Kiwicath News and Notes

SPECIAL ISSUE No. 254, - "A Future for the Family" November 26, 2006

What's good for the family is good for the nation ... Society's basic unit -
but only God can define it ... Better families begin with us ... Let's
change things ... Church declares the family is fundamental to society ...
In JPII's words ... Marriage needs support of strong cultural voice ...
There's really no formula for perfect family life ... Supporting needy
families, positively ... Good marriages necessary to build good societies
... How children see a family ... Extended working hours cut into family
time ... Political parties give views on family legislation ...
Discriminatory child payments serve to reinforce poverty ... To reverse tide
of child abuse, single parents need support ... Family values are displayed
by mothers group ... A path to holiness by love ... It's not just a wedding
... Fewer Kiwis tying the knot ... Natural fertility regulation restores
beauty to sexuality ... The Church and contraception ... Parents are
responsible to be the big people ... More views from children ... Family
creates social order ... Identifying with baby makes dad fatherly ... When a
marriage breaks down, annulment can bring healing ... Proceedings seek truth
without useless complications ... Ten guidelines for parents ... Church
ministries that serve the family

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'THE NATIVITY STORY'

Photo gallery:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762121/

Film trailer:
http://-trailers.blogspot.com/2006/10/nativity-story-2006-trailer.html

Vatican to host Nativity film premiere this Sunday
http://www.cathnews.com/news/611/144.php
"The Nativity Story", a biblical account of Jesus' birth, will become the
first feature film ever to premiere at the Vatican this Sunday.

NZ's "Mary" In Bid For Christian Dollars
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6610394,00.html
A pregnant teenage New Zealand actress starring in the first feature film to
be premiered at the Vatican is at the vanguard of continuing Hollywood
efforts to cash in on Christian audiences. Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, rose to
fame in 2002's Whale Rider, but is now the star of The Nativity Story - a
movie version of Jesus' birth - in which she plays the Virgin Mary...

OTHER NEWS ...

Controversy on Cambridge job
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/0,2106,3877042a6579,00.html
A group of parents is considering High Court action against a Cambridge
Catholic primary school's appointment of a deputy principal...

Crash course in first aid for missionaries (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/yyen2v
Matthew Darby wanted to be a priest from a young age. His desire at first
was to join the diocesan seminary and become a regular parish priest in New
Zealand, but he was soon called to leave his home, family and country and
make the first of two journeys which would eventually see him spend 46 years
as a missionary in the jungles of Papua New Guinea...

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Txt: Maria finds some hope still in Christmas
Unlike her husband, Maria feels there's still hope to be found in the
Christmas period, not just stress and present-buying ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

John Allen has been on vacation. When he returns, he will be in Rome and
then on the papal plane for Benedict XVI's Nov. 28-Dec. 1 trip to Turkey.
Watch this space for daily reporting and analysis.

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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 ]

Writer/Editor, Religious Education. National Centre for Religious Studies
http://www.ncrs.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19-25 2006 p.23, and from The Director, The
National Centre for Religious Studies, PO Box 1937, Wellington 6015. Tel.
(04) 496-1761; fax:(04) 496-1762; E-mail: info@ncrs.org.nz Applications
close 8 December 2006

World Youth Day Co-ordinator - Catholic Youth Team
http://www.cyt.org.nz
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Nov. 19-25 2006 p.23, on the CYT Website, and from:
Clare Dooley, Catholic Youth Team, P O Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. (03)
366-9869; Fax (03) 379-8724; E-mail cdooley@chch.catholic.org.nz
Applications close 1st December 2006.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

19 nov 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

From issue 253, November 19-25, 2006 (full text)

Longtime music teacher receives papal honour
Wellington â€" A lifetime devoted to music and the teaching of singing was
recognised in an award to Sr Mary Winefride Blake, RSM, of the papal honour
Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (â€œfor the Church and the Popeâ€�) on November 5...

Group of pilgrims from RNDM colleges explores link between France and NZ
Wellington â€" A group of 23 people associated with the Congregation of Our
Lady of the Missions have made a pilgrimage in France to explore links
between the Church in France and New Zealand...

Also in this issue : Remembering our only papal visit ... Monte Cecilia
Housing Trust

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Iranian overstayer sent back to prison
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3864507a12855,00.html
An Iranian overstayer was yesterday sent back to Mt Eden Remand Prison where
he has spent the past two years because he refuses to return to his homeland
for fear of persecution. Immigration Department lawyers successfully argued
Hossein Yadegary â€" also known as Thomas Yadegary since converting to
Christianity â€" should continue to be detained...

