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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS N.Z.

Media Releases:
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

French pilgrims arrive in New Zealand to follow footsteps of illustrious
Bishop and Nun (05 Jul 2006)
A group of 30 pilgrims from Lyons and Paris has arrived in Auckland to trace
the footsteps of two illustrious compatriots...

Catholic Church issues bird flu protocols (05 Jul 2006)
The Catholic bishops of New Zealand have released a document to parishes
throughout the country setting out protocols for dealing with an outbreak of
Avian Flu. These documents outline action that can be implemented
immediately, such as signs illustrating hand-washing techniques for those
distributing Holy Communion.

Caritas calls for Kyoto co-operation (06 Jul 2006)
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and
development, believes the Government should not play down the importance of
the Kyoto protocol in reducing global climate change...

Rome appoints Coadjutor Bishop for Christchurch (05 Jul 2006)
The Holy See has appointed Monsignor Barry Jones, currently parish priest of
Greymouth, to be the Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch. The title ‘Coadjutor’
carries the right of succession on the retirement or death of the incumbent
bishop...

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3721468a10,00.html
Bird flu plans may force churches to axe communion (photo)
Communion wafers, drinking wine from the chalice, and even public services
in the Catholic Church could face the chop in the latest response to the
threat of a flu pandemic. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has
written to parishes this week outlining both immediate changes to holy
communion and wider plans if a pandemic hits...

Council answers prayers on parking
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,3724998a6002,00.html
People power has forced the New Plymouth District Council to rethink its
unpopular Sunday carparking charges...

Churchgoers up in alms over Sunday parking fees
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/0,2106,3719364a6002,00.html
New Plymouth churches could have fewer pennies on their plates on Sundays
now that members of their congregations have to fork out for parking...

Benora keeps mate's memory alive
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3724572a6469,00.htm/
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Ben Valeni was more than just a highly respected rugby league player and
teacher. He had special qualities which endeared him to most of the people
he came into contact with and he was universally regarded as a gentle giant.
His sudden death at rugby league training last July at the age of 33 left a
massive gap in the lives of those who knew him...

Bells ring out for Rita for the last time (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3723747a6010,00.html
The bells tolled for Timaru's leading lady Rita Minehan as her life was
celebrated at the Sacred Heart Basilica yesterday morning -- the church she
had served so devoutly for many decades. Mrs Minehan was born in Timaru on
August 8, 1906, and died here last Sunday just six weeks short of her 100th
birthday...

Quirky Rita shone out like a beacon
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3719311a6010,00.html
Timaru lost one of its most colourful characters yesterday. Rita Minehan
QSM, renowned for her flame-orange hair, spectacles to rival Elton John's,
and a clothing style all of her own, died six weeks short of her 100th
birthday...

Francis Douglas hosts rugby (full text)
Taranaki Daily News, 6 Jul 2006, Edition 1, Page 14.
New Plymouth's Francis Douglas Memorial College will host the North Island
Catholic under-15 rugby tournament this weekend. Teams from De La Salle
College (Mangere), St Bernard's College (Lower Hutt), St Patrick's College
(Silverstream), Sacred Heart College (Auckland), St John's College
(Hamilton), St John's College (Hastings), St Peter's College (Auckland),
Aquinas College (Tauranga), John Paul College (Rotorua) and Francis Douglas
will compete. New Plymouth's Spotswood College has also entered a team to
fill in for the late withdrawal of Wanganui's Culinane College.

Growing pains for college
Stuff Eastern Courier Auckland 5 Jul 2006
(not available on the newspaper's free Website)
Population growth is putting pressure on one of Flat Bush's new colleges.
Sancta Maria College principal Paul Daley says the Catholic school's
enrolments for next year have closed and they received 327 applications for
145 places...

Three nuns tackle burglar
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3720278a6009,00.html
Three crime-fighting nuns at Nazareth House in Christchurch did not wait for
divine intervention when a female burglar raided the convent on the day of
the Lord -- they caught her and held her until police arrived...

Bold nun gets her burglar
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000DF2E0-03EB-14A9-BB2B83027A\
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A daring nun who tackled a burglar invading the sanctity of her convent was
unwilling to let the invader get away without facing judgment...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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MARIST MESSENGER

http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/index.php

From the July 2006 issue (full text) ...

The Love of God and Contemplative Prayer
When Vatican II deals with the universal call to holiness in its Document on
the Church, it identifies holiness with growth in love or charity. Charity,
which is the unselfish commitment to pleasing God in all our voluntary acts,
is the one absolute value in the Christian life. It alone gives value to all
the activities of the Church...

Muddied Water
The writer reflects on ancient forgeries and recent obsessions with biblical
conspiracy theories

Happiness is Not a world away
Many years ago Radio New Zealand invited listeners to send in letters
describing their personal definition of happiness. Eventually the responses
to that interesting request were broadcast in special weekly afternoon
programmes.

Grandmother
She never learned to read, and didn’t know Scripture but as she sat in her
wicker chair, mending her family’s clothes, she murmured, “Thank you God.
Praise you, Jesus,� and somewhere far away, her prayers stitched up a tear
in the fabric of the planet.

Also in this month's Marist Messenger ...

