Sunday, April 24, 2016

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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Taranaki based priest celebrates 25 years of religious life (photo)
Serving as a priest in Taranaki for the last three years has been like a holiday for Father Freddie Barte. Hailing from the Philippines - a country where about 80 per cent of the population is Catholic - Barte used to oversee up to four church services a day.

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Aquinas College, Tauranga: House build will benefit college (video) 
Aquinas College will undertake its biggest fundraiser ever as it plans to build and sell a brand new home at St Thomas Estate that could net more than $125,000.

Campion College, Gisborne: Campion College rebuild (photo) 
Plans are in place to replace three two-storey blocks with single-storey innovative learning spaces that meet international and Ministry of Education agreed standards for 21st century learning and teaching. 

Campion College, Gisborne: Five minutes of fame for college thespians (photo) 
This scene from Shakespeare's tragedy Othello took a trio of Campion College students to first place in the five-minute scene section of the annual East Coast Shakespeare Festival this week. 

Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton: Strong female characters claim Shakespeare win in the Waikato (photo)
A group of Sacred Heart Girls' College (Hamilton) students were crowned champions at the Waikato Regional Sheilah? Winn Shakespeare Festival.

St Joseph's, Timaru: Kids walk to raise money (photo gallery) 
Pupils from Timaru's St Joseph's School have raised about $1600 by walking laps around their school.

St Patrick's, Rotorua: St Patrick's students remember ANZACs 
Senior students of St Patrick's School, Rotorua, organised a mufti day for money to donate to the annual Poppy Appeal.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sunday 24 April  - John 13:31-33A, 34-35 The new commandment

Are you ready to make sacrifices to love better?
A reading and discussion with Theresa Ulmer and Vicky Wall.

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'CRUX', edited by John L. Allen


'Crux' is a free online magazine of articles on Catholic issues. On Crux now ...

** Teenagers get surprise chance to confess sins to the pope
Sixteen teenagers have gotten an unexpected opportunity to confess sins to Pope Francis, and the pontiff also got a cake for his saint's name day.

** Bishops' religious freedom chief 'cautiously optimistic' on Little Sisters
In response to accusations of being partisan, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore tells Crux that the U.S. bishops "didn't go looking for this fight" on religious freedom.

** Religious orders key to fight against sex abuse scandals
In a continuing effort to protect children, the Catholic Church's focus is now turning to religious orders of men and women in addition to dioceses.

** Is Catholicism being scrubbed from Ireland's 'Easter Rising'?
Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising was "drenched in Catholicism," with "the rosary the soundtrack to rebel activity wherever it took place," but today some are ignoring that…

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Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

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Sunday, April 17, 2016

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://goo.gl/Svluba 

In the current issue: NZ ethicist likes papal call on love and family ... Apostolate to ships' crews given a fresh challenge ... Amoris Laetitia: Cardinal and bishop note merciful emphasis in text ... Renowned televisipn and Passion play producer dies (Ross Jennings) ... Rotorua college builds links in the Philippines ... Traditionalist order sees chance to come to New Zealand ... Anzac Day: Petone priest did not return from Front - Teenager was determined not to miss out on war ... Bereaved mum talks about her brave son (Diane Foley) ... Fr Nolan walks 100km back to the past ... Sisters mark 100 years of loving outreach (Josephites) ... Easter celebrated in Puhoi by Bohemian descendants ... Hui Aranga a big occasion for Maori.

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'Everything he did was for us' (photo)
Former Blues rugby player Kurtis Haiu, who died after a prolonged battle with cancer, always put his family's needs first, even in his final months, says his grieving wife.

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Catholic Secondary Schools Sports Tournament provides opportunities for students to meet others (photo)
Hundreds of students from all over the southern region converged on St Peter's College in Gore to take part in the annual Catholic Secondary Schools Sports Tournament ...

Campion College, Gisborne: Young leaders share passion for environment 
Anna Spring, 15, from Campion College, and Georgia Watson, 17, from Lytton High School, will join more than 50 Year 11 to 13 students from New Zealand and other Pacific nations at the Sir Peter Blake Youth EnviroLeaders' Forum, which runs for a week from tomorrow. 

De la Salle College, Auckland - Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: Francis Douglas fail to subdue De La Salle's big men (photo) 
The Francis Douglas Memorial College first XV got a crunching reminder of how tough they could find things against much bigger opposition in the annual rugby match against Da La Salle in New Plymouth on Wednesday.

