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NEWS & NOTES - 15 November 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - No.329 November 15-28 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Record intake predicted for NZ seminary ... Bishops approve instruction for new Mass ... Description of priests as monsters upsets archbishop ... Jesuit activist says NZ should get out of Afghanistan and into peace ... 44 pilgrims follow Exodus journey ... NZ icon honours Hawaii icon ... Book review: The theolgogy of climate change ... Advertising Feature: Conference and Retreat Centres ...
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Billboard ad riles church (photo)
Herald on Sunday — A034 — 15 November 2009
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10609388
A billboard suggesting a priest could job-share with a man wearing a fetish mask has been labelled a "mockery of the Christian faith" by the Catholic Church. But the people who put it up have no intention of taking it down.
Community helps with upgrade (photo)
Northern Outlook
http://tinyurl.com/yj5ubcu
Collaboration between St Patrick's School PTA, the Youth Development Opportunities Trust and sponsors is resulting in better security and a visual improvement to the school's premises.
Finn gets red-carpet treatment (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/3058484/Finn-gets-red-carpet-treatment
The red carpet was rolled out and the grape juice flowed at St Joseph's Church Hall earlier this week for the premier of 12-year-old Finn Whittington's movie The First Struggle.
Bill Donnelly — a life well lived (photo)
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=14669
Bill Donnelly's contribution to his whanau, sport, and Gisborne in general was reflected in the procession of people through Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae, where he lay in state for two days, and the massive turnout at St Mary Star of the Sea Church — a lot of people didn’t know he schooled at the convent then Marist Brothers.
Teschemakers chapel elements may be moved
http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/north-otago/81737/teschemakers-chapel-elements-may-be-moved
An application for consent to remove five stained glass windows from the historic Teschemakers chapel, in the grounds of the former Catholic boarding school, has led two North Otago men to call for the chapel to be left intact.
Dunedin church to receive marble altar from chapel at Teschemakers
http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/north-otago/81866/dunedin-church-receive-marble-altar-chapel-teschemakers
The marble altar from the chapel at Teschemakers is heading to the Holy Name Church in Dunedin, according to a Catholic parish newsletter.
City's new priests brush up cooking skills (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/3054368/Citys-new-priests-brush-up-cooking-skills/
Many people may find it strange New Plymouth's newest Catholic priests come from India. But even though less than 2 per cent of Indians belong to the Catholic faith that still makes them 17 million strong and more than 14,000 of them are priests. Father Vijay, 31, and Father Sanjay, 32, are two who decided to come and help fill some of the gaps.
HRH puts shine on golden effort (photos)
Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/yfrdbf2
Not some stuffy or stand-off Royal: that seeemed to be the consensus of scores of pupils at Sacred Heart College who got to chat to Prince Edward when he took a break from the formal part of the Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award ceremony.
Matty takes off for China (photo)
Hamilton Press
http://tinyurl.com/yk2zhus
Matty Bauernfeind leaves for China this Saturday to receive stem cell therapy, and his classmates at St Peter Chanel Catholic School have been helping to make sure he gets there.
Icon honours priests
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/kaikoura/3051272/Icon-honours-priests
This year the Catholic Church is celebrating the Year for Priests and to commemorate the occasion an icon of St John Vianney is touring the country.
Council may move school to make space for park (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10608557
Auckland City ratepayers will pay up to $15 million to build a new primary school in Hillsborough under a deal being negotiated between Deputy Mayor David Hay and the Catholic Bishop of Auckland, Patrick Dunn.
NZ offer to asylum seekers 'unlikely'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10608531
New Zealand is unlikely to offer refuge to 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers plucked from a stricken boat, Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman said yesterday.
Building bridges towards unity (photo)
The Catholic Leader (Brisbane)
http://www.catholicleader.com.au/news.php/features/building-bridges-towards-unity_53717
An interview with Monsignor Juan Usma Gomez, a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity with special responsibility for relations with Pentecostals, the second largest Christian community after Catholics. Mgr Usma Gomez visited New Zealand in early November.
Brainwave programme educates future parents (photo)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10608342
"If you give children lots of hugs and kisses, are you going to make them soft: true or false?" asked Brainwave Trust educator Wendy Nelson yesterday. "False," replied the boy near the front of the Year 9 class at De La Salle College in Mangere East, the first mainstream school in the country to get Brainwave's education programme on how infants' brains develop in their first three years.
Te Ara Hou Celebrates 10 Years As A Social Work Innovation
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/te-ara-hou-celebrates-10-years-social-work-innovation/5/29625On 11 November Te Ara Hou, the innovative social services village situatedon Morrinsville Road, celebrates 10 years of working together to address social issues in Hamilton. Te Ara Hou is the result of a joint vision between Council, which initially purchased the village's land, and Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic social work agencies.
Cook book
Taranaki Daily News, 10 Nov 2009, Edition 1, Page 12.
From the Heart: A Recipe Book from Sacred Heart Girls' College. Reviewed by Deborah Sloan. The New Plymouth Catholic girls' college is putting together a good-quality, full- colour recipe book as a fund-raiser.
Mission complete for money-raising lads
Taranaki Daily News | 13 Nov 2009 Page 5
It can be a difficult task raising money for worthy causes during a recession, unless you come from Francis Douglas Memorial College. The students broke their own record in impressive fashion on their traditional Mission Action Day
Balloon goes up for popular principal
Bay of Plenty Times — A002 — 12 November 2009
Your years at secondary school are defined by many things but for students at Aquinas College it will be their principal, Brendan Schollum, who helped mould and create the most memorable.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Post-abortion trauma **
Sister Stephanie Kitching talks to Suzanne O'Rourke of the Voice for Life national charitable trust ( http://www.voiceforlife.org.nz/main )
** Give generously **
The Last Judgment (Mark 13, 24-32), a reading and homily by Fr Ted Tyler of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ... Here’s to Hope (happiness and hope in Costa Rica) ... The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world (the BBC's "Intelligence Squared" debate) ... A little bit of Friday-night cornerstore evangelisation (Friday night in Kinshasa, Congo) ... School pride (on attending Priuzegiving at Rosmini College) ... God is good? (responding to the massacre at Fort Hood).
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Spain takes a page from the US pro-life playbook
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/spain-takes-page-us-pro-life-playbook
Americans who have spent any time in Catholic circles in Europe have likely been subjected to some clucking about our alleged political myopia. Even the most doctrinally conservative European Catholics often lament what they see as an obsession in America with abortion, and an over-identification of the American church with the political right. Conveniently ignored is the fact that the church’s political alignment in a given culture often depends on factors beyond its control. In both Europe and the States, one such variable is how open the political left is to pro-life sentiment. To put the point bluntly, if pro-lifers (including Catholics) can’t find a home on the left, many of them are obviously going to end up on the right...
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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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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 ]
Administration Assistant/Receptionist (part-time), Wellington Catholic Education Centre
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.15, and from wcec@wn.catholic.org.nzand Veronica Gray tel: (04) 496 1718 ; fax: (04) 496 1715. Applications close 16 November 2009.
Parish Secretary (part-time), Sacred Heart and San Antonio Parishes, Eastbourne/Petone
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.8 and from sacredheart@paradise.net.nz Applications close 27 November 2009.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 6 November 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholic bishops call on government to address links between abortion and mental health (November 4, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops are calling on the government to address questions raised in a study on the links between abortion and mental health. A University of Otago study of more than 500 women found that abortion can increase the risk of developing common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. It also found that the risk of mental illness was proportional to the degree of distress associated with the abortion procedure...
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
** News **
Challenge 2000 reaches the age of majority ... SH Hutt college's new cross ... First Catholic demential wing at HoC
** World News **
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
** Columns **
Editorial: church, priests and leaders ... Archbishop's column: Serving in Jesus' steps ... Guest editorial: women's voice silenced? by Joan Chittister OSB
** Schools **
Narrative Week inspires young writers ... The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative
** Features **
New encyclical strong on economic justice ... Year of the Priest: Paul - the ultimate servant priest ... This ephemeral life - a portrait of Msgr John Carde
** Wellington **
Convent Old Girls celebrate 75 years on the court ... Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular
** Palmerston North **
Real Life! Real Power!: youth festival rocked ... Fr Tom Lawn happy in his priesthood but wondering ... A bishop's dream: Bishop Peter's address to the youth convention
** Reflect **
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Radio NZ. Afternoons with Noelle McCarthy. 'Loose pupils' (audio)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20091106
Senior pupils at Dunedin's Kavanagh College will have the option of studying from home during school hours when an initiative giving them more say over their school time is launched next year.
