Kiwicath News and Notes

NATIONAL
Catholics set to become NZ's biggest religious group ... Faiths celebrate
peace ... Pro-life success seen in Australia ... Iraqis find hazards in NZ
society ... Wellington archdiocese unveils outward-looking plan for 2011 ...
Auckland in second phase of pastoral planning ... Theologian sees Christ in
colourful context ... St Anne's a healthy role model ... Hospital chaplain
left legacy of love, dedication ... Students saved NZ from hypnotic plot of
evil headmistress ... Slates restore cathedral roof ... Call for fresh
thinking on jail and alternatives ... Teaching on liturgy beginning ...
Bishops issue pastoral letter

FEATURES
New bishop wants to convey the privilege of loving Jesus ... ICPE marks
decade of mission service ... New priest for NZ role in Legion of Christ ...
Sisters pray and fast to protect human life

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Caring for our hearts ... Amy Kiley: Mass in a different
country: Not uniform but uniting ... The Pope: "Parish priest can't do it
all alone - he can't be a soloist" ... Others Say ... Editorial: Ten years
of informing, challenging ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Al Qaeda attacks Pope, Church ... Solidarity on poverty is urged ...
Congress tackles prejudice against religions ... Death-row men denied a
priest ... TaizÃ©'s founder not a convert ... Orthodox dialogue ends well ...
UK fall in churchgoing is slowing ... Nun forgives her murderers ... Loved
by God from the start ... Lay revolution in parishes ... Bishops get media
tip ... Milingo causes new split ... In Brief ... Pope disowns "brusque"
quote ... Some Muslims hope for dialogue ... Reaction around the world

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SUPPLEMENT
'NZ Catholic's tenth birthday'

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Catholics to become dominant Christians
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3818445a6530,00.html
Catholicism will become the most practised denomination in New Zealand
within five years -- and the Catholic Church is already wielding political
power, an expert says...

Priest ordained as bishop of Chch (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3818444a6530,00.html
Marathon-running and mountainbiking Greymouth priest Barry Jones was last
night ordained the new Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch. The ordination, at
the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, marked the official start of Jones'
role after his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in June...

Te Koha O Whaea Irihapeti [Sister Elizabeth's gift]
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0610/S00018.htm
The last in line of Bishop Pompallierâ€™s Sisters of Mercy organises an Easter
gift for her hometown of Pawarenga in the new documentary Te Koha O Whaea
Irihapeti...

Capill blamed as Christian Heritage closes down
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10404090
The Christian Heritage Party is closing down, citing the conviction of its
former leader Graham Capill as a main reason...

Appeal a credit to hospital chaplains (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3816135a6497,00.htm/
l
Middlemore Hospital's chaplains have been spreading the word about their
work. The first appeal and inaugural week for hospital chaplains was
launched last week to raise awareness of their roles in hospitals.

Hospitals cater for many faiths (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3820648a6530,00.html
God is having to make room in the country's hospital chapels to make room
for Buddha and Allah. Once distinctively Christian, chapels are being
converted into multi-faith centres, reflecting the diversity of beliefs
among patients and hospital staff...

Former lodge site reborn as second Catholic school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3815352a6568,00.html
Queenstown - The site of a former $3 million lodge near Arrowtown gutted by
fire in July has come to the rescue of a growing Queenstown Catholic primary
school...

Levao wins performing arts event
http://www.stuff.co.nz/centralnorthisland/0,2106,3815938a6014,00.html
Singing has its rewards for Henry Levao, who has just taken out the Te
Awamutu Performing Arts Competition. He has walked away with the Gleanis
Waterhouse Scholarship for his performance of the popular British song A
Soft Day...

Order will pay bills
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3820640a6530,00.html
The St John of God Order will continue paying the legal bills of two
Catholic clergymen ordered back to New Zealand to stand trial on historical
sexual abuse charges...

Path cleared for clergy to face abuse charges
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10404593

Claims of much more abuse
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/844717
There are claims the alleged actions of two Catholic clergymen being brought
back to New Zealand to face historic sex charges are just the tip of the
iceberg.

Clergymen Being Extradited (audio report)
NewsTalk ZB
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6397729-25,00.html
Ken Clearwater from the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust talks with
Newstalk ZB's Paul Holmes about the news that two Catholic clergymen are
being extradited to New Zealand.

Legal eyes on extradition ruling on clergymen
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3818386a6530,00.html

BBC documentary described as "beat-up" by Catholic Church (full text)
Radio New Zealand Newswire â€" 03 10 2006 : 09:07:54
The Catholic Church says a documentary claiming the Pope Benedict XVI was
involved in covering up child sex abuse by priests, is a beat-up. The BBC
programme looks at a secret document which instructs bishops about how to
deal with allegations against priests, and says the current pope enforced
these rules for 20 years. Communications director for the Catholic Church in
New Zealand, Lyndsay Freer, says she believes it relates to the seal of
confession, where a priest is bound never to divulge what is spoken. Ms
Freer says the producer and programme makers are working to their own
agenda, which is a beat up of the Pope and the Catholic church.