A sympathetic and nurturing place (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3864707a6572,00.html
From gazing at a print of a Raphael painting in the Sacred Heart Basilica to
teaching and writing on the visual arts, Andrew Paul Wood has come a long
way. Nicola Lynch talks to the former Timaru boy made good...

Cancer claims man who adopted sisterâ€™s children (photo)
http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/news/tibnews/display.var.1024168.0.cancer_claims/
_man_who_adopted_sisters_children.php
Pat Durkin, the representative of Australia and New Zealand on the
Pontifical Commission of Laity in the mid 80s, has died from cancer, aged
68.

Manger scene cast in a new light (photo)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20061118-9999-mz1c18story.html
Keisha Castle-Hughes plays Mary in the new film, "The Nativity Story," which
on Nov. 26 is expected to become the first feature film to premiere at the
Vatican...

Actor who is Joseph in 'Nativity' film may not stay unknown for long
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0606544.htm
Washington (CNS) -- Not too many people are likely to recognize Oscar Isaac,
the actor who plays Joseph in the new movie "The Nativity Story." Apart from
a couple of TV guest roles and a minor part in a four-year-old movie, he
hasn't been seen on either the big or the small screen. That could change
after the Dec. 1 U.S. release date of "The Nativity Story" in which Mary is
portrayed by Keisha Castle-Hughes ...

History given new twist
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3862184a16343,00.html
Even school children will tell you, it's quite difficult to view history
dispassionately, writes Patricia Veltkamp-Smith. And for difficult, read
boring, boring, boring. Which is why it astonished that a potted history
talk given by John Prendergast at the 75th celebrations of St Theresa's
school proved the hit of the night.

Religious jibes keep TV watchdog busy
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10410571
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has reported a declining number of
complaints, but says it was not under-worked in the year to June because of
the complex issues it had to deal with. In its annual report it says most of
the complaints it received were about two TV programmes - Popetown and South
Park...

School Delighted With New Admin Block (photos)
http://www.localmedia.co.nz/petoneherald/ph151106/PH151106SacredHeart+3pics.html
A recently opened newly-developed administration block at Petoneâ€™s Sacred
Heart Primary School is so warm and inviting that the schoolâ€™s pupils really
enjoy visiting it...

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New this week: Reflections: What Captain Cook can tell us
Sister Mary is almost blown away by a cannon on the celebration of Captain
Cook's birthday, but what can he tell us about dealing with life?

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

Weekly Analysis:
Turkey's unique history a challenge for this academic pope
As Benedict XVI's Nov. 28-Dec. 1 trip to Turkey draws near, one concern both
in the Vatican and at the Phanar, the headquarters of the Patriarch of
Constantinople, is that the post-Regensburg emphasis on Christian/Muslim
relations will overshadow the ecumenical thrust of the pope's visit,
intended to cap several decades of rapprochement between Rome and the "first
among equals" in the Orthodox world...

Further notes and commentary:
* Notes from Ireland on the archbishop, the pope, and Opus Dei
* Pope, curial cardinals affirm value of priestly celibacy
* Irish court holds that an embryo is not "unborn" life
* Benedict XVI, top aides to discuss Milingo and celibacy
* Positive energy from deacons and wives of Region One

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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 ]

Office Administrator - NZ Catholic Education Office
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2006 p.14, and from Maureen Condliffe,
Operations Manager, NZCEO, PO Box 12 307, Wellington. Ph 04 496 1739 Fax 04
496 1734 E-mail: m.condliffe@nzceo.catholic.org.nz
Applications close 20 November 2006

Sunday, November 12, 2006

12 Nov 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: 'Peace of heart is the heart of peace'

MÃ¢ori join Aborigines in Alice papal memories
MÃ¢ori Catholic voices were added to a gathering in Alice Springs last month
to mark 20 years since Pope John Paul IIâ€™s landmark message about the rights
of indigenous peoples in 1986. Danny Karatea-Goddard of Palmerston North
addressed the gathering as part of a five-strong delegation of
representatives from Te RÃ»nanga o te HÃ¢hi Katorika ki Aotearoa, the New
Zealand Catholic MÃ¢ori Council. He said that MÃ¢ori people shared much in
common with their Aboriginal and Torres Straits brothers and sisters...