Garin College, Nelson: Kavanagh dean heading north (photo) 
John Maguire (54), the school's head of technology and dean, has been appointed principal of Garin College, a Catholic secondary school in Richmond, Nelson.

Roncalli College, Timaru: It's Student Volunteer Week but students are volunteering all year round (photo) 
A group of Roncalli College pupils ditched the classroom on Monday and pitched in when a Timaru woman needed help picking apples after she hurt her back.

St Joseph's, Morrinsville: New principal goes back to her old school (photo) 
Andrea Colebourn fondly remembers when she went to St Joseph's School Morrinsville as a child. Now, after working overseas for many years, she is back as principal of the school and enjoys working with the children of her old school friends.

St Joseph's, Timaru: St Joseph's School children walk to raise money (photo) 
Pupils from Timaru's St Joseph's School have raised about $1600 by walking laps around their school.

St Patrick's College, Wellington: St Pat's Town's Daniel Ward and Josh Ngaia claim another Maadi Cup gold (photo) 
St Patrick's College (Town) duo Daniel Ward and Josh Ngaia won gold in the boys under-17 double sculls at Maadi Cup last Friday. 

Verdon College, Invercargill: Verdon College rower Xavier Wright announces himself on national stage (photos) 
Verdon College's Xavier Wright has announced himself as one of the country's more exciting rowing talents. The Invercargill teenager produced the Southland highlight at the 2016 New Zealand Secondary School Championships on Saturday when he won the under-16 single at Lake Ruataniwha.

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sunday 17 April - John 10:27-30 "The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice"
A reading and commentary by Sister Marcellin Wilson

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THE 15TH STATION PODCAST


April 16, 2016 
Episode 103 — Communion, Commission, Closures and Contributions

The Pope's apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia leads off this month's episode and — spoiler alert — there are some strong feelings on the document. Pope Francis's Holy Thursday initiative to wash the feet of refugees of different faiths and the possible Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in New Zealand also feature, and Don, James and Gavin have a mix of sadness and support for the closure of three parishes in Dunedin. Maybe if they'd been receiving tithes via a new app, the parishes could've stayed open. Just joking. Mostly. Enjoy the show.

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** Plucked from the uncertainty of Lesbos: 12 Syrian refugees
Pope Francis said two Christian families were on the original list to relocate with him, but couldn't come because their papers weren't in order ...

** Pope Francis calls Sanders greeting only 'common courtesy'
Francis says anyone who sees it as political should 'find a psychiatrist,' also confirms that family document changed things for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics but doesn't add details ...

** U.S. must act to defend persecuted Christians
The United States needs a more stringent standard for violations of religious freedom, and to hold offending countries to a higher level of accountability ...

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Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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https://www.youtube.com/user/romereports/videos?sort=dd&flow=grid&view=0 (video)

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EMPLOYMENT

Director of John Paul II Centre for Life
Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 3-16 2016 p.19 and from clare@jpii.org.nz  


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Sunday, April 10, 2016

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New Zealanders welcome Pope's document on Marriage & the family (9 April 2016)
Pope Francis released his much anticipated document on marriage and the family overnight New Zealand time. The document, formally called an Apostolic Exhortation and entitled Amoris Laetitia – the Joy of Love, signals the Pope's vision for the Church as a family of families and reaffirms the welfare of the family as decisive for the future of every community and society ... 

Be merciful (3 April 2016)
A pastoral letter on mercy in the Year of Mercy

Leaders, Religious and Educationalists farewell Br Sir Pat Lynch long-time leader of Catholic Education (4 April 2016)
Politicians, Cardinals, Bishops and educationalists gathered in Wellington last night to celebrate and farewell Br Sir Lynch as he leaves the New Zealand Catholic Education Office after 22 years at the helm ...

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://goo.gl/Svluba 

In the current issue: Sainthood excites sisters (Missionaries of Charity in NZ) ... NZ bishops' Easter messages ... NZ abortion figures reach 500 000 ... A saint walked among us in 1973 (Mother Teresa) ... young people go more deeply into the Mass ... Bp Colin Campbell: Why Simon disrespected Jesus (Lk 7:36-50) ... First year men arrive with life experience (Holy Cross Seminary) ... Parish goes high tech with new app (St Thomas Aquinas, Tauranga) ...  Advertising feature: Funerals (four pages).

