies don’t leave Iraq”, by Lorenzo Fazzini Interview with Msgr. Jean Benjamin Sleiman Latin rite archbishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=146 Verona (AsiaNews) – The Coalition Forces are the last defence against the chaos that fundamentalist terrorism wants to provoke in Iraq and the Middle East. Passing through Verona was Msgr. Jean Benjamin Sleiman, archbishop of Baghdad for members of the Latin rite, who agreed to the following interview with AsiaNews to explain why....
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
International News:
** Centacare dismayed at Carr capitulation on easy alcohol Centacare Catholic Community Services in Sydney has expressed its 'alarm and dismay' at 'the simple announcement by Premier Carr that NSW has been 'forced' to deregulate access to liquor'.
** Australian Primate to co-chair Anglican Roman Catholic dialogue The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Perth Anglican Archbishop Peter Carnley to lead the Anglican participation in the ongoing dialogue aimed at unity between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
** Pope pushes French bishops on vocations slump Pope John Paul II has told France's bishops that they must not 'give in to discouragement' at the failure of their 'many initiatives' to promote vocations to the priesthood, but instead confront the problem with unwavering faith.
** Week of appointments in Australian church Several Cathoilc organisations have this week announced appointments of new members of their boards or commissions, following endoresement by the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference during their recent Plenary Meeting in Sydney.
** Vatican officials attend private screening of Gibson's 'The Passion' Just days after Mel Gibson refused to allow his film The Passion of the Christ to be shown at a Vatican-sponsored film festival, several Vatican officials were invited to private screenings in Rome and a copy was sent to Pope John Paul II.
** NZ church reaction to 'Wise Men' condom ad Wellington's Cardinal Thomas Williams has attacked a Christmas safe sex advertising campaign that depicts a trio of jeans-wearing men with packets of condoms in their back pockets and subbed the Three Wise Men.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
On a roll Sunday Star Times 07 December 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2750680a6619,00.html As hundreds of state schools look set to close or merge, the Catholic gates have swung open even wider to take in non-baptised "cafeteria Catholics". Sarah Stuart reports....
Catholics accused of backroom deals Sunday Star Times 07 December 2003 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2750717a6442,00.html Teacher unions are accusing the goverment of "shabby backroom deals" with the Catholic church which would see religious schools increase their student numbers at the expense of state schools...
France's Churches Urge Chirac To Support Hijab http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2003-12/09/article05.shtml Paris, December 9 (IslamOnline.net) – Archbishops of France's Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Churches on Monday urged French President Jacques Chirac not to enact a law banning hijab in public institutions....
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LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
"'The Lord of the Rings' Films: Splinters of the True Light", by Sister Rose Pacatte, F.S.P. http://americancatholic.org/Messenger/Dec2003/Feature2.asp " ... Now, through Peter Jackson’s films, interest in [J.R. Tolkien's] books and their author has surged again. Audiences want films that deal with such universal themes as the struggle between good and evil, courage, loyalty, friendship and self-sacrifice. In addition to these, The Lord of the Rings is filled with religious symbolism and the back-story permeated with Catholic teaching on virtue, providence, redemption and social justice....
Film Forum: Christian Critics Hail Third Rings, Harass Last Samurai Christianity Today, Week of December 8 http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2003/149/43.0.html Christian press critics sneak a peek at The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, charge against The Last Samurai, and dance to the beat of Honey....
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ADVENT
Papal Household Preacher's First Meditation for Advent 2003 (Part 1) Father Cantalamessa's Talk in Presence of Pope and Roman Curia http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45861 Vatican City, Dec. 8, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The theme of the meditations that the Papal Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, is giving this Advent to John Paul II and his aides in the Roman Curia, in preparation for the celebration of Christmas, is: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3): Reflections on Christian holiness in the light of the experience of Mother Teresa of Calcutta." Following is Part 1 of the text preached last Friday in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, in the presence of the Holy Father....
New research shows religious people are happier http://www.indcatholicnews.com/nrsh.html Religious people are happier than those without spirituality in their life, says psychologist Dr Stephen Joseph from the University of Warwick, and those who celebrate the original, Christian, meaning of Christmas are, on the whole, happier than those who primarily celebrate the festive season with consumer gifts....
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MARIST BROTHERS' NEWSLETTERS
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz
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"Champagnat" Volume 7, Number 4, November 2003 A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and staff of Marist schools and schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.
** Living Evangelisation - A wonderful account of students from both St Bernards College and Marcellin College being welcomed into the Church.