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ - Media Release

Statement in response to BBC Panorama programme, 'Sex Crimes and the
Vatican', on behalf of the Catholic Church in England and Wales (3 October
2006)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
The controversial 'Panorama' programme, "Sex Crimes and the Vatican"
screened in the UK last weekend, has not been seen in New Zealand, therefore
we are not in a position to comment on it. However a statement in unusually
strong language has been issued on behalf of the Catholic Bishops'
Conference of England and Wales. We publish it below...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

New this week: 'Changing the Church'
Dr Anna Thompson has devoted her life to the Church yet she is not a Sister
or any other kind of religious figure. She talks about the changes that are
coming ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/pfw092906.htm

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

This week:
Cardinal Avery Dulles on Islam; Hijacking gives insight into Turkey's
Christian minority; BBC documentary on clergy sex abuse; New report on
global Christianity; The latest on Limbo; Column changes coming.

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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 ]

Lay pastoral worker(s). St Joseph's Parish, New Plymouth.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' September 10-23 2006 p.23, in 'Wel-com' September
2006 p.4, and from
St Joseph's Parish, PO Box 32, New Plymouth 4615 Applications close 10
October 2006.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Issue 249, Sept 24 - Oct 7 2006

Full text from the current issue ...

Inaugural hospital chaplaincy week starts September 24
Auckland â€" New Zealandâ€™s first Hospital Chaplaincy Week starts this Sunday
to increase awareness of the ministry and raise money for it...

Full contents' summary ...

NATIONAL
Benedict attacked for quote on faith ... Brother sees continuing risk of
civil unrest in East Timor ... Bishops stress stewardship of God's creation
... Tongan king had respectful relationship with Church ... Retreat director
from India to give talks ... Pupils at Wanaka make own rules ... Vocations
conference aims to offer "sense of hope" ... Educators are honoured by peers
... Villa Maria choir wins "Big Sing" gold ... Minister opens sports centre
... Sacred Heart girls win Chanel Shield ... ERO File ... Sacred Heart's new
principal appointed ... Week for hospital chaplaincy

FEATURES
Ground-breaking lay leader enters her "fourth age" ... Getting blokes to
church ... French choir to visit ... Bishop's certificate surprises couple
... Eastern Catholic bishops join in new regional association ... Parish
secures elusive patron

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Home - the place from which to understand ... Anne
Benjamin: Teachers' influence lives on for generations ... Pastor Parochus:
Our Church: Truly universal ... Others Say ... Editorial: Reaction
illustrates Pope's point ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Call to Muslims over freedom ... Reform of welfare "not all positive" ...
Bishops' "no nukes" message endorsed ... The Pope: Priests told to take
heart ... Peace row at Assisi ... Priests recall September 11 ministry ...
Parisian honour ... Pope showed human face in return to homeland ... Good
news about TV season in US ... New bishop is arrested in China ... Maronite
bishops in Lebanon criticise Hezbollah and president's leadership ... Not
everyone liked ecumenical service ... Ad brought parents together ... In
Brief

REGULAR FEATURES
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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.

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POPE BENEDICT ON ISLAM

Religious lessons of tolerance
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3803662a6483,00.html
Times columnist William Rees-Mogg pointed out in The Dominion Post this
week, Pope Benedict is not the first speaker to liven up a dry text with a
strongly worded quote, The Dominion Post writes in an editorial...

John Roughan: Pope's gutsy little grenade lobbed into war on terror
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0001F367-7B77-1513-B4F883027A\
F1013D
Last year, when the Vatican conclave elected red-blooded Cardinal Ratzinger
to succeed John Paul II, liberals like my mother assumed the Holy Spirit had
taken the day off. That suspicion was confirmed for her this week when
Benedict XVI, as he called himself, had Muslims everywhere in uproar over
words he used about their religion...

Hysterical reaction
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3802668a6528,00.html
Pope Benedict XVI is no imitator of Pope Urban II, who preached to the flock
at Clermont and set in train the Crusades, writes The Press in an
editorial...

Deborah Coddington: Religions of tolerance set example of violence
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00089033-E497-1514-972583027A\
F10127
Despite the fact that one-god religions like to preach tolerance,
increasingly that is not what they practise. This week's over-reaction by
some Muslims to Pope Benedict's speech proved that given the slightest
provocation, the mad mullahs will take umbrage, threaten violence, and
demand apologies...

Catholics and Muslims meet after Pope's comments
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=103986
The Race Relations Commissioner has met New Zealand Catholic and Muslim
leaders following comments about Islam by the Pope, which have sparked
outrage across the Muslim world...

Editorial: Challenge in papal apology
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0004F75A-501C-150E-8D2F83027A\
F1010F
Pope Benedict is possibly as surprised as anyone that a quotation he used in
the course of a theological lecture last week should be causing such
consternation among Muslims. The Pope was contributing to a discussion on
the rationality of religion, and suggested religion ceased to have a
rational basis when it used violence to advance its sway. He could have
mentioned some of the history of his own church but instead he cited
Islam...

Papal apology not enough, Muslims say
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/r2yxp
The local Muslim community is calling for Pope Benedict to make a more
extensive apology after he allegedly portrayed Islam as a religion tainted
with violence...