Barbershop leaders ABRAchordABRA
ABRAchordABRA from St Catherineâ€™s College have recently been named one of
New Zealandâ€™s top female secondary school barbershop quartets being placed
second in the national finals in Hamilton. The quartet, consisting of
Ashleigh Twist (tenor), Rowena Yates (lead), Annelise Le Grange (baritone)
and Barbara Aukusitino (bass) have been singing together for about 18 months
and have found a vocal blend that can take years to accomplish. Their road
to success has been a challenging one...

Sacre Coeur sisters leave Wellington
The crypt under St Mary of the Angels is recognising the end of an era this
month with the departure from Wellington of its founding order, the
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (RSCJ). Eighteen months ago Sr Helen
Gilroy handed over to Sister Sarto DOLC and her helpers the running of the
drop-in centre known as The Crypt, founded in 1982 by Sister Monica McGivern
and taken on by Sister Helen in 1993. It has become a valued meeting place
for all sorts of people...

New Vicar for Education
The archdiocese has a new vicar for education. She is Jenny Gordon who has
been working in the education area for the past 30 years and currently
teaches at St Maryâ€™s College. She will represent the archbishop in all
things to do with education in the archdiocese....

Richard Rohr - true self
That our task is the same as that of Jesus and of Mary his mother, to get
our egos out of the way and let God work through us, was the message of
Franciscan priest, Fr Richard Rohr, in Wellington last month. As well as the
300 or so people at the two workshops on the 24 and 25 October, Richardâ€™s
talk on the Tuesday evening was webcast so that groups of people in other
parts of the diocese were also able to watch....

St Vincent de Paul's Wellington connection
The principal co-founder of the St Vincent de Paul Society, Charles Gordon
Oâ€™Neill,
is the subject of a biography, Engineer of Charity, due for publication next
year. Oâ€™Neillâ€™s links with the society go back to his early years in
Dumbarton, Scotland, where he joined in 1851 and moved quickly through its
ranks becoming president of the Superior Council for the Western District of
Scotland in 1860 and a member of the Societyâ€™s Council General in Paris. In
1863 he briefly served as president of the Superior Council of Glasgow
before leaving for Otago, New Zealand....

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Still standing after all these years
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3856979a6565,00.html
The Christian church, which tomorrow marks 150 years in Invercargill, wasn't
pioneered by milquetoasts. Paparazzi weren't particularly a presence back in
1857 when the Bishop of Christchurch, the Right Rev J C Harper, his son
Henry and a sheep inspector, William Pinkerton, decided to get their gear
off. Waituna Lagoon had broken through the sea, so the only way forward was
to wade through it if they were to continue their journey to the nascent
Invercargill, established just the year before...

Garth George: Labour Party is welcome to become more Christlike
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0007FB94-54D1-1551-8BFC83027A\
F10185

Heritage site's bright future
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3853269a6497,00.htm/
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Heritage building the Star of the Sea is one step closer to getting a new
lease of life. Manukau city councillors have given the go-ahead for new
tenants the Polish Heritage Museum to take up a 30-year lease...

Reward for a life of good habits (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,3853517a6479,00.html
Sister Mary Blake puts her good health down to hard work and keeping busy, a
philosophy that has also earned her a nod from the Vatican. Wellington
Archbishop John Dew has presented the 92-year-old nun with a personal
citation from Pope Benedict XVI for her services to the church...

School zoning decisions delayed
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/0,2106,3852341a6010,00.html
The possible zoning of two Timaru secondary schools will not be decided
until next July. Timaru Boys High School and Roncalli College recently
reported significant roll growth, and being under pressure in terms of
space...

St Theresa's 'pulsating heartbeat' of parish
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3852186a6568,00.html
There were three generations of ex-pupils at St Theresa's 75th jubilee at
the weekend and the cake was cut by fourth generation new entrant Joshua
Garama. During the years since its opening in 1931 the north Invercargill
Catholic school has produced 17 nuns, five brothers and three priests, one
of whom was Bishop Colin Campbell, celebrating the jubilee Mass in the
Church of St Therese of Lisieux on Sunday...

Pupils donate to school in Solomon Islands (photo)
The Daily Post, Rotorua
http://tinyurl.com/y9bxvs
Jody Bisschops doesn't need the 500 pens in her basement or half the books
in her cupboards - so she's giving them all away. The 11-year-old from John
Paul College is among a group of students rallying Rotorua people to make
donations for children at a Solomon Islands school...