** The Most Important List: The most destructive habit ... Worry; The greatest joy ... Giving; The greatest loss ... Loss of self-respect; [and twenty more items]
** News of Chanel & Hato Petera Colleges
** History and dogma of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
** The mission of Marist schools, in brief
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Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter Summer Edition 2003
** Committee to explore Lay Partnership.
** News of Marist people: Brother Carl Tapp (Manila); Mika Smith (Apia)
** Marian Primary school opens its new Marist block
** Sacred Heart College (Auckland) senior students annual trek to Tonga
** Marist Alternative Education Unit, Glenfield, Auckland
** Gathering in Auckland to honour Brother Fabian, 93; more birthdays
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Marist Young Adult Ministry (Myam)
National Justice Festival for young adults, Ballarat Grammar School (near Melbourne) from January 7 - 11, 2004. Theme : “Want Peace? - Work for Justice!” (The article describes the history and development of the National Justice Festival.
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EVENTS
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.org.nz The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.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 ]
'NZ Catholic' - Presenters 'NZ Catholic' newspaper wishes to employ skilled communicators with a firm belief in the Catholic press to act as presenters for the paper at parish Masses in: Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30 - Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from Dennis Augustine, Advertising and Promotions Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-ooo, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
Receptionist - Office Assistant, Archdiocese of Wellington. Details from Lorraine McArthur, Director, archdiocesan Pastoral Services, PO Box 1937, Wellington. Tel (04) 496 1706; fax: (04) 496 1768; e-mail: l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz applications close 31 December 2003
Manager, Vincentian Home and Hospital, Berhampore, Wellington Details in 'Wel-com' December 2003 p.21, and from John Grogan, secretary, Vincentian Home and Hospital PO box 1937 wellington; tel: (04) 569 6809; e-mail: jagrogan@paradise.net.nz
Managers, Manna Healing Centre, Oakura, Taranaki Full-time Live-in position for a married couple. Manna is a five-bedroom residential care facility. Details from The Managers, Manna Healing Center, Upper Wairau Road, Oakura RD4, New Plymouth. Tel: (06) 752 7620
Sunday, December 7, 2003
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ADVENT
Advent Activity Calendar http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10055.html There is a long European tradition of the Advent Calendar. It is designed to focus a child's interest on the coming of Christ, culminating in the story of the Nativity on 25 December. The opening of the calendar at breakfast each day reveals a story or anecdote associated with the Christian celebration of Christmas. Today's theme is Candlelight. The coding behind the calendar prevents users from peeking at stories from the days ahead...
Pope John Paul: To prepare for Christmas means reawakening hope for peace amongst ourselves and in the entire world. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/01_1309.html Vatican City (Fides Service) – On 30 November, the first Sunday of Advent, Pope John Paul II made yet another call for world peace urging the leaders of the great religions to unite efforts to preach pardon and reconciliation....
Waiting for Jesus in an Age of Terrorism Comments of Archbishop Comastri, Preacher of Papal Spiritual Exercises http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45427 Rome, Nov. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- In a world darkened by terrorism, Christians should live Advent with their lamps lit in expectation of Jesus' return, says preacher of this year's Spiritual Exercises for the Pope...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
"First the State Schools, then the Catholic Schools, Who's Next?" A column by Deborah Coddington, Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand 5 December 2003 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0312/S00140.htm "In 1975 the Private Schools Conditional Act was negotiated between Catholic schools and the Kirk-Rowling Labour Government. Immediately this Act, an agreement in perpetuity, was hailed internationally "for the way in which, in it, the secular and the sacred came together to forge a way forward in a pluralistic society." ... The Act was not, as claimed by Trevor Mallard in answer to my Parliamentary Question on 15 October, introduced "to protect private schools that were in danger of closing in the 1970s. All those schools have now been integrated."...
Birthday marks Zaoui's long year behind bars NZ Herald 06.12.2003 http://tinyurl.com/xyym It is Ahmed Zaoui's 43rd birthday tomorrow, an event that also marks the 12 months that he has spent behind bars in his chosen country, New Zealand ... on the last day [of his court appearance] there was the chance for a quick handshake with the Islamist who has the support of the Catholic Church, but remains in jail without charge while the judicial process and the Inspector-General of Security and Intelligence inch through a process never before encountered in New Zealand....
Curate's victory on cleft palate abortion Daily Telegraph (UK) 2/12/03 http://tinyurl.com/xyyq A Church of England curate who says that doctors committed an "unlawful killing" by aborting a 24-week-old baby with a cleft palate won the right yesterday to challenge a police force's decision not to prosecute the doctors. She added: "My teenage years were difficult because of facial abnormality. I live a positive and fulfilling life. This baby did not have that opportunity."...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
** Sydney families pilgrimage scheduled for April Catholic families from across Australia are being invited to make a pilgrimage to Sydney in April for a weekend of inspiration and celebration at the second National Catholic Family Gathering.