Theologian defends pope's criticism of islam (full text)
Radio New Zealand Newswire
A New Zealand theologian has defended a speech by Pope Benedict the
Sixteenth which has sparked outrage among muslims. In the speech at his old
university in Regensburg, the Pope referred to a six hundred year old
critique of Islam as evil and inhuman. Father Merv Duffy, a theologian at
the Good Shepherd College in Auckland, says the Pope also makes a case that
while Christianity is a religion of reason, Islam is not. He says the Pope
is speaking the truth as he sees it, and he is known for seeking dialogue
among religions. Father Duffy says subsequent events suggest the speech was
unwise although the violence of reaction to it indicates the Pope was
correct.

Religious Groups At Odds Over Pope's Remarks
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6313782,00.html
Two religious organisations in New Zealand are at odds over a recent speech
by Pope Benedict XVI which has raised the hackles of Muslim leaders around
the world. Religious advisor for the International Muslim Association of New
Zealand Mohammed Amir said the Pope was not creating good perceptions of the
Islamic community, and his remarks had upset Muslims...

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OTHER NEWS FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

A natural in the Big House (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0006F1B2-792F-1513-B4F883027A\
F1013D
An interview with Anand Satyanand, New Zealand's first Catholic
Governor-General.

'It's a miracle' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3806159a11,00.html
Jeannette Adu-Bobie vowed as she lay in Wellington Hospital with three limbs
amputated that she would survive and walk the length of St Peter's Basilica
in Rome...

ILT funds work on basilica
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3806015a6568,00.html
Cracked walls, sunken ceilings, and carpet worn bare by communion will be
fixed by a $300,000 grant to St Mary's Basilica in Invercargill...

Cash lesson for schools smart on health (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000112BA-D6CF-150F-923683027A\
F1010F
Schools are being offered state cash to start healthy nutrition projects
such as putting water filters in classrooms...

Choosing queen was 'difficult' for judges (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3801490a6568,00.html
Deirdre Jolly had other plans for next week but after being crowned 2006
Senior Blossom Festival Queen yesterday, they may have to change. Mrs Jolly,
representing the Catholic Women's League, said she had seen the festival
from many different points of view during the past 40 years, everything from
float-maker to tea lady...

Catholic Gallipoli hero gets a new grave
http://www.cathnews.com/news/609/97.php
Catholic army chaplain Msgr Tony Toms will today preside at the consecration
of a grave for a New Zealand-born devout Catholic ANZAC army officer who has
laid in an unmarked grave in Melbourne for more than 50 years...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

New this week: Maria's back in town
Maria is back from retreat and tells us what's been happening in her
family's life. Filmed in Left Bank, Cuba Mall, Wellington.

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/pfw092206.htm

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

This week:
Fall-out from Benedict's comments on Islam; What's next for Christian-Muslim
relations?

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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 ]

Operations Manager, Catholic Tribunal of New Zealand
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2006 p.5, and from John Butterfield, General
Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6140; e-amil:
j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 29 September 2006

Adult Educator / Liturgy Educator. Diocese of Palmerston North.
http://www.pndiocese.org.nz
Further details 'NZ Catholic' September 10-23 2006 p.23, in 'Wel-com'
September 2006 p.15, and from the bishop's secretary, Private Bag 11012,
Palmerston North; tel. (06) 357 1980; e-mail: bishop@pndiocese.org.nz
Applications close 30 September 2006

Office Administrator (6 month contract), Challenge 2000
Website: http://www.challenge2000.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Sept 24 - Oct 7 p.23, and from Kitty McKinley,
Challenge 2000, PO Box 13059, Johnsonville, Wellington. Tel: (04) 477-6827

Sunday, September 17, 2006

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TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF THE KING OF TONGA

Vatican City, Sept 13, 2006 (VIS) - Benedict XVI sent a telegram of
condolence to King Taufa'ahau Tupou V of Tonga for the death of his father,
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV who died on Sunday, September 10 at the age of 88
following a long illness. He had been king of Tonga since 1967.

"I was saddened to learn of the death of His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou
IV, your beloved father, and I send my heartfelt condolences to you, the
royal family and all the people of Tonga. Assuring the bereaved of my
prayers and spiritual closeness at this time of national mourning, I commend
the long reigning late king to the loving mercy of Almighty God and invoke
upon the country the divine gifts of consolation and peace. As a pledge of
hope in the Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I impart my apostolic
blessing."

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POPE BENEDICT'S COMMENTS ON ISLAM

The Pope's address at the University of Regensburg (full text):
http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=94748

Catholic Communications NZ. Declaration Concerning Pope's Regensburg Address
(16 Sep 2006)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
Vatican City, Sep 15, 2006 (Vis) - Yesterday evening, Holy See Press Office
Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. released the following declaration to
journalists concerning the interpretation of certain passages of the address
delivered by the Holy Father at the University of Regensburg on September
12...

Pope "wasn't condemning Islam"
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411425/831337
The Catholic Church is assuring Muslims in New Zealand that the Pope meant
no offence with his comments about the Prophet Mohammad...

Audio reports from Newstalk ZB ...

