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NEWS & NOTES - 12 July 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No. 320 July 12 - 25 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In this issue ... Warning issued on school charges ... Christchurch explores permanaent diaconate ... Habndling of abuse claims likely to improve ... Waihola's Lady is much travelled ... Year for Priests: A conversation with Fr Michael Gielen .. Celibacy in the 21st century: should the Church keep it? ... Ascent of Mt Sinai offers two lessons .. Catholic tennis institutions close ... Books: Guides for liturgy, preparation, training
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
St Mary's Hall final days (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/2585538/St-Marys-Hall-final-days
Nelson woman Diana Clark is doing her bit to record history. Every day for the past two weeks she has gone to Manuka St to photograph the demolition of the 100-year-old St Mary's Hall.
Three cheers for Taeja (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/l8ps87
10-year-old St Mary's Catholic School pupil Taeja Maliepo was the winner of her school's Chopper Challenge, a fitness regime fundraiser for the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.
Wacky fun (photo)
Queenstown Mirror
http://tinyurl.com/lu7aaj
St Gerard's Primary School pupils got into the spirit of Wacky Wednesday last week to raise money to rebuild a school in Papua New Guinea.
Blankets needed for big drive
Western Leader
http://tinyurl.com/nklhxg
A massive blanket drive is being co-ordinated by Marist College to cover women's refuges and emergency housing schemes.
Spy trial shifted to capital
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/2583225/Spy-trial-shifted-to-capital
The trial of three peace activists accused of damaging one of the Waihopai spy base domes will be held in Wellington rather than Blenheim. On April 30 last year, Auckland Dominican friar and Catholic priest Peter Murnane, Hokianga farmer Sam Land and Otaki organic gardener Adrian Leason were charged with causing intentional damage and entering a building with intent to commit a crime.
Hundred voices unite
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/2579663/Hundred-voices-unite
Church choirs from across Auckland are taking part in a festival that comes to the North Shore on August 2.
Overhaul helps church simplify complaints policy
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/2576997/Overhaul-helps-church-simplify-complaints-policy
Claims of abuse within the Catholic Church will go straight to a national body from September for investigation.
End of 150-year era for Marists (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/2573546/End-of-150-year-era-for-Marists
Ninety-three-year-old Father Gordon Kerins is packing up his golf clubs and is on the move. The retired priest will leave his home in Waitara at the end of next month when Taranaki's last Marist community shuts its doors and the remaining three members leave.
Reconciliation Foreshadowed in Foreshore and Seabed Review report
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0907/S00076.htm
Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the Ministerial Review Panel’s Foreshore and Seabed Review report as a practical and pragmatic approach to one of the most divisive issues of recent years, which gives an opportunity for reconciliation.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** With us every day **
A reading and commentary on Mark 6:7-13 with Suzanne O'Rourke and Fr David Kennerley (difficult to hear because of background noise).
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Peace of heart (on ‘Searching for and maintaining peace’ by Father Jacques Philippe) ... If they say - Why, why, tell em that is human nature (on the legacy of Michael Jackson and the case of Sean Davidson, who killed his mother) ... Why do people go on holiday to Africa and do silly things? (report from Dakar, Senegal) ... Little pig, little pig, let me come in (on the visit of Fr Richard Rohr) ... 12% more happiness and fulfillment? (advancement of women in the workplace)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
The $64,000 question from Benedict's encyclical, and other Vatican goings-on
Now that Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical on the economy, Caritas in Veritate, is finally out, the predictable war of spin is well underway. Partisan reactions on both the Catholic left and right already seem clear, which might be referred to as the "Khrushchev letter" and the "Blue Meanies" strategies respectively.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 5 July 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
New technology used to spread message of St Paul (3 July 2009)
Using innovative technology that opens our world to new learning possibilities “is truly a fitting way to close the Church year that has celebrated our great Gospel communicator,” said Brisbane’s Archbishop John Bathersby before opening the St Paul E-Conference with a prayer...
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses
http://www.welcom.org.nz
News
Wel-com proofreader honoured ... Why we are so violent towards our children? ... Expectations of children key in violence stats
World News
West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression ... Caritas helps 60,000 cyclone survivors in Myanmar ... Caritas warns of genocide in Zimbabwe, calls for arms ban
Columns
Guest editorial: We believed the lie, by Fr James Lyons ... The Year of the Priest: Biblical reflections on priesthood, by Kieran Fenn FMS ... Archbishop's Column: I invite you to collaborate with me, by Archbishop John Dew
Schools
St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts ... Marist St Pat's takes the prized Swindale after eight tries
Features
My journey from parental smacking ... Protect our children - vote 'yes' ... From the Year of Paul to the Year of the Priest
Wellington
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... The cathedral 160 years ago
Palmerston North
Sharing the gospel using social context ... Prisoners share Lenten message of hope ... Southern Delights
Reflect, with Veronica Lawson RSM
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Perfecting an ancient art form (photo)
Northern Outlook
http://tinyurl.com/lcnvng
When the sun shines, windows in cathedrals, churches and historic buildings around New Zealand glow with the colours of stained-glass painter Graham Stewarts's passion.
New school an ‘exciting challenge’
Eastern Courier | 3 Jul 2009 Page: 7
Construction is “full steam ahead” for Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School. The new Flat Bush school is due to open in February next door to Sancta Maria Catholic College between Te Irirangi Drive and Chapel Rd. It will have a roll of 260
Radio NZ. Sunday Morning, with Chris Laidlaw. Feature interview: The
Spirituality of Boys
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/20090705
F. Washington (Tony) Jarvis, an Episcopal priest, teaches at Yale University where he is Director of the Educational Leadership and Ministry Program at the Berkeley Divinity School. He's in New Zealand for the International Boys School Coalition's annual conference being held at Lindisfarne College in Hawke's Bay, where he's speaking on "Meeting Boys' Deepest Needs: Ten Changes We Need to Make as We Try to Help Boys Grow Spiritually".
Blanket appeal to help refuges
Central Leader
http://tinyurl.com/n8b8hb
A massive blanket drive is being co-ordinated by Marist College to cover women's refuges and emergency housing schemes.
Devine an indomitable cavalier
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25730104-31501,00.html
Frank Devine, who died yesterday, was the laughing cavalier of Australian journalism. His laughter, often noisy, was always infectious. Commenting on the former editor of three of News Corporation's newspapers, including The Australian, chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch says: "Frank had a great sense of humour ... which he applied to nearly everything in life."
Paper thin skin
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/l8eflv
At St Mary's Catholic school in Ellerslie, eight-year-old Simon Lasso occasionally has to sit out games and sports and has trouble using his gloved hands to make things.
School blessed by beginning (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/lvqdor
St Peter's Catholic School held the world premiere of its production 'In the Beginning' last week with a total of 196 students on stage in various roles.
Hundreds farewell 'surfer dude' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2557359/Hundreds-farewell-surfer-dude
More than 700 mourners farewelled a "surfer dude with a loving heart" in Christchurch yesterday. Lawyer Johnathan McCarthy, 50, who died last week, was a surfing identity and environmental campaigner known to many as "The Fang".