** Returning deportees say Afghanistan was "like hell" Two Afghan asylum seeker students from an Adelaide Catholic school who were deported from Australia in October have described their homeland as being like something out of hell.
** Perth seminar told liturgical renewal a "work in progress" Last night's Perth seminar to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Vatican II liturgy document Sacrosanctum Concilium was told that despite the Council's strong consensus on the need for liturgical reform, it still remains to be achieved.
** Victims' group uses media to threaten archbishop Hobart's Archbishop Adrian Doyle has expressed his disappointment at a victims' group's attempts to get him to act on alleged cases of clergy sex abuse my making threats through the media.
** Bishops' committee to support local news writers The Bishops' Committee for the Media is to develop a kit for parishes to help them take advantage of opportunities to spread the Church's good news to the local media.
** Bishops elect new leader of Chaldean Catholics A Baghdad-based bishop was elected patriarch of Babylon, spiritual leader of the world's estimated one million Chaldean Catholics, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
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Marist Messenger (Society of Mary) December 2003
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text: ** Readings: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers. ** Surf's up - this months recommended Websites to visit. ** Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic magazines and papers. ** Focus: the editor reviews his year, thanks Stuart Johnston, and reflects on the humility of Jesus ** Tidying up for Advent, by Katherine Tyler ** From Luke to John - a personal marist journey, by Sister Catherine Jones smsm ** What if Jesus came to the barbeque? by Maria Kennedy (Maria concludes her series of articles on the Eucharist and the mystery of the substantial change of the bread and the wine into the Body and Blood of the Lord) ** (another) Focus this month asks " What do we mean by Christ's Second Coming?"
Also in the December Marist Messenger : Praying for the dead ... Our Lady of Perpetual Help ... Solomons Christmas ... The Christ Child ... Spiritual Wisdom from John Cassian ... My Rosary
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FROM THE CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES
The future of Catholic/Anglican dialogue: the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church remain committed to continuing their dialogue http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/02_1325.html Vatican City (Fides Service) – On Tuesday, 25th November, 2003, Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, met with the Reverend Canon John L. Peterson, Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, at the offices of the Pontifical Council. At the meeting the future of Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue was discussed, especially in the light of recent developments within the life of the Anglican Communion....
Msgr. Rabban Al-Qas, Chaldean Bishop of Amadiyah : With the coalition’s help, Christians and Muslims build foundations for secular state in Iraq Asia News 4 December, 2003 http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=124 Rome (AsiaNews) – “Iraq needed outside help in order to undergo rebirth,” said Msgr Rabban Al-Qas, Iraq’s bishop to the Catholic Chaldean community who has come to Rome to elect the future patriarch of Babylon. From his words, we gather a rather unusual image of Iraq: “At least 80% of Iraqis view the coalition troops as liberators,” he said....
Archbishop Edwin O'Brien: Military Chaplains Coping in Iraq http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45570 Washington, D.C., DEC. 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The priests on the front lines in Iraq are not only ministering to Catholic soldiers -- they are reaching out to the Iraqis. (US) Military Ordinariate Archbishop Edwin O'Brien shared with ZENIT how the military commanders are relying on chaplains to communicate with Iraqi religious leaders in order to understand the needs of the native people. Along with that special role, the limited number of priests from the Archdiocese for the Military Services are trying to serve the many Catholics in the armed forces...
The Place of "Feminine Genius" in the Church Interview with Author of a Thesis on the Feminine Genius at Work in the Church http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45515 Rome, Dec. 1, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The contribution of the "feminine genius" in the Church was one of the novelties of Paul VI's pontificate, but especially of John Paul II's, according to a recently defended doctoral thesis. Sister Rosetta Napolitano, who defended her thesis at Rome's Teresianum Pontifical Institute of Spirituality, analyzes the application of this contribution in areas such as theology and spiritual direction....
Factions Within the Church, by John Michael Talbot http://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=525 The Church makes some mistakes at times, but God keeps us from the "gates of hell" in the long run. As my spiritual father used to teach me: The Church walks on the right foot, then the left, but she still goes in a straight line when seem from a bigger perspective...