School turning pupils loose (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/80976/school-turning-pupils-loose
A Dunedin secondary school plans to allow senior pupils to study outside school during school hours, as part of its bid to create an environment of pupil-led education.
Fake-cancer man allegedly fleeced fellow Catholics
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10607833
A man who allegedly told Catholic churchgoers he needed money to pay for cancer treatment is facing fraud charges of $216,610.
Beans grow into ideas for art (photos)
Matamata Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/yfmdbmg
Art and horticulture were in fine form at St Joseph's Catholic School last week as young minds explored our ever-changing world.
Superhero trio (photo caption)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ya6889a
Brothers Blaise and John Paul Postlethwiate with schoolmate Thomas Myer at the St Patrick's School annual Mission Day fair on Friday.
Fun fundraiser (photo)
North Taranaki Midweek
http://tinyurl.com/ybd9w6c
Photo caption: New Plymouth's St Pius X School pupils at a biscuit "icing station', one of 16 stalls they set up for the school's annual "Mission Shop Day".
St John's School pupils cycle for Samoa (photo)
Queenstown Mirror
http://tinyurl.com/ydd5875
The Otago Central Rail Trail and tropical Samoa may be a long way from each other, but they are about to be linked by a single event.
Altar dedicated to Dr. Seddon Bennington (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00054.htm
With the blessing of the family and the assistance of the staff of Te Papa, the Mexican Embassy has chosen to honour Dr. Bennington on the occasion of El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) due to his close ties to the Embassy on both a professional and a personal level, and his passion for Mexican culture.
College can foot it with the best
The Daily Post — A005 — 02 November 2009
This week, in our weekly feature celebrating Rotorua schools, The Daily Post's education reporter Anita Moran visits John Paul College.
Polish past revealed (photo)
North Shore Times
http://tinyurl.com/y9m23a5
The unheard stories of Polish children who were sent to New Zealand as refugees are now being told.
TV3. 3 News. Polish refugees anniversary (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/Polish-refugees-return-to-their-NZ-orpanage-/tabid/313/articleID/127715/cat/64/Default.aspx
Polish refugees who came to New Zealand as children during world War II commemorated the 65th anniversary of their arrival with Mass at Sacred Heart cathedral, Wellington.
Radio NZ. Morning Report. Polish war refugees commemorate New Zealand arrival (audio report)
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20091102-0757-Polish_war_refugees_commemorate_New_Zealand_arrival-048.mp3
At least 800 people filled a Cathedral in Wellington yesterday to commemorate the arrival of Polish refugees from Siberia exactly 65 years ago.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Give generously **
A reading and homily on Mark 12:38-44 by Fr Ted Tyler of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Good Morning Jesus (the experience of daily Mass) ... Travel diary (the liturgy in Italy; Disneyland, Paris) ... Pro-Choice = Pro-Any-Choice-You-Desire ... "Alpha Bravo, this is Omega 490" (weekday Mass in DR Congo) ... Arbitrary fabrication (inserting a karanga at the consecration) ... Humility vs. ch-ching! (Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church) ... Drawing lines (Scientology)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Benedict's ongoing battle against secularism
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/benedicts-ongoing-battle-against-secularism
Much has been made lately of Pope Benedict XVI's apparent lenience for "cafeteria Catholicism" on the right. Two developments have fed the perception: talks between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X, the "Lefebvrites," who broke with Rome in protest of liberalizing currents after the Second Vatican Council (1962-65); and new structures to allow Anglicans to become Catholic while preserving their heritage, with the most likely takers being conservative Anglicans opposed to homosexuality and women's ordination...
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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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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 ]
Case Instructor (part-time), Tribunal of the Catholic Church for New Zealand, Wellington Office
http://www.catholic.org.nz/resources/annulments.php
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.10 and from adickinson@nzcbc.org.nz Applications close 10 November 2009.
Administration Assistant/Receptionist (part-time), Wellington Catholic Education Centre
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.15, and from wcec@wn.catholic.org.nz and Veronica Gray tel: (04) 496 1718 ; fax: (04) 496 1715. Applications close 16 November 2009.
Parish Secretary (part-time), Sacred Heart and San Antonio Parishes, Eastbourne/Petone
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.8 and from sacredheart@paradise.net.nz Applications close 27 November 2009.
NEWS & NOTES - 6 November 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Catholic bishops call on government to address links between abortion and mental health (November 4, 2009)
New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops are calling on the government to address questions raised in a study on the links between abortion and mental health. A University of Otago study of more than 500 women found that abortion can increase the risk of developing common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. It also found that the risk of mental illness was proportional to the degree of distress associated with the abortion procedure...
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'WEL-COM'
http://www.welcom.org.nz
** News **
Challenge 2000 reaches the age of majority ... SH Hutt college's new cross ... First Catholic demential wing at HoC
** World News **
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
** Columns **
Editorial: church, priests and leaders ... Archbishop's column: Serving in Jesus' steps ... Guest editorial: women's voice silenced? by Joan Chittister OSB
** Schools **
Narrative Week inspires young writers ... The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative
** Features **
New encyclical strong on economic justice ... Year of the Priest: Paul - the ultimate servant priest ... This ephemeral life - a portrait of Msgr John Carde
** Wellington **
Convent Old Girls celebrate 75 years on the court ... Old hands steer pathway into a new era ... Newtown People's Market a regular
** Palmerston North **
Real Life! Real Power!: youth festival rocked ... Fr Tom Lawn happy in his priesthood but wondering ... A bishop's dream: Bishop Peter's address to the youth convention
** Reflect **
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Radio NZ. Afternoons with Noelle McCarthy. 'Loose pupils' (audio)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/20091106
Senior pupils at Dunedin's Kavanagh College will have the option of studying from home during school hours when an initiative giving them more say over their school time is launched next year.
School turning pupils loose (photo)
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/80976/school-turning-pupils-loose
A Dunedin secondary school plans to allow senior pupils to study outside school during school hours, as part of its bid to create an environment of pupil-led education.
Fake-cancer man allegedly fleeced fellow Catholics
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10607833
A man who allegedly told Catholic churchgoers he needed money to pay for cancer treatment is facing fraud charges of $216,610.
Beans grow into ideas for art (photos)
Matamata Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/yfmdbmg
Art and horticulture were in fine form at St Joseph's Catholic School last week as young minds explored our ever-changing world.
Superhero trio (photo caption)
The Horowhenua Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ya6889a
Brothers Blaise and John Paul Postlethwiate with schoolmate Thomas Myer at the St Patrick's School annual Mission Day fair on Friday.
Fun fundraiser (photo)
North Taranaki Midweek
http://tinyurl.com/ybd9w6c
Photo caption: New Plymouth's St Pius X School pupils at a biscuit "icing station', one of 16 stalls they set up for the school's annual "Mission Shop Day".
St John's School pupils cycle for Samoa (photo)
Queenstown Mirror
http://tinyurl.com/ydd5875
The Otago Central Rail Trail and tropical Samoa may be a long way from each other, but they are about to be linked by a single event.
Altar dedicated to Dr. Seddon Bennington (photo)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00054.htm
With the blessing of the family and the assistance of the staff of Te Papa, the Mexican Embassy has chosen to honour Dr. Bennington on the occasion of El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) due to his close ties to the Embassy on both a professional and a personal level, and his passion for Mexican culture.
College can foot it with the best
The Daily Post — A005 — 02 November 2009
This week, in our weekly feature celebrating Rotorua schools, The Daily Post's education reporter Anita Moran visits John Paul College.
Polish past revealed (photo)
North Shore Times
http://tinyurl.com/y9m23a5
The unheard stories of Polish children who were sent to New Zealand as refugees are now being told.
TV3. 3 News. Polish refugees anniversary (video report)
http://www.3news.co.nz/Polish-refugees-return-to-their-NZ-orpanage-/tabid/313/articleID/127715/cat/64/Default.aspx
Polish refugees who came to New Zealand as children during world War II commemorated the 65th anniversary of their arrival with Mass at Sacred Heart cathedral, Wellington.