Don’t contract out punishment Caritas says
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0907/S00014.htm
Management of prisons should not be contracted out, Catholic social justice agency Caritas told Parliament’s Law and Order Select Committee today.
City stayed with Canadian psychiatrist (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/features/obituaries/2553594/City-stayed-with-Canadian-psychiatrist
Southland-born Dr John Flannery, who has died aged 73 in Toronto, was a GP in Wellington before emigrating to Canada, where he became a prominent psychiatrist and analyst.
The `face' of St Mary's School calling it a day (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/tribune/2549393/The-face-of-St-Marys-School-calling-it-a-day
Hers is the first face visitors to St Mary's School see. She's there when a sick child needs reassurance and for staff in a hurry for stationery. But after 25 years as the Palmerston North Catholic school's administration manager, Mrs Carey is saying farewell.
Parents quit school board and pull kids from class
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/mu8gc6
An Otaki primary school is being accused of failing to teach its children basic maths and English by a group of parents who resigned from the school board in protest last week.
Outrage as pupils told to pick up used condoms (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2550633/School-row-over-condoms
Board members at an Otaki Catholic primary school have resigned after children were forced to pick up used condoms in the grounds.
Sister Mary - A life well travelled (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=13020
When Mary Cosgrove was just 19, she turned her back on her teenage years, entering the religious order of the Sisters of Mercy, founded in Ireland in 1831. Sixty years later she’s finally ready to retire. She shares with chief reporter Sue Newman the story of a life that, by today’s standards is extraordinary.
Neighbours consider appeal
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/63181/neighbours-consider-appeal
Neighbours of a newly-approved Catholic school near Arrowtown are considering appealing its resource consent. A resource consent, with 22 conditions, was granted for a 112-pupil primary school at Speargrass Flat valley despite 26 of 28 submissions opposing it.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Who is Jesus? **
A reading and commentary on Mark 6:1-6 with Rev Frank Nelson and Dr Frank Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Coming Home (the experience of conversion as an adult) ... “Dear Lord, ... freeze everything as it is and I won’t ask for anything more" (Why can’t we live in a perfect world?) ... I’m addicted to order…is there some kind of support group for this? ... Taize among the children of the quartier (a Taizé brother in Senegal) ... A tale of two celebrities - and that darned swine flu thing again! (Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett) ... The imperfect origins of necessary infrastructure ("Why doesn’t the Church sell up all its nice buildings and assets?") ... Catholic guilt ("I would love to go to church without feeling guilty")
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
A key to reading Benedict's social encyclical
Italians have a wonderful phrase, chiave di lettura, which literally means a "key to reading." It refers to some core idea, or perspective, that can help make sense of a complex mass of material. Since Benedict XVI's long-awaited encyclical on the economy is finally set to appear next Tuesday, it seems a good time to float a possible chiave di lettura for the document, which I can express in one word: synthesis...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Executive Assistant, Missionz (the Pontifical Mission Societies)
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=1000
Details in Welcom July 2009 p.4, at
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-me-jobs/Office-administration/Administration/listing-225216999.htm
and from Mike Hurdle, Micah Partners, tel: 64-4-499 4749, mobile: 64-21-552
929, fax: 64-4-499 7375, e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz. Closing date: 10 July 2009
NEWS & NOTES - 5 July 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
New technology used to spread message of St Paul (3 July 2009)
Using innovative technology that opens our world to new learning possibilities “is truly a fitting way to close the Church year that has celebrated our great Gospel communicator,” said Brisbane’s Archbishop John Bathersby before opening the St Paul E-Conference with a prayer...
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'WEL-COM' - The newspaper of Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses
http://www.welcom.org.nz
News
Wel-com proofreader honoured ... Why we are so violent towards our children? ... Expectations of children key in violence stats
World News
West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression ... Caritas helps 60,000 cyclone survivors in Myanmar ... Caritas warns of genocide in Zimbabwe, calls for arms ban
Columns
Guest editorial: We believed the lie, by Fr James Lyons ... The Year of the Priest: Biblical reflections on priesthood, by Kieran Fenn FMS ... Archbishop's Column: I invite you to collaborate with me, by Archbishop John Dew
Schools
St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts ... Marist St Pat's takes the prized Swindale after eight tries
Features
My journey from parental smacking ... Protect our children - vote 'yes' ... From the Year of Paul to the Year of the Priest
Wellington
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... The cathedral 160 years ago
Palmerston North
Sharing the gospel using social context ... Prisoners share Lenten message of hope ... Southern Delights
Reflect, with Veronica Lawson RSM
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Perfecting an ancient art form (photo)
Northern Outlook
http://tinyurl.com/lcnvng
When the sun shines, windows in cathedrals, churches and historic buildings around New Zealand glow with the colours of stained-glass painter Graham Stewarts's passion.
New school an ‘exciting challenge’
Eastern Courier | 3 Jul 2009 Page: 7
Construction is “full steam ahead” for Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School. The new Flat Bush school is due to open in February next door to Sancta Maria Catholic College between Te Irirangi Drive and Chapel Rd. It will have a roll of 260
Radio NZ. Sunday Morning, with Chris Laidlaw. Feature interview: The
Spirituality of Boys
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/20090705
F. Washington (Tony) Jarvis, an Episcopal priest, teaches at Yale University where he is Director of the Educational Leadership and Ministry Program at the Berkeley Divinity School. He's in New Zealand for the International Boys School Coalition's annual conference being held at Lindisfarne College in Hawke's Bay, where he's speaking on "Meeting Boys' Deepest Needs: Ten Changes We Need to Make as We Try to Help Boys Grow Spiritually".
Blanket appeal to help refuges
Central Leader
http://tinyurl.com/n8b8hb
A massive blanket drive is being co-ordinated by Marist College to cover women's refuges and emergency housing schemes.
Devine an indomitable cavalier
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25730104-31501,00.html
Frank Devine, who died yesterday, was the laughing cavalier of Australian journalism. His laughter, often noisy, was always infectious. Commenting on the former editor of three of News Corporation's newspapers, including The Australian, chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch says: "Frank had a great sense of humour ... which he applied to nearly everything in life."
Paper thin skin
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/l8eflv
At St Mary's Catholic school in Ellerslie, eight-year-old Simon Lasso occasionally has to sit out games and sports and has trouble using his gloved hands to make things.
School blessed by beginning (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/lvqdor
St Peter's Catholic School held the world premiere of its production 'In the Beginning' last week with a total of 196 students on stage in various roles.
Hundreds farewell 'surfer dude' (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2557359/Hundreds-farewell-surfer-dude
More than 700 mourners farewelled a "surfer dude with a loving heart" in Christchurch yesterday. Lawyer Johnathan McCarthy, 50, who died last week, was a surfing identity and environmental campaigner known to many as "The Fang".
Don’t contract out punishment Caritas says
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0907/S00014.htm
Management of prisons should not be contracted out, Catholic social justice agency Caritas told Parliament’s Law and Order Select Committee today.
City stayed with Canadian psychiatrist (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/features/obituaries/2553594/City-stayed-with-Canadian-psychiatrist
Southland-born Dr John Flannery, who has died aged 73 in Toronto, was a GP in Wellington before emigrating to Canada, where he became a prominent psychiatrist and analyst.