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
FitzGibbon, Hanorah Philomena 1889 - 1979 http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4F16 (Civilian and military nurse, hospital matron, nursing administrator, first president of the Dunedin Catholic Womens' League and of the National Catholic Nurses' Guild)
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EVENTS
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.catholic.org.nz NB: The Website has not yet been updated with details of the 2004 School
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.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 ]
St Vincent de Paul Society - National Council office, Wellington Part-time personal assistant Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30-Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from: svdp.national@xtra.co.nz Applications close 13 December 2003
'NZ Catholic' - Presenters 'NZ Catholic' newspaper wishes to employ skilled communicators with a firm belief in the Catholic press to act as presenters for the paper at parish Masses in: Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30 - Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from Dennis Augustine, Advertising and Promotions Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-ooo, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
ADVENT
Advent Activity Calendar http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10055.html There is a long European tradition of the Advent Calendar. It is designed to focus a child's interest on the coming of Christ, culminating in the story of the Nativity on 25 December. The opening of the calendar at breakfast each day reveals a story or anecdote associated with the Christian celebration of Christmas. Today's theme is Candlelight. The coding behind the calendar prevents users from peeking at stories from the days ahead...
Pope John Paul: To prepare for Christmas means reawakening hope for peace amongst ourselves and in the entire world. http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/01_1309.html Vatican City (Fides Service) – On 30 November, the first Sunday of Advent, Pope John Paul II made yet another call for world peace urging the leaders of the great religions to unite efforts to preach pardon and reconciliation....
Waiting for Jesus in an Age of Terrorism Comments of Archbishop Comastri, Preacher of Papal Spiritual Exercises http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45427 Rome, Nov. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- In a world darkened by terrorism, Christians should live Advent with their lamps lit in expectation of Jesus' return, says preacher of this year's Spiritual Exercises for the Pope...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
"First the State Schools, then the Catholic Schools, Who's Next?" A column by Deborah Coddington, Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand 5 December 2003 http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0312/S00140.htm "In 1975 the Private Schools Conditional Act was negotiated between Catholic schools and the Kirk-Rowling Labour Government. Immediately this Act, an agreement in perpetuity, was hailed internationally "for the way in which, in it, the secular and the sacred came together to forge a way forward in a pluralistic society." ... The Act was not, as claimed by Trevor Mallard in answer to my Parliamentary Question on 15 October, introduced "to protect private schools that were in danger of closing in the 1970s. All those schools have now been integrated."...
Birthday marks Zaoui's long year behind bars NZ Herald 06.12.2003 http://tinyurl.com/xyym It is Ahmed Zaoui's 43rd birthday tomorrow, an event that also marks the 12 months that he has spent behind bars in his chosen country, New Zealand ... on the last day [of his court appearance] there was the chance for a quick handshake with the Islamist who has the support of the Catholic Church, but remains in jail without charge while the judicial process and the Inspector-General of Security and Intelligence inch through a process never before encountered in New Zealand....
Curate's victory on cleft palate abortion Daily Telegraph (UK) 2/12/03 http://tinyurl.com/xyyq A Church of England curate who says that doctors committed an "unlawful killing" by aborting a 24-week-old baby with a cleft palate won the right yesterday to challenge a police force's decision not to prosecute the doctors. She added: "My teenage years were difficult because of facial abnormality. I live a positive and fulfilling life. This baby did not have that opportunity."...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
** Sydney families pilgrimage scheduled for April Catholic families from across Australia are being invited to make a pilgrimage to Sydney in April for a weekend of inspiration and celebration at the second National Catholic Family Gathering.
** Returning deportees say Afghanistan was "like hell" Two Afghan asylum seeker students from an Adelaide Catholic school who were deported from Australia in October have described their homeland as being like something out of hell.
** Perth seminar told liturgical renewal a "work in progress" Last night's Perth seminar to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Vatican II liturgy document Sacrosanctum Concilium was told that despite the Council's strong consensus on the need for liturgical reform, it still remains to be achieved.
** Victims' group uses media to threaten archbishop Hobart's Archbishop Adrian Doyle has expressed his disappointment at a victims' group's attempts to get him to act on alleged cases of clergy sex abuse my making threats through the media.
** Bishops' committee to support local news writers The Bishops' Committee for the Media is to develop a kit for parishes to help them take advantage of opportunities to spread the Church's good news to the local media.
** Bishops elect new leader of Chaldean Catholics A Baghdad-based bishop was elected patriarch of Babylon, spiritual leader of the world's estimated one million Chaldean Catholics, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
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Marist Messenger (Society of Mary) December 2003
http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php
Full text: ** Readings: Daily Mass readings and devotional prayers. ** Surf's up - this months recommended Websites to visit. ** Extra reading - a selection of articles from online Catholic magazines and papers. ** Focus: the editor reviews his year, thanks Stuart Johnston, and reflects on the humility of Jesus ** Tidying up for Advent, by Katherine Tyler ** From Luke to John - a personal marist journey, by Sister Catherine Jones smsm ** What if Jesus came to the barbeque? by Maria Kennedy (Maria concludes her series of articles on the Eucharist and the mystery of the substantial change of the bread and the wine into the Body and Blood of the Lord) ** (another) Focus this month asks " What do we mean by Christ's Second Coming?"