Radio NZ. Morning Report. Polish war refugees commemorate New Zealand arrival (audio report)
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mnr/mnr-20091102-0757-Polish_war_refugees_commemorate_New_Zealand_arrival-048.mp3
At least 800 people filled a Cathedral in Wellington yesterday to commemorate the arrival of Polish refugees from Siberia exactly 65 years ago.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Give generously **
A reading and homily on Mark 12:38-44 by Fr Ted Tyler of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, Sydney, Australia
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Good Morning Jesus (the experience of daily Mass) ... Travel diary (the liturgy in Italy; Disneyland, Paris) ... Pro-Choice = Pro-Any-Choice-You-Desire ... "Alpha Bravo, this is Omega 490" (weekday Mass in DR Congo) ... Arbitrary fabrication (inserting a karanga at the consecration) ... Humility vs. ch-ching! (Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church) ... Drawing lines (Scientology)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Benedict's ongoing battle against secularism
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/benedicts-ongoing-battle-against-secularism
Much has been made lately of Pope Benedict XVI's apparent lenience for "cafeteria Catholicism" on the right. Two developments have fed the perception: talks between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X, the "Lefebvrites," who broke with Rome in protest of liberalizing currents after the Second Vatican Council (1962-65); and new structures to allow Anglicans to become Catholic while preserving their heritage, with the most likely takers being conservative Anglicans opposed to homosexuality and women's ordination...
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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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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 ]
Case Instructor (part-time), Tribunal of the Catholic Church for New Zealand, Wellington Office
http://www.catholic.org.nz/resources/annulments.php
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.10 and from adickinson@nzcbc.org.nz Applications close 10 November 2009.
Administration Assistant/Receptionist (part-time), Wellington Catholic Education Centre
http://www.wcec.org.nz
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.15, and from wcec@wn.catholic.org.nz and Veronica Gray tel: (04) 496 1718 ; fax: (04) 496 1715. Applications close 16 November 2009.
Parish Secretary (part-time), Sacred Heart and San Antonio Parishes, Eastbourne/Petone
Details in 'Wel-com' November 2009 p.8 and from sacredheart@paradise.net.nz Applications close 27 November 2009.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 1 November 2009 - ALL SAINTS
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
St Luke E-Conference (October 30, 2009)
Another free half-day E-Conference will be held on Wednesday 4 November, following the success of the St Paul E-Conference held earlier this year. The E-Conference will mark the Year of St Luke with the theme “Come to the Table”. It will take place from 12.30-5.30pm New Zealand time and will be streamed live from Sydney...
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NZ CATHOLIC - No. 328 - November 1-14 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In the current issue ... Anglicans have mixed response to papal invite ... Advertisement ruling reflects Catholic complaints .. Theologians differ on call to priesthood ... Lower Hutt introduces karanga on Sundays ... Disabled woman journeys from anti-life athiest to pro-life Catholic ... Irish priest enjoyoing swap to NZ ... Cardinal's candour confounds curia ... Advertisiing feature: Catholic Caring Foundation
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Unholy rip-off (photo)
Sunday News
http://tinyurl.com/yf6zs9n
Gerard Maychurch allegedly gambled away donations given to him by parishioners for medical expenses.
Society sends gifts to Polish children
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/76338/society-sends-gifts-polish-children
When Dunedin City Councillor John Bezett visits an orphanage in Poland this month, he will take with him some very special gifts from Dunedin. [About Fr Matthew Devereux LC: http://de.vocation.com/content-apx.htm ]
Refugee reunion (photo)
Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/yh5e7ow
Polish refugee children who came to New Zealand on November 1 1944 will commemorate their arrival and life in New Zealand at the Wellington Overseas Terminal this weekend.
Pace of life increasing at McMurdo (photos)
http://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/77934/pace-life-increasing-mcmurdo
A report by Queenstown priest Fr Tony Harrison, who is working as a chaplain at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, the Antarctic, together with Mark Smith from the U.S. Air National Guard...
'Common ground' on Pope's move
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10605568
A revelation by Pope Benedict XVI that he will allow married Anglican priests to convert to being Catholic ministers is unlikely to cause much of a stir in New Zealand, high-ranking Anglican and Catholic clergy say.
Caritas breaks $250,000 barrier in tsunami appeal
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/caritas-breaks-quarter-million-in-tsunami-appeal/
Four weeks after the devastating tsunami that killed almost 200 hundred people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has received more than $250,000 in a generous response from New Zealanders giving to the relief effort.
Raising Pacific funds: College helping tsunami victims (photo)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ygveh5g
Catholic Cathedral College students had plenty of personal reasons to raise money for the Pacific killer tsunami and Philippines typhoon relief mission on campus last Thursday.
Indoor bowling club is turning 50
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/yjyuog9
St Catherine's indoor bowling club celebraters its 50th anniversary tonight with a dinner and prizegiving [The New Zealand Catholic Indoor Bowls
Federation: http://abowler.homestead.com/index.html ]
`Choice' life has strong local ties
The Daily Post (Rotorua) — A003 — 30 October 2009
You don't get much more Rotorua than Ngapuia Kennedy. If there's such a thing as a Rotorua pure-bred, we venture to say Ngapuia Kennedy is that person. Born in an Ohinemutu whare 82 years ago, she's never lived more than a handful of kilometres from the CBD. Add to that her Morrison maiden name and that ``pure-bred'' tag seems irrefutable.
Blasphemy doesn't fly, by Alice Neville
Herald on Sunday A023 — 01 November 2009
A billboard playing on the crucifixion of Christ has prompted a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The ad for Air New Zealand's grabaseat website, up in Auckland's Newmarket, features a picture of Christchurch cathedral with a crucifix and the words: ``Fares to Christchurch that won't crucify you.''
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RADIO NEW ZEALAND. 'NINE TO NOON'
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/20091028
Catherine Ryan interviews Sister Catherine Cowley, the former investment banker turned nun, who predicted the banking crash
Sister Catherine is a Religious of the Assumption, a lecturer in Christian ethics at Heythrop College, the University of London, and a former wealth management advisor. Her thesis 'The Application of Catholic Social Teaching to Business Ethics with particular reference to the Finance Sector' was the basis for her 2006 book, 'The Value of Money - Ethics and the World of Finance'.
The first half of the interview traces Sister Catherine's departure from, and return to, the Catholic Church. She explains what vows of poverty, chastity and obedience mean in the twenty-first century, then talks about how she came to write her book.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
**Making vows**
Sister Stephanie Kitching interviews Sr Anna Burrows who has just made her first vows as a Sister of Mercy.
** "Rejoice and be glad" **
The Beatitudes illustrated, chanted by the Russian Orthodox monks of Valaam Monastery, Karelia, Russia.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Stealing the First Fruits (Brian Tamaki and the Destiny Church) ... When in Rome… (a visit to the Eternal city) ... one knows they are busy when… ('Law & Order' episode outrages pro-abortion groups) ... Wow! (Anglican Personal Ordinariate) ... Break before you break (work-life balance) ... The good fight is a battle (St Damien de Veuster of Molokai)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
The next generation of Catholic leaders
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/next-generation-catholic-leaders
Despite the ennui of too much time in airports and hotel rooms, I usually try to accept whenever I'm invited to give a talk someplace. That's partly because I get paid, but there's also a less mercenary motive. Like a stand-up comic, I've learned that there's simply no substitute for a live audience. It hard-wires me into what real people are thinking -- what stirs their curiosity, what their hopes and fears are, what leaves them cold or makes their blood boil.
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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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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 - 1 November 2009 - ALL SAINTS
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
St Luke E-Conference (October 30, 2009)
Another free half-day E-Conference will be held on Wednesday 4 November, following the success of the St Paul E-Conference held earlier this year. The E-Conference will mark the Year of St Luke with the theme “Come to the Table”. It will take place from 12.30-5.30pm New Zealand time and will be streamed live from Sydney...
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NZ CATHOLIC - No. 328 - November 1-14 2009
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In the current issue ... Anglicans have mixed response to papal invite ... Advertisement ruling reflects Catholic complaints .. Theologians differ on call to priesthood ... Lower Hutt introduces karanga on Sundays ... Disabled woman journeys from anti-life athiest to pro-life Catholic ... Irish priest enjoyoing swap to NZ ... Cardinal's candour confounds curia ... Advertisiing feature: Catholic Caring Foundation
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Unholy rip-off (photo)
Sunday News
http://tinyurl.com/yf6zs9n
Gerard Maychurch allegedly gambled away donations given to him by parishioners for medical expenses.