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Pope's statement welcomed in NZ (photo)
Catholic Church leaders in New Zealand are welcoming a document outlining a more merciful and loving church. The 260-page treatise called "Amoris Laetitia," (The Joy of Love) calls for more compassion towards "imperfect" Catholics, such as those who divorced and remarried, saying "no one can be condemned forever"...

Well-known Wellington nun's popular vegetable garden demolished (photo)
A Wellington nun's much-celebrated vegetable garden has been bulldozed because it was no longer viable to keep it going. A fixture of the Island Bay community, Sister Loyola Galvin, 96, and her garden captured the hearts of New Zealanders in award-winning documentary Gardening with Soul. 

Departing Dominican sister will be missed (photo)
It has been 133 years since the first four members of the Roman Catholic's Dominican order arrived in Queenstown. But now, Queenstown's last Dominican Sister is preparing to bid farewell to the resort. Sister Mary Anna Baird (75) leaves for pastures new on Saturday. 

Former Waitakere City Council chief executive remembered (photo)
People will remember Harry O'Rourke as a man who had time for everyone. The former chief executive of the past Waitakere City Council died on March 21, aged 74.

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Roncalli College, Timaru: Roncalli students prepare to make a difference in Vietnam and Cambodia (photo)

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Upper Hutt weightlifter Piper Gywn gets a big lift from crossfit (photo)

St Theresa's, Plimmerton: Step up for new principal at St Theresa's School (photo)

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


John 21:1-19 : Jesus appears to seven disciples
A reading and commentary with Sister Marcellin Wilson and Sister Stephanie Kitching

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'RESTLESS PRESS' 


This week: 

** God'S Encouragement For Our Race - Luisa Marin
I always knew that to follow God's path requires faith in Him, just like a child trusts in his parents' decisions. Well, one thing is knowing it, but another is truly living it. Yesterday was a great example in my life. I was running 14 km at the City to Surf race ...

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'Crux' is a free online magazine of articles on Catholic issues. On Crux now ...

** Thomas D. Williams: The real jewel in Pope Francis' new treatise on the family comes in a moving pastoral reflection in chapter four on married love.

** David Gibson: Journey implied in 'Amoris Laetitia' may never be over.

** Carl Olsen: Pope's family treatise starts strong, but then unravels.

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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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'NZ Catholic' newspaper

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EMPLOYMENT

Director of John Paul II Centre for Life
Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 3-16 2016 p.19 and from clare@jpii.org.nz  Applications close 

Executive secretary, Justice and Peace Commission, Catholic Diocese of Auckland
Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 3-16 2016 p.19, on the Commission's Web page, and from patl@cda.org.nz  Applications close 15 April.

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

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Sunday, April 3, 2016

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Easter 2016
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Easter Sunday church-goers forced outside (text and video report)
Newshub
Attendees at some Easter Sunday services in central Auckland today were lucky to get a seat, with many forced to stand outside the entrance to St Patrick's Cathedral this morning.

Celebrating being Maori and Catholic (photos)
Hundreds of people gathered in Whanganui to mark 70 years of Maori Catholic Easter gathering Hui Aranga.

Easter not all bunnies and eggs for all
Different cultures around the world celebrate Easter in different ways, and Aotearoa is no different. So what are some of the better known Maori faiths, their stories, and what they are doing to commemorate the holiday? ... Te Hahi Katorika:

Liam Hehir: Renewal and redemption - there is meaning to be found in Easter

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Memory Box (photo)
Waikato Times
A notable Hamilton East building that is a strong candidate for inclusion in the District Plan is currently under threat of demolition due to its age, construction and location. The presbytery beside Hamilton's Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the oldest surviving building within the city's Catholic precinct. It was built at the same time as the striking Neoclassical St Mary's Catholic Church, which was demolished in 1974...

Jihadi John's death brought no joy to James Foley's mother (photo)
Diane Foley says she felt no satisfaction when a drone strike killed 'Jihadi John', the man who had beheaded her freelance journalist son in a desert in Syria. Mr Foley's mother, Diane Foley, is in New Zealand to speak to the Auckland Eucharistic Convention, a Catholic event, on the subject of forgiveness - because she has forgiven ISIS...

National portrait: Dave Dobbyn, the music icon (photo)

Challenges to spend 24-hrs in solidarity with those less fortunate 
A multi-sport challenge, a dance party/rally and a hikoi are just a few of the events being run by Catholic schools and youth groups around the country today and tomorrow to launch the annual Caritas Challenge.