Also in the December Marist Messenger : Praying for the dead ... Our Lady of Perpetual Help ... Solomons Christmas ... The Christ Child ... Spiritual Wisdom from John Cassian ... My Rosary
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FROM THE CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCIES
The future of Catholic/Anglican dialogue: the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church remain committed to continuing their dialogue http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0312/02_1325.html Vatican City (Fides Service) – On Tuesday, 25th November, 2003, Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, met with the Reverend Canon John L. Peterson, Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, at the offices of the Pontifical Council. At the meeting the future of Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue was discussed, especially in the light of recent developments within the life of the Anglican Communion....
Msgr. Rabban Al-Qas, Chaldean Bishop of Amadiyah : With the coalition’s help, Christians and Muslims build foundations for secular state in Iraq Asia News 4 December, 2003 http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=124 Rome (AsiaNews) – “Iraq needed outside help in order to undergo rebirth,” said Msgr Rabban Al-Qas, Iraq’s bishop to the Catholic Chaldean community who has come to Rome to elect the future patriarch of Babylon. From his words, we gather a rather unusual image of Iraq: “At least 80% of Iraqis view the coalition troops as liberators,” he said....
Archbishop Edwin O'Brien: Military Chaplains Coping in Iraq http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45570 Washington, D.C., DEC. 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The priests on the front lines in Iraq are not only ministering to Catholic soldiers -- they are reaching out to the Iraqis. (US) Military Ordinariate Archbishop Edwin O'Brien shared with ZENIT how the military commanders are relying on chaplains to communicate with Iraqi religious leaders in order to understand the needs of the native people. Along with that special role, the limited number of priests from the Archdiocese for the Military Services are trying to serve the many Catholics in the armed forces...
The Place of "Feminine Genius" in the Church Interview with Author of a Thesis on the Feminine Genius at Work in the Church http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45515 Rome, Dec. 1, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The contribution of the "feminine genius" in the Church was one of the novelties of Paul VI's pontificate, but especially of John Paul II's, according to a recently defended doctoral thesis. Sister Rosetta Napolitano, who defended her thesis at Rome's Teresianum Pontifical Institute of Spirituality, analyzes the application of this contribution in areas such as theology and spiritual direction....
Factions Within the Church, by John Michael Talbot http://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=525 The Church makes some mistakes at times, but God keeps us from the "gates of hell" in the long run. As my spiritual father used to teach me: The Church walks on the right foot, then the left, but she still goes in a straight line when seem from a bigger perspective...
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DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
FitzGibbon, Hanorah Philomena 1889 - 1979 http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4F16 (Civilian and military nurse, hospital matron, nursing administrator, first president of the Dunedin Catholic Womens' League and of the National Catholic Nurses' Guild)
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.catholic.org.nz NB: The Website has not yet been updated with details of the 2004 School
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.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 ]
St Vincent de Paul Society - National Council office, Wellington Part-time personal assistant Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30-Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from: svdp.national@xtra.co.nz Applications close 13 December 2003
'NZ Catholic' - Presenters 'NZ Catholic' newspaper wishes to employ skilled communicators with a firm belief in the Catholic press to act as presenters for the paper at parish Masses in: Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30 - Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from Dennis Augustine, Advertising and Promotions Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-ooo, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
Sunday, November 30, 2003
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES ** NZ Catholic Church establishes a "news" website ** Beatification process underway for Pope’s predecessor ** "Cafeteria Catholics" : The New Zealand Catholic Bishops have recently revised their Preference of Enrolment Criteria for those Catholic parents who wish to enrol their children in the nation’s 241 Catholic Schools...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ** Nuncio's message to focus on essentials of the faith ** The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Francesco Canalini yesterday urged Australia's bishops to focus on the essentials of the faith as they go forth in unity to meet the challenges posed by an often fragmented modern society...
** Ratzinger criticises Islam for mixing politics, religion ** Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has criticised what he sees as a tendency among Islamic leaders to identify politics and religion, insisting on the importance of respect for religious freedom...
** Georgian Catholics prayed for peaceful change during protests ** The Catholic minority of the former Soviet republic of Georgia prayed for a peaceful change of government during the so-called velvet revolution at the weekend...
** MacKillop saintmaker calls doctor miracle denial "unscientific" ** The procurator for the cause of Blessed Mary MacKillop - Australia's first saint - has criticised the attitiude of doctors who deny the possibility of a miracle because they fear professional embarrassment...
** Parishioners request bishop to discuss priest's removal ** The faithful at Our Lady's Parish at Wangaratta in north-east Victoria, Australia have requested a visit from Sandhurst Diocese Bishop Joe Grech to discuss the planned removal of their parish priest.