* French Pilgrims honour compatriots * Sonnet of Mary * The Rosary and
Psalms * On being tired * Benedict Speaks * July Feasts * July Saints * Can
You Bear It? * A Minute of Two * Children's Corner * Crossword

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NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE - Newsletters

'Lighting New Fires'
A newsletter for integrated schools, with a Catholic schools' supplement

http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html

In the July 2006 issue of the newsletter ...

Editorial ... Conflict of interest for school trustees circular 2006/07 ...
Information on pandemic planning ... ERO access to schoolsmart information
... Draft national curriculum due in schools in late july ... Progress of
roll out of ENROL ... Achievements of integrated schools throughout New
Zealand ... Congratulations ... ASG national excellence in teaching awards
... Secondary futures evaluation released ... NCEA results and single sex
education ... 2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification ... An
idea to build children’s wellbeing ... Chess in schools makes kids smarter
... Did you know? Government help to ensure that students stay at school
until 16 ... New Zealand educators do well ... Children learn better on
healthier food ... Effective teachers make a difference ... Unesco predicts
a global shortage of 18 million teachers ... A useful Website: suicide
prevention resources ... Industry training increases ... Great jobs don’t
necessarily require a degree ... Facts on youth, from the Auckland region
... New Zealand resources: biographies of famous New Zealanders ...
Malaysian educationists admire NZ e-learning

In the July 2006 Catholic schools' supplement ...

Editorial ... Catholic Education Convention, Wellington, 31 August â€" 2
September 2006 ... Building information about teachers who might be suited
to senior management positions in Catholic secondary schools ... St Teresa’s
School, Karori: 75th Jubilee ... Congratulations to dioceses instituting new
forms of professional support for principals ... A new publication by Bishop
Peter Cullinane: ‘I believe in the Church â€" a personal witness’ ...
Beatitudes for Teachers ... Congratulations ... Useful resources ...
Publications available from the Catholic Enquiry Centre ... An interesting
thought ... Good ideas

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC (formerly: 'The Word from Rome').
A weekly column by John R. Allen

http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

This week: Pope's Spain trip promises drama; The Holy Chalice of Valencia; A
summit on religion in Moscow; Missionary attacked; Jesuits on liturgy

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EVENTS

New Zealand Catholic Education Convention 2006
Wellington Convention Centre, 31 August - 2 September 2006
Website: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed06

Theme: Radiating hope, challenging our times

Full details on the Website.

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Chaplain, Auckland Women's Prison, Wiri, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 2-15 p.22, and from Eric Allan, Director,
Catholic Family and Community Services, 79 Kelmarna Ave, Herne Bay, Auckland
1002; tel. (09) 378 9650.

Archdiocese of Wellington, Financial Services. Accounts payable - part time
http://wn.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' July 2006 p.15 and from Financial Services, Archdiocese
of Wellington, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6011 ; e-mail:
s.sutton-cummings@wn.catholic.org.nz; tel (04) 496 1333 Applications close
31 July 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC' Issue 243, July 2-July 15, 2006

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Full text:

New coadjutor bishop named for Christchurch
Christchurch â€" Msgr Barry Jones, parish priest of Greymouth, has been
appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch. As
coadjutor, he will automatically succeed Bishop John Cunneen as bishop of
the diocese...

Mass to honour Benedict XVI on July 11 (Pope's feast day to be honoured)
Auckland â€" Catholics United for the Faith will resume the practice of
honouring pontiffs with a July 11 Mass on the patronal feast day of Pope
Benedict XVI...

Another Easter trading bill passes first reading
Wellington â€" A second bill that would loosen restrictions on Easter trading
has passed its first reading in Parliament...

Full contents' summary:

NATIONAL
Coadjutor bishop is named for Christchurch ... Bishops approve Order of Mass
... And it's been Fairlie cold too ... Abortion drop gets mixed reaction ...
Two honours for principal ... Tribunal taken to High Court ... Bird flu
could cancel Mass ... All six dioceses will discuss pastoral planning ...
Theological graduates "like athletes" ... Deaf gather in conference ... MPs
support another bill on Easter trading ... CIT graduates are congratulated
... Pope's feast day to be honoured ... Co-ordinator appointed ... Phone
call after bike ride gave news to bishop-elect ... Family members contest
singles bowls title ... Futuna Chapel's conservation is now assured

FEATURES
James Michael Liston - sorting out the legends ... Giving violence for
violence "not justified by Gospels" ... Volunteer for a country he didn't
know ... Greymouth's pastors meet together - in a pub bar ... Catholics lead
organists' group ... Century celebrated by Pahiatua school ... Nostalgic
trip to Puhoi for retired sisters

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Needed: A new maturity to match our freedom ... Sue
Seconi: The gift of growth in God through dying and death ... Parish Diary:
Of feminism and liberation ... Editorial: Abortions fall but no cause for
delight ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Focusing on Christ essential at Mass ... Globalisation benefits not
trickling down ... Women bishops would block full communion ... The Pope:
Family reflects love of Trinity ... Converts can keep some traditions ...
Churches are true siblings ... Caution remains on Medjugorje ... Cardinal
warns of polarisation ... Saddam should live

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, The Doolans,
Family Talk, Scripture, Papal Prayer, Daily Gospel, Holy Lives, Kit's
Corner, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago,
Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, Wit's End.