Society sends gifts to Polish children
http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/dunedin/76338/society-sends-gifts-polish-children
When Dunedin City Councillor John Bezett visits an orphanage in Poland this month, he will take with him some very special gifts from Dunedin. [About Fr Matthew Devereux LC: http://de.vocation.com/content-apx.htm ]
Refugee reunion (photo)
Hutt News
http://tinyurl.com/yh5e7ow
Polish refugee children who came to New Zealand on November 1 1944 will commemorate their arrival and life in New Zealand at the Wellington Overseas Terminal this weekend.
Pace of life increasing at McMurdo (photos)
http://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/77934/pace-life-increasing-mcmurdo
A report by Queenstown priest Fr Tony Harrison, who is working as a chaplain at McMurdo Station, Ross Island, the Antarctic, together with Mark Smith from the U.S. Air National Guard...
'Common ground' on Pope's move
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10605568
A revelation by Pope Benedict XVI that he will allow married Anglican priests to convert to being Catholic ministers is unlikely to cause much of a stir in New Zealand, high-ranking Anglican and Catholic clergy say.
Caritas breaks $250,000 barrier in tsunami appeal
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/caritas-breaks-quarter-million-in-tsunami-appeal/
Four weeks after the devastating tsunami that killed almost 200 hundred people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has received more than $250,000 in a generous response from New Zealanders giving to the relief effort.
Raising Pacific funds: College helping tsunami victims (photo)
Christchurch Mail
http://tinyurl.com/ygveh5g
Catholic Cathedral College students had plenty of personal reasons to raise money for the Pacific killer tsunami and Philippines typhoon relief mission on campus last Thursday.
Indoor bowling club is turning 50
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/yjyuog9
St Catherine's indoor bowling club celebraters its 50th anniversary tonight with a dinner and prizegiving [The New Zealand Catholic Indoor Bowls
Federation: http://abowler.homestead.com/index.html ]
`Choice' life has strong local ties
The Daily Post (Rotorua) — A003 — 30 October 2009
You don't get much more Rotorua than Ngapuia Kennedy. If there's such a thing as a Rotorua pure-bred, we venture to say Ngapuia Kennedy is that person. Born in an Ohinemutu whare 82 years ago, she's never lived more than a handful of kilometres from the CBD. Add to that her Morrison maiden name and that ``pure-bred'' tag seems irrefutable.
Blasphemy doesn't fly, by Alice Neville
Herald on Sunday A023 — 01 November 2009
A billboard playing on the crucifixion of Christ has prompted a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The ad for Air New Zealand's grabaseat website, up in Auckland's Newmarket, features a picture of Christchurch cathedral with a crucifix and the words: ``Fares to Christchurch that won't crucify you.''
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RADIO NEW ZEALAND. 'NINE TO NOON'
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/20091028
Catherine Ryan interviews Sister Catherine Cowley, the former investment banker turned nun, who predicted the banking crash
Sister Catherine is a Religious of the Assumption, a lecturer in Christian ethics at Heythrop College, the University of London, and a former wealth management advisor. Her thesis 'The Application of Catholic Social Teaching to Business Ethics with particular reference to the Finance Sector' was the basis for her 2006 book, 'The Value of Money - Ethics and the World of Finance'.
The first half of the interview traces Sister Catherine's departure from, and return to, the Catholic Church. She explains what vows of poverty, chastity and obedience mean in the twenty-first century, then talks about how she came to write her book.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
**Making vows**
Sister Stephanie Kitching interviews Sr Anna Burrows who has just made her first vows as a Sister of Mercy.
** "Rejoice and be glad" **
The Beatitudes illustrated, chanted by the Russian Orthodox monks of Valaam Monastery, Karelia, Russia.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Stealing the First Fruits (Brian Tamaki and the Destiny Church) ... When in Rome… (a visit to the Eternal city) ... one knows they are busy when… ('Law & Order' episode outrages pro-abortion groups) ... Wow! (Anglican Personal Ordinariate) ... Break before you break (work-life balance) ... The good fight is a battle (St Damien de Veuster of Molokai)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
The next generation of Catholic leaders
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/next-generation-catholic-leaders
Despite the ennui of too much time in airports and hotel rooms, I usually try to accept whenever I'm invited to give a talk someplace. That's partly because I get paid, but there's also a less mercenary motive. Like a stand-up comic, I've learned that there's simply no substitute for a live audience. It hard-wires me into what real people are thinking -- what stirs their curiosity, what their hopes and fears are, what leaves them cold or makes their blood boil.
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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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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, October 25, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 25 October 2009
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishops play down Vatican move
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2996411/Bishops-play-down-Vatican-move
Bishops in New Zealand have played down the potential impacts of a move by the Vatican to allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI has approved a move that will allow former Anglicans to take full Catholic communion.
Archbishops relaxed over Vatican reception
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0910/S00409.htm
The Archbishops of the Anglican Church here are relaxed about the Vatican’s moves to ease the way for some traditionalist Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church.
Kavanagh principal Paul Ferris to retire
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/79157/kavanagh-principal-paul-ferris-retire
Kavanagh College principal Paul Ferris has announced he will retire in July next year. The 61-year-old has been a principal for 34 years, 18 of them at Kavanagh College.
District loses 'Mr Helpfulness'
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/yztqfuy
Dave Cooper was a Morrinsville giant. He was the town's last mayor before amalgamation, a volunteer fireman for almost four decades, president of the RSA, and his shoulder was put to every community wheel that deserved his weight.
Home's new wing nears completion (photo)
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/yfgwbnm
Construction of the Home of Compassion's new 16-bed wing for people with dementia is nearly finished.
All the world's his stage (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/2987865/All-the-worlds-his-stage
Lower Hutt sports fanatic Sepelini Mua'au is more at home on the rugby league field than performing in a Shakespearean play. The 16-year-old St Bernard's College pupil was one of 24 Kiwis pupils selected to spend three weeks observing, studying and performing Shakespeare's plays in England.
Tongan priest leads appeal for island home
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/2985536/Tongan-priest-leads-appeal-for-island-home
Marlborough's Tongan Catholic priest, Wellington-based Father Mateo Kivalu, is following his Niuatoputapu tsunami appeal with a month-long visit to Tonga to help his people. When he returns at the end of November he wants to be accepted as a New Zealand permanent resident, and to be able to build on his spiritual and pastoral care work here.
Maria Widagdo: The path to independence (photo)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/21/maria-widagdo-the-path-independence.html
An interview with Dr Maria Wi-dagdo, director of the Yakkum Rehabilitation Center for handicapped children and young adults in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which was co-founded by a New Zealander, the late Colin McLennan. The Center's Website: http://www.rehabilitasi-yakkum.or.id
A tale of two missionaries and a historian (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/ygexrxu
Taupo Times
A story written more than 100 years ago by one French missionary about another has found its way back into print.
US Peace Activist John Dear To Visit From 28 Oct.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00289.htm
American peace activist, author, lecturer and 2008 Nobel Prize nominee John Dear will be in New Zealand for a week from 28 October to speak at public lectures throughout the country. He will also meet with members of the group who caused an estimated $1m damage in an attack on a US spybase in 2008. The Prime Minister described the attack as a “senseless act of criminal vandalism”.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
Praying the Scriptures: A reading and reflection on Mark 10:46-52 with Fr Paul Coleman SJ, an exponent of the Ignatian method of prayer.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Talk about a conversion at gunpoint… (video: robbery suspect prays with victim) ... Travel diary (the churches of Florence; Mass in Europe) ... Angli-CAN! (Fr George Rutler, a convert from the Anglican Communion, on the new Apostolic Constitution) ... Signs of peace… (the Sign of Peace at Mass in DR Congo) ... Equal, but very very different (marriage in practice) ... A longing for happiness and peace (Pope Benedict's address to young people in the Czech Republic)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Where do Catholics and Anglicans stand now?
http://ncronline.org/news/what-vaticans-welcome-anglicans-means
This week's big Vatican story is obviously the decision to create special structures, called "personal ordinariates", to welcome Anglicans seeking to join the Catholic church. In some reports, the move was touted as a bold gambit to end the schism that began with the English Reformation in the 16th century -- a dubious bit of spin, given that the actual number of Anglicans likely to sign up for one of these ordinariates will almost certainly be quite small...
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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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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 ]
Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 18 - 31 2009 p.27 and from Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059; e-mail: tuimotu@earthlight.co.nz Applications close 30 October 2009.
NEWS & NOTES - 25 October 2009
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishops play down Vatican move
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2996411/Bishops-play-down-Vatican-move
Bishops in New Zealand have played down the potential impacts of a move by the Vatican to allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI has approved a move that will allow former Anglicans to take full Catholic communion.