** Gibson film moves Billy Graham to tears ** Mel Gibson has given veteran Christian evangelist Billy Graham a personal preview of his film The Passion of the Christ.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Igniting faith renewal (photo) Catholic Leader, Brisbane 23.11.2003 http://www.catholicleader.com.au/prinfriendly.php?num=1631 More than 200 young adults from across throughout Australia and New Zealand, including 30 primary school students, took part each day in Emmanuel Youth Outreach's third Ignite youth conference, 'Metamorphosis'....
On the Tridentine Mass, Liturgical Dance and Vocations Cardinal Danneels in a Wide-Ranging Interview http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45312 Rome, Nov. 27, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels recently appeared as a speaker at a conference on St. Thérèse of Lisieux. But he didn't limit himself to expounding on the Little Flower. I had an opportunity to sit down with the cardinal for an interview during the conference at the Gregorian University. Cardinal Danneels is a former professor of liturgy at the University of Louvain in Belgium, and I began by asking his views on discussions about a rumored Vatican directive encouraging the return of the Tridentine Mass....
Holy Land – pilgrims build bridges for Christians from East and West; Holy Land hopes for more visitors for Christmas 2003 and in the New Year http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0311/27_1278.html Vatican City (Fides Service ) – A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a way to respond to Pope John Paul II’s urgent call on Sunday 16 November to build “bridges not walls” in the Holy Land. A pilgrimage is a bridge of solidarity and witness. It unites Christians in the West with those who suffer from poverty and war in the Middle East. In fact as Christmas approaches Christians always look to those Holy Places and take new courage to plan a visit despite the danger....
Christians in Egypt - a country of tolerance - are a bridge between two faiths and two cultures http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0311/21_1238.html Alexandria, Egypt (Fides Service)- “This cannot be labelled as religious Muslim terrorism since its victims are also Muslims” Bishop Giuseppe Bausardo, Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria of Egypt told Fides with regard to recent bomb explosions in Turkey. “Here in Egypt, despite international tension because of the latest terrorist attacks, the situation is apparently calm. Egypt is a country with a long tradition of religious tolerance and harmony among different faiths and this is undoubtedly a decisive factor in difficult times such as these”....
Vatican plays down pope's meeting with Dalai Lama to avoid hurting China relations CBS New York November 27, 2003 http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Vatican-DalaiLama-ai/resources_news_html Vatican City (AP) Pope John Paul II received the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, in an audience Thursday that the Vatican kept extremely low-key to avoid a further chill in its icy relations with China...
Soldiers or pilgrims?, by John Wilkins The Tablet (UK) 22 November 2003 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00826 There is deep debate between Catholics on the right way to relate to the modern world. The editor of The Tablet looks at the arguments ...
Baghdad: US forces sack Coptic church Independent Catholic News 27 November 2003 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/bahdcop.html Christian Peacekeepers in Baghdad, issued a report today, documenting damage at the Holy Mary Orthodox Egyptian Coptic Church caused by US soldiers this summer. The church was built in 1668 and is located Baghdad's Old City. Members of the CPT team visited the church with a human rights worker and recorded the following interview with the priests's assistant, which has been slightly edited....
US Caritas calls Govt funding for aid agencies 'double-edged sword' http://www.cathnews.com/news/311/134.php When Catholic aid organisations operate with government funding in places like Iraq, they must take pains not to be identified with military operations, the head of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the US told a Vatican meeting....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Contrasting ceremonies (photo) Otago Daily Times 24 November 2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyat In Clyde, a crowd of more than 120 was at the Mass conducted by Fr Brendan Ward as St Dunstan's Catholic Church celebrated 100 years on its site on the corner of Fraser and Sunderland Sts... [The article notes that Clyde had a Catholic church as far back as 1870, but wind blew it over in 1874. And they call Wellington windy! The fact is, I've never heard of a building blown over in Wellington. People maybe, but not buildings. ML]
Celebration of Polish heritage and culture (photo) ODT 24-November 2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyaw When bells rang out at Mary Queen of Peace Church yesterday, they celebrated the end of a curious historical journey and the continued blossoming of Polish culture in Dunedin. The building, believed to be the world's most southerly historic Polish church, was also the first church built by Polish immigrants in Waihola more than a century ago...
No days off in service of God ODT 22-November 2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyay In delivering the homily for Monsignor Peter Mee, who has died aged 78, Father John Mullin recalled many years ago meeting his fellow priest in the street and inquiring if he was having a day off. "I will never forget his answer - `There is no day off in the service of God'....
Catholic brothers face sex charges TVNZ Nov 28, 2003 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,239297-1-7,00.html The police in Christchurch have laid 47 sex abuse charges against three brothers from the Catholic order St John of God, who are now living in Australia....