MP backed to head euthanasia inquiry (photo)
National Party MP Simon O'Connor has been backed by Labour and Green Party colleagues after his suitability to head an inquiry into euthanasia was questioned because of his personal beliefs. The devout Catholic, who once trained for the priesthood, is firmly opposed to assisted suicide.

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Minister pays tribute to Sir Brother Pat Lynch
Education Minister Hekia Parata has paid tribute to Sir Brother Patrick Lynch KNZM for his service to education as he steps down from his role as CEO of the Association of Proprietors' of Integrated Schools (APIS) after 22 years. Sir Brother Patrick is also stepping down from his role as CEO of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office (NZCEO) having announced his retirement in January 2015...


Campion College, Gisborne: Campion's Pedersen earns place at national semifinals in Race Unity Speech Awards (photo) http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2249081-135/racial-harmony

Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth: New Plymouth student to play primary percussion for national orchestra (text and video) http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/78424010/new-plymouth-student-to-play-primary-percussion-for-national-orchestra

Kavanagh College, Dunedin - St Kevin's College, Oamaru: Otago Secondary Schools Sports http://www.odt.co.nz/news/schools-news/377862/pupils-hard-work-pays

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Hutt Valley women join Shave for a Cure (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/hutt-valley/78474291/hutt-valley-women-join-shave-for-a-cure

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Sacred Heart College volleyball sisterhood heading to nationals (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/78318194/Sacred-Heart-College-volleyball-sisterhood-heading-to-nationals

St Patrick's College, Wellington: Secondary students not getting enough sun protection, study finds (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/78388754/secondary-students-not-getting-enough-sun-protection-study-finds

St Patrick's College, Wellington: St Pat's Town aim to strike high at softball nationals (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/78319385/St-Pats-Town-aim-to-strike-high-at-softball-nationals

St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui: World champion in the making (photo) https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/122692-world-champion-making.html

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sunday 3 April - John 20:19-31 Jesus appears to his disciples
Rev. Dr. Raymond Pelly and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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'RESTLESS PRESS' 


This week: 

** Being A Cavewoman In The Easter Season - Jane Bourke
"This Easter season is brought to you by the cavewoman.  Since my last entry as a paleo-crazed cave woman I have taken to  lowering my sugar intake along with foraging all food with a stick.  The Easter season can be a little tricky to navigate in the Palaeolithic world so I have put together a few favourites to celebrate this Easter season...

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** Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia: How the candidacy of a 19th century Cuban-American priest illustrates the social edge to the saints of the Americas.

** John Allen: a tribute to Swiss Cardinal Georges Cottier OP

** Michael O'Loughlin: How the Catholic Church is scrambling to save the 'endangered sacrament' of confession.

** Carolyn Woo: Why women must be regarded as far more than 'guest workers' in the Catholic Church.

** John Allen: Why the Vatican's hire of Teresa Kettelkamp, an American former police official and U.S. bishops' staffer, is a needed dose of good news for Pope Francis on the anti-abuse front.

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

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'NZ Catholic' newspaper

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EMPLOYMENT

Diocesan General Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 20 - April 2 2016 p.5, at http://www.sheffield.co.nz/Job-Search/Type/View/JobID/1228/Diocesan-General-Manager-job-in-Auckland and from Ian Taylor tel. (09) 367 1501 or Raewyn Brown tel. (09) 367 1535   Applications close 4 April 2016.

Manager, Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
Applications close 3 April

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 

Full text articles: https://goo.gl/Svluba 

In issue no. 486, March 20 - April 2 2016: Parish farewells forgotten man ... Divine Mercy congress: Suva prelate highlights keys for Church ... India now responsible for NZ Capuchins ... Couple share experiences form 2015 Synod ... Fr Jim Consedine: The cosmic love of the Eucharist ... Focus on faith makes refugees' struggle real ... NZ Christian unity starts along a new path ... Catholic Discipleship College: A good batch of new students ... James Pepping: Finding patience, chili and love in Mexico ... Old tree finds new life in artist's hands.

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DEAR READERS: 
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Easter 2016
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TVNZ. Praise Be.
Chris Nichol presents a programme of hymns and worship songs for Easter Sunday.

RNZ. Hymns on Sunday.
A selection of traditional and modern hymns for Easter Sunday.

Fr Michael Dooley: Nearness of death, resurrection (photo)
In 2014 I was fortunate to spend a month in the Holy Land, staying for the most part in Jerusalem. I had many insights from this time but one of the most valuable was to do with biblical geography. Back in New Zealand at Easter, I can't help but think of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem ...