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Bloody Mary ruled too absurd to offend
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0004030D-C599-14A3-B5C883027A\
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A cartoon which included a menstruating statue of the Virgin Mary did not
breach standards of good taste and decency, according to the television
standards watchdog.

TV 3. When sinful fun is also fair, decent and acceptable (video report)
http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/tabid/67/articleID/10412/Default.aspx
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has refused to uphold any of the 35
formal complaints by Catholic groups angry at the South park 'Virgin Mary'
episode.

Decision "Bigotry Against Christian Faith"
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5980992,00.html
Catholics want the Broadcasting Standards Authority's interpretation of
decency and good taste put to the test.

BSA decision regarding Bloody Mary is ludicrous
Press Release: Family Life International
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0606/S00308.htm

Next Catholic bishop for Christchurch
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3715330a6530,00.html
Greymouth priest Monsignor Barry Jones has been appointed as the next
Catholic Bishop of Christchurch.

'Fun and formidable'. The life of Norah English by her son Conor
The Southland Times â€" News â€" 1 Jul 2006 â€" Page 1
One of the great Southland matriarchs, Norah English, of Dipton West, died
last month. She was the mother of 12, including Clutha Southland MP Bill
English. Among those who marvelled at her life was son Conor. Here's an
extract from his eulogy... [This article is not available on the newspaper's
free Website. It can be read at public libraries and via the libraries' free
Newztext service for borrowers]

Human Rights Commission. 'On the Bright Side': June 2006
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0606/S00321.htm
Here are this month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner
for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand... Nga Kaitiaki
o Te Whare a Te Kainga, Kilbirnie: For the powhiri for members of
Wellington's Muslim communities, June 2006. The event was organised to
provide a traditional Maori welcome by members of the Te Kainga Maori
Catholic community to people from Kilbirnie mosque, during the regular
Sunday mass at Te Kainga...

Caritas Calls NZ Government to Engage on West Papua
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0606/S00288.htm
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and
development, is calling for the New Zealand Government to support Indonesia
in dealing with human rights abuses in West Papua.

Netballers gear up for Aust event
The Press, 27 Jun 2006, Edition 2, Page 2.
[not available on the newspaper's free Website]
The Gold Coast Netball and Rugby Carnival always attracts enthusiasm from
secondary schools throughout New Zealand. This year, Christchurch Cathedral
College has more than one reason to get involved. For the first time since
the event began, both its A and B netball teams have been invited to take
part.

$2.5m gym set to be completed next year
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3712412a6497,00.htm/
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After four years of fundraising and nearly two years of planning, De La
Salle College is finally getting a new gym. The $2.5 million building will
not be just any gym -- it will be a multifunction centre with complete
staging for the performing arts faculty and five different teaching spaces.

Church at a loss over theft of spouting
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3712414a6016,00.htm/
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What sort of person would steal from a church? Father Ioane and parishioners
at St Mary's in Avondale have asked themselves that question several times
since someone pinched all of the building's copper spouting.

Radio NZ. 'Nine to Noon'. Scrap metal threats (audio)
Scrap metal thefts have stooped to an all time low, stealing from St Mary's
church in Avondale, Auckland.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ntn/scrap_metal_thefts

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week: Bertone's appointment puts the spotlight on Salesians; Salesians
in the United States; Rosmini's sainthood cause advances; Preparations for
African Synod; Benedict practices 'communion ecclesiology'; Lopez Trujillo
steps up battle against stem cells

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EVENTS

New Zealand Catholic Education Convention 2006
Wellington Convention Centre, 31 August - 2 September 2006
Website: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed06

Theme: Radiating hope, challenging our times

Full details on the Website.

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 2-15 2006 p.3, and from Gavin Abraham, PO Box
147-000 Ponsonby, Auckland 1034; e-mail: editor@nzcatholic.org.nz
Applications close 7 July 2006.

Chaplain, Auckland Women's Prison, Wiri, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 2-15 p.22, and from Eric Allan, Director,
Catholic Family and Community Services, 79 Kelmarna Ave, Herne Bay, Auckland
1002; tel. (09) 378 9650.

25 June 2006

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'WEL-COM'

The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston
North

http://www.welcom.org.nz

Archbishop's column: Honouring the pray-ers for the synod [June 2006]

Addresses from the Pentecost Synod 2006
The first plenary session of the Wellington Archdiocesan Synod 2006 held
from 2 to 4 June, heard a series of six speeches on each of the topics on
which the synod was focused. Here is the text of each speech...

Synod future statements
The six workshop groups were given the task of dreaming about what the
archdiocese might look like in five years' time. This activity took place on
the first day of the synod, Saturday 3 June. The statements about the future
were then presented to the full synod in the last plenary session of the
day. We bring them to you as they were presented to the synod delegates...

Pentecost synod lights fire in archdiocesan belly
A cry for more education and formation in faith and a recognition of social
justice as being at the heart of the gospel were among propositions that
came out of the Pentecost Synod held over Queen’s Birthday weekend in
Wellington.
Archbishop John Dew invited some 350 delegates from parishes and
archdiocesan organisations to plan with him for the future...