Archbishops relaxed over Vatican reception
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0910/S00409.htm
The Archbishops of the Anglican Church here are relaxed about the Vatican’s moves to ease the way for some traditionalist Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church.
Kavanagh principal Paul Ferris to retire
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/79157/kavanagh-principal-paul-ferris-retire
Kavanagh College principal Paul Ferris has announced he will retire in July next year. The 61-year-old has been a principal for 34 years, 18 of them at Kavanagh College.
District loses 'Mr Helpfulness'
Piako Post
http://tinyurl.com/yztqfuy
Dave Cooper was a Morrinsville giant. He was the town's last mayor before amalgamation, a volunteer fireman for almost four decades, president of the RSA, and his shoulder was put to every community wheel that deserved his weight.
Home's new wing nears completion (photo)
Upper Hutt Leader
http://tinyurl.com/yfgwbnm
Construction of the Home of Compassion's new 16-bed wing for people with dementia is nearly finished.
All the world's his stage (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/2987865/All-the-worlds-his-stage
Lower Hutt sports fanatic Sepelini Mua'au is more at home on the rugby league field than performing in a Shakespearean play. The 16-year-old St Bernard's College pupil was one of 24 Kiwis pupils selected to spend three weeks observing, studying and performing Shakespeare's plays in England.
Tongan priest leads appeal for island home
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/2985536/Tongan-priest-leads-appeal-for-island-home
Marlborough's Tongan Catholic priest, Wellington-based Father Mateo Kivalu, is following his Niuatoputapu tsunami appeal with a month-long visit to Tonga to help his people. When he returns at the end of November he wants to be accepted as a New Zealand permanent resident, and to be able to build on his spiritual and pastoral care work here.
Maria Widagdo: The path to independence (photo)
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/21/maria-widagdo-the-path-independence.html
An interview with Dr Maria Wi-dagdo, director of the Yakkum Rehabilitation Center for handicapped children and young adults in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, which was co-founded by a New Zealander, the late Colin McLennan. The Center's Website: http://www.rehabilitasi-yakkum.or.id
A tale of two missionaries and a historian (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/ygexrxu
Taupo Times
A story written more than 100 years ago by one French missionary about another has found its way back into print.
US Peace Activist John Dear To Visit From 28 Oct.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0910/S00289.htm
American peace activist, author, lecturer and 2008 Nobel Prize nominee John Dear will be in New Zealand for a week from 28 October to speak at public lectures throughout the country. He will also meet with members of the group who caused an estimated $1m damage in an attack on a US spybase in 2008. The Prime Minister described the attack as a “senseless act of criminal vandalism”.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
Praying the Scriptures: A reading and reflection on Mark 10:46-52 with Fr Paul Coleman SJ, an exponent of the Ignatian method of prayer.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Talk about a conversion at gunpoint… (video: robbery suspect prays with victim) ... Travel diary (the churches of Florence; Mass in Europe) ... Angli-CAN! (Fr George Rutler, a convert from the Anglican Communion, on the new Apostolic Constitution) ... Signs of peace… (the Sign of Peace at Mass in DR Congo) ... Equal, but very very different (marriage in practice) ... A longing for happiness and peace (Pope Benedict's address to young people in the Czech Republic)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Where do Catholics and Anglicans stand now?
http://ncronline.org/news/what-vaticans-welcome-anglicans-means
This week's big Vatican story is obviously the decision to create special structures, called "personal ordinariates", to welcome Anglicans seeking to join the Catholic church. In some reports, the move was touted as a bold gambit to end the schism that began with the English Reformation in the 16th century -- a dubious bit of spin, given that the actual number of Anglicans likely to sign up for one of these ordinariates will almost certainly be quite small...
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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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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 ]
Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 18 - 31 2009 p.27 and from Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059; e-mail: tuimotu@earthlight.co.nz Applications close 30 October 2009.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 18 October 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 18 - 31 2009, no. 327
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In this issue ... New saints offer model of Christian vocation, Pope says ... Kiwis assist Samoan relief at home and in Samoa ... Meeting aid commitments a matter of political will, Caritas head says ... Song-of-the-year singer follows God's call to speak for the unborn ... Auckland deacon makes history ... Advertising features: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School ... Hospitals and Homes ... Mahitahi Catholic Overseas Volunteers.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Principal feels like celebrity (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/ykqn9kl
Newly-appointed St Patrick's Catholic School principal Danny Nicholls may have only stepped into the role this week, but he says he feels like a celebrity in the playground.
Catholics fizz but watchdog says Illicit Cola advert does no evil
Sunday Star Times | 18 Oct 2009 Page: 6
Poking fun at the Catholic Church may be a sin in the eyes of believers but it is not in the eyes of New Zealand’s advertising watchdog. It has rejected multiple complaints about a television advertisement for the energy drink Illicit Cola,
Complex under way
The Nelson Mail | 17 Oct 2009 Page: 3
A $1.2 million hall and administration block under construction at St Joseph’s School in Nelson is due to be completed by Coman Construction next April.
Painters get on top of the job (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/news/ashburton-news/painters-get-on-top-of-the-job-719-0.html
A team of painters restoring windowsills at the historic Holy Name Church in Ashburton will have a bird’s-eye view of the town next week.
Board shows Jim appreciation (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/yz4cwcp
The Cambridge Community Board has given Jim Wilkinson a Community Service Award for his vision and leadership over many years.
Crowds gather to bring and buy for Samoa (photo)
http://www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/info-releases/~/link.aspx?_id=2A2BE2696C0A436892985CA72AC7469D&_z=z
People flocked to St Peter's Catholic Church following a call to donate goods for the tsunami victims in Samoa.
Energising the faith (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/energising-the-faith/3905017/
A Filipino man adds to the cultural diversity of priests in Auckland - where the church is on the lookout for more ministers. Rowena Orejana reports.
New principal arrives
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2957408/New-principal-arrives
Chris Comeau's first day of school was a little different to that of most students at Roncalli College. Mr Comeau joined the school as the new principal, taking over from John Hogue, who left at the end of term two.
Survey of Catholic students
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/2955921/Survey-of-Catholic-students
A survey held throughout Rodney will identify every Catholic child between the ages of 0 and 19 years. Stella Maris Primary School opened in 2005 and the need now is to establish Stella Maris College on the site in Silverdale.
Wave of kindness, generosity flows to tsunami-ravaged Pacific nations
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/wave-of-kindness-generosity-flows-to-tsunami-ravaged-pacific-nations/
Almost two weeks after the tsunami hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, the devastation remains disturbing for many across the Pacific. Without the kindness of strangers throughout the region, many people could have lost hope for the future.
Interventions From Synod's 10th Congregation
http://www.zenit.org/article-27154?l=english
[A summary of the address by Mons. Peter Ingham, President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, to the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops on the topic of diocesan Catholic Development Funds in Australia and New Zealand]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
A reading of Mark 10:35-45
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
‘Abortion addict’ releases tell-all book & a woman’s incredible reunion ... MB on tour (St Therese in Britain) ... And now we play the waiting game (awaiting the birth of a second child)
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Station XV, Episode 26 — Saints, Samoa and Southland **
The 15th Station welcomes a couple of new panelists on this month's show as we discuss the Church's newest saints, the deadly tsunami in the Pacific and officials telling Catholics not to get pregnant. Those stories, and much more, on this month's episode, including the latest "apparition" of Our Lady. Is this the Virgin Mary — http://www.virginmarysamoa.com/VM3.jpg? Or is it a Coke bottle? You decide...
** Catechiwi — with Bishop Patrick Dunn **
Catechiwi welcomes a very special guest for our October programme with Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland making his first "appearance" on the show. Gavin Abraham speaks to Bishop Dunn about evangelisation. It's been around since Jesus sent the disciples out two by two, but it's still the major mission of the Church. How can Catholics help evangelise in the 21st century? What is the "new evangelisation" Pope John Paul II talked about? Listen for answers to those questions and many more.
** Familia - Episode 13 **
In this latest edition of 'Familia' we explore the following questions: - Can you offer some practical tips for raising medium to large families? - If a person from a different denomination gets married and divorces due to his/her spouse cheating on them, and then later they become Catholic, can that person later on get married again in the Catholic church and do they need to get an annulment? - Are pro-lifers just unrealistic idealists who promote ideas that just don't work in the real world? - What exactly does chastity mean?
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
What does the African synod mean for us?