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New this week: Our Place: the Road to Magnificat (Part three)
In the final part of our tour of New Zealand's first Catholic farming
community, we meet the Magnificat animals.

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

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

Weekly Analysis:
'For the world to understand Catholicism, we have to tell our story'
In a week in which the Vatican has offered us a hum-dinger instance of a
public relations gaffe, this is probably an opportune moment for some
reflections on church communications. The subject is on my mind because in
the last week, I've had two occasions to reflect at some length on how the
church engages the media...

Further commentary:
** Musings from South Carolina on Muslims, Benedictines, and the movements
** Signs of hope in Christian/Muslim relations
** Pope buys first bond to immunize poor children
** The Cross and the Crescent

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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, November 5, 2006

5 Nov 2006

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

Catholic bishops support Crime and Punishment debate (29 Oct 2006)
"A new approach, not new prisons, is the answer to our growing prison
population": A statement by the Catholic bishops of New Zealand ...

WORLD YOUTH DAY: A statement from the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand (30
Oct 2006)
[In July 2008, the Catholic people of Aotearoa New Zealand will be invited
to open their homes to young Christians from all over the world]

Catholic Church disgust at Hell Pizza advertising campaign (02 Nov 2006)
The President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishopsâ€™ Conference, Bishop Denis
Browne of Hamilton, said that the Church supports Family Firstâ€™s critical
comments about the current Hell Pizza letterbox drop campaign promoting
their â€œLustâ€� pizza...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

200 to attend St Theresa's School 75th jubilee celebrations over weekend
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3849478a6568,00.html
The St Theresa's School 75th jubilee has blossomed into a full-scale event
to be held at the Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill today...

Erica's lasting legacy (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3849337a6016,00.htm/
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Erica Jade D'Silva was supposed to celebrate her 11th birthday yesterday.
Instead her family and friends gathered at the Holy Cross Church in
Henderson for her funeral...

Hell Pizza under fire over condom promotion
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10408899
Hell Pizza's latest "condom" promotion has fuelled public anger and brought
about 30 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority in a matter of
hours.

God's wonder, diverse community greet Catholic priest in Antarctica (photo)
http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=21850
Washington (CNS) â€" As Father John Harrison prepared to make his fifth trip
to the South Pole in late October, he couldn't help but think about his
earlier visits...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No. 252, Nov. 5 - 18, 2006

Issue 252, November 5-18, 2006

NATIONAL
Rally calls for release of convert held in jail ... Bishops urge change in
NZ's penal policy ... Family planning statement coming from NZ bishops ...
Chaldeans get own bishop ... Project manager appointed for WYD ... Marists
to leave Timaru parish after 137 years of service ... New post for
Australian passionist ... 11 days of celebration for Our Lady's birthday ...
Minister to act "soon" on ASC membership ... Hands raised in prayer ...
Charities don't think status is threatened ... Verdon expands to next-door
classroom block ... Mission congress "eye-opening" ... Columban served in
Korea ... Remand after extradition ... ERO File ... Groups combine in
support of family unit ... Bishops call on Catholics to open their homes to
young pilgrims heading for WYD in 2008 ... College girls excel at badminton

FEATURES
How can the Church attract the youth of Generation Y? ... Fate of martyred
priests remembered ... Picture Gallery ... Governments, Church challenged by
converts from Islam ... Serra International's president visits NZ ...
Symbolic handover for college chapel ... Enquiry centre looks for new
Wellington home ... Marian student chosen for model UN event

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Some reflections on the priesthood ... Guest Commentary:
Stars don't understand the meaning of marriage ... Others Say ... Editorial:
Arbitrary imprisonment is unjust ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Irish bishops told to rebuild trust ... Rome asks UK bishops to account for
money ... Catholic doctors "frozen out" of obstetrics ... Nuclear test will
affect the poor ... Bible quiz is popular ... Broadcasters to share ... The
Pope: Judas's betrayal still a mystery ... Call for "new political culture"
to help African development ... New tack on teen pregnancy ... Grassroots
banker ... War makes daily life nightmare in Iraq ... Muslim leaders open
dialogue with Benedict ... Cleansing vessels kept for clerics ...
Eucharistic guidelines considered ... Cardinal decries abuse ... Quota idea
abandoned ... Veto with govt offer ... In Brief ... Consultation in Church
could be improved ... KGB led assassins ... Thousands of Jews rescued by
nuns

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Papal Prayer,
Scripture, 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.