A synod full of the Spirit’s energy, joy and ideas â€" what the workshops said
The Pentecost Synod drew some 350 delegates from parishes, and the
archdiocese. They worked mainly in workshops throughout the weekend on six
topics. In all topic areas there was a recognised need for ongoing education
and formation in faith and for a recognition of social justice as being at
the heart of the gospel....

Synod a call to holiness to be Christ in our world
That we grow in holiness was Archbishop John Dew’s prayer in his final
homily of the synod. The reflection based on the words of St Paul, ‘in your
minds you must be the same as Christ Jesus’ suggested that we look at people
we dislike, and love them...

A stimulating chat at Molly’s pub
The subject of bullying in the workplace will be thrashed out in an informal
‘Conversation in the Pub’ on 22 June with employment law specialist, Barbara
Buckett, leading the conversation...

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=100&ObjectID=10387610
NZ Festival: Leo's Pride
As a singing teacher, Dame Sister Mary Leo had a fierce reputation - she
expected total commitment from her opera stars in the making and gave
nothing less in return. It was this passion that helped her turn out some of
the world's finest sopranos, such as Dames Malvina Major and Kiri Te
Kanawa...

Court to define tribunal status
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3708363a12855,00.html
A woman fighting to learn what her former husband said about their marriage
in a divorce hearing will get her day in the High CourtPrivacy Act complaint
against a Catholic Church tribunal, seeking details of what he disclosed
about their relationship when he applied for their marriage to be annulled.

Kindy strong as ever at 10 years
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3707568a6497,00.htm/
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The first Catholic daycare centre in south Auckland might have had a rough
start but it has weathered the storm. In a sedate comparison to its opening
day Mangere's St Anthonys Catholic Pacific Island Kindergarten celebrated
its 10th anniversary last week with a barbecue and cake.

Speed trial zones in on St Joseph's School
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3706528a6497,00.htm/
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A trial is under way outside St Joseph's School on Onehunga's busy Church
St, where the speed limit has been reduced to 40kmh in peak times. It is the
first school in Auckland city to adopt the scheme, which is already used in
Christchurch and Waitakere.

Owners `gutted' by destruction
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3706726a6568,00.html
The Winton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to the Belvedere B&B, formerly
the Catholic presbytery, in Great North Rd about 10.30am to find the
property well alight. The incredible destruction of fire was evident to a
Winton couple, who were left with little more than the clothes they were
wearing, after their home and business was severely damaged by fire
yesterday.

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS -NZ

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

Media release: Documentary on Dame Sr Mary Leo screens on TV1 next Saturday
(19 Jun 2006)
Leo's Pride - the biography of extraordinary nun and singing and music
teacher, Dame Sister Mary Leo - will screen next Saturday evening [June 24
2006] on TV One. Dame Sister Mary Leo was New Zealand’s most famous singing
teacher...

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week: TBertone named secretary of state; Reflection on liturgy changes:
Bishop Trautman and Msgr. Moroney; The man who rehabilitated Galileo;
Italy's radical left and Catholics.

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EVENTS

New Zealand Catholic Education Convention 2006
Wellington Convention Centre, 31 August - 2 September 2006

http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed06

Theme: Radiating hope, challenging our times

Full details on the Website.

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 18-July 1 2006 p. 27, and from Gavin Abraham,
PO Box 147-000 Ponsonby, Auckland 1034; e-mail: editor@nzcatholic.org.nz
Applications close Monday 26 June 2006.

18 june 2006

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SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST - 18 JUNE 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC' no. 242 June 18 - July 1 2006

Issue 242, June 18-July 1, 2006

In this issue (full text) ...

Voice for Life advertisement ruled out
Wellington â€" A Voice for Life newspaper advertisement warning women about
the link between abortion and breast cancer breached advertising codes, the
Advertising Standards Complaints Board has ruled...

Full contents summary ...

NATIONAL
Church active in bringing peace in Timor ... Community work honour for
Compassion Sister ... Voice for Life ad is ruled out ... Doctors establish
support network ... EWTN easier to receive ... Samoans focus on youth at
community Mass ... China performances for college group ... Broadcast
students named as scholars ... Christian left to meet ... Fr M Armstrong
dies in Hamilton ... Website to support pregnant women ... Pro-life advocate
dies ... Former Massey priest dies ... Colleges tie for shield ... St
Bernard's to mark its 60th anniversary ... Win to St Kevin's ... John Paul's
roll to increase ... Irish trip for St Mary's head girl ... Promoting
preparedness

FEATURES
Salt and light at archdiocesan synod ... Bursars to meet ... Retirement
village chapel dedicated to bishop ... Like teacher, like pupil ... Fourfold
celebration for faithful couple

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: The mystery of presence and absence in love ... Bill
Moore: Let's be a bit more Catholic ... Bob McCoskrie: Young people deserve
to know the facts ... Editorial: Contraception teaching has been inflated
... Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... Vatican Letter: Quality, not quantity, key
to religious life

INTERNATIONAL
New hope in Iraq ... New groups called to obedience, communion ...
Translation work proceeds ... Pope gives St Peter as example of trust ...
Amnesty International close to pro-abortion line ... Political action is
defended ... "Young need love" ... Catholic media encouraged ... New
document on family ... In Brief ... Government disciplines Patriotic
Association ... Efforts against Aids in Zambia yield positive results ...
Morals "friends" of business ... Templar letter is false ... Church grows
most in Africa ... The Pope: Benedict condemns Holocaust hatred ... Mary
leads to Jesus ... Family breakups spark violence

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, The Doolans,
Family Talk, Scripture, Papal Prayer, Daily Gospel, Holy Lives, Kit's
Corner, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago,
Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, Wit's End.