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Writing from Rome this week, NCR senior correspondent John L Allen Jr. asks what does the Synod for Africa, which is two-thirds complete, means to the larger Catholic community; reports that Obama and the Vatican have joined forces on HIV/AIDS; and reviews Cardinal Walter Kasper's book on ecumenism.
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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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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 ]
Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 18 - 31 2009 p.27 and from Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059; e-mail: tuimotu@earthlight.co.nz Applications close 30 October 2009.
NEWS & NOTES - 18 October 2009
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 18 - 31 2009, no. 327
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
In this issue ... New saints offer model of Christian vocation, Pope says ... Kiwis assist Samoan relief at home and in Samoa ... Meeting aid commitments a matter of political will, Caritas head says ... Song-of-the-year singer follows God's call to speak for the unborn ... Auckland deacon makes history ... Advertising features: Hearts Aflame Catholic Summer School ... Hospitals and Homes ... Mahitahi Catholic Overseas Volunteers.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Principal feels like celebrity (photo)
Taupo Times
http://tinyurl.com/ykqn9kl
Newly-appointed St Patrick's Catholic School principal Danny Nicholls may have only stepped into the role this week, but he says he feels like a celebrity in the playground.
Catholics fizz but watchdog says Illicit Cola advert does no evil
Sunday Star Times | 18 Oct 2009 Page: 6
Poking fun at the Catholic Church may be a sin in the eyes of believers but it is not in the eyes of New Zealand’s advertising watchdog. It has rejected multiple complaints about a television advertisement for the energy drink Illicit Cola,
Complex under way
The Nelson Mail | 17 Oct 2009 Page: 3
A $1.2 million hall and administration block under construction at St Joseph’s School in Nelson is due to be completed by Coman Construction next April.
Painters get on top of the job (photo)
http://www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz/news/ashburton-news/painters-get-on-top-of-the-job-719-0.html
A team of painters restoring windowsills at the historic Holy Name Church in Ashburton will have a bird’s-eye view of the town next week.
Board shows Jim appreciation (photo)
Cambridge Edition
http://tinyurl.com/yz4cwcp
The Cambridge Community Board has given Jim Wilkinson a Community Service Award for his vision and leadership over many years.
Crowds gather to bring and buy for Samoa (photo)
http://www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/info-releases/~/link.aspx?_id=2A2BE2696C0A436892985CA72AC7469D&_z=z
People flocked to St Peter's Catholic Church following a call to donate goods for the tsunami victims in Samoa.
Energising the faith (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/energising-the-faith/3905017/
A Filipino man adds to the cultural diversity of priests in Auckland - where the church is on the lookout for more ministers. Rowena Orejana reports.
New principal arrives
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2957408/New-principal-arrives
Chris Comeau's first day of school was a little different to that of most students at Roncalli College. Mr Comeau joined the school as the new principal, taking over from John Hogue, who left at the end of term two.
Survey of Catholic students
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/2955921/Survey-of-Catholic-students
A survey held throughout Rodney will identify every Catholic child between the ages of 0 and 19 years. Stella Maris Primary School opened in 2005 and the need now is to establish Stella Maris College on the site in Silverdale.
Wave of kindness, generosity flows to tsunami-ravaged Pacific nations
http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/10/wave-of-kindness-generosity-flows-to-tsunami-ravaged-pacific-nations/
Almost two weeks after the tsunami hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, the devastation remains disturbing for many across the Pacific. Without the kindness of strangers throughout the region, many people could have lost hope for the future.
Interventions From Synod's 10th Congregation
http://www.zenit.org/article-27154?l=english
[A summary of the address by Mons. Peter Ingham, President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, to the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops on the topic of diocesan Catholic Development Funds in Australia and New Zealand]
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
A reading of Mark 10:35-45
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
‘Abortion addict’ releases tell-all book & a woman’s incredible reunion ... MB on tour (St Therese in Britain) ... And now we play the waiting game (awaiting the birth of a second child)
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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PODCASTS
http://station15.libsyn.com
** Station XV, Episode 26 — Saints, Samoa and Southland **
The 15th Station welcomes a couple of new panelists on this month's show as we discuss the Church's newest saints, the deadly tsunami in the Pacific and officials telling Catholics not to get pregnant. Those stories, and much more, on this month's episode, including the latest "apparition" of Our Lady. Is this the Virgin Mary — http://www.virginmarysamoa.com/VM3.jpg? Or is it a Coke bottle? You decide...
** Catechiwi — with Bishop Patrick Dunn **
Catechiwi welcomes a very special guest for our October programme with Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland making his first "appearance" on the show. Gavin Abraham speaks to Bishop Dunn about evangelisation. It's been around since Jesus sent the disciples out two by two, but it's still the major mission of the Church. How can Catholics help evangelise in the 21st century? What is the "new evangelisation" Pope John Paul II talked about? Listen for answers to those questions and many more.
** Familia - Episode 13 **
In this latest edition of 'Familia' we explore the following questions: - Can you offer some practical tips for raising medium to large families? - If a person from a different denomination gets married and divorces due to his/her spouse cheating on them, and then later they become Catholic, can that person later on get married again in the Catholic church and do they need to get an annulment? - Are pro-lifers just unrealistic idealists who promote ideas that just don't work in the real world? - What exactly does chastity mean?
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
What does the African synod mean for us?
http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic
Writing from Rome this week, NCR senior correspondent John L Allen Jr. asks what does the Synod for Africa, which is two-thirds complete, means to the larger Catholic community; reports that Obama and the Vatican have joined forces on HIV/AIDS; and reviews Cardinal Walter Kasper's book on ecumenism.
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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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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 ]
Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Details in 'NZ Catholic' October 18 - 31 2009 p.27 and from Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059; e-mail: tuimotu@earthlight.co.nz Applications close 30 October 2009.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 11 October 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
* Wellington celebrates 200th birthday of Bishop Viard (October 9, 2009)
Saturday 10 October marks the 200th Birthday of the Archdiocese of Wellington’s first bishop, Philippe Viard. There will be a Mass in his honour at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 5.30pm on Saturday ...
* New Zealand represented at canonisations in Rome (October 9, 2009)
This Sunday 11 October a group of New Zealand representatives will be present when Father Damien of Molokai and Sister Jeanne Jugan are canonised by Pope Benedict XVI...
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WEL-COM - October 2009
http://www.welcom.org.nz
** News **
Found: Pukekaraka missionary's story ... Samoan youth day celebrated ... Remar - gold crossing 2009: Student retreat at Camp Wainui
** World News **
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
** Columns **
Editorial: Beneficiary-bashing isolates needy ... Archbishop's column: Be the change ... Editorial: A smack as a 'good' parenting tool?
** Schools **
The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts
** Features **
Finding post-abortion solace in Rachel's Vineyard ... Another spark of the divine
** Wellington **
Convent Old Girls celebrate 75 years on the court ... Labyrinth reopens at Hutt Hospital ... Newtown People's Market a regular
** Palmerston North **
Real Life! Real Power!: youth festival rocked ... Fr Tom Lawn happy in his priesthood but wondering ... A bishop's dream: Bishop Peter's address to the youth convention
** Reflect**
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Pupils on a mission for school in need (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/pupils-on-a-mission-for-school-in-need/3905006/
The plight of a crumbling Nigerian mission school is close to the hearts of children at a Henderson school. Children at Holy Cross School know exactly where their money goes when they slip it into the donation box.
A true leader is lost (photos)
Northern News
Part one: http://tinyurl.com/yfzk3rs
Part two: http://tinyurl.com/yjc7mwj
One of the greatest leaders the Far North has seen was laid to rest near Kaitaia last week. Miljenko (Millie) Vladimir Srhoj MBE QSM was buried at Waiharara cemetery, aged 88.
Patience is the key (photos)
Western Leader
http://tinyurl.com/yhflt6n
Romano from Italy and Rosalie from Samoa celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Campion’s higher fees ‘essential for students’
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=14182
Campion College collected $2674 on average per student in “voluntary donations” last year. But Education Ministry figures show the school was not even close to taking the most from parents. Sacred Heart College, in Auckland, topped the list with $6.37 million, compared with Campion College’s $1.36m — 123rd overall.
Safari to save sanctuary
http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/local/news/safari-to-save-sanctuary/3905063/
A devastating leak has prompted a group of Stratford well-wishers to open up their backyards as part of an important fundraising drive. The leaking roof of the Catholic priest’s house on Miranda Street has been a problem for a number of years, almost from the time it was built in the 1970s.