The `face' of St Mary's School calling it a day (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/tribune/2549393/The-face-of-St-Marys-School-calling-it-a-day
Hers is the first face visitors to St Mary's School see. She's there when a sick child needs reassurance and for staff in a hurry for stationery. But after 25 years as the Palmerston North Catholic school's administration manager, Mrs Carey is saying farewell.
Parents quit school board and pull kids from class
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/mu8gc6
An Otaki primary school is being accused of failing to teach its children basic maths and English by a group of parents who resigned from the school board in protest last week.
Outrage as pupils told to pick up used condoms (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2550633/School-row-over-condoms
Board members at an Otaki Catholic primary school have resigned after children were forced to pick up used condoms in the grounds.
Sister Mary - A life well travelled (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/index.asp?articleid=13020
When Mary Cosgrove was just 19, she turned her back on her teenage years, entering the religious order of the Sisters of Mercy, founded in Ireland in 1831. Sixty years later she’s finally ready to retire. She shares with chief reporter Sue Newman the story of a life that, by today’s standards is extraordinary.
Neighbours consider appeal
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/63181/neighbours-consider-appeal
Neighbours of a newly-approved Catholic school near Arrowtown are considering appealing its resource consent. A resource consent, with 22 conditions, was granted for a 112-pupil primary school at Speargrass Flat valley despite 26 of 28 submissions opposing it.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Who is Jesus? **
A reading and commentary on Mark 6:1-6 with Rev Frank Nelson and Dr Frank Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
******************************************
'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Coming Home (the experience of conversion as an adult) ... “Dear Lord, ... freeze everything as it is and I won’t ask for anything more" (Why can’t we live in a perfect world?) ... I’m addicted to order…is there some kind of support group for this? ... Taize among the children of the quartier (a Taizé brother in Senegal) ... A tale of two celebrities - and that darned swine flu thing again! (Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett) ... The imperfect origins of necessary infrastructure ("Why doesn’t the Church sell up all its nice buildings and assets?") ... Catholic guilt ("I would love to go to church without feeling guilty")
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
A key to reading Benedict's social encyclical
Italians have a wonderful phrase, chiave di lettura, which literally means a "key to reading." It refers to some core idea, or perspective, that can help make sense of a complex mass of material. Since Benedict XVI's long-awaited encyclical on the economy is finally set to appear next Tuesday, it seems a good time to float a possible chiave di lettura for the document, which I can express in one word: synthesis...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
****************************
EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Executive Assistant, Missionz (the Pontifical Mission Societies)
http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=1000
Details in Welcom July 2009 p.4, at
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-me-jobs/Office-administration/Administration/listing-225216999.htm
and from Mike Hurdle, Micah Partners, tel: 64-4-499 4749, mobile: 64-21-552
929, fax: 64-4-499 7375, e-mail: contact@micahpartners.co.nz. Closing date: 10 July 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 28 June 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No. 319 June 28 - July 11 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Bishops explain swine flu measures .. Bishops make plans to find their episcopal successors ... Maori Mass translation advances ... 16 graduate from Good Shepherd College ... Year for Priests icon will travel around New Zealand ... 380 bowlers compete at national Catholic contest ... Advertising feature: Pilgrimages
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
College tackles drug use
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2544504/College-tackles-drug-use
A Christchurch boys' school is putting pupils through courses to "wean them off" drugs. A St Bede's College pupil who arrived at a school team practice affected by cannabis last month has been put on the rehabilitation course.
New Catholic primary school gains approval
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/62636/new-catholic-primary-school-gains-approval
A $3 million Roman Catholic primary school near Arrowtown has been been approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, despite opposition from residents in the area.
Neighbours disappointed with school's approval
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/2533009/Disappointment-over-schools-approval
The approval of a Catholic school in a rural area of the Wakatipu basin is "bitterly disappointing" for neighbours who have been battling the proposal.
Churches advising congregants on H1N1 (text and video)
http://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/churches-advising-congregants-h1n1-2791908
Churches are playing a vital role in their communities in managing the H1N1 pandemic.
School shuts hostel after flu outbreak
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/2524863/Hostel-shut-after-flu-outbreak
Swine flu has forced the closure of the hostel at a Wellington boarding school as the number of New Zealand cases tops 300.
Milestone for Mary (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2009/06/milestone_for_mary.php
Receiving well-wishes from the Queen, the Pope and Prime Minister is not unusual for Mary Walsh, who celebrated reaching the age of 104 on Friday.
Major upgrade for basilica considered (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/62048/major-upgrade-basilica-considered
Dunedin's Catholic diocese is floating the idea of a major upgrade of its St Patrick's Basilica, in South Dunedin. The building, designed by F. W. Petre and opened in October 1894, needs strengthening work to meet earthquake regulations.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Who do you believe in? **
"On this rock I will build my church": a reading and commentary on Matthew 13:16-19 with Rev Frank Nelson and Dr Frank Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral (Anglican), Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
‘Heteronormativity’ (an article criticising Disney for perpetuating ‘heteronormativity’) ... “I’m Worried (Need Money)’.” (on luck and friendship) ... Because the Night Belongs to Love (not lust) (a pastoral letter by Bishop Victor Galeone) ... Hands-down, it’s Hans for Holy Saturday… (a quote from Hans Urs Von Balthasar) ... The waterline is rising… (the anti-smacking referendum) ... Teacher/preacher (the Year of the Priest) ... Get out of my way! (on self-control)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Hard truths about Jews and Catholics
So far, 2009 isn't shaping up as a banner year in Jewish-Catholic relations. We've seen continuing fallout from the revival last year of a Good Friday prayer for the conversion of Jews, uproar over lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop, and a trip to the Middle East where the pope drew rave reviews everywhere but Israel. This week alone brought a new chapter in old debates over Pius XII, and a mini-fracas over a note from the U.S. bishops saying that Christ's message is meant for Jews too...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
**********************************************
EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
****************************
EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
NEWS & NOTES - 28 June 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No. 319 June 28 - July 11 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Bishops explain swine flu measures .. Bishops make plans to find their episcopal successors ... Maori Mass translation advances ... 16 graduate from Good Shepherd College ... Year for Priests icon will travel around New Zealand ... 380 bowlers compete at national Catholic contest ... Advertising feature: Pilgrimages
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
College tackles drug use
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2544504/College-tackles-drug-use
A Christchurch boys' school is putting pupils through courses to "wean them off" drugs. A St Bede's College pupil who arrived at a school team practice affected by cannabis last month has been put on the rehabilitation course.
New Catholic primary school gains approval
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/62636/new-catholic-primary-school-gains-approval
A $3 million Roman Catholic primary school near Arrowtown has been been approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, despite opposition from residents in the area.
Neighbours disappointed with school's approval
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/2533009/Disappointment-over-schools-approval
The approval of a Catholic school in a rural area of the Wakatipu basin is "bitterly disappointing" for neighbours who have been battling the proposal.