Catholics defend Pope's comments
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/audio2/16111824.wma
Catholic Church spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer tells Newstalk ZBs Rachel Morton
the uproar over comments made by the Pope about the Muslim prophet Mohammed
is quite unnecessary.

Muslims want apology from Pope
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/audio2/16122756.wma
Islamic Association of New Zealand president Javed Khan tells Newstalk ZBs
Rachel Morton a formal apology is the only way the Pope can mend fences with
the Muslim faith.

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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: Opening our ears to justice

The universe story, a challenge for the church
Christians need to look beyond the Christian story for ways to address the
issue of depleting oil supplies and climate change which will radically
change the way we live in the next decades. Marist Fr Peter Healy who runs
seminars on ecological spirituality with Sr Noelene Landrigan rsj, says
human history is coming to the end of a phase which some call â€˜the petroleum
intervalâ€™. In the last 100 years, western economies have driven the whole
agricultural industrial system on oil, so that we are actually eating oil
...

Responding to the call for ecological conversion
The idea that some four-year-olds in Australia have never seen rain is
behind the creation of a new Catholic agency to focus on environmental
issues across the Tasman. Col Brown of Catholic Earthcare Australia was
keynote speaker at four seminars organised in the Palmerston North Diocese
to consider the Social Justice Week focus on environmental justice....

Archbishop launches synod booklet
Archbishop John Dew will launch the synod booklet, the front cover of which
appears on this page, for the North Island part of the diocese on at a
promulgation mass on 20 September at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He will launch
the booklet for South Island parishes a in St Maryâ€™s Church, Nelson, on 29
September. We reprint here his introductory letter from the booklet ...

Wel-com in winning class
At the recent Australasian Catholic Press Conference awards, Wel-com won the
best feature award for a series of three articles on inter-church marriages
mostly written by Sally and John Faisandier. The judgeâ€™s citation said that
the series provided an in-depth insight into an issue faced by many couples
and the church....

CWL conference abuzz with ideas
The Catholic Womenâ€™s League will be asking parliament to ban the advertising
of prescription drugs on TV, regulate the advertising of instant finance and
debt rescheduling loans, reprint the booklet Considering an Abortion â€" what
are your options, increase hospice funding, ban the sale of fireworks to the
public, and enhance public transport in urban areas. These six remits were
agreed on at its national conference in Wellington on 20 July....

Peace celebrated in Lower Hutt
Peace Together is the theme of a celebration of peace which uses the image
of people as pieces in a jigsaw in the Hutt later this month. Initiated by
the Inter-Faith Council in the Hutt Valley, the ecumenical initiative
recognises the United Nations International Day of Peace. The council
comprises members of the Bahaâ€™i, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Moslem and
Sikh faith-traditions and meets regularly to deepen appreciation of each
otherâ€™s cultures and beliefs....

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NEWS FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Hundreds pay miner their last respects
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/westcoast/0,2106,3796240a6013,00.html
Hundreds of people attended yesterday's funeral of West Coast coalminer
Bernard Green, who was killed in a mining accident last week...

Students help plant along stream's edge (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3792779a6571,00.html
Giving up her Saturday morning to befriend the Taumatakahu Stream, is all
part of teaching Angela MacLeod's children about conservation. The St
Josephs Catholic Primary School Committee member, was one of 37 people who
planted tussocks and kowhai bushes along Temuka stream's edge...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

New this week: Is there something after coffee?
In Coffee Break, Sister Stephanie sips coffee with Rev David Tannock, the
chaplain at Wellington hospital, who describes how New Zealanders cope with
death....

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

This week:
Benedict's jihad remark; Benedict in Bavaria; Follow-ups: Brothers in
leadership posts and more on evolution; New hires at Catholic University ;
Roman Catholic, Orthodox dialogue resumes; Lessons from the first 18 months
of Benedict's papacy; Personal notes

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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 ]

Accounts and Database Manager, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' September 10-23 2006 p.3, and from The Managing
Editor, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; e-mail:
editor@nzcatholic.org.nz Applications close 22 September 2006

Parish Secretary (Part time), Sacred Heart Parish, Petone
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/petone.html
Details in 'Wel-com' September 2006 p.7, and from the parish office, tel.
(04) 971 7885; e-mail: sacredheart@paradise.net.nz Applications close 24
September 2006

Sunday, September 10, 2006

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SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK 10-16 September 2006

Catholic Communications NZ. Statement on Environmental Issues from the New
Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference
Media Releases - http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

Caritas Aotearoa NZ. Social Justice Week. "Renew the face of the earth":
Environmental justice
http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=90
Social Justice Week Events ... Social Justice Week resources for schools,
for youth and for parishes

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

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

** Statement on Environmental Issues from the New Zealand Catholic Bishops'
Conference (8 Sep 2006)

** Worshipping under Southern Skies (4 Sep 2006)
The national catechesis programme 'Rediscovering the Beauty of the Mass'

** "Right to Life" organisation expresses alarm at NZ Government funding for
organisations that promote contraception, sterilisation and abortion (4 Sep
2006)

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NEWS FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

More apply for religious schools
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3788883a7694,00.html
Religious schools are getting more enrolment applications as parents become
convinced they offer the best education for their children...