ADVERTISING FEATURE
Priestly and religious vocations

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Woman honoured in home ceremony
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3701394a6579,00.html
A Hamilton woman, too sick to travel to Wellington, received her Queen's
Birthday honour at her home yesterday. Janette Pratt, who has cancer, was
awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for her contribution to education...

Father Mullins looks back on 50 years of ministry (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3700450a6497,00.htm/
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Father David Mullins will celebrate 50 years as a Catholic priest next
month. The parish priest at Our Lady of Lourdes in Glen Eden spent 35 years
in Tonga where his work in the community stretched well beyond the pulpit.

Church work brings on search for the holy nail (full text)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00091F1C-83A9-148E-A0E783027A\
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The country's largest builder is in the midst of a series of church jobs.
Fletcher Construction is part-way through the $12 million renovation of St
Patrick's Cathedral on Wyndham St in Auckland. Across at Ponsonby, it has
started work on the St Joseph's Mercy Hospice, the conversion of a building
which housed nuns but more recently boarders at St Mary's School. The 1950s
building in the school grounds is being converted into a hospice. Fletcher's
is gutting, refurbishing and re-roofing the house. It is extending the
building and installing elevators. Fletcher's South Pacific division has
built a string of Latter Day Saints churches in the past 30 years. And the
coincidence of working on so many church buildings has not been lost on the
builder, which says it is "going in pursuit of the holy nail".

On track: Balance of head and heart
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000C1500-457E-148E-A4A283027A\
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It's difficult to avoid Robert King and his King's Consort when it comes to
Renaissance and Baroque repertoire, and, despite his busy concert schedule,
this Englishman doesn't spend all his time in the choir stalls. Keen eyes
may have noticed him in the interminable credits for The Da Vinci Code,
listed as "choir contractor". King's latest instalment of Monteverdi's
choral music offers the much-recorded Vespers in its 1610 edition - a
sumptuous two-CD package, including two settings of the Magnificat and the
shorter Missa in illo tempore...

Peace, justice, reconciliation, charity on workshop's agenda
http://www.stuff.co.nz/northland/0,2106,3699352a1927,00.html
Teaching about peace, justice, reconciliation and charity is the aim of a
workshop this Saturday. The workshop is organised by Pax Christi, the peace
and justice group of St Francis Xavier parish, Whangarei...

Politicians descend on Winton to farewell Norah English
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3697230a6568,00.html
Almost certainly the largest number of political figures in the history of
Winton gathered for the funeral of Mrs Norah English, 82, the mother of MP
Bill English, in the church of St Thomas Aquinas on Saturday...

One way to reach a Mass market
The Press - News - 14 June 2006 Page 3
[This article is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
An infomercial for the Catholic Church is succeeding in reaching the masses.
The Church has been hitting the airwaves in a bid to get its message across.
This week it launched its latest infomercial on high rating television
breakfast show Good Morning...

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Media release: "Right to Life" organisation expresses alarm at NZ Government
funding for organisations that promote contraception, sterilisation and
abortion (15 Jun 2006)

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

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A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week: The expansion of Catholicism in the world's South; Ambassadors
discuss Vatican diplomacy; Benedict XVI intends to visit Israel in 2007;
More on Jewish relations; U.S. court OKs legal action against the Holy See.

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EVENTS

New Zealand Catholic Education Convention 2006
Wellington Convention Centre, 31 August - 2 September 2006

http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed06

Theme: Radiating hope, challenging our times

Full details on the Website.

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Journalist, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' June 18-July 1 2006 p. 27, and from Gavin Abraham,
PO Box 147-000 Ponsonby, Auckland 1034; e-mail: editor@nzcatholic.org.nz

11 june 2006

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TRINITY SUNDAY JUNE 2006

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Irish to the bone (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3695469a6578,00.html
Over a glass of Guinness, Kate Monahan learns what it means to be Irish in
Hamilton, and what the odds might be for tonight's rugby clash.

Helping families find Kiwi peace (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3695410a6497,00.htm/
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Helping families from war-torn Lebanon settle in New Zealand is just one way
Henriette Nakhle has assisted people over the past two decades. Mrs Nakhle,
from Manurewa, has been recognised with a Queen's Service Medal for
Community Service in the Queen's Birthday honours list.

Da Vinci Code: statement from the Anglican Bishops
Press Release: Anglican Church in Aotearoa
June 6, 2006
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0606/S00050.htm
The Da Vinci Code: A statement from the Anglican Bishops
“Some of us have been approached about our views on The Da Vinci Code novel
and movie in recent weeks. We are also aware that a number of people believe
that The Da Vinci Code story is real and that its description of Christian
history is true...