Churches advising congregants on H1N1 (text and video)
http://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/churches-advising-congregants-h1n1-2791908
Churches are playing a vital role in their communities in managing the H1N1 pandemic.
School shuts hostel after flu outbreak
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/2524863/Hostel-shut-after-flu-outbreak
Swine flu has forced the closure of the hostel at a Wellington boarding school as the number of New Zealand cases tops 300.
Milestone for Mary (photo)
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/2009/06/milestone_for_mary.php
Receiving well-wishes from the Queen, the Pope and Prime Minister is not unusual for Mary Walsh, who celebrated reaching the age of 104 on Friday.
Major upgrade for basilica considered (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/62048/major-upgrade-basilica-considered
Dunedin's Catholic diocese is floating the idea of a major upgrade of its St Patrick's Basilica, in South Dunedin. The building, designed by F. W. Petre and opened in October 1894, needs strengthening work to meet earthquake regulations.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Who do you believe in? **
"On this rock I will build my church": a reading and commentary on Matthew 13:16-19 with Rev Frank Nelson and Dr Frank Pelly at St Paul's Cathedral (Anglican), Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
‘Heteronormativity’ (an article criticising Disney for perpetuating ‘heteronormativity’) ... “I’m Worried (Need Money)’.” (on luck and friendship) ... Because the Night Belongs to Love (not lust) (a pastoral letter by Bishop Victor Galeone) ... Hands-down, it’s Hans for Holy Saturday… (a quote from Hans Urs Von Balthasar) ... The waterline is rising… (the anti-smacking referendum) ... Teacher/preacher (the Year of the Priest) ... Get out of my way! (on self-control)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Hard truths about Jews and Catholics
So far, 2009 isn't shaping up as a banner year in Jewish-Catholic relations. We've seen continuing fallout from the revival last year of a Good Friday prayer for the conversion of Jews, uproar over lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop, and a trip to the Middle East where the pope drew rave reviews everywhere but Israel. This week alone brought a new chapter in old debates over Pius XII, and a mini-fracas over a note from the U.S. bishops saying that Christ's message is meant for Jews too...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 21 June 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Letter on flu actions from bishops ( June 19, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have distributed a pastoral letter to priests around the country outlining precautionary measures to be taken during the Influenza A (H1N1) ‘swine flu’ pandemic. They sought medical advice before deciding what actions to take...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Swine flu measures for Catholic mass
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2510894/Swine-flu-measures-for-Catholic-mass
Swine flu has again affected Catholic Masses around New Zealand, only days after the Sacred Heart Bascillica in Timaru stopped parishoners from receiving communion wine.
Church, schools deal with flu
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10579161
New Zealand's Catholic community has become the latest group affected by the swine flu outbreak. Yesterday, Bishop Denis Browne, president of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, directed parishes to limit the distribution of holy communion.
Flu shutdown hits capital school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/2518811/Flu-shutdown-hits-capital-school
Swine flu has forced the first Wellington school closure as the number of confirmed and suspected cases soars towards 1000. Porirua Holy Family School closed on Thursday after a regional public health officer told the principal that an unconfirmed number of pupils had the virus.
Swine flu toll at 109, businesses, schools closed
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10578835
In Auckland, St Patrick's School in Panmure was closed yesterday for seven days after one confirmed case of swine flu and 37 pupils reporting flu-like symptoms.
Some schools wary of sex education for young
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2503038/Some-schools-wary-of-sex-education-for-young
Early-developing children should be set aside for sex-education classes apart from other pupils, the Catholic Education Office says.
Catholic priests to spend focus on classroom (photo)
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=123552
Sense of purpose ... Father Kevin McGuire, who has been teaching at Cawaci for 16 years, plans to continue doing so until he retires.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Wind turbine energy **
Sister Mary Scanlan is inspired by the power of the wind to reflect on the power of the Holy Spirit
** Calming the storm **
A reading and commentary on Mark 4 35-41 with Fr Barry Scannell sm at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Visual Impact (in search of quality Catholic video) ... "Marge, you’re standing in the way of my boyhood dream ..." (a documentary on baby-buying) ... Ummmm Pork (on the liturgical recommendations in light of swine flu) ... Did I break the comments record? And a bit on trust… (from Africa: why we must pray for holy young men to be called to the priesthood) ... Something serious, something not so serious (Family Life NZ media release on abortion statistics) ... Write for the right to Rite III? (Palmerston North Diocese and Rite III Reconciliation) ... Folklore? (a letter on miracles)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/news/taking-bishops-temperature-obama-notre-dame
The bishops talk privately about Notre Dame-Obama
I spent much of this week in San Antonio for the spring meeting of the U.S. bishops, where the press gallery was the loneliest corner of the room. Largely because the bishops opted not to put the flap over Notre Dame and President Barack Obama on their public agenda, many media organizations, including every major secular news outlet in the country, took a pass. In reality, the fact that the Notre Dame-Obama controversy wasn't floated in public merely meant that it was talked about everywhere else...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
NEWS & NOTES - 21 June 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Letter on flu actions from bishops ( June 19, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops have distributed a pastoral letter to priests around the country outlining precautionary measures to be taken during the Influenza A (H1N1) ‘swine flu’ pandemic. They sought medical advice before deciding what actions to take...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Swine flu measures for Catholic mass
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2510894/Swine-flu-measures-for-Catholic-mass
Swine flu has again affected Catholic Masses around New Zealand, only days after the Sacred Heart Bascillica in Timaru stopped parishoners from receiving communion wine.
Church, schools deal with flu
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10579161
New Zealand's Catholic community has become the latest group affected by the swine flu outbreak. Yesterday, Bishop Denis Browne, president of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, directed parishes to limit the distribution of holy communion.
Flu shutdown hits capital school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/2518811/Flu-shutdown-hits-capital-school
Swine flu has forced the first Wellington school closure as the number of confirmed and suspected cases soars towards 1000. Porirua Holy Family School closed on Thursday after a regional public health officer told the principal that an unconfirmed number of pupils had the virus.
Swine flu toll at 109, businesses, schools closed
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10578835
In Auckland, St Patrick's School in Panmure was closed yesterday for seven days after one confirmed case of swine flu and 37 pupils reporting flu-like symptoms.
Some schools wary of sex education for young
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2503038/Some-schools-wary-of-sex-education-for-young
Early-developing children should be set aside for sex-education classes apart from other pupils, the Catholic Education Office says.