Religious teaching guidelines ditched
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3786383a7694,00.html
Proposed guidelines for teaching religion in state schools have been ditched
after opponents, including Anglican bishops, criticised them as unfair and
inconsistent...

Education officials scrap plan for religion crackdown
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10399620

Religion in schools - Act needs a change
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=103029
Principals say the issue of religion in state primary and intermediate
schools will not go away, despite the Ministry of Education ditching plans
to issue guidelines...

Green Party: State schools should advance religious tolerance
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0609/S00067.htm

United Future: religion in schools backdown "common sense"
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200609041253/1e86eea3

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Issue 248, September 10-23, 2006 - http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Full contents summary ...

NATIONAL
Students challenge RE teachers ... Education "serious" responsibility ...
Caritas sees shortcomings in three bills ... Prison chaplains deplore high
imprisonment rate ... National briefings will introduce changes to the Roman
Missal ... Organ donation encouraged ... Justice Ministry helped abortion
providers ... West Papuan advocate calls for dialogue ... Journalist from US
"called" to NZ job ... Convention radiated hope, not heat ... Dismissed
claims to be appealed ... Several cultures take part in Glen Innes
celebration ... Franciscan friar contributed to James Joyce biography ...
College to nurture future golfers ... Australian speakers on VFL agenda ...
ERO File

FEATURES
Mission societies' emphasis focuses on universal Church ... New national
office likely in Wellington ... Church coming alive in Cuba ... Castro wants
priests at his death ... New school hall opened ... Social issues tackled at
CWL conference ... City promises to rectify Catholic graves "eyesore" ...
Ecologist urges justice for the natural world

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Our need for confession ... Pat Lynch: NZ schools must
recognise everyone's faith dimension ... Trevor Powell: The power of music
... Editorial: Bureaucrats backtrack on religion ... Malcolm Evans ...
Letters ... Vatican Letter: Dialogue with Orthodox starts up again

INTERNATIONAL
SchÃ¶nborn calls for clarity on evolution ... Drunks to be named from pulpit?
... Believers coped ... The Pope: Revelation "vision of victory over evil"
... New church will pray for aborted ... Aussies scrap asylum bill ...
Milingo to join Dan Brown? ... Da Vinci plagiarism? ... Miracles web page
... Feast dates to move for 2008 ... Christian Zionism is jointly condemned
... Religions seen as "tools" for achieving peace ... Caritas experts study
Lebanon ... Devil's influence high today, says exorcist ... Czechs forced to
sell churches ... Praise, warning given to athletes ... Private visit to
crucifix shrine ... China frees bishop ... In Brief

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

ADVERTISING FEATURES
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, SYDNEY 2008

Oceania Plans Bigger Turnout for Youth Day '08
Many Countries Will Participate for the 1st Time
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=94532
Sydney, Australia, Sept. 8, 2006 (Zenit.org).- World Youth Day 2008 will be
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect Oceania youth to the life of the
Church, says the event's coordinator Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Fisher after a
recent meeting of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of
Oceania...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

New this week: The poverty around you
We can get so comfortable that we forget poverty hasnâ€™t been fully
conquered. Green MP Sue Bradford is here to remind us...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

This week:
Assisi inter-religious assembly marks 20th anniversary of John Paul's
initiative; Evangelicals look to '10/40 window'; Opus Dei prelate to visit
U.S. and Canada; The bishops' film critic; Benedict's SchÃ¼lerkreis ans
evolution; Capuchins elect brother to Rome post

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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 ]

Sunday, September 3, 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: Worshipping Under Southern Skies: Rediscovering the
Beauty of the Mass

Former Marist returns as 'Stream principal
A former Marist priest is the new principal of St Patrickâ€™s College,
Silverstream...

Did we have a synod? Did we ever!
Two months ago we gathered at St Maryâ€™s College, in the Hall and in the
classrooms and in the corridors and in Sacred Heart Cathedral, and we talked
and shared our common faith and discerned our dreams for the future. Two
months on, those who were there still talk about that presence, about the
â€˜something quite specialâ€™ that happened that weekend...

It is not business as we know it! Engaging our future today - Aotearoa New
Zealand Pastoral Planning Conference., by Lorraine McArthur
Pastoral planning is not about goals and aims strategically prepared in
order to make a financial gain. It is about preparing for the way we meet
the pastoral and spiritual needs of people. It is centred on the gospel and
the way the gospel is preached and lived...

SJ Week resources available
Environmental justiceâ€™ is the theme for Social Justice Week in the Catholic
Church, 10-16 September this year...

Bishop Peter Cullinane calls for opinion on the Middle East
I am not one who angers easily but recently I have been increasingly very
angry. The actions, and attitudes, of the Israeli government, and its
treatment of the Palestinian peoples are, in my opinion, an insult to
humanity on the part of people who were themselves the undeserving victims
of a master-race ideology...

Sharing the gospel message
This sharing took place at the Home of Compassion soup kitchen in Wellington
on 25 June among 50 Peace and Justice people of the Wellington
Archdiocese...