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New this week: A hint of Christmas in the air
Aaron has been "flat-out" as usual working on his business and running a
youth camp, and now there's Christmas to deal with ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

Weekly Analysis:
Papal appointments have been moderates and pastors

Further commentary:

** Pope to Jesuits: Theology must be rooted in faith
** Turkish PM to skip pope meeting
** Padre Pio tops Jesus, Mary in All Saints' Day poll in Italy
** Why Rome and America need one another
** Calendar Item: John Allen at Northwestern University
** Benedict XVI and the redemption of jihad
** Pope to name liberation theology ally to key Vatican post, report says

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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 ]

Office Administrator, Challenge 2000, Johnsonville, Wellington (six-month
contract)
http://www.challenge2000.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' Oct. 2006 p.8 and from Kitty McKinley, Challenge 200,
PO Box 13059, |Johnsonville. Tel.: (04) 477 6827

Sunday, October 29, 2006

29 oct 2006

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

School and community interact, by Barry Easton
Taranaki Daily News, 25 Oct 2006, Edition 1, Page 12.
[This story is not available on the newspaper's free Website. It can be read
at the puiblic library, or via the libraries free Newztext service for
borrowers]
Modern work practices mean that it is sometimes difficult for parents to
deliver and pick up their school-age children at the prescribed times. New
Plymouth's St Joseph's Catholic School, through its parental support group,
"The Friends of St Joseph" has launched a programme designed to help
overcome this problem...

Trends show Catholic numbers growing
http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2006/Massey_News/issue-19/stories/17-19-06.html
More new immigrants are becoming Catholics, contributing to an overall
growth in the number of Catholics in New Zealand, according to a Massey
expert. Peter Lineham, Associate Professor of History and head of the School
of Social and Cultural Studies at the Auckland campus, was commenting on
recent religious trends for a forthcoming free public lecture on the subject
on 31 October...

Chaldean Catholics get their own Bishop
http://www.cathnews.com/news/610/117.php
Australian and New Zealand Catholics who follow the Chaldean Rite will have
their own Oceania eparchy or diocese and bishop, the Holy See announced on
Saturday...

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

New this week: Simon from St Pat's College
Simon is in his final year at St Patrick's College, Wellington. He looks
back with Sister Stephanie on the last 5 years...

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'MARIST MESSENGER' - October 2006

Full text:

The Living Legacy of Saint Charles Borromeo
Recently my wife Janne and I spent a month in a delightful small university
town in northern Italy. Pavia is about 30 to 40 minutes by train southeast
of Milan. The town dates from Roman times. In the middle ages it was a
walled city...

God will use our Dreams
Recently while enjoying morning tea with our married daughter and her
family, I could hear, amongst the chatter of young people, the sound of a
guitar. Turning to my daughter I questioned: â€œIs that a CD, or who I think
it is?â€� â€œItâ€™s not a CD and yes, that is your granddaughter.â€� â€œAnd is
she
playing the guitar?â€� â€œYes mum, itâ€™s the guitar!â€�...

Born On The Continent - Ubuntu
My name is Getrude Ruwandzano Munyaradzi Matshe, and I was born on one of
the most fascinating continents in the world, it is a harsh continent that
will take the heart out of your breast and crush it to dust. And the sad
thing is that no one will mind, that is the way life is. No one will mind...

The Story of a Mountain Parish
The Archdiocese of Cotabato has a population of 1.5 million people living in
three provinces: Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato. Of the
population, 48% is Catholic and 47% is Muslim. The rest belong to the other
religions and to the Indigenous Peoples. It is estimated that 60% of
families live below the poverty line...

November Focus: Boundary Riding
Ministry to those on the fringes has always tested the Church's resources
and resolve, but these people have special needs...

Also in this issue ...
* Change at National Mision office * French Pilgrim Bishop speaks out *
Mission to Koori people * My Imprisoned Cardinal Brother * Commitment for
Life * Review of "Compassion Kiwi Style" * Benedict Speaks * Current Feasts
* Current Saints * Can You Bear It? * A Minute of Two * Children's Corner *
Crossword

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'CARITAS UPDATE' - Spring 2006

http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=68

* Letter from the Director
* New Staff
* Social Justice Week 2006: Environmental Justice. 'Renew the face of the
earth'.
* One World Partnership and Child Sponsorship
* Country Brief: Lebanon, Guatemala and East Africa
* Domestic Brief: Caritas supports training for responding to family
violence
* Schools Spotlight: Supporting youth in their 'ecological conversion'

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen