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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Radio New Zealand. Afternoons, with Jim Mora.
Auckland's 100-year old Roman Catholic Cathedral St Patrick's is re-opened
next month.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/aft/david_steemson_story

The many hats of Harold Boult
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4147801a16897.html
Harold Albert Boult JP, a Wreys Bush farmer, prominent in local body, church
and community service activities, died last month in Invercargill. He was
90. Several eulogists paid tribute to his community contributions during the
Requiem mass in Nightcaps...

Peter Opthoog - defender of paradise (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=9911
The Hakatere settlements may be considered sleepy hollows, but there’s one
resident down at the mouth of the Ashburton River who’s not easily caught
napping. Grant Shimmin talks to Peter Opthoog

Church fears effect of South Park loss
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4150772a11.html
The Catholic Church fears a High Court decision to reject its complaint
about South Park's "Bloody Mary" episode will have a "downstream effect" on
society. The church has warned that it will continue to watch the media's
"standards of fairness and decency"...

Radio New Zealand. Afternoons, with Jim Mora.
Lyndsay Freer on the High Court ruling regarding the South Park appeal.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/aft/the_panel_story_4

Church 'surprised, shocked' after losing appeal
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070802/3/13cg.html
The Catholic Church is "surprised, shocked and disappointed" after losing a
High Court appeal over a controversial episode of the television show South
Park...

Freedom's champions in comfort zone (Editorial, Hawkes Bay Today)
http://tinyurl.com/2ttw9y
New Zealand's Catholic Bishops made three mistakes when they challenged
Channel 4's right to screen an episode of the cartoon series South Park...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

A full life
Des Lyons has spent his entire life working for the greater good. Now in
retirement age, he charts his life from his social activism of the 60's to
his current work helping people with a more modern problem: debt ...

Angel in the City: Luke 10:38-42 (Martha and Mary)
A Scripture reading and discussion in St Mary of the Angels, Wellington

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

http://www.romereports.com/ (video)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

The uphill journey of Catholicism in China
If there were any lingering question about whether there's a spiritual boom
in China today, it now has a two word answer: Yu Dan. A 42-year-old female
talk show host and pop culture icon, Yu Dan is the author of Notes on
Reading the Analects -- a sort of Confucian Chicken Soup for the Soul --
which has sold somewhere between 3 and 4 million copies, making it one of
the biggest best-sellers in China since Mao's "Little Red Book." Dan's
success illustrates that China has become, according to writer Zha Jianying,
the "largest soul market" in the world. With a population of 1.3 billion,
China is trying to fill an ideological void left by the collapse of
Communism as anything more than a system of political control, and the
dislocations of astonishing but uneven levels of economic growth...

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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, Marist Alternative Education Centre, Glenfield, North Shore
http://www.maristaeu.co.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 29-Aug 11 2007 p.23, and from Chairperson,
Marist Alternative Education Trust Board, PO Box 102080, North Shore Mail
Centre, Auckland. Applications close 15 August 2007.

Prison Chaplain, Auckland Women's Prison, Wiri
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 29-Aug 11 2007 p.23, and from Eric Allen,
Director, Catholic Family and Community Services, tel: (09) 378 9650.

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Schoolgirls play at World Cup
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4140338a7694.html
St Catherine's College will soon be the answer to the trivia question: What
New Zealand team other than the All Blacks competed at the 2007 Rugby World
Cup?

Orphan Reef says goodbye
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4138150a6479.html
Tears mixed with laughter as more than 100 mourners gathered at St Andrew's
Catholic church in the Wellington suburb of Newlands yesterday to farewell
South African couple Brent and Rene Coombes ...

Believing without belonging a sign of the times ?
Kiwis are saying one thing but doing another â€" or so it appears.
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article13627
Christchurch NZ â€" Figures from various denominations highlight one of New
Zealand’s unexplored mysteries â€" the gap between religious adherence in the
five-yearly census and actual church attendance...

Generosity helps gifted pianist to blossom
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4136107a6479.html
Elijah is tickling the ivories on a new $8000 piano after the community
rallied to raise funds for the 12-year-old Porirua prodigy...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

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An education from the past ...
Sister Mary tours one of New Zealand's finest chapels, made for a school run
by nuns in Wellington in the 1900's. What can this building from a vanished
era still teach us about educating our kids today?

University of life
Former schoolteacher and National MP Nicky Wagner thinks too many
non-academic kids are leaving school, does the answer lie in teaching kids a
trade while at school ...

A long way
Iraqi friends Dorin and Sonia talk to their school's Religious Education
teacher ..

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NEWSLETTERS

'Lighting New Fires', and Catholic Schools' Supplement, July 2007
The NZ Catholic Education Office's newsletter for Integrated Schools
http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html

Christchurch Diocese Newsletter 'Inform' - June 2007
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Edmund Rice Network Newsletter - June 2007
http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/newsletter/newsletter.htm

Society of St Vincent de Paul Newsletter - Winter 2007
http://www.svdp.org.nz/dox/winter07.pdf

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'TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS'
An independent Catholic magazine

http://www.tuimotu.org/

Articles in the July 2007 issue include ...

** Editorial: The Lay vocation (full text on the Website)
** The lay vocation - John Kleinsman, Margaret Harding, Elisabeth Nicholson
** Voices of young refugees - Lisa Beech, Tim Chiswell
** 7 deadly sins: new Gandhi series - Sue Bradford
** Parihaka celebrated … young students from Christian schools in Dunedin -
Richard Kerr-Bell
** Scripture - Kathleen Doherty interviews Damian Wynn-Williams

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'THE FAR EAST'

The monthly magazine of the Australian and New Zealand members of St
Columban's Mission Society

http://www.columban.org.au/publications/the_far_east.html

In the July issue ...

# Editorial: Is belief only for fanatics?
# From China to Australia
# Why is he doing this?
# Celebrating Gold
# Homeward Bound
# Who will the children be?
# Dyeing naturally in Korea
# Slipping into life
# Obituary
# Mission World
# From the Director
# So far so good
# Mother dies at 17
# Looking back and forward

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

http://www.romereports.com/ (video)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Benedict, environmental movement promises recovery of natural law tradition
One could say that summer 2007 is when the Vatican decided to go green.
First came an announcement in June that more than 1,000 photovoltaic panels
will be installed atop the Paul VI Audience Hall, allowing the building to
utilize solar energy for light, heating and cooling. A month later, the
Vatican became the first state in Europe to go completely carbon-neutral,
signing an agreement with a Hungarian firm to reforest a sufficiently large
swath of Hungary's Bükk National Park to offset its annual CO2 emissions...

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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, Marist Alternative Education Centre, Glenfield, North Shore
http://www.maristaeu.co.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 29-Aug 11 2007 p.23, and from Chairperson,
Marist Alternative Education Trust Board, PO Box 102080, North Shore Mail
Centre, Auckland. Applications close 15 August 2007.

Prison Chaplain, Auckland Women's Prison, Wiri
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 29-Aug 11 2007 p.23, and from Eric Allen,
Director, Catholic Family and Community Services, tel: (09) 378 9650.

Manager, Suzanne Aubert Compassion Centre, Wellington
http://www.compassion.org.nz/centres/compassioncentre.htm
Details in 'Wel-com' July 2007 p.14, 'NZ Catholic' July 15-28 2007 p.28, and
from Carmel Daly, tel. 027 247 9752; carmel@acqumen.co.nz Applications
close 30 July 2007.

Pastoral Assistant (Administration), St Patrick's Parish, Napier.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23, 'Wel-com' July 2007
p.14, and from the parish office, 4 Munroe St., Napier 4110. Tel. (06) 835
3621; fax. (06) 834 4088; e-mail: stpatsnp@ramhb.co.nz Applications close
31 July 2007.

Assistant, Archbishop of Wellington
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from John
Butterfield, General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, tel. (04) 496 1788;
e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31 July 2007

Heritage Foundation Co-ordinator, St Michael's Parish, Remuera.
http://www.catholicremuera.org.nz/Issue%2024-3.pdf (page 3)
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from St
Michael's Heritage Foundation, PO Box 99-559, Newmarket. Margaret Twomey,
tel. (09) 529 1766; e-mail: twomey@clear.net.nz

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'NZ CATHOLIC'

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

In issue no. 270, July 15-28, 2007 ...