Catholic priests to spend focus on classroom (photo)
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=123552
Sense of purpose ... Father Kevin McGuire, who has been teaching at Cawaci for 16 years, plans to continue doing so until he retires.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Wind turbine energy **
Sister Mary Scanlan is inspired by the power of the wind to reflect on the power of the Holy Spirit
** Calming the storm **
A reading and commentary on Mark 4 35-41 with Fr Barry Scannell sm at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Visual Impact (in search of quality Catholic video) ... "Marge, you’re standing in the way of my boyhood dream ..." (a documentary on baby-buying) ... Ummmm Pork (on the liturgical recommendations in light of swine flu) ... Did I break the comments record? And a bit on trust… (from Africa: why we must pray for holy young men to be called to the priesthood) ... Something serious, something not so serious (Family Life NZ media release on abortion statistics) ... Write for the right to Rite III? (Palmerston North Diocese and Rite III Reconciliation) ... Folklore? (a letter on miracles)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/news/taking-bishops-temperature-obama-notre-dame
The bishops talk privately about Notre Dame-Obama
I spent much of this week in San Antonio for the spring meeting of the U.S. bishops, where the press gallery was the loneliest corner of the room. Largely because the bishops opted not to put the flap over Notre Dame and President Barack Obama on their public agenda, many media organizations, including every major secular news outlet in the country, took a pass. In reality, the fact that the Notre Dame-Obama controversy wasn't floated in public merely meant that it was talked about everywhere else...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Sunday, June 14, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 14 June 2009 - The Body and Blood of Christ
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Registrations open for St Paul E-Conference (June 10, 2009)
New Zealand Catholics are being encouraged to take part in Australia’s first ever national E-Conference being held by the Broken Bay Institute and Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. The half day E-Conference – “Paul – The Man, the Mission and Message for Today” – will take place 30 June, two days after the closing of the Year of St Paul...
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - June 14-27 2009 - No. 318
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Career diplomat named NZ ambassador to Holy See .. 50-year-old church may be classified as historic ... NZ Church gets communication tips ... New Plymouth college celebrates its golden jubuilee .. Christian agencies have mixed reaction to budget .. Pilgrims rate World Youth Day in Sydney highly, latest research shopw ... Beyond the horizon: a review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act ... Pope commends generosity of kiwis as he welcomes NZ's new ambassador .. Priest explains postures for Mass ... Couples for Christ gather in Auckland ... Cathedral concert boosts hopes for Croatian church
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Turbulent priest
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/features/2496159/Turbulent-priest
Blood spilt on an Israeli memorial took Gerard Burns from parish priest to pariah. In his first interview since facing the justice system, he speaks about violence, inequality and inspiration from the prophets of the Old Testament.
Amazin gRace: connecting with Papakura youth (photo)
Papakura Courier
http://tinyurl.com/lau2mt
The amazin gRace, which was held last Sunday, was a creative, stimulating and fun youth event that aimed to bring teens together and break down the walls between different faith denominations and beliefs.
From war to peace (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/2494747/From-war-to-peace
From a war zone in Europe to giving holy communion at the Catholic Holy Family Church in west Auckland, Father Stanko Grubic has seen a lot in his 34 years.
Filipinos get ready to celebrate
North Shore Times
http://tinyurl.com/m67c7c
The shore will host the 11th Philippines Independence Day celebration this weekend.
Sixty-plus years of the 'L' word
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2480767/Sixty-plus-years-of-the-L-word
It was the year after World War II ended when Maria met Henk Tegelaars at a dance hall in Holland 63 years ago, and their love was instantaneous. "No-one believes in that now, but it was love at first sight..."
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Sharing a meal **
A reading and discussion of Mark 14 12-16, 22-26 with Fr Barry Scannell at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Familia - Episode 9 - Mon, 1 June 2009 **
This month's edition of the Familia Podcast features a special interview with Danielle and Becky, our two pro-life interns who have spent the last six weeks participating in our intensive pro-life and leadership formation program. They talk about their experience on the internship as well as their feelings about how the pro-life issues they have been learning about impact upon the wider culture.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Lay Ministry or Lay Apostolate? ... Double Standards…I think so (a test for the sex of unborn baby) ... A prickly moral question… (co-operating in a moral evil) ... Getting away with murder (the David Bain verdict) ... The audacity of faith (conversations with atheists) ... The Church militant
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
From Italy to Iran, voters hand the church a mandate on Islam
Early summer is campaign season in various corners of the world, including parliamentary races last week in the European Union and in Lebanon and today's hotly contested presidential race in Iran. Taking stock of it all, a grand irony emerges: While moderates appear to be gaining ground in the Islamic world, hardliners are on the march across the Old Continent...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
NEWS & NOTES - 14 June 2009 - The Body and Blood of Christ
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Registrations open for St Paul E-Conference (June 10, 2009)
New Zealand Catholics are being encouraged to take part in Australia’s first ever national E-Conference being held by the Broken Bay Institute and Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. The half day E-Conference – “Paul – The Man, the Mission and Message for Today” – will take place 30 June, two days after the closing of the Year of St Paul...
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - June 14-27 2009 - No. 318
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Career diplomat named NZ ambassador to Holy See .. 50-year-old church may be classified as historic ... NZ Church gets communication tips ... New Plymouth college celebrates its golden jubuilee .. Christian agencies have mixed reaction to budget .. Pilgrims rate World Youth Day in Sydney highly, latest research shopw ... Beyond the horizon: a review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act ... Pope commends generosity of kiwis as he welcomes NZ's new ambassador .. Priest explains postures for Mass ... Couples for Christ gather in Auckland ... Cathedral concert boosts hopes for Croatian church
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Turbulent priest
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/features/2496159/Turbulent-priest
Blood spilt on an Israeli memorial took Gerard Burns from parish priest to pariah. In his first interview since facing the justice system, he speaks about violence, inequality and inspiration from the prophets of the Old Testament.
Amazin gRace: connecting with Papakura youth (photo)
Papakura Courier
http://tinyurl.com/lau2mt
The amazin gRace, which was held last Sunday, was a creative, stimulating and fun youth event that aimed to bring teens together and break down the walls between different faith denominations and beliefs.
From war to peace (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/2494747/From-war-to-peace
From a war zone in Europe to giving holy communion at the Catholic Holy Family Church in west Auckland, Father Stanko Grubic has seen a lot in his 34 years.
Filipinos get ready to celebrate
North Shore Times
http://tinyurl.com/m67c7c
The shore will host the 11th Philippines Independence Day celebration this weekend.
Sixty-plus years of the 'L' word
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2480767/Sixty-plus-years-of-the-L-word
It was the year after World War II ended when Maria met Henk Tegelaars at a dance hall in Holland 63 years ago, and their love was instantaneous. "No-one believes in that now, but it was love at first sight..."
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Sharing a meal **
A reading and discussion of Mark 14 12-16, 22-26 with Fr Barry Scannell at St Mary of the Angels, Wellington.
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Familia - Episode 9 - Mon, 1 June 2009 **
This month's edition of the Familia Podcast features a special interview with Danielle and Becky, our two pro-life interns who have spent the last six weeks participating in our intensive pro-life and leadership formation program. They talk about their experience on the internship as well as their feelings about how the pro-life issues they have been learning about impact upon the wider culture.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Lay Ministry or Lay Apostolate? ... Double Standards…I think so (a test for the sex of unborn baby) ... A prickly moral question… (co-operating in a moral evil) ... Getting away with murder (the David Bain verdict) ... The audacity of faith (conversations with atheists) ... The Church militant
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
From Italy to Iran, voters hand the church a mandate on Islam
Early summer is campaign season in various corners of the world, including parliamentary races last week in the European Union and in Lebanon and today's hotly contested presidential race in Iran. Taking stock of it all, a grand irony emerges: While moderates appear to be gaining ground in the Islamic world, hardliners are on the march across the Old Continent...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
****************************
EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Sunday, June 7, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 7 June 2009 - The Holy Trinity
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholics to receive pastoral letter on prayer (29 May 2009)
"In its various forms, prayer is at once praise and thanksgiving, an appeal for mercy and our hope in time of need". These words are from a pastoral letter written by the New Zealand Catholic bishops to help Catholics towards a new appreciation of the relevance and accessibility of holiness – a focus of the bishops’ Pastoral Priorities plan for 2008-2013. The letter has been distributed to parishes around the country this week to be given out in churches on Pentecost Sunday, which is when the gift of the Holy Spirit is celebrated. Bishop Barry Jones of the Christchurch diocese says the booklet is a "gentle reminder to busy people about how crucial it is to foster the habit of prayer, without which our love for God cannot flourish" ....