St Patrick's workmanship on show (full text)
New Zealand Herald Jun 6 2006
http://tinyurl.com/gb87k
An open day at St Patrick's Cathedral in central Auckland attracted about
2000 people yesterday to see progress on the $12 million conservation and
restoration project. Among the attractions was Bishop George Lenihan's tomb
and part of the eastern wall of the original 1848 stone church. Cathedral
administrator Father Bernard Kiely said the church still needed to raise $3
million.

Historic Futuna chapel sold to supporters
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200606061541/2b48d889
Supporters of a chapel in Wellington considered a masterwork of New Zealand
architecture, have secured its future by buying the building...

Kiwis get top honours (includes video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/740968
The Queen's Birthday honours list has recognised New Zealanders ranging from
All Black great Tana Umaga to a nun who worked for decades helping the poor.

Helping the down-and-outs
The Dominion Post â€" News â€" 5 Jun 2006 â€" Page 5
[not available on the newspaper's free Website]
When she first heard her name had been put forward for an honour, Sister
Margaret Anne Mills thought it was a case of mistaken identity. "We've got
another Sister Margaret in the soup kitchen and I thought it must be her,"
said the modest second-in-charge of the New Zealand Sisters of Compassion...

Devotion to community earns couple QSM (photo)
Bay of Plenty Times
http://tinyurl.com/hx4ct
It is the people they love and their deep faith that makes Kihi and Maria
Ngatai community saints. Both are recipients of a Queen's Service Medal for
Public Services.

Celebrations, but they still made it to church (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3690193a6010,00.html
When it came to the Celtic Rugby Club centennial reunion over the weekend,
church was the winner on the day. More than 400 reunion attendees made their
way to the Sacred Heart Basilica yesterday morning, despite celebrations the
night before.

Mum's Choir at SkyCity Theatre (photo)
NZ Herald
http://tinyurl.com/fbdwn
A grand piano, a large Catholic family, a dollop of Kiwiana and a corpse are
the essential ingredients for Alison Quigan's nostalgic tribute to the
redemptive power of group singing...

Bill English's mum dies, 83 (full text)
The Southland Times News 8 Jun 2006 Page 2
National Party stalwart and the mother of Clutha-Southland National MP Bill
English, Norah English, died yesterday morning. She was 83. Mr English said
his mother was involved in the National Party for many years representing
the south in the era of Brian Talboys and while she was never an MP, "she
certainly could've been" . Mrs English also had a keen interest in
education, working throughout the 1970s on various national education
bodies. Mrs English's funeral will be held on Saturday at St Thomas' Church
in Winton.

*** Sister Marie's story ***
[A few days ago, the Otago Daily times published three articles telling the
story of Sister Marie of the Little Sisters of the Poor - now in retirement
in Dunedin - who joined her Order just before World War II and was sent to
China, which was already at war with Japan. She was expelled from Shanghai
after the Japanese occupied the city and was sent to France, arriving in
1940, shortly before the German invasion. The second and third articles
(linked below) describe what happened when the Germans took over.]

Germans thought NZ nun a spy (photo)(2)
Otago Daily Times, Monday, 5th June 2006
http://tinyurl.com/zff59
The first few months after arriving at the Mother House in Brittany in May,
1940, were both exciting and frightening for the young New Zealand nun. She
was away from the horrors and responsibilities of Shanghai: she was back
safely among the religious of her Order but the threats once posed by the
Japanese were now assumed by the all-conquering Germans. France had become
an occupied country and Sister Marie had been pushed, in effect, from frying
pan to fire...

Germans treated nun as spy (photo)(3)
Otago Daily Times Monday, 5th June 2006
http://tinyurl.com/kpc5x
Sister Marie, shaking with fear, fatigue and cold, boarded the tram,
proffering her sole 100 franc note to the conductress. That kind lady, she
said, had the decency to decline it, surely feeling sorry for the sad,
bedraggled figure before her...

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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS

http://www.tuimotu.org

In the May 2006 issue ...

Editorial: Sanctuary (full text)
Language wells up from the deepest part of human consciousness. Sometimes a
word can have meaning in both the sacred and secular spheres, but when we
reflect carefully we can see how one meaning illuminates the other...

Also in this issue ...

Sanctuary: where the heart is â€" Ron Sharp

Dominican study and education â€" Carmel Walsh, OP and Jenny Collins

Learning through experience â€" Stuart Sellar

Dreaming the land â€" Mary Eastham

Eucharist at the heart of our lives â€" Daniel O'Leary

Lust â€" Paul Andrews, SJ

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SOCIETY OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - Newsletter

http://eucharist.wellington.net.nz/newsletters.html

In Issue 27, April-June 2006 ...

Joy, the Gift of the Eucharist, by Fr John T Catoir

'We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you', by Bill Steltemeier in EWTN
Family Newesletter

How good it is for us to be here! (Mt 17:1-4), from 'Church of the Eucharist
New Evangelisation'

Leading children to God's mystery, by Monica Brown

The Eucharist: God is near us... Pope Benedict XVI

Can you not watch an hour with Me? (Mark 14: 37)

Pope Benedict Answers Children's Questions

'Stay With Us Lord': A new DVD on The Mass, The Eucharist, Sunday, The Lord
s Day.