Everyone invited to take part in ecumenical walk (photo)
Newslink, Southland
The Stations of the Cross in Lumsden.

Catholic and Anglican worshippers bear the cross through Wellington for Easter  photo video
Good Friday marked the 28th year of the Otari parishioners' tradition of carrying a wooden cross through the streets of Northland to bear the message of the story of Easter. Since 1988, Catholic and Anglican congregations in Wellington have come together for the adoration of the cross ...

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Auckland City cathedral attacked (photo)
St Patrick's Cathedral in Auckland's central city has been attacked. The large promotional banners surrounding the walls outside the cathedral's presbytery were slashed on March 20.

Titahi Bay's Parker family and their 11 children (photo)
Tim Parker vividly recalls his parents' attempt to keep everyone under control at Christmas by taking the handles off the doors. There was never a dull moment growing up with 10 brothers and sisters, he said. The large Parker family photo featured in the landmark book A Portrait of Porirua written by Neil and June Penman. 

Marlborough Tour Company buys Old St Mary's Convent to offer luxury accommodation (photo)
A historic convent outside Blenheim has been bought by the Marlborough Tour Company to provide luxury accommodation for the jet-set crowd. The Victorian-style convent was built in 1901 for the Sisters of Mercy in Blenheim, before being moved to its present location in Rapaura, where it has been used as a bed and breakfast and wedding venue.

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Bishop Lyons Shield: Roncalli third as St Bede's speech breaks tie (photo)
Aquinas College, Tauranga: Cricket: Aquinas College to finals http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/122618-aquinas-college-to-finals.html

Baradene College, Remuera: College Sport: Baradene College's training programme with a difference (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11610500

John Paul College, Rotorua: Sugar-free schools way to go - adviser http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/377239/sugar-free-schools-way-go-adviser

Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Talented Sacred Heart College softball trio picked for NZ (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/78144983/talented-sacred-heart-college-softball-trio-picked-for-nz

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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sunday 20 March - John 20:1-9 The empty tomb
A reading and commentary with Fr Jim Lyons and Christine Paterson.

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JOHN L. ALLEN


John L. Allen is a Catholic columnist for The Boston Globe

** Priest's murder in Congo shows the need for a new concept of martyrdom

** Ordinary people are not powerless to resist anti-Christian genocide

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

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EVENTS

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EMPLOYMENT

Diocesan General Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 20 - April 2 2016 p.5, at http://www.sheffield.co.nz/Job-Search/Type/View/JobID/1228/Diocesan-General-Manager-job-in-Auckland and from Ian Taylor tel. (09) 367 1501 or Raewyn Brown tel. (09) 367 1535   Applications close 4 April 2016.

Manager, Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
Applications close 3 April

NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Executive Officer
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 6-19 2016 p.19, at http://www.seek.co.nz/job/30496148 and from c.jones@wn.catholic.org.nz  Applications close 30 March 2016.

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

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FROM THE SECULAR MEDIA

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DEAR READERS: 
When you open one of the Press Display links below, you may be offered a choice between 'Press Reader' and 'Press Display' as your reading option. Always choose 'Press Display'.  Mike L

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RNZ. Hymns on Sunday. Palm Sunday 20 March 2016
Today's programme marks Palm Sunday, and includes a hymn that's been sung as a Palm Sunday processional since the 10th century - All glory, laud and honour. We also celebrate St Patrick's Day with some Irish hymns.

Piako church processions to remember Easter story 
Piako churches will hold Easter walks in Te Aroha and Morrinsville on Good Friday.

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Sacred Heart Basilica 'well cared for' (photo)
The Timaru Herald
In Timaru we have a close relative of the Christchurch [cathedral], from the same architect F W Petre (pronounced Peter).
Legend has it that Petre fell out with the church over this project since he intended an even larger basilica than the one we see today. But surely he has provided enough – a simple glance and one is transported to Romanesque Europe by the sheer confidence of this structure.

Goodwill key to St Gerard's future
St Gerard's, the big brick complex up above Wellington's Oriental Bay, a Category 1 Historic Place, is yellow-stickered. Its owner, the International Catholic Programme of Evangelisation (ICPE), has a 2027 deadline for earthquake-strengthening, which may cost $20 million.

RNZ. Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan.
Masterpieces - Bill McKay
Bill McKay is Associate Head of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. His latest book is called Worship: A History of New Zealand Church Designs. In this interview he talks about about his favourite church from that book:  Futuna Chapel in Karori, designed by John Scott.