NATIONAL
Cross, icon boost NZ interest in WYD ... Pope loosens Latin Mass rules ...
French make pre-WYD visit ... Award recognises sister's role in hostage
situation ... Advertisement linking abortion and cancer ruled in breach ...
Suffering the catalyst for Aids appeal ... Nelson man gives petition to MPs
... 10 signatures prompt MP-prayer survey ... Contracepted water plan
"crazy" ... Priest describes difficult questions facing Knights ...
Fiji-born Marist dies in NZ ... Long-serving CWL leader dies ... 366 days
until World Youth Day

FEATURES
New Zealand pilgrims see Jesus wherever they go in Galilee ... Photo gallery
of World Youth Day Cross and Icon journey in NZ ... Irish priest retires
after 50 years in NZ ... 360 bowlers get together for Catholic tournament
... Singles for Christ meet in NZ for first time

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Sustaining a prayer life ... Peter Cullinane: Let's not be
too hasty in judging Amnesty International ... Parish Diary: Doing right by
all ages ... Others Say ... Editorial: WYD dream of 10,000 now in view ...
Malcolm Evans Letters

INTERNATIONAL
US bishops call on Amnesty to reverse new policy ... Pope warns against
relativism ... Brother, sister let me serve you ... Iraqi Christians'
situation "dire" ... Seminary to stay in refugee camp ... Attack on airport
saddens bishop ... Global standards said to be good for workers ...
Two-thirds conclave vote returns ... In Brief ... Archbishop calls for
overthrow of Mugabe's regime ... Church in China receives direct letter from
Pope ... Cross crosses ditch ... Sex-selection abortion condemned ... Radio,
TV plug marriage ... Pope talks heart-to-heart to scientists about stem
cells ... The Pope: Witness strongly to the truth

REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Books, Monitor, Clips, Catholic.Geek, Tape Deck, Scripture,
Feasts, Liturgical Calendar, The Doolans, God in the Garden, Think Page,
That Word!, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, 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 PRESS

White flight or right match?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4135081a6530.html
The question of schooling looms large in Christchurch. Despite protestations
from just about every principal in the city that there are no good or bad
schools, year after year many parents try frantically to get their children
into one of a handful of schools perceived as a cut above. Education
Ministry figures released to The Press this week seem to confirm that
picture...

More investors accuse evangelist of con
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=213&objectid=10452461
Police are urging anyone who has invested money based on false promises to
contact them, as fresh allegations emerge around alleged con-artist Kawana
Morehu. It was claimed that Mr Morehu, a self-proclaimed evangelist and
missionary worker, posed as a representative of the Vatican in an attempt to
buy million-dollar properties in Auckland...

'Colourful character' farewelled in city (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4133743a6568.html
A plain pine casket with rope handles bore testament to one of Brian
Hamilton Bell's core philosophies -- simplicity. A who's who of Southland's
police from the past 30 years joined family and friends at St Therese of
Lisieux Catholic Church in Invercargill yesterday to farewell the man most
knew as Bush or Bushy...

Half-time For Millennium Development Goals
Press Release: Caritas Aotearoa
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0707/S00260.htm
At the half-way stage for reaching the world's Millennium Development Goals,
the world needs to sharpen up its act if it wants to halve world poverty by
2015 says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Director Michael Smith...

St Joseph's significant male teacher roll bucks the trend
Stuff â€" Taranaki â€" Local News â€" 17 Jul 2007 (not available on the free
Website)
A New Plymouth primary school is bucking the national trend by having almost
as many male teachers as female ones. When principal Mike Dowd started at St
Joseph's Catholic School at the end of last year, the caretaker was the only
other man on the staff. Since then, three male teachers and a teacher-aide
have joined the ranks...

New master starts work (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4129895a6568.html
Verdon College welcomed its latest edition yesterday-- a new principal. Paul
Olsen, 45, has been appointed principal of Invercargill's only catholic
college after spending six years as deputy principal at St Kevin's College
in Oamaru...

Dead reckoning
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4131194a6551.html
July is a month of milestones for Roger Mori. He has attended the 40th
anniversary celebration of his brother's ordination as a Catholic priest, he
and wife Christine celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary next weekend and
Roger has just ended a 24-year stint as coroner for North Taranaki...