'Prayer in the Busyness of Life'
http://www.catholic.org.nz/statements/0905prayer.php
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'WEL-COM' - a newspaper for the dioceses of Wellington and Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
News
Brutal revelations in voices of Israeli soldiers ... 'Peace will come' to the land of Christ's birth ... Book of letters hailed as unique historical source
World News
Columns
The Year of Paul: from mission to gospel living, by Kieran Fenn FMS ... Archbishop's column: World Youth Day a year on, by Archbishop John Dew ... Editorial: Raising questions of power, by Cecily McNeill
Schools
St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts ... Marist St Pat's takes the prized Swindale after eight tries
Features
From the Year of Paul to the Year of the Priest ... Living in the crossfire ... Book Review: The Franciscan Story
Wellington
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... June 20 marks the 160th anniversary of the opening of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Palmerston North
Sharing the gospel using social context ... Prisoners share Lenten message of hope ... Southern Delights
Reflect: Trinity Sunday Year B, by Veronica Lawson RSM
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Learning leadership in the capital (photos)
The Motueka Golden Bay News, 04 Jun 2009. Page 3
http://tinyurl.com/ow9wgb
A judge's perspective on honesty and the impressive colossal squid were among the stand-out features of the Youth Leaders Conference for the students of Motueka's St Peter Chanel School.
School helps brothers
Hawkes Bay Today
http://www.hbtoday.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3798481&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
An appeal fund has been established to support injured Dannevirke brothers Tarshaye and Rico Ryder, whose parents and sister died in a head-on crash during Queen's Birthday weekend. The appeal has been established by Dannevirke's St Joseph's School, where Tarshaye, 10, and his sister Monique, 9, were pupils.
Reporting scandal: Media coverage of abuse helps victims, church
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902590.htm
Vatican City (CNS) -- The embarrassment and scandal raised by each new report of a case of sex abuse in the church also has a positive effect of giving other victims the courage to come forward and increasing the church's commitment to ending abuse, said experts meeting at the Vatican. The Anglophone Conference, which began in the 1990s as an informal network of English-speaking bishops meeting to share strategies for fighting abuse, held its 10th formal meeting at the Vatican June 1-5.
God Walks with Today’s Refugees
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00055.htm
Caritas Aotearoa's resources prepared for the Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants (June 21) remind us that God has always walked alongside refugees and continues to do so today.
Poet shines new light on Baxter's Jerusalem (photo)
A review of of 'The Double Rainbow:James K. Baxter, Ngati Hau and the Jerusalem Commune', by John Newton
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10576205
Budget 2009: how will the poorest fare?
http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/03/budget-2009-how-will-the-poorest-fare/
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has both reservations and relief over the government's 2009 Budget.
Support Jean-Luc and friends
The Daily Post (Rotorua) — A004 — 06 June 2009
Even though the original movie took the world by storm in 1977, Star Wars still captures the imagination of Rotorua 6-year-old Jean-Luc Woollacott. The St Mary's Catholic School student is autistic and his family is one of 493 supported by Autism New Zealand's Bay of Plenty branch, which is holding its annual appeal week.
School bank on patience
Hawkes Bay Today — A011 — 05 June 2009
Success is built on patience and oodles of investment in the young. That's exactly what Sacred Heart College sports co-ordinator Robyn Hocking is banking on with her Napier college netball teams after the high school hosted the annual Mission Cup tournament last weekend.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Work Purpose **
Rebels for God: A member of Opus Dei explains its special character.
** Three in One **
A reading and discussion of Matthew 28:16-20 with Kyle Macdonald and Rev. Jenny Wilkins at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Peace Be With You (peace of heart) ... "Stop it! Stop it! Can’t you see this barnyard noise guessing game is tearing us apart?" (on predictions of cataclysmic events) ... Who murders the mass murderers? (on the murder of Dr Tiller) ... Those little eyes (on seeing a street child in Senegal) ... I no understand (standig up for kneeling down)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
'Remarkable congruence' between pope and president on Islam
If anyone is still puzzled about why the Vatican sat out the fuss over President Barack Obama's appearance at Notre Dame -- and more generally, why the Vatican has refused to allow its relationship with Obama to be defined by obvious differences over abortion -- the president's speech to the Muslim world yesterday in Cairo should go a long way toward clearing things up...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
****************************
EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
NEWS & NOTES - 7 June 2009 - The Holy Trinity
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholics to receive pastoral letter on prayer (29 May 2009)
"In its various forms, prayer is at once praise and thanksgiving, an appeal for mercy and our hope in time of need". These words are from a pastoral letter written by the New Zealand Catholic bishops to help Catholics towards a new appreciation of the relevance and accessibility of holiness – a focus of the bishops’ Pastoral Priorities plan for 2008-2013. The letter has been distributed to parishes around the country this week to be given out in churches on Pentecost Sunday, which is when the gift of the Holy Spirit is celebrated. Bishop Barry Jones of the Christchurch diocese says the booklet is a "gentle reminder to busy people about how crucial it is to foster the habit of prayer, without which our love for God cannot flourish" ....
'Prayer in the Busyness of Life'
http://www.catholic.org.nz/statements/0905prayer.php
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'WEL-COM' - a newspaper for the dioceses of Wellington and Palmerston North
http://www.welcom.org.nz
News
Brutal revelations in voices of Israeli soldiers ... 'Peace will come' to the land of Christ's birth ... Book of letters hailed as unique historical source
World News
Columns
The Year of Paul: from mission to gospel living, by Kieran Fenn FMS ... Archbishop's column: World Youth Day a year on, by Archbishop John Dew ... Editorial: Raising questions of power, by Cecily McNeill
Schools
St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts ... Marist St Pat's takes the prized Swindale after eight tries
Features
From the Year of Paul to the Year of the Priest ... Living in the crossfire ... Book Review: The Franciscan Story
Wellington
Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular ... June 20 marks the 160th anniversary of the opening of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Palmerston North
Sharing the gospel using social context ... Prisoners share Lenten message of hope ... Southern Delights
Reflect: Trinity Sunday Year B, by Veronica Lawson RSM
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Learning leadership in the capital (photos)
The Motueka Golden Bay News, 04 Jun 2009. Page 3
http://tinyurl.com/ow9wgb
A judge's perspective on honesty and the impressive colossal squid were among the stand-out features of the Youth Leaders Conference for the students of Motueka's St Peter Chanel School.