'A Heart Beloved', from 'Experiencing Mass with Heart and Mind', by Daniel H
qiuinn

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week: For Benedict XVI, less is more; Wednesday reflections on the
church; The Auschwitz visit; The next battle in the war on relativism; The
World Cup and prostitution; The struggle against corruption.

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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 ]

Events Co-ordinator, Diocesan Youth Team, Christchurch Diocese
http://www.cyt.org.nz
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' June 4 - June 17 p.23, on the Website, and
from Clare Dooley, Director, Catholic Youth Team, PO Box 4544, Christchurch.
Tel. (03) 366 9869; fax: (03) 379 8724; e-mail: cdooley@chch.catholic.org.nz
Applications close 16 June 2006.

4 june 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

From issue 241, June 4 - June 17 2006 ...

Easter trading bill passes first hurdle
Wellington â€" A bill that would allow shops in tourist hotspots to open on
Good Friday and Easter Sunday has been sent to Parliament’s commerce select
committee...

Villa Maria student in softball coup
Christchurch â€" Carmelle Sorensen, a year-12 Villa Maria student, is excited
to be the youngest member of the New Zealand White Sox softball team.
Playing as a catcher, she has this year scored a double coup...

Full contents summary ...

NATIONAL
Budget seen as miserly on overseas aid ... Bill to allow gay adoption called
"outrageous" ... "Ecclesial women" plan gets NZ interest ... Rest home
funding may not be enough ... 300 Chinese at opening of new centre ...
Parish for Maori set up in Auckland ... Easter trading bill passes first
hurdle ... Former Christchurch hospital is being demolished ... Howlett is
Marist player of the year ... Violence is lecture theme ... Gains for
schools from the Budget ... Villa Maria student in softball coup ... Four
teachers given awards ... Parents' wishes "on the sidelines" ... Gisborne
school to be moved ... ERO File

FEATURES
Bishop Pat Dunn: Priesthood still fascinates, inspires me after 30 years ...
The Da Vinci Code movie: Glossy, well acted, but historically and
theologically it's dishonest ... Auckland CWL celebrates 75 years of service
... Paintings promote respect for life ... Blessed years ... Choir launches
feast of fun and frivolity

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Dealing with hurt and disappointment ... Brendan Malone:
Of condoms and Aids, and love and life ... Parish Diary: Standing and
kneeling ... Others Say ... Editorial: Church must continue to use media ...
Malcolm Evans ... Letters ... Vatican Letter: Vatican focuses on Middle East

INTERNATIONAL
Caritas aid staff pull out of East Timor violence ... Combined action to
reconvert Europe? ... School study of religion has benefits ... Washington
gets new archbishop ... The Pope: Mutual respect asked of Islam ... Church
teaching is not "opinion" ... State-sponsored bishop hopes for Vatican
approval ... Anglicans reject Marian dogmas ... Benedict exhorts Poles to
keep faith ... Secularism seen as threat to religious life ... Augustinians
regret Eucharist breach ... New Mass translation proposed in the US ...
Churches care for victims of quake ... Assisted suicide blocked ... Pope
prods Australia ... In Brief

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Scripture, Pope's
Prayer, Feasts, The Doolans, God in the Garden, Caption Contest, Who Said?,
40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, Photo Prayer, That Word!, Holy
Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.

FEATURES
Catholic Caring Foundation grants ... E-mail ansd Website directory

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

Doors open on St Pat's revamp (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3686912a6016,00.htm/
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An $11 million project to restore St Patrick's Cathedral aims to give it a
new lease of life for the next century. The 100-year-old Wyndham St church
opens on Monday to allow people to view the progress of restoration work
started last October...

Catholic school cans Da Vinci night (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3685096a6568,00.html
The film version of The Da Vinci Code has been deemed too hot to handle by
one Invercargill Catholic school. A Verdon College fundraising film evening
scheduled for last Sunday was canned after organisers got cold feet about
the themes of the film...

State of Futuna Chapel lamented
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200605311337/5491705
Concern is mounting over the condition of an icon of New Zealand
architecture. The Futuna Chapel in the Wellington suburb Karori is a
category 1 historic building and lauded by heritage experts as one of the
country's finest buildings...

Further funds required
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3684994a6571,00.html
Fund-raising has started for the second stage of the St Patrick's Church
(Timaru) restoration project...

Kiwi aid starts to trickle in to quake area
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3684036a11,00.html
New Zealand aid agencies are in action, helping an estimated 100,000 people
made homeless in central Java, Indonesia, after Saturday's earthquake...

Caritas NZ to give $20,000 to Indonesia Earthquake Relief
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0605/S00316.htm
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand pledged an initial $20,000 to assist with the
humanitarian response following the Indonesian earthquake. The 6.3 magnitude
quake has claimed the lives of more than 5,000 and left hundreds of
thousands homeless...

Caritas Providing Assistance to Earthquake Victims
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0605/S00284.htm
Caritas confederation members are coordinating a joint effort in response to
the 6.2 magnitude quake that struck the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta
yesterday. The quake has so far killed more than 3000 and many thousands
more homeless.

Kick in the teeth for trust (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3683901a6016,00.htm/
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A South Auckland emergency housing provider could face a huge rates bill
under Manukau City Council's planned rates changes. And the Monte Cecilia
Housing Trust, which operates a centre in Mangere, isn't sure how it would
come up with the extra money...