Bringing light and comfort in dark times
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/samoa-tsunami/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502844&objectid=10601328
Tears, prayer and song helped Samoans living in Auckland yesterday to cope with grief for family members lost in their home country's earthquake and tsunami. About 800 people filled the Malaeolo Community Centre in Mangere at 11am for a two-hour service, including an address by the leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, Archbishop Alapati Mataeliga.
Sunday prayers offered at Samoan services
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/10/04/1245cd2a1994
Churchgoers around New Zealand gathered at Samoan services on Sunday to give comfort to those who lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunami. A candle was lit at the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Cannon's Creek, Porirua, to remember those who died.
Radio NZ. 'Sunday' (4 October 2009)
8:40 Feature interview: Poverty and Ethics (sound file)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/sunday/2009/10/04/poverty_and_ethics
Lesley-Anne Knight is Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 164 Catholic aid, development and social justice agencies. She's been in New Zealand recently and spoke to Chris Laidlaw about the global crises of climate change and the financial meltdown - the disproportionate impact these are having on the poor, and the need for wealthy nations to give an ethical response.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Unblocking aid **
A brief clip from an address by Lesley-Anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis.
** Starting in youth ministry **
Sr Stephanie Kitching in conversaton with Laura Duynhoven of the Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office of the Wellington Archdiocese.
** A Further Guest Sermon **
A homily on Mark 10:17-30 by Ched Myers, a Californian activist for peace and justice.
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Vietnam ‘Being Franker’ Arrested (Catholic blogger arrested in Vietnam)
“Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?” (London's Catholic heritage)
Grand theft Auto – it’s metaphorical (on cohabitation)
How to win souls and influence sinners (Dale Carnegie and evangelisation)
I hear that the Queen is becoming “increasingly sympathetic” to us Catholics
Audacious auditing? (Fr Neil Darragh on the present and future Church)
An outdated Church? (the Family Life International Conference in Auckland)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
'In search of one good idea at the Synod of Bishops'
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/search-one-good-idea-synod-bishops
Anyone who has ever endured the first week of a Vatican-sponsored Synod of Bishops, reading mountains of paperwork and listening to a seemingly endless cycle of speeches, will appreciate this metaphor: Whatever else it may be, a Synod of Bishops is like a particle accelerator for words...
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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
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
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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 ]
Receptionist - Secretary, Catholic Social Services, Wellington
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=153
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2009 p.6, and from reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz; The Director Catholic Social Services, PO Box 9408, Wellington 6141. Applications close 7 October 2009.
Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Applications with CV to: Chair, c/- Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059. Applications close 30 October 2009.
NEWS & NOTES - 11 October 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
* Wellington celebrates 200th birthday of Bishop Viard (October 9, 2009)
Saturday 10 October marks the 200th Birthday of the Archdiocese of Wellington’s first bishop, Philippe Viard. There will be a Mass in his honour at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 5.30pm on Saturday ...
* New Zealand represented at canonisations in Rome (October 9, 2009)
This Sunday 11 October a group of New Zealand representatives will be present when Father Damien of Molokai and Sister Jeanne Jugan are canonised by Pope Benedict XVI...
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WEL-COM - October 2009
http://www.welcom.org.nz
** News **
Found: Pukekaraka missionary's story ... Samoan youth day celebrated ... Remar - gold crossing 2009: Student retreat at Camp Wainui
** World News **
Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty ... Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights ... West Papuan priest risks life to speak of oppression
** Columns **
Editorial: Beneficiary-bashing isolates needy ... Archbishop's column: Be the change ... Editorial: A smack as a 'good' parenting tool?
** Schools **
The Biggest Little Kiwiana Show in Masterton ... St Cath's new charity initiative ... Hutt school tops wearable arts
** Features **
Finding post-abortion solace in Rachel's Vineyard ... Another spark of the divine
** Wellington **
Convent Old Girls celebrate 75 years on the court ... Labyrinth reopens at Hutt Hospital ... Newtown People's Market a regular
** Palmerston North **
Real Life! Real Power!: youth festival rocked ... Fr Tom Lawn happy in his priesthood but wondering ... A bishop's dream: Bishop Peter's address to the youth convention
** Reflect**
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Pupils on a mission for school in need (photo)
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/local/news/pupils-on-a-mission-for-school-in-need/3905006/
The plight of a crumbling Nigerian mission school is close to the hearts of children at a Henderson school. Children at Holy Cross School know exactly where their money goes when they slip it into the donation box.
A true leader is lost (photos)
Northern News
Part one: http://tinyurl.com/yfzk3rs
Part two: http://tinyurl.com/yjc7mwj
One of the greatest leaders the Far North has seen was laid to rest near Kaitaia last week. Miljenko (Millie) Vladimir Srhoj MBE QSM was buried at Waiharara cemetery, aged 88.
Patience is the key (photos)
Western Leader
http://tinyurl.com/yhflt6n
Romano from Italy and Rosalie from Samoa celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Campion’s higher fees ‘essential for students’
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=14182
Campion College collected $2674 on average per student in “voluntary donations” last year. But Education Ministry figures show the school was not even close to taking the most from parents. Sacred Heart College, in Auckland, topped the list with $6.37 million, compared with Campion College’s $1.36m — 123rd overall.
Safari to save sanctuary
http://www.stratfordpress.co.nz/local/news/safari-to-save-sanctuary/3905063/
A devastating leak has prompted a group of Stratford well-wishers to open up their backyards as part of an important fundraising drive. The leaking roof of the Catholic priest’s house on Miranda Street has been a problem for a number of years, almost from the time it was built in the 1970s.
Bringing light and comfort in dark times
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/samoa-tsunami/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502844&objectid=10601328
Tears, prayer and song helped Samoans living in Auckland yesterday to cope with grief for family members lost in their home country's earthquake and tsunami. About 800 people filled the Malaeolo Community Centre in Mangere at 11am for a two-hour service, including an address by the leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, Archbishop Alapati Mataeliga.
Sunday prayers offered at Samoan services
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/10/04/1245cd2a1994
Churchgoers around New Zealand gathered at Samoan services on Sunday to give comfort to those who lost loved ones in the earthquake and tsunami. A candle was lit at the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Cannon's Creek, Porirua, to remember those who died.
Radio NZ. 'Sunday' (4 October 2009)
8:40 Feature interview: Poverty and Ethics (sound file)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/sunday/2009/10/04/poverty_and_ethics
Lesley-Anne Knight is Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 164 Catholic aid, development and social justice agencies. She's been in New Zealand recently and spoke to Chris Laidlaw about the global crises of climate change and the financial meltdown - the disproportionate impact these are having on the poor, and the need for wealthy nations to give an ethical response.
********************************************
INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Unblocking aid **
A brief clip from an address by Lesley-Anne Knight, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis.
** Starting in youth ministry **
Sr Stephanie Kitching in conversaton with Laura Duynhoven of the Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office of the Wellington Archdiocese.
** A Further Guest Sermon **
A homily on Mark 10:17-30 by Ched Myers, a Californian activist for peace and justice.
*****************************************
'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Vietnam ‘Being Franker’ Arrested (Catholic blogger arrested in Vietnam)
“Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?” (London's Catholic heritage)
Grand theft Auto – it’s metaphorical (on cohabitation)
How to win souls and influence sinners (Dale Carnegie and evangelisation)
I hear that the Queen is becoming “increasingly sympathetic” to us Catholics
Audacious auditing? (Fr Neil Darragh on the present and future Church)
An outdated Church? (the Family Life International Conference in Auckland)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
'In search of one good idea at the Synod of Bishops'
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/search-one-good-idea-synod-bishops
Anyone who has ever endured the first week of a Vatican-sponsored Synod of Bishops, reading mountains of paperwork and listening to a seemingly endless cycle of speeches, will appreciate this metaphor: Whatever else it may be, a Synod of Bishops is like a particle accelerator for words...
*****************************************
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
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
****************************
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 ]
Receptionist - Secretary, Catholic Social Services, Wellington
http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/?sid=153
Details in 'Wel-com' October 2009 p.6, and from reception@wn-catholicsocialservices.org.nz; The Director Catholic Social Services, PO Box 9408, Wellington 6141. Applications close 7 October 2009.
Editor, Tui Motu InterIslands
http://www.tuimotu.org
Applications with CV to: Chair, c/- Tui Motu, PO Box 6404, Dunedin North 9059. Applications close 30 October 2009.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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NEWS & NOTES - 4 October 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
** Catholic Religious Education goes digital ** (October 2, 2009)
A new digital interactive Religious Education resource will be introduced in Catholic primary schools around the country in 2010. It has been designed to supplement the existing Religious Education programme. A sample of lessons from the resource has been sent to schools to allow teachers to familiarise themselves with it.