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NEWS FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Children get a lesson in rubbish (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/0,2106,3783710a6510,00.html
The lesson stank, but pupils at St Paul's Catholic Primary School in
Richmond now know how much and what they throw away at school each day.
Nelson Environment Centre's Sarah Langi visited the school to get the
children to conduct a "waste audit" of a whole day's worth of school
rubbish...

Abuse case appeal
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3779245a6479,00.html
A woman who insists she was physically and emotionally abused at an
orphanage plans to appeal against a judge's decision to dismiss her $550,000
claim against Catholic authorities...

Moses said unto them: Tune in to Sunday service on 107 FM (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3779198a6016,00.htm/
l
A church in Mangere Bridge is reaching out to its congregation in a new way.
St James Anglican church is broadcasting its 9am Sunday service on low power
FM to houses within a 3km radius of the church...

Light at end of a long wartime tunnel (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3779315a6479,00.html
A labyrinth of tunnels built beneath the town of Arras in France has led a
group of French teenagers to New Zealand to pay homage to the young Kiwi
tunnellers who toiled for France's freedom...

Does religion have a place at school?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/0,2106,3779073a6508,00.html
The Education Ministry edict on the vexed issue of religion in schools,
which it is set to release shortly, is sure to be illuminating said the
Nelson Mail in an editorial on Monday...

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SYNOD FOR OCEANIA

Secularizing trend in Oceania prompts Synod concern
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=46192
Aug. 31 (CWNews.com) - The special council of the Synod of Bishops for
Oceania has expressed serious concern about the rapid process of
secularization in the Pacific region...

Eastern Catholic Church Association Formed
http://www.cathnews.com/news/608/doc/eastern-church.htm
The Eastern Catholic Bishops of Australia and New Zealand have formed an
association which will meet annually to discuss various issues which affect
their Churches in the region...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

New Zealand Catholic Web TV, presenting Catholic life in New Zealand through
videotaped interviews.

New this week: "Dad's making dinner tonight"
Maria goes away on retreat leaving Aaron to look after their young daughter
Grace all by himself, which means he must cook the dinner ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

This week:
Benedict's thinking on creation and evolution; Vatican Secretary of State
searches for deputies; Exorcism and Harry Potter; Benedict on marriage; Some
are anxious as papal visit to Turkey nears

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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 ]

Mahitahi: Catholic Overseas Volunteers
http://www.mahitahi.org
ESOL Teacher, Chanel College, Vava'u, Tonga
Builder, Makira Province, Solomon Islands
Builder, Diocese of Aitape, PNG
Business Manager, Catholic Teachers' College, Baucau, East Timor
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 13-26 2006 p.14, and from Chanel Centre, PO
Box 4353 Hamilton East. Phone +64 7 8554699. Email: christina@mahitahi.org

Accounts and Database Manager, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 13-26 2006 p.22, and from The Managing
Editor, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1144; e-mail:
editor@nzcatholic.org.nz

Parish Promoters, 'NZ Catholic' Newspaper
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 13-26 2006 p.8, and from Dennis Augustine,
PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034; tel. (09) 360-3049; fax (09)
360-3065; e-mail: advertising@nzcatholic.org.nz

Sunday, August 27, 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

Issue 247, August 27-September 9, 2006

Full text ...

Students' invention may be a godsend for parents
Christchurch — It's a parent's dream: A way to keep an eye on teenagers
when
they're out in the big car. A new product just launched by four year 11 St
Thomas of Canterbury College students will do just that...

Tributes paid to Maori Queen
Hamilton — The death of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu on August 15 has
brought tributes and prayerful condolences from Catholic officials —
including from the desk of Pope Benedict XVI...

Pope appeals for release of priest kidnapped in Baghdad
Vatican City (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI appealed for the release of a
Chaldean Catholic priest who was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, just after
celebrating Mass Aug. 15 for the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary...

Full contents summary ...

NATIONAL
Practical help given for cases of violence ... Claim of abuse unsuccessful
... Success for Kiwis in Adelaide ... Dove Fellowship's new president ...
Mass in Latin proves popular ... Tributes paid to Maori Queen ... Abortion
risks raised again ... SI marae goes smokefree ... Parents praying for a
Jesuit college ... Jail term extended ... St Bede's run earns CanTeen
$78,000 ... Dominican milestone ... ERO File

FEATURES
An invitation to rediscover the beauty of the Mass ... Bishops of Oceania
discuss their concerns ... Benedict XVI speaks about the burden of being
Pope ... Carmelite monastery on Wallis is blessed in colourful occasion ...
Surprised by award ... Students' invention may be a godsend for parents

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: The pain of those left behind ... Parish Diary:
Extraordinary in the ordinary ... Lisa Beech: Let's recognise links between
poverty and the environment ... Others Say ... Editorial: Standards take
another hit from BSA ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Unity seen as focus for music ministry ... Christian town in Lebanon
shelters displaced ... Vatican's warnings "prophetic on Iraq" ... The Pope:
Praying that the truce will hold ... African priests ordered not to be
"diviner-healers" ... Archdiocese sidesteps adoption responsibility ...
Japan pressured to take up arms ... More births urged ... Case made for sole
control in Lebanon ... NZ representative accused of bias as UN chairman ...
Priest tells of bomber McVeigh's conversion ... Bishops appeal to Amnesty on
abortion ... Priest kidnapped in Baghdad ... Friars opened doors ... In
Brief ... EU court denies plea to guarantee feeding ... Foetal stem cells
being used in beauty therapy ... Prayer cards promote Mother McAuley's cause
... Candles lit for peace

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DAME TE ATAIRANGIKAAHU

Catholic Communications NZ. Full text of the Message from Pope Benedict on
the death of Te Arikinui (22 Aug 2006)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has learned with sadness of the death of Te
Arikinui, the Maori Queen, Dame Te Atairangikaahu and he sends heartfelt
condolences to the people of Aotearoa...