Iraqi Christians in NZ march for peace
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1232217
Several hundred Iraqi Christians have rallied in Auckland to try to
highlight the persecution they suffer in their homeland...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

You interviewed well ...
We gather in a pub to hear judge Shu Haing's surprising experiences of
finding work in New Zealand including coming face-to-face with racial
discrimination from a government department ...

'Angel in the City'
Gospel reading and discussion at St Mary of the Angels' Church, Wellington.
This week: A lawyer pushes Jesus on what he means by our "neighbour". Jesus
answers with a story that would become one our most well known ...

'SnapShot'
How will Maddie handle it? Students talk to the Religious Education teacher
about dealing with Grief ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

http://www.romereports.com/ (video)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

The Vatican's changing relationship with Europe
Last Friday, I was in Washington, for a symposium on "Religion and Public
Life in Europe" sponsored by the National Intelligence Council. The event
brought together a number of prominent academic and policy analysts -- plus
one plebian journalist -- to ponder religious trends in Europe and what they
might mean for trans-Atlantic relationships. In order to promote free
discussion, the event was off-the-record. I don't think it violates
anybody's trust, however, for me to share what I said, since that part
belongs to me. I was asked to talk about thinking in the Vatican these days
on Europe, and where things might be heading...

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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/ ]

Manager, Suzanne Aubert Compassion Centre, Wellington
http://www.compassion.org.nz/centres/compassioncentre.htm
Details in 'Wel-com' July 2007 p.14, 'NZ Catholic' July 15-28 2007 p.28, and
from Carmel Daly, tel. 027 247 9752; carmel@acqumen.co.nz Applications
close 30 July 2007.

Pastoral Assistant (Administration), St Patrick's Parish, Napier.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23, 'Wel-com' July 2007
p.14, and from the parish office, 4 Munroe St., Napier 4110. Tel. (06) 835
3621; fax. (06) 834 4088; e-mail: stpatsnp@ramhb.co.nz Applications close
31 July 2007.

Assistant, Archbishop of Wellington
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from John
Butterfield, General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, tel. (04) 496 1788;
e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31 July 2007

Heritage Foundation Co-ordinator, St Michael's Parish, Remuera.
http://www.catholicremuera.org.nz/Issue%2024-3.pdf (page 3)
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from St
Michael's Heritage Foundation, PO Box 99-559, Newmarket. Margaret Twomey,
tel. (09) 529 1766; e-mail: twomey@clear.net.nz

Prison Chaplain, Auckland Women's Prison, Wiri
Details in 'NZ Catholic' July 15-28 2007 p.28, and from Eric Allen,
Direcotr, Catholic Family and Community Services, tel: (09) 378 9650.

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WEL-COM
The Catholic newspaper of the Wellington and Palmerston North diocese

http://www.welcom.org.nz/

World Youth Day Cross and Icon in Aotearoa NZ
Cross carried through the two dioceses
The World Youth Day Cross and Icon draws crowds at all hours on its journey
through the Wellington Archdiocese and the Palmerston North Diocese...

Maori and Pakeha worldviews and spirituality
The roots of Maori spirituality lie deep in their ancestral heritage. It is
something they share with all Polynesian peoples, but it goes even further
back in time to include all Austronesian peoples...

Tauiwi face up to the identity question
June Conference looks at identity and dominance in Aotearoa New Zealand
Organised by a small group of Wellington-based Pakeha and New Zealand-born
Chinese, we were given the opportunity to explore what it is to be a New
Zealander and how we identify ourselves and each other...

A view of Maori apostolate in Palmerston North
The various ways in which Maori express their spirituality
For many Catholic Maori the Hui Aranga each Easter continues to be a
significant focal point. This goes back to the early days of the Marist
Fathers' mission among Catholic Maori people. A more recent development has
been the quarterly gatherings of Waka Aroha...

Revealers of the sacred in the Peruvian mountains
The people were simple mountain farmers', 'salt of the earth', God's
'aniwim'. We worked among them as a pastoral team, supported by our Mercy
congregations and donations from Canada, Spain, Germany and ANZ...

Plus Columns, local and world news ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Pressure on priests as numbers continue to drop
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/4127123a6010.html
A nationwide shortage of catholic priests is taking its toll in churches
across the country including Timaru...