School helps brothers
Hawkes Bay Today
http://www.hbtoday.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3798481&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
An appeal fund has been established to support injured Dannevirke brothers Tarshaye and Rico Ryder, whose parents and sister died in a head-on crash during Queen's Birthday weekend. The appeal has been established by Dannevirke's St Joseph's School, where Tarshaye, 10, and his sister Monique, 9, were pupils.
Reporting scandal: Media coverage of abuse helps victims, church
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902590.htm
Vatican City (CNS) -- The embarrassment and scandal raised by each new report of a case of sex abuse in the church also has a positive effect of giving other victims the courage to come forward and increasing the church's commitment to ending abuse, said experts meeting at the Vatican. The Anglophone Conference, which began in the 1990s as an informal network of English-speaking bishops meeting to share strategies for fighting abuse, held its 10th formal meeting at the Vatican June 1-5.
God Walks with Today’s Refugees
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00055.htm
Caritas Aotearoa's resources prepared for the Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants (June 21) remind us that God has always walked alongside refugees and continues to do so today.
Poet shines new light on Baxter's Jerusalem (photo)
A review of of 'The Double Rainbow:James K. Baxter, Ngati Hau and the Jerusalem Commune', by John Newton
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10576205
Budget 2009: how will the poorest fare?
http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/06/03/budget-2009-how-will-the-poorest-fare/
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has both reservations and relief over the government's 2009 Budget.
Support Jean-Luc and friends
The Daily Post (Rotorua) — A004 — 06 June 2009
Even though the original movie took the world by storm in 1977, Star Wars still captures the imagination of Rotorua 6-year-old Jean-Luc Woollacott. The St Mary's Catholic School student is autistic and his family is one of 493 supported by Autism New Zealand's Bay of Plenty branch, which is holding its annual appeal week.
School bank on patience
Hawkes Bay Today — A011 — 05 June 2009
Success is built on patience and oodles of investment in the young. That's exactly what Sacred Heart College sports co-ordinator Robyn Hocking is banking on with her Napier college netball teams after the high school hosted the annual Mission Cup tournament last weekend.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Work Purpose **
Rebels for God: A member of Opus Dei explains its special character.
** Three in One **
A reading and discussion of Matthew 28:16-20 with Kyle Macdonald and Rev. Jenny Wilkins at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Peace Be With You (peace of heart) ... "Stop it! Stop it! Can’t you see this barnyard noise guessing game is tearing us apart?" (on predictions of cataclysmic events) ... Who murders the mass murderers? (on the murder of Dr Tiller) ... Those little eyes (on seeing a street child in Senegal) ... I no understand (standig up for kneeling down)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
'Remarkable congruence' between pope and president on Islam
If anyone is still puzzled about why the Vatican sat out the fuss over President Barack Obama's appearance at Notre Dame -- and more generally, why the Vatican has refused to allow its relationship with Obama to be defined by obvious differences over abortion -- the president's speech to the Muslim world yesterday in Cairo should go a long way toward clearing things up...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
Sunday, May 31, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 31 May 2009 - Pentecost Sunday
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - May 31 - June 13 2009 - No. 317
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Bishops alter decision on kneeling ... Postulator of Mother Teresa's cause visits NZ ... Christians tread carefully in Iran ... Carved kauri captures Christ's sacrifice on the cross ... Film review: Many mistakes in 'Angels and Demons' ... ... Advertising feature: Funerals - Growing trend to pseudo-committal rites unfortunate; Religious imagery dwindling in cemeteries; Mass is the greatest prayer for our dead
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Churches work to suit new generation
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/58714/churches-work-suit-new-generation
As society in general turns away from traditional church services, Dunedin's youth are finding new, modern ways to worship. Ellie Constantine looks into a fresh take on spirituality.
Rewarding community heroes (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/m922xh
Some of Rodney's greatest volunteers have been recognised at the Rodney Community Service Awards.
Pioneer woman dies
Motueka Golden Bay News
http://tinyurl.com/net5ev
One of Takaka's oldest residents, Agnes Bell, has died at the age of 99.
Bishops: We have already said sorry to abuse victim
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10575467
Catholic bishops in Christchurch say they have already apologised to a victim of alleged abuse who has written a book called 'Say Sorry'.
Catholic abuse book set to hit stores
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2450511/Catholic-abuse-book-set-to-hit-stores
A new book alleging abuse at two Catholic orphanages in Christchurch will be released on Monday. In 'Say Sorry', Christchurch woman Ann Thompson, 68, tells of the physical, mental and sexual abuse she endured as a child at St Joseph's Catholic Orphanage for Girls and Nazareth House in Christchurch.
Society benefits from tolerance, interreligious dialogue, pope says
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902460.htm
Vatican City (CNS) -- In separate speeches May 29 to new ambassadors from India and from New Zealand, Pope Benedict XV discussed religious freedom, dialogue and the role of religion in public life.
Island Bay Catholic landmark up for review (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00398.htm
A review of the historic and heritage significance of the Erskine College site in Wellington is being undertaken by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT).
Statue an inspiration for school (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/lmn6dv
Students at Baradene college have welcomed a familiar figure to their school. A bronzxe statue of the school's founder, Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, was unveiled on Monday last week.
Historic items go online
Dargaville News
http://tinyurl.com/nu29so
A team of five cataloguers hired by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust is going through historic artifacts associated with Pompallier Mission with a fine toothcomb.
School goes wacky to aid chopper (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/kkgp9q
Weird and wacky is what Waikato Westpac wanted and that's exactly what St Peter's Catholic School gave them last Friday.
Police warned wanted man's family
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/2441332/Police-warned-wanted-mans-family
Police warned a wanted man's family that they would attend his father's funeral if he didn't hand himself in.
Priest chides police
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2437160/Priest-chides-police
A Catholic priest has condemned Christchurch police as "tactless" after they staked out a funeral and allegedly stopped a car-load of mourners at gunpoint in an effort to find the dead man's fugitive son.
Former Invercargill mayor's selfless service to community remembered (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/2441810/Former-Invercargill-mayors-selfless-service
A life spent working for the city he loved was marked yesterday as hundreds turned out to farewell former Invercargill mayor David Harrington.
Old school ties still bind brothers (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/2446512/School-ties-still-bind-brothers
It has been 50 years since the front gates of Francis Douglas Memorial College swung open and this weekend the jubilee celebrations begin.
Horsing around is such good fun
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/horsing-around-is-such-good-fun/3900173/
Benedict Larkin loves the feeling of being on a horse. The 6-year-old St Mary's Catholic School pupil was among a group of young haemophilia sufferers yesterday who proved their condition doesn't mean they have to be wrapped up in cotton wool.