** Catholics offer support to those affected by Samoan disaster ** (September 30, 2009)
Catholics in New Zealand are offering their support to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Samoa and American Samoa.
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 4 - 17, 2009 - No. 326
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Priest's efforts to see Damien of Molokai canonised come to fruition ... Catholic migrant workers told not to have babies ... Caritas boss calls for a consistent generosity ... Technology brings evangelisation opportunity for church, priest says ... Theologian 'audits' church in New Zealand ... Sky's the limit for new Vatican observatory ... Former UK PM speaks of religion's role in society ... Advertising Feature: Mission Sunday New Zealand
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
** The Pacific Tsunami **
Churches plan services to help local mourners (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/2923381/Churches-plan-services-to-remember-tsunami-victims
Local Samoans are turning to the church to pray for missing relatives and remember loved ones lost in the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In Porirua, mourners gathered in churches and city councillor Tagaloa Taima Fagaloa talked about relatives...
Pacific communities rally to send relief packages
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600829
Containers filled with food, bottled water, clothing and cooking items are being packed and sent back to Samoa, where the tsunami has left hundreds of people with nothing.
Caritas Opens Appeal For Tsunami Relief In The Pacific
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/caritas-opens-appeal-tsunami-relief-pacific/5/25866
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $25,000 towards relief efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami in the central Pacific on Wednesday (NZT). It is appealing for donations to help relief and recovery following the devastation that has affected parts of Samoa, American Samoa and the northern islands of Tonga.
Plea for money not food for Samoa
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600669
Give money, not goods or food, is the plea from aid agencies coordinating an international response to the earthquake and tsunami which devastated Samoa yesterday.
Sacred Heart College staff, students safe
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600553
A group of Auckland students on a school work project in Samoa had to run to high ground as waves washed through the seaside fales they were staying in.
** In other news **
Irish priest takes over the reins (photo)
The Invercargill Eye
http://tinyurl.com/y8wr7w5
"It's a bit like a student exchange, but we're not students", says Irish priest Frather Cathal Deery of his parish swap with Invercargill's Father Brendan Ward.
Northland loses two great identities - Strong voices are finally silenced (photo)
http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/local/news/northland-loses-two-great-identities-strong-voices/3904725/
The longest-serving local government leader in Northland and possibly New Zealand, Miljenko Vladimir Srhoj, MBE, died on Sunday.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand pledges $25,000 to Philippines flooding
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7WD7W2?OpenDocument
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is contributing NZ$25,000 towards relief efforts in the Philippines following massive flooding and landslides in and around the capital Manila.
Thousands gather for Sir Howard
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599928
For the first time since Sir Howard Morrison's death on Thursday rain has stopped pounding Rotorua.
Radio NZ. 'Nine to Noon'. Funding for integrated schools (sound file)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/20090929
Are integrated schools taking funding away from state schools? We discuss the matter with PPTA Union president Kate Gainsford, and the chairman of the Association of Integrated Schools Robyn Prior.
Op shop renovation will double size
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/2913089/Op-shop-renovation-will-double-size
The St Vincent de Paul op shop in Picton is being renovated to double its retail area.
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INSPIRATIONAL TV - http://inspirationaltv.net
** Guest Sermon **
A homily on Mark 10:2-16 by the pastor of Chaffee Church in the United States (part one)
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Insanity of Same Sex Parenting ... They were chosen by Him for their Tussock Grass (the sacramentality of natural beauty) ... Increedulous! (a reading from the Book of Joy Cowley) ... A bucket list (a page on the life of Edith Stein)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
'Expectations high for Africa synod '
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/synod-africa-opens-high-hopes-realism
On Sunday morning, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate the opening Mass of the Synod for Africa, which meets in the Vatican Oct. 4-25. It's one of those events in the life of the church which ought to be enormously important, though whether it will actually live up to its potential remains to be seen.
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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
Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship. Men's Retreats
16-18 October 2009 Willow Park, Eastern Beach, Auckland
Details on http://www.joshua.org.nz and from John Kinney tel. (04) 475 5541
****************************
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 - 4 October 2009
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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
** Catholic Religious Education goes digital ** (October 2, 2009)
A new digital interactive Religious Education resource will be introduced in Catholic primary schools around the country in 2010. It has been designed to supplement the existing Religious Education programme. A sample of lessons from the resource has been sent to schools to allow teachers to familiarise themselves with it.
** Catholics offer support to those affected by Samoan disaster ** (September 30, 2009)
Catholics in New Zealand are offering their support to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Samoa and American Samoa.
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'NZ CATHOLIC' - October 4 - 17, 2009 - No. 326
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Priest's efforts to see Damien of Molokai canonised come to fruition ... Catholic migrant workers told not to have babies ... Caritas boss calls for a consistent generosity ... Technology brings evangelisation opportunity for church, priest says ... Theologian 'audits' church in New Zealand ... Sky's the limit for new Vatican observatory ... Former UK PM speaks of religion's role in society ... Advertising Feature: Mission Sunday New Zealand
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
** The Pacific Tsunami **
Churches plan services to help local mourners (photos)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/2923381/Churches-plan-services-to-remember-tsunami-victims
Local Samoans are turning to the church to pray for missing relatives and remember loved ones lost in the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In Porirua, mourners gathered in churches and city councillor Tagaloa Taima Fagaloa talked about relatives...
Pacific communities rally to send relief packages
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600829
Containers filled with food, bottled water, clothing and cooking items are being packed and sent back to Samoa, where the tsunami has left hundreds of people with nothing.
Caritas Opens Appeal For Tsunami Relief In The Pacific
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/caritas-opens-appeal-tsunami-relief-pacific/5/25866
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $25,000 towards relief efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami in the central Pacific on Wednesday (NZT). It is appealing for donations to help relief and recovery following the devastation that has affected parts of Samoa, American Samoa and the northern islands of Tonga.
Plea for money not food for Samoa
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600669
Give money, not goods or food, is the plea from aid agencies coordinating an international response to the earthquake and tsunami which devastated Samoa yesterday.
Sacred Heart College staff, students safe
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600553
A group of Auckland students on a school work project in Samoa had to run to high ground as waves washed through the seaside fales they were staying in.
** In other news **
Irish priest takes over the reins (photo)
The Invercargill Eye
http://tinyurl.com/y8wr7w5
"It's a bit like a student exchange, but we're not students", says Irish priest Frather Cathal Deery of his parish swap with Invercargill's Father Brendan Ward.
Northland loses two great identities - Strong voices are finally silenced (photo)
http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/local/news/northland-loses-two-great-identities-strong-voices/3904725/
The longest-serving local government leader in Northland and possibly New Zealand, Miljenko Vladimir Srhoj, MBE, died on Sunday.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand pledges $25,000 to Philippines flooding
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7WD7W2?OpenDocument
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is contributing NZ$25,000 towards relief efforts in the Philippines following massive flooding and landslides in and around the capital Manila.
Thousands gather for Sir Howard
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10599928
For the first time since Sir Howard Morrison's death on Thursday rain has stopped pounding Rotorua.
Radio NZ. 'Nine to Noon'. Funding for integrated schools (sound file)
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/20090929
Are integrated schools taking funding away from state schools? We discuss the matter with PPTA Union president Kate Gainsford, and the chairman of the Association of Integrated Schools Robyn Prior.
Op shop renovation will double size
http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/2913089/Op-shop-renovation-will-double-size
The St Vincent de Paul op shop in Picton is being renovated to double its retail area.
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A homily on Mark 10:2-16 by the pastor of Chaffee Church in the United States (part one)
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'BEING FRANK' - http://www.beingfrank.co.nz
New Zealand Catholic Blogs. Some current topics ...
Insanity of Same Sex Parenting ... They were chosen by Him for their Tussock Grass (the sacramentality of natural beauty) ... Increedulous! (a reading from the Book of Joy Cowley) ... A bucket list (a page on the life of Edith Stein)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC, by John L. Allen, Jr.
'Expectations high for Africa synod '
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/synod-africa-opens-high-hopes-realism
On Sunday morning, Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate the opening Mass of the Synod for Africa, which meets in the Vatican Oct. 4-25. It's one of those events in the life of the church which ought to be enormously important, though whether it will actually live up to its potential remains to be seen.
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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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