Closure raises spectre of developers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4123335a6479.html
Catholics fear a historic Wellington church could be sold to developers
after a shortage of priests prompted the parish to close it. Father Maurice
Carmody said the fate of Wadestown's 96-year-old St Brigid's and the 700
square metres of land would be decided by Sacred Heart parish's finance
committee...

Priest shortage closes church (video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1222440
A shortage of priests has forced an historic Wellington Church to close its
doors even as the number of Catholics in New Zealand is growing. It's part
of a national crisis in the church, mirrored in most other western
countries. The last Mass was held on Sunday at St Brigid's [Johnsonville]
where it has been celebrated for nearly 100 years...

The Interview: Richard De Haast
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/11/story.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10451453
African-born Richard de Haast has had a more varied career than most New
Zealand CEOs. He's been a trainee priest, human rights lawyer, hotel
executive, recruitment executive, waiter and is now chief executive of
property development and retirement business Metlifecare...

The psychics of Matamata
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4127154a10.html
The growing popularity of psychics, healers and mediums in a Waikato town
has the traditional church concerned, writes Kate Monahan...

'Open slather' for other media now (no link)
The Dominion Post â€" News â€" 11 Jul 2007 â€" Page 4
The last bastion of commercial-free television is under threat, with moves
to open Sunday morning broadcasts to advertisers...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

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Latest: The prodigal son returns
Inspired by Rembrandt's famous painting, Henri Nouwen's book 'The Return of
the Prodigal Son' unlocked layers of meaning for the author. But what does
it mean to the Anglican social justice commissioner? Meet Dr Anthony Dancer
...

Snapshot: Kelsey and Jo
Two St Catherine's College girls talk to their religious education teacher
about their experiences with the not-so-good moments in life...

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MARIST BROTHERS' NEWSLETTERS

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Marist Champagnat Family Newsletter - June 2007

http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/marist%20family%20newsletter.htm

SMSM Congratulations: First professions in Auckland, final vows in Samoa;
50th Jubilee of St Mary’s College, Vaimoso, W. Samoa

The Grove: a young adult community; The FM Connection (known as the
‘Mangrove’), Wilton, Wellington.

Fiji: Ikbal Jannif a special Affiliate in Fiji for services to Marist
Education; Matila Liloma, a teacher for 31 years at Marist School Vatuwaqa,
Suva.

Cooks Beach celebrates 50 years of Marist ownership & development

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'Champagnat' - June 2007

http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/schools'_newsletter.htm

A newsletter for Boards of Trustees and Staff of Marist Schools
and Schools with Marist traditions in New Zealand.

** A homily for the feast of St Marcellin Champagnat
** North American Marist youth gather at Marist College for Marist Youth
2007
** Paul Olsen, New Verdon College Principal
** A New Zealand Marist initiative for World Youth Day
** Alpestre â€" the history of a Marist Liqueur
** Marcellin College Auckland 50th Jubilee Queen’s Birthday May 31â€"June 2
2008
** The wisdom of St Marcellin Champagnat
** Marist Flexibility

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

http://www.romereports.com/ (video)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Struggle to reassert traditional Catholic identity scores two wins
In the forty-plus years since the close of the Second Vatican Council
(1962-65), two schools of thought have circled one another in Catholicism
about how to interpret what the council meant. For lack of a better
vocabulary, what we might call the "change" school sees Vatican II as a
significant innovation in Catholic life, ushering in a new period of reform
in liturgy, doctrine, and pastoral practice. The "continuity" school instead
stresses a smooth continuum between Vatican II and previous councils...

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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/ ]

Manager, Suzanne Aubert Compassion Centre, Wellington
http://www.compassion.org.nz/centres/compassioncentre.htm
Details in 'Wel-com' July 2007 p.14, and from Carmel Daly, tel. 027 247
9752; carmel@acqumen.co.nz Applications close 30 July 2007.

Pastoral Assistant (Administration), St Patrick's Parish, Napier.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23, 'Wel-com' July 2007
p.14, and from the parish office, 4 Munroe St., Napier 4110. Tel. (06) 835
3621; fax. (06) 834 4088; e-mail: stpatsnp@ramhb.co.nz Applications close
31 July 2007.