Priest completes diversion, escapes conviction
Mon, 25 May 2009 12:59p.m.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Priest-completes-diversion-escapes-conviction/tabid/423/articleID/105706/cat/64/Default.aspx
A Catholic priest who defaced an Israeli monument during a protest has escaped conviction after completing tasks set by police to earn a diversion.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** New chapel detail **
The stained glass window of the Mother Aubert chapel at St Joseph's Church, Wellington
** In front of our eyes **
A reading and discussion of John 20:19-23 with Rev. Judith Wigglesworth and Rev. Jenny Wilkins at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Big Win for Marriage (the California State Supreme Court decision on marriage) ... “Stacy, please, I must have you back” (children's toys, and prospects for union with other churches) ... Notre Dame (more about President Obama's speech) ... Tangled in my Christological mozzie net (on discussing the major Christological Church Councils) ... Another day, another hikoi, another confused whitey! (on Maori seats for Auckland's super city) ... Are we doing enough? (Holy Church, unholy scandals) ... Moving) (on learning about faith from flatmates)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
'With Diaz nomination, Obama passes major Catholic test'
By extending an olive branch to pro-lifers during his commencement address at Notre Dame, President Barack Obama seemed to pass his first major Catholic test. This week, by naming an envoy to the Vatican who doesn’t have a public track record of challenging the bishops on abortion, he’s in effect passed his second...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
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EVENTS
Knights of the Southern Cross. Pauline Year Writing Competition
Topic: Why is Saint Paul important? What does Saint Paul say to me?
$1,000 in total prizes divided between three age categories
Details in 'Wel-com' May 2009 p.17 Closing date: 6 June 2009
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
NEWS & NOTES - 31 May 2009 - Pentecost Sunday
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - May 31 - June 13 2009 - No. 317
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Bishops alter decision on kneeling ... Postulator of Mother Teresa's cause visits NZ ... Christians tread carefully in Iran ... Carved kauri captures Christ's sacrifice on the cross ... Film review: Many mistakes in 'Angels and Demons' ... ... Advertising feature: Funerals - Growing trend to pseudo-committal rites unfortunate; Religious imagery dwindling in cemeteries; Mass is the greatest prayer for our dead
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Churches work to suit new generation
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/58714/churches-work-suit-new-generation
As society in general turns away from traditional church services, Dunedin's youth are finding new, modern ways to worship. Ellie Constantine looks into a fresh take on spirituality.
Rewarding community heroes (photo)
Rodney Times
http://tinyurl.com/m922xh
Some of Rodney's greatest volunteers have been recognised at the Rodney Community Service Awards.
Pioneer woman dies
Motueka Golden Bay News
http://tinyurl.com/net5ev
One of Takaka's oldest residents, Agnes Bell, has died at the age of 99.
Bishops: We have already said sorry to abuse victim
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10575467
Catholic bishops in Christchurch say they have already apologised to a victim of alleged abuse who has written a book called 'Say Sorry'.
Catholic abuse book set to hit stores
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2450511/Catholic-abuse-book-set-to-hit-stores
A new book alleging abuse at two Catholic orphanages in Christchurch will be released on Monday. In 'Say Sorry', Christchurch woman Ann Thompson, 68, tells of the physical, mental and sexual abuse she endured as a child at St Joseph's Catholic Orphanage for Girls and Nazareth House in Christchurch.
Society benefits from tolerance, interreligious dialogue, pope says
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902460.htm
Vatican City (CNS) -- In separate speeches May 29 to new ambassadors from India and from New Zealand, Pope Benedict XV discussed religious freedom, dialogue and the role of religion in public life.
Island Bay Catholic landmark up for review (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0905/S00398.htm
A review of the historic and heritage significance of the Erskine College site in Wellington is being undertaken by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT).
Statue an inspiration for school (photo)
East and Bays Courier
http://tinyurl.com/lmn6dv
Students at Baradene college have welcomed a familiar figure to their school. A bronzxe statue of the school's founder, Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, was unveiled on Monday last week.
Historic items go online
Dargaville News
http://tinyurl.com/nu29so
A team of five cataloguers hired by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust is going through historic artifacts associated with Pompallier Mission with a fine toothcomb.
School goes wacky to aid chopper (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/kkgp9q
Weird and wacky is what Waikato Westpac wanted and that's exactly what St Peter's Catholic School gave them last Friday.
Police warned wanted man's family
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/2441332/Police-warned-wanted-mans-family
Police warned a wanted man's family that they would attend his father's funeral if he didn't hand himself in.
Priest chides police
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2437160/Priest-chides-police
A Catholic priest has condemned Christchurch police as "tactless" after they staked out a funeral and allegedly stopped a car-load of mourners at gunpoint in an effort to find the dead man's fugitive son.
Former Invercargill mayor's selfless service to community remembered (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/2441810/Former-Invercargill-mayors-selfless-service
A life spent working for the city he loved was marked yesterday as hundreds turned out to farewell former Invercargill mayor David Harrington.
Old school ties still bind brothers (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/2446512/School-ties-still-bind-brothers
It has been 50 years since the front gates of Francis Douglas Memorial College swung open and this weekend the jubilee celebrations begin.
Horsing around is such good fun
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/horsing-around-is-such-good-fun/3900173/
Benedict Larkin loves the feeling of being on a horse. The 6-year-old St Mary's Catholic School pupil was among a group of young haemophilia sufferers yesterday who proved their condition doesn't mean they have to be wrapped up in cotton wool.
Priest completes diversion, escapes conviction
Mon, 25 May 2009 12:59p.m.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Priest-completes-diversion-escapes-conviction/tabid/423/articleID/105706/cat/64/Default.aspx
A Catholic priest who defaced an Israeli monument during a protest has escaped conviction after completing tasks set by police to earn a diversion.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** New chapel detail **
The stained glass window of the Mother Aubert chapel at St Joseph's Church, Wellington
** In front of our eyes **
A reading and discussion of John 20:19-23 with Rev. Judith Wigglesworth and Rev. Jenny Wilkins at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.
*******************************************
'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Big Win for Marriage (the California State Supreme Court decision on marriage) ... “Stacy, please, I must have you back” (children's toys, and prospects for union with other churches) ... Notre Dame (more about President Obama's speech) ... Tangled in my Christological mozzie net (on discussing the major Christological Church Councils) ... Another day, another hikoi, another confused whitey! (on Maori seats for Auckland's super city) ... Are we doing enough? (Holy Church, unholy scandals) ... Moving) (on learning about faith from flatmates)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
'With Diaz nomination, Obama passes major Catholic test'
By extending an olive branch to pro-lifers during his commencement address at Notre Dame, President Barack Obama seemed to pass his first major Catholic test. This week, by naming an envoy to the Vatican who doesn’t have a public track record of challenging the bishops on abortion, he’s in effect passed his second...
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
http://www.romereports.com (video)
http://www.youtube.com/vatican (news of Pope Benedict - video)
**********************************************
EVENTS
Knights of the Southern Cross. Pauline Year Writing Competition
Topic: Why is Saint Paul important? What does Saint Paul say to me?
$1,000 in total prizes divided between three age categories
Details in 'Wel-com' May 2009 p.17 Closing date: 6 June 2009
'Be the Change': NZ Catholic Education Convention
29 - 31 July Wellington Convention Centre
Full details and registration: http://www.conference.co.nz/cathed09
****************************
EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Vacancies section of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz ]
[Vacancies for Catholic youth workers are advertised on the Vacancies page of Connect.org.nz: http://www.connect.org.nz ]
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