Benedict XVI Mourns Death of Maori Queen
Message Sent to New Zealand at Passing of Dame Te Atairangikaahu
http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=93623
Vatican City, Aug. 22, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI expressed sorrow for
the death of the queen of New Zealand's indigenous Maori, Te Arikinui Dame
Te Atairangikaahu, and sent a message of sympathy to her relatives and
people...

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NEW RELIGION GUIDELINES FOR STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS

TV One. 'Ministry Of Education Rules Prayers Illegal' (video report)
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6208210-300,00.html
Interview with Martin Connolly of the Ministry of Education

TV One News. 'New religion guidelines for schools' (video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/819852

Principals leader says religion rules unworkable
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0003D20D-E424-14EC-B0B383027A\
F1010F
Laws restricting religion in primary schools are impractical and unworkable,
New Zealand Principals Federation president Pat Newman says. Under new
guidelines on religion, schools will be advised that they should seek
permission from parents who want their children to take part in voluntary
religious activities rather than asking parents if they want their child to
be formally excused from such activities...

Changes to hit 944 schools
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3774266a7694,00.html
More than 118,000 pupils who receive religious education in state schools
could be affected by new Education Ministry guidelines. Figures from the the
Churches Education Commission show more than half of state schools provide
religious instruction through the commission's interdenominational
programme...

Guidelines on religion in schools stun some
Otago Daily Times
http://tinyurl.com/fqxu4

Guideline on religion leaves confusion instead of clarity
Northern Advocate
http://tinyurl.com/eq6m7
A new Ministry of Education report has stirred up confusion about religious
instruction in state schools - and it's full of advice many Northland
schools already follow...

Editorial: Religious ruling not necessary
Hawkes Bay Today
http://tinyurl.com/ff2rg

Kerre Woodham: Religious debate another battle in same old war
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=000A6A83-01EA-14F0-B77F83027A\
F1010F
"The turf war between different religious faiths is also a long standing
one. The only difference in 2006 is that Muslims, not Catholics, are seen as
the danger."

School-time prayers illegal unless in Maori
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3774254a6009,00.html
The Lord's Prayer can be recited in state school assembly halls -- but
only if it is said in Maori.

Schools break law on prayers
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0004AAD4-4C70-14EC-BE9583027A\
F1010F
Some primary schools are breaking the law with their use of religious
practices which include prayers at assembly, the Education Ministry has
warned. ..

Pupils may have to opt in for religious education
The Dominion Post
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3774265a11,00.html

Maharey should scrap religion guideline (Press Release: New Zealand National
Party)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0608/S00419.htm

OTHER NEWS FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Membership level worries St Vincent
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3776501a6579,00.html
Charity group St Vincent de Paul has lost 1000 members in 18 months and it's
a worrying trend the Catholic organisation wants to reverse...

Bluff schoolteacher to head Catholic group (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3770956a6568,00.html
Bluff schoolteacher Tui Pasco has been elected national president of the
3000-strong Catholic Women's League...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

New Zealand Catholic Web TV, presenting Catholic life in New Zealand through
videotaped interviews.

New this week: The need for peace
Emma Potter is a student at Villa Maria College, Christchurch. She talks to
Sister Anna about the increasing need for Peace.

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

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

This week:
Creation and evolution; A 'new phase' in Catholic-Orthodox dialogue?; More
Mozart; How a Satanist became the 'Man of Mary'; John Paul's 'miracle
water';
Background on Benedict's admonishment against working too hard

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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 ]

Director, National Centre for Religious Studies
http://www.ncrs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 13-26 2006 p.22, 'Wel-com' August 2006 p.7,
and from Mike Hurdle, Micah Partners, tel 04 499 4749; fax: 04 499 7375;
e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz; PO Box 499, Wellington. Applications
close Friday 1 September 2006.

Professional Counsellor/Social Worker, Catholic Social Services, Wellington
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/catholicsocialservices.html
Details in 'Wel-com' August 2006 p.4, and from Barbara Gilray, Catholic
Social Services, 150 Brougham Street, PO Box 9408, Wellington 6031. Ph:
04-385 8642 Fax: 04-385 8640 E-maiI: catholic.reception@clear.netnz
Applications close Friday 1 September 2006.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ - Media Releases

Catholic Church tribute to Te Arikinui (18 Aug 2006)
The Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Monsignor David
Bennett, along with other Church officials paid their respects to Te
Arikinui Dame Te Atairangi Kaahu yesterday at Turangawaewae Marae. Bishop
Denis Browne, the Catholic Bishop of Hamilton and President of the New
Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference is to arrive back tonight from
Australia, will join others on the marae tomorrow...