Assistant, Archbishop of Wellington
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from John
Butterfield, General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, tel. (04) 496 1788;
e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31 July 2007

Heritage Foundation Co-ordinator, St Michael's Parish, Remuera.
http://www.catholicremuera.org.nz/Issue%2024-3.pdf (page 3)
Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from St
Michael's Heritage Foundation, PO Box 99-559, Newmarket. Margaret Twomey,
tel. (09) 529 1766; e-mail: twomey@clear.net.nz

*************************************************** CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php Award marks Catholic prison Chaplain's contribution The recent PRIDE award (professionalism, responsiveness, integrity, diversity, efficiency and effectiveness) by the Chief Executive of the Corrections Department, Mr Barry Matthews to Good Shepherd Sister Teresa Donworth was very well deserved said Eric Allan, Director of Catholic Family and Community Services Auckland... *************************************************** FROM THE SECULAR PRESS Jackson joins chapel battle (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4116999a6000.html Hollywood heavyweights Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have joined the fight to protect a historic Seatoun chapel from demolition. It is understood the film-making pair are even considering buying the Our Lady Star of the Sea Chapel, estimated to be worth $10 million, to save it for the community... Churches see their mission to care for creation http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=281&objectid=10448960 Churches are urging their congregations to take action on climate change and other green issues. Anglican, Catholic and other denominations are trying to address concerns about environmental challenges caused by global warming... Fran O'Sullivan: Slogans will do nothing to bridge cultural divide http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=500817&objectid=10450120 When I used to walk each day to the local religious primary school, the state school kids used to call out "Catholic dogs stink like frogs in their mothers bathing togs". It was a common enough taunt in post-war New Zealand for those of us who belonged to what was then a declared minority, rather than today's celebrity religion that even Tony Blair is considering joining... *************************************************** INSPIRATIONAL TV http://inspirationaltv.net/ A new breed Moyra Pearce's research reveals a new generation of maturing Catholics, born after the reforms that brought the Church into the modern day. But who are these people that will shape the future Church? .... The younger Church The second part of our coverage of the 4 metre World Youth Day cross and it's journey through New Zealand. Maria talks to the organisers about the clash between the old and new Church... Snapshot St Catherine's students talk about aspects of their lives. This week: Two friends, Danielle and Abbey, shares what grief means, from a specific experience in their lives. ************************************************* MARIST MESSENGER http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/ From the July 2007 issue ... Humility the Virtue John Kelly ocso, a monk of Southern Star Abbey Kopua, writes about a unfashionable virtue which is much misunderstood, but essential for a sound relationship with God and other people. » The Undesirable Dress Peb Simmons shares a wartime childhood memory of the kindness of religious sisters, centred round a dress which she wore on special occasions » Already one of the best Messenger Editor Fr Brian O’Connell is ready to swallow his words written at the time of the election of Pope Benedict XVI two years ago. » Seminary Intakes on the rise in U.K. The number of men applying to join the priesthood in England and Wales has risen for the fourth year in succession according to figures released by the National Office for Vocation, the London Tablet reports. » Benedict Speaks Christ wanted one Church open to everyone Sacred Plants, Mythical Roots In the April Messenger Fay Clayton put the case for interpreting lilies in the gospel as anemones. Tricia O’Donnell delves deeper into a range of biblical blooms. » Dare to be a Daniel Philippa Winch, the Messenger Children’s Page writer shares her journey with one of her children with a learning disability » Connecting you now! Sean Mulcahy reflects on elements and events in his life which connect him to God, and move him to prayer » July Saints Lis Nicholson writes of two saints we honour in July, a man and a woman, not well known in this part of the world. » The Bethlehem Retreat House The Editor recently visited the Bethlehem Retreat House at Cross Creek near Featherston. He found it nearing completion, and still needing financial support. » WYD Report by Kat Walsh Sponsored WYD Reporter Kat Walsh writes on the occasion of the year boundary as time ticks over for the big event in Sydney next year » WYD Cross and Icon in Gizo, Solomon Islands Dave Kerr, from the Diocese of Gizo reports on the happy experience for the stricken diocese with the visit of the WYD Cross and Icon » Book Review:Anglicans in Rome Kathy Orr-Nimmo reviews Fr Fred Bliss’s new book on the history of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Can You Bear it? Messenger Jokes… Ordination in Ireland Fr Paddy Cahill relates a happy event during his visit to Ireland » Joachim and Anne The grandparents of Jesus are honoured in the Scripture and tradition *************************************************** NZ CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE - Newsletters 'Lighting New Fires' - Edition Three, June 2007 http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/lighting-new-fires.html News and achivements of the Integrated Schools of New Zealand, with a Catholic Schools' Supplement. 'Good News and the News' - June 2007 http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resourcesubpages/good-news.html A broadsheet of good practice in Integrated Schools ***************************************************** WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated) http://www.cathcom.org.nz/ http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/ http://www.romereports.com/ (video) ********************************************************* ALL THINGS CATHOLIC Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen http://ncrcafe.org/node/507 The Church's search for an environmental stand Catholic environmentalism these days seems to be an instinct in search of a cause. One can find impressive traces of awareness, from John Paul II's 1990 call for "ecological conversion," to grass-roots initiatives such as the Genesis Farm founded by the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, N.J. Yet so far no single defining moment has come along to crank up Catholic activism in a way that changes the social and political equation... ******************************************************* 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/ ] Prison Chaplain, Catholic Diocese of Christchurch http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=1203 Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from Paddy Bebam, Diocesan Financial Adfministrator, PO Box 4544, Christchurch. Tel. (03) 366 9869; e-mail: pbeban@chch.catholic.org.nz Applications close 9 July 2007. Manager, Suzanne Aubert Compassion Centre, Wellington http://www.compassion.org.nz/centres/compassioncentre.htm Details in 'Wel-com' July 2007 p.14, and from Carmel Daly, tel. 027 247 9752; carmel@acqumen.co.nz Applications close 30 July 2007. Pastoral Assistant (Administration), St Patrick's Parish, Napier. Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23, 'Wel-com' July 2007 p.14, and from the parish office, 4 Munroe St., Napier 4110. Tel. (06) 835 3621; fax. (06) 834 4088; e-mail: stpatsnp@ramhb.co.nz Applications close 31 July 2007. Assistant, Archbishop of Wellington http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/ Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from John Butterfield, General Manager, Archdiocese of Wellington, tel. (04) 496 1788; e-mail: j.butterfield@wn.catholic.org.nz Applications close 31 July 2007 Heritage Foundation Co-ordinator, St Michael's Parish, Remuera. http://www.catholicremuera.org.nz/Issue%2024-3.pdf (page 3) Details in 'NZ Catholic' no. 269, July 1 - 14 2007 p.23 and from St Michael's Heritage Foundation, PO Box 99-559, Newmarket. Margaret Twomey, tel. (09) 529 1766; e-mail: twomey@clear.net.nz