Government agencies add to poverty problem NZ Herald 27.11.2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyb4 Poor families who seek help from foodbanks are often struggling under the added burden of debt to Government agencies, a study shows...
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net
"How to celebrate Christmas without spending a cent" (Plays automatically when you open the home page)
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EVENTS
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.catholic.org.nz NB: The Website has not yet been updated with details of the 2004 School
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.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 ]
St Vincent de Paul Society - National Council office, Wellington Part-time personal assistant Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30-Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from: svdp.national@xtra.co.nz Applications close 13 December 2003
'NZ Catholic' - Presenters 'NZ Catholic' newspaper wishes to employ skilled communicators with a firm belief in the Catholic press to act as presenters for the paper at parish Masses in: Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30 - Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from Dennis Augustine, Advertising and Promotions Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-ooo, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
MEDIA RELEASES ** NZ Catholic Church establishes a "news" website ** Beatification process underway for Pope’s predecessor ** "Cafeteria Catholics" : The New Zealand Catholic Bishops have recently revised their Preference of Enrolment Criteria for those Catholic parents who wish to enrol their children in the nation’s 241 Catholic Schools...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ** Nuncio's message to focus on essentials of the faith ** The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Francesco Canalini yesterday urged Australia's bishops to focus on the essentials of the faith as they go forth in unity to meet the challenges posed by an often fragmented modern society...
** Ratzinger criticises Islam for mixing politics, religion ** Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has criticised what he sees as a tendency among Islamic leaders to identify politics and religion, insisting on the importance of respect for religious freedom...
** Georgian Catholics prayed for peaceful change during protests ** The Catholic minority of the former Soviet republic of Georgia prayed for a peaceful change of government during the so-called velvet revolution at the weekend...
** MacKillop saintmaker calls doctor miracle denial "unscientific" ** The procurator for the cause of Blessed Mary MacKillop - Australia's first saint - has criticised the attitiude of doctors who deny the possibility of a miracle because they fear professional embarrassment...
** Parishioners request bishop to discuss priest's removal ** The faithful at Our Lady's Parish at Wangaratta in north-east Victoria, Australia have requested a visit from Sandhurst Diocese Bishop Joe Grech to discuss the planned removal of their parish priest.
** Gibson film moves Billy Graham to tears ** Mel Gibson has given veteran Christian evangelist Billy Graham a personal preview of his film The Passion of the Christ.
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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
Igniting faith renewal (photo) Catholic Leader, Brisbane 23.11.2003 http://www.catholicleader.com.au/prinfriendly.php?num=1631 More than 200 young adults from across throughout Australia and New Zealand, including 30 primary school students, took part each day in Emmanuel Youth Outreach's third Ignite youth conference, 'Metamorphosis'....
On the Tridentine Mass, Liturgical Dance and Vocations Cardinal Danneels in a Wide-Ranging Interview http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=45312 Rome, Nov. 27, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels recently appeared as a speaker at a conference on St. Thérèse of Lisieux. But he didn't limit himself to expounding on the Little Flower. I had an opportunity to sit down with the cardinal for an interview during the conference at the Gregorian University. Cardinal Danneels is a former professor of liturgy at the University of Louvain in Belgium, and I began by asking his views on discussions about a rumored Vatican directive encouraging the return of the Tridentine Mass....
Holy Land – pilgrims build bridges for Christians from East and West; Holy Land hopes for more visitors for Christmas 2003 and in the New Year http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0311/27_1278.html Vatican City (Fides Service ) – A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a way to respond to Pope John Paul II’s urgent call on Sunday 16 November to build “bridges not walls” in the Holy Land. A pilgrimage is a bridge of solidarity and witness. It unites Christians in the West with those who suffer from poverty and war in the Middle East. In fact as Christmas approaches Christians always look to those Holy Places and take new courage to plan a visit despite the danger....
Christians in Egypt - a country of tolerance - are a bridge between two faiths and two cultures http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0311/21_1238.html Alexandria, Egypt (Fides Service)- “This cannot be labelled as religious Muslim terrorism since its victims are also Muslims” Bishop Giuseppe Bausardo, Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria of Egypt told Fides with regard to recent bomb explosions in Turkey. “Here in Egypt, despite international tension because of the latest terrorist attacks, the situation is apparently calm. Egypt is a country with a long tradition of religious tolerance and harmony among different faiths and this is undoubtedly a decisive factor in difficult times such as these”....
Vatican plays down pope's meeting with Dalai Lama to avoid hurting China relations CBS New York November 27, 2003 http://cbsnewyork.com/international/Vatican-DalaiLama-ai/resources_news_html Vatican City (AP) Pope John Paul II received the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, in an audience Thursday that the Vatican kept extremely low-key to avoid a further chill in its icy relations with China...