[The following article is not available on the newspaper's free Website]

Champion of secular education (obituary)
The Dominion Post, 1 Jun 2006, Edition 2, Page 6.
Jack Mulheron was a thorny critic of state aid for private schools and of
religious instruction in state schools. An agile thinker and compulsive
campaigner, his views were rooted in the tenets of state education -- that
it be free, compulsory and secular...

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week: Cardinal Pell on Islam and on translations; The pope's freedom
and his Achille's heel; Jerzy Kluger, Wojtyla's boyhood friend; The congress
for new movements.

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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 ]

Events Co-ordinator, Diocesan Youth Team, Christchurch Diocese
http://www.cyt.org.nz
Further details in 'NZ Catholic' June 4 - June 17 p.23, on the Website, and
from Clare Dooley, Director, Catholic Youth Team, PO Box 4544, Christchurch.
Tel. (03) 366 9869; fax: (03) 379 8724; e-mail: cdooley@chch.catholic.org.nz
Applications close 16 June 2006.

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'WEL-COM'

The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston
North

http://www.welcom.org.nz

Archbishop Dew's column:
Synod 2006 salt and light together

A clean start for cleaners
The plight of some of the lowest paid workers, cleaners, and the country’s
reliance on them in the event of an epidemic was highlighted last month when
the CleanStart campaign was launched in 10 cities across New Zealand and
Australia...

Cleaners and God a theological reflection
The first theological questions asked by Catholic social teaching (CST) are:
What is the situation of commercial cleaners? What is their reality? ...

NZ co-hosts in 2008 World Youth Day
New Zealand young people have won the right to be official co-hosts for the
2008 World Youth Day in Sydney...

CEC nets calls in record numbers
The Catholic Enquiry Centre made the highest number of enrolments in its
course for at least 20 years last year...

New cathedral organist
Sacred Heart Cathedral has a new organist, at last. Michael Stewart has an
extensive curriculum vitae for his 28 years. He already has one CD to his
credit and another on the way....

Social justice in the parishes
We are now post-Lent and into Eastertide! In the gospels and in the Acts of
the Apostles during these weeks we share the enthusiasm of the disciples as
they come alive with the new life of the risen Jesus. The new life affected
whole communities, as they energetically set about living out their new
insights and strengths!...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

GAYNZ.com article is factually incorrect
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0605/S00250.htm
Yesterday (24.05.06) the GAYNZ.com website posted an article about a press
release issued by Family Life International in response to Green MP Metiria
Turei's call for legalised homosexual adoptions in New Zealand. The
GAYNZ.com article contains factual errors and shallow rhetoric that ignores
research and represents only one side of this important debate...

Catholic secondary school proposal due back in court
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3677351a13415,00.ht/
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The Catholic Diocese of Auckland is still fighting for consent to build a
Catholic secondary school on the 25 hectares of land they own on Burtt Rd in
Drury...

New Zealand Church life is an example of cultural integration
http://www.theindiancatholic.com/news_read.asp?nid=1756
Churches have a significant role in the settlement outcomes of migrant
women, argues Ruth DeSouza, a migrant Goan settled in New Zealand. She also
suggests in the following article that women who are members of mainstream
churches can advance the integration process...

Gospel according to Dan Brown?
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2006/05/art100011586.php
As The Da Vinci Code film opens in theatres, local church representatives
are advising film patrons not to take its plot as gospel...

Cracking the publishing code, by Finlay Macdonald
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3675299a1860,00.html

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ - MEDIA RELEASE

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

“Pope’s Organist� impostor plans concerts in New Zealand (23 May 2006)
An Italian man claiming to be the official organist to the Vatican, and to
have been appointed to this position by Pope Benedict XVI, is planning a
series of concerts in New Zealand, according to Catholic News Service...

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CARITAS AOTEAROA NZ

New Zealand "simply not doing enough" for overseas aid - Caritas
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/viewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=682
Wellington â€" Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has compared Finance Minister
Michael Cullen to Scrooge following a Budget that failed to increase New
Zealand’s commitment to overseas..

The Church and Caritas Helping in Timor Leste (25 May 2006)
http://www.caritas.org.nz
As rebel soldiers and gangs of youths in Timor Leste (East Timor) continue
to cause violence in and around the country’s capital, Dili, the Catholic
Church, Caritas agencies and other NGO’s are working to assist those who
have fled from their homes due to the unrest...

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

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A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent
in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.

This week: The Pope in Poland

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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 ]

Edmund Rice Network, National Co-ordinator
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 7-20 2006 p. 23, and from The Associate
Principal. St Peter's College, Mountain Rd, Auckland 1003; tel: (09)
524-8108 ext. 7313 Applications close 1 June 2006.

Lay Pastoral Leader, St Bernadette's Parish, Naenae, Lower Hutt
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/naenae.html
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 21 - June 2 p.22, and from The General Manager,
Wellington Archdiocese, Catholic Centre, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015.
Applications close 2 June 2006

Fix-it/groundsperson, Mt Tabor Community, Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 21 - June 2 p.22, and from Lorraine tel (09)
420-6184; Mike tel (09) 420 9701; or Irene tel (027) 471 5295.