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World Youth Day Cross and Icon at Parliament (22 Jun 2007)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
On Tuesday 19 June, the World Youth Day Cross and Icon were in Wellington on
Day 10 of the 18-day pilgrimage through New Zealand. There have been many
highlights during these days - at schools, parishes, in procession and at
places of spiritual and historical significance - but especially in the
quiet times of prayer and reflection when people paused to consider the
meaning of the cross in the life of every Christian. The welcome of the
Cross and Icon in the grounds of Parliament was one of these special
occasions...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Farewell to the weatherman (photos)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=72&objectid=10447550
As Ponsonby's Sacred Heart Church began to fill for popular weatherman Augie
Auer's funeral last Friday, the rain pelted down, and a huge roll of thunder
rumbled in the sky...

Vatican defines divine driving
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4102296a6009.html
In a document entitled Guideline for the Pastoral Care of the Road, the
Vatican has warned about the effects of road rage, rude gestures, cursing,
blasphemy and infringement of the highway code...

Church restoration progressing
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4101020a6571.html
A prominent building in Waimate will re-appear in a "pristine state" later
this year. Cleaning and repairing of the St Patricks Basilica has begun in
the second stage of the restoration project...

Most New Zealanders are against Christianity being recognised as the
country's official religion.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4100958a11.html
A poll by Research New Zealand asked: "Do you agree or disagree that
Christianity should be made the official religion of New Zealand?" ...

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Youth has a cross to bear
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4105527a6003.html
A procession of more than 100 young cross-carrying Catholics battled wind
and rain last night. The group walked from St Mary's Church, opposite
Palmerston North Hospital, to the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Broadway
Avenue from 5.30pm...