Soldiers or pilgrims?, by John Wilkins The Tablet (UK) 22 November 2003 http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00826 There is deep debate between Catholics on the right way to relate to the modern world. The editor of The Tablet looks at the arguments ...
Baghdad: US forces sack Coptic church Independent Catholic News 27 November 2003 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/bahdcop.html Christian Peacekeepers in Baghdad, issued a report today, documenting damage at the Holy Mary Orthodox Egyptian Coptic Church caused by US soldiers this summer. The church was built in 1668 and is located Baghdad's Old City. Members of the CPT team visited the church with a human rights worker and recorded the following interview with the priests's assistant, which has been slightly edited....
US Caritas calls Govt funding for aid agencies 'double-edged sword' http://www.cathnews.com/news/311/134.php When Catholic aid organisations operate with government funding in places like Iraq, they must take pains not to be identified with military operations, the head of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the US told a Vatican meeting....
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Contrasting ceremonies (photo) Otago Daily Times 24 November 2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyat In Clyde, a crowd of more than 120 was at the Mass conducted by Fr Brendan Ward as St Dunstan's Catholic Church celebrated 100 years on its site on the corner of Fraser and Sunderland Sts... [The article notes that Clyde had a Catholic church as far back as 1870, but wind blew it over in 1874. And they call Wellington windy! The fact is, I've never heard of a building blown over in Wellington. People maybe, but not buildings. ML]
Celebration of Polish heritage and culture (photo) ODT 24-November 2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyaw When bells rang out at Mary Queen of Peace Church yesterday, they celebrated the end of a curious historical journey and the continued blossoming of Polish culture in Dunedin. The building, believed to be the world's most southerly historic Polish church, was also the first church built by Polish immigrants in Waihola more than a century ago...
No days off in service of God ODT 22-November 2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyay In delivering the homily for Monsignor Peter Mee, who has died aged 78, Father John Mullin recalled many years ago meeting his fellow priest in the street and inquiring if he was having a day off. "I will never forget his answer - `There is no day off in the service of God'....
Catholic brothers face sex charges TVNZ Nov 28, 2003 http://onenews.nzoom.com/onenews_detail/0,1227,239297-1-7,00.html The police in Christchurch have laid 47 sex abuse charges against three brothers from the Catholic order St John of God, who are now living in Australia....
Government agencies add to poverty problem NZ Herald 27.11.2003 http://tinyurl.com/wyb4 Poor families who seek help from foodbanks are often struggling under the added burden of debt to Government agencies, a study shows...
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CATHOLIC WEB TV
http://www.catholictv.net
"How to celebrate Christmas without spending a cent" (Plays automatically when you open the home page)
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EVENTS
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"Hearts Aflame" Catholic Summer School 2-11 January 2004 Website: http://heartsaflame.catholic.org.nz NB: The Website has not yet been updated with details of the 2004 School
The Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School offers young adults (18-35 years old) an opportunity to learn more about the teachings of the Church, through: 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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"Pompallier: Te Hokinga Mai": The Journey home of Bishop Pompallier Auckland Museum 18 October 2003 to 18 January 2004. Website: http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/web/content.cfm?Id=565 An exhibition of over 100 photographs supplemented by a number of Pompallier's personal effects including his travelling altar and cope.
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Catholic Festival: A Celebration of the Catholic Faith Auckland Town Hall, Friday 27 - Sunday 29 February 2004 Website: http://www.catholicfestival.org "The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. We hope that it will be inspiring and life-changing for all who participate... We seek to provide the opportunity for anyone to display the gifts that God has given them... We also wish to celebrate our cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. From the centre of Auckland, we also have the opportunity to witness to our faith and help others to see its richness and beauty. Finally, there is the opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations."
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Parachute Music Festival, Mystery Creek, Hamilton, 23-26 January 2004 Website: http://p04.parachutemusic.com/frameset.asp
The annual Christian music festival. Every year a Catholic "tent city" is set up at the Festival, and an all-comers Mass is celebrated, undoubtedly the first experience of a Catholic liturgy for most Festival-goers. Co-ordinator: Jamie Cox. E-mail: jamiec@cdh.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 ]
St Vincent de Paul Society - National Council office, Wellington Part-time personal assistant Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30-Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from: svdp.national@xtra.co.nz Applications close 13 December 2003
'NZ Catholic' - Presenters 'NZ Catholic' newspaper wishes to employ skilled communicators with a firm belief in the Catholic press to act as presenters for the paper at parish Masses in: Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov 30 - Dec 13 2003 p. 22 and from Dennis Augustine, Advertising and Promotions Manager, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-ooo, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034
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