Statement from the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania
(14 Aug 2006)
The Catholic Bishops from the Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea and the
Solomons, New Zealand and Australia met as a Federation from 7-11 August in
Suva, Fiji. Previously they had met in 1990 in Sydney, in 1994 in Auckland,
in 1998 in Rome during the Synod for Oceania, and in 2002 in Rabaul, PNG.
The bishops were warmly welcomed by the Fijian people...

Catholic and Anglican bishops of NZ plead for peace in Middle East (4 Aug
2006)
Catholic and Anglican Bishops here join forces to plead for peace in the
Middle East, and relief for the victims of war...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Distraught family prepares for son's funeral
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3769038a11,00.html
Instead of a joyous reunion this weekend, Daniel Hansman's close-knit family
will be organising his funeral. The former Francis Douglas Memorial College
student was in his second year at Victoria University, studying design...
[Daniel's funeral is at St Joseph's Catholic Church in New Plymouth on
Monday at 1pm.]

New wheels get Unity back on the road (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3769391a6579,00.html
Unity Falwasser-Collins likes nothing more than getting out on her bike and
feeling the wind on her face. The 11-year-old blind girl sits there and
sings and sometimes has to be prodded to pedal, says her foster father Ross
Collins. But at least the Year 6 Te Awamutu St Patrick's Catholic School
student is able to get out and exercise, he says...

Trauma of the God Boy (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3766858a14297,00.html
Composer Anthony Ritchie's two-act opera The God Boy has been adapted from a
seminal New Zealand novel. Rosa Shiels attends a rehearsal...

National Statement on Religious Diversity Proposed
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0608/S00184.htm
A national statement on religious diversity will be discussed next week at a
forum of senior government representatives and religious leaders...

Catholic brother pleads guilty to more sex assaults
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10396397
John Louis Stevenson, a former Catholic brother already serving a jail term
yesterday pleaded guilty in Wellington District Court to eight charges of
indecently assaulting boys while he was a teacher in Feilding...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/?sid=62

New Zealand Catholic Web TV, presenting Catholic life in New Zealand through
videotaped interviews.

New this week: The difference in people
Lisa Beech talks about her own tolerance for people who seem different from
herself, and about experiences in the aid agency "Caritas".

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NZ CATHOLIC BIOETHICS CENTRE - 'The Nathaniel Report'

In Issue Nineteen ...

Guest Editorial – Concerning Information, Knowledge and Wisdom, by Bishop
Peter Cullinane.
Summary: Adequately presenting the Church's teaching involves more than just
getting information. Laity and pastors each learn from each other when it
comes to understanding, interpreting and applying the Church's teaching.

The New Zealand Suicide Prevention Strategy: 2006 – 2016 – A Critique (full
text)
The Ministry of Health's recently published strategy builds on an earlier
strategy aimed at lowering youth suicide, with an expanded focus on all age
groups. The Strategy would be strengthened if there was wider recognition of
the place of faith and spirituality in protecting the vulnerable against
suicide.

Human Embryos and Research – "Have Your Say" (full text)
Later in the year all New Zealander's will be invited to make submissions on
draft guidelines on the use of human embryos in research. The guidelines
will shape the policy framework to be put in place by the Minister of Health
in 2007. In anticipation of this, Toi te Taiao – the Bioethics Council –
have released a booklet designed to inform and encourage public discussion.

Organ and Tissue Transplantation and the Catholic Moral Tradition: A Case
Study in the Evolution of Moral Teaching
Summary: We take it for granted that organ donation is a morally good - and
even heroic - thing to do. However, when organ transplantation first became
a reality in the 1940's, most Catholic moral theologians concurred that
transplantation by a living donor was morally unacceptable. The evolution of
thinking on this question has relevance for us today as we face new ethical
questions.

Submission on Human Tissue (Organ Donation) Amendment Bill
Summary: New Zealand Parliament is currently considering the merits of a
Private Members Bill which is aimed at addressing the low numbers of organ
donors in New Zealand. The Nathaniel Centre submission focuses on the issues
associated with giving consent.

Defining New Zealand Palliative Care: A Discussion Document
Summary: In 2001 the Ministry of Health released the NZ Palliative Care
Strategy with the aim of setting in place a "systematic and informed
approach to the provision and funding of palliative care services." In order
to make this strategy a success, and to help address the inequalities, a
working party has prepared a Discussion Document designed to generate
feedback from those at grass roots levels and those involved in service
provision.

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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS

http://www.tuimotu.org

In the August issue ...

Editorial: The worshipping community, by Michael Hill (full text)
One very good definition of parish is 'a worshipping community'. Lying
behind this is the notion of community itself. One of the best descriptions
of community – or society – is that of St Augustine: a group of people
united in the things they love...

Focus on 'parish' in NZ – Alan Roberts, Mary Woods, Joan McFetridge,
Shirley
Temm

Discord in the church – Timothy Radcliffe

The preacher's task – Helen Bergin, Peter Murnane

Ongoing rape of the Palestinian people – John Honoré

Blokes in garage – Case Genefaas and Mike Marshall

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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