Hundreds turn up to carry the Cross (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/yq66le
Heavy rain did not deter several hundred people yesterday from proceeding
with The World Youth Day Cross and Icon, from Wanganui's St Mary's Catholic
Church down Guyton St and along Somme Pde to Cullinane College in Peat St...

World Youth bears its cross _ very gladly (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4103720a6002.html
The heavens smiled on Taranaki's young faithful yesterday as they welcomed
the World Youth Cross to New Plymouth for the first time...

Cross carried to centre of NZ
The Nelson Mail, 18 Jun 2007, Edition 2, Page 10.
[This article is not available on the newspaper's free Website]
A cross carried around the world by Catholics since 1983 has been taken up
to the centre of New Zealand in Nelson...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

http://inspirationaltv.net/

What is grief?
Jenny, a teacher at St Catherine's College, Wellington, who wants to know
what her students think about the concept of 'grief'. Have they experienced
grief? What do they think it is ....

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

These two Islamic movements bear watching
The case for despair these days in Christian/Muslim relations is
depressingly easy to make. June isn't even over, but so far this month has
seen the following anti-Christian incidents in majority Muslim areas ...

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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/ ]

International Programmes Manager, Caritas Aotearoa NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' June 2007, p.6 and from Caritas Aotearoa NZ, PO Box
12-193 Wellington; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz; tel. (04) 496 1742.
Applications close 21 June 2007.

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Parliamentary prayer will survive unchanged
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article12248
Auckland, NZ â€" While the debate on abolishing or changing the prayer recited
each day in New Zealand’s Parliament when it is sitting has turned into a
political dead duck, interesting issues are emerging from beneath the debris
of debate...

Parliament's Christian prayer won't be changed
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070615/3/n0r.html
The Christian prayer which starts each sitting of Parliament is not going to
be changed, Speaker Margaret Wilson said tonight.

Moving farewell to kuia's 'wicked grin' (photo)
http://www.dailypost.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3738030&thesection\
=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
Inevitably those who reach the 100-year mark and beyond are asked the secret
of their longevity. Witarina Harris's secret was her tranquility, her
ability to put others at ease, her wonderful sense of humour and her wicked
grin, Father Michael Aherne told the many who came to Tamatekapua meeting
house to farewell her yesterday...

After Vatican criticism, Amnesty defends new policy on abortion
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0703410.htm
London (CNS) -- Amnesty International has defended its new policy on
abortion after a Vatican official said Catholics might need to withdraw
their financial support of the organization...

TV weather man signs off
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/4093841a22400.html
The death of prominent North Shore resident professor Augie Auer has come as
a shock to his friends and colleagues from the New Zealand Climate Science
Coalition...

Religious symbols visit Roncalli (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4093989a6571.html
A symbolic cross and icon visited Roncalli College yesterday on their
journey to Sydney for World Youth Day, to be held in July 2008...

Order called to account
http://www.stuff.co.nz/bayofplenty/4096398a13135.html
Consultant psychologist, former nun and corporate shaker Michelle Mulvihill
is the most unlikely whistleblower. For nine years she worked behind the
scenes advising the beleaguered Catholic Order of St John of God on how to
deal with an avalanche of serious sexual complaints against its
brotherhood...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV

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The pioneer church
Sister Mary and her dog Pango visit St Patrick's church, a pioneer church in
Makara valley. Made entirely from wood, the simple little church has become
isolated from the people it once served ....

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

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

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/

http://www.romereports.com/ (video)

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen

http://ncrcafe.org/node/507

Theologians challenged to set the pace for inclusive conversations
It's the nature of my job that I attend far too many conferences. Over the
course of a decade reporting on "all things Catholic," I've sat through
thousands of papers, lectures and keynote speeches, in various languages and
on various continents. Even measured against that volume of material,
however, the Daniel Finn's presidential address June 10 at the annual
Catholic Theological Society of America convention ranks as one of the most
impressive presentations I've ever heard...

Also ...
Daily reports on the annual conference of the Catholic Theological Society
of America on the theme "Bishops in the Church."

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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/ ]

International Programmes Manager, Caritas Aotearoa NZ
http://www.caritas.org.nz/
Details in 'Wel-com' June 2007, p.6 and from Caritas Aotearoa NZ, PO Box
12-193 Wellington; e-mail: claire@caritas.org.nz; tel. (04) 496 1742.
Applications close 21 June 2007.