Also: Futuna Chapel Trust (includes a gallery) http://www.futunatrust.org.nz

Catholic churches closing (photo)
Dunedin South churches St Bernadette's, St Brigid's and St Alphonsus will hold their final masses on Saturday and Sunday, before the congregations merge with the parish at St Patrick's Basilica.

St Joseph's parish priest makes a move (photo)
Upper Hutt Leader
After 14 years service, Fr Ron Bennett has left his St Joseph's parish and Upper Hutt. A priest for 44 years, Bennett moved to the Catholic parish of Otari in Wellington last month.

Jim's long-lost cousins emerge (photo)
A funeral service for Jim Grant was held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sacred Heart in Wellington on Sunday. Yesterday, a woman read in her newspaper about strangers organising a funeral for the bachelor who lived and died alone, and she picked up her telephone. Funeral director Simon Manning, who organised Grant's farewell with Father James Lyon, said the woman identified herself to him as Grant's cousin...

Malabar Catholics plan food festival (photo)
Residents of Auckland and visitors to the City would have an opportunity to taste multi-ethnic cuisine at a food festival scheduled to be held next month. Syro Malabar Catholic Mission is organising the event at ASB Showgrounds (Arena) on Saturday, April 9, 2016 between 11 am and 7 pm.

Syrian refugees' arrival in city covered (photo)
The Monday Night Quilters have spent hours with needle and thread creating more than 40 quilts to distribute to the city's newcomers. 

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Farewell statement from the head of the Catholic Education Office, Brother Patrick J. Lynch KNZM
On 9th October 1975 the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act was passed by Parliament on the last sitting day of the Third Labour Government, with the support of the National Party Opposition. In so doing, in the words of the late Norman Kirk, the Prime Minister who initially led the Third Labour Government, it "healed the one hundred year education running sore" whereby a significant sector of New Zealand schools had been denied State funding...

John Paul College, Rotorua: Pupils generate special Fiji delivery (photo) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11605775

Pompallier College, Whangarei: North Force footballer fundraising for trip to Valencia (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/northland/77633405/north-force-footballer-fundraising-for-trip-to-valencia

Roncalli College, Timaru: Dean Andrews dominates with two Aoraki athletic records (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/77992448/dean-andrews-dominates-with-two-aoraki-athletic-records

St Mary's College, Wellington: St Mary's basketballer Sariah Penese holds WNBA dream (photo) http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/college-sport/77850236/st-marys-basketballer-sariah-penese-holds-wnba-dream



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INSPIRATIONAL TV


Sunday 20 March - Luke 23:13-23 Jesus is sentenced to death
A reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching rsm.

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SOUNDS CATHOLIC - Christchurch Catholic Radio


** March 20 2016 - Locally recorded sacred music frames the thoughts of three young Catholic women on the death and resurrection of Our Lord.

** March 13 - Music for Lent from the choir of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Wellington

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THE 15TH STATION PODCAST


Station XV: Episode 102 — Madonna, martyrs, madness and metal (March 16, 2016)

There are many reasons for doom and gloom when considering this month's lineup of topics — none more so than reflecting on the murder of four Missionaries of Charity in Yemen. They are "today's martyrs", Pope Francis said, and it's hard to disagree. In New Zealand, Bishop Patrick Dunn has spoken out against Madonna, who he said engages in highly offensive conduct in her current concert. In the US, causing offense seems to be something of a pastime for presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Pope Francis and leading Catholic academics have been highly critical of the billionaire's rhetoric and policies. Is the criticism fair? Lucy, Don, James and Gavin consider those questions, and also do their best to think about Iron Maiden's greatest hits.

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'RESTLESS PRESS' 


This week: 

** Domesticating The World: The Woman'S Call - Lucy O'Donoghue
The advent of motherhood has confronted me with a lot of vexing questions about being a woman in today's world, and being a woman of Catholic faith.  I've had to search, with earnest, to find explanations that seem to resonate with my lived experience...

** The Dangers Of Raising A Child As Transgender - Jane Bourke
Over the past year we have all heard enough about Bruce Jenner than we really would have liked. From the 'rise' of newest 'female' Kardashian link we have been inundated with gender ideology and things are becoming dangerous. As a result I have had to have conversations students in both my Religious Studies classes and Biology about gender, sex and the bits in between...

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JOHN L. ALLEN


John L. Allen is a Catholic columnist for The Boston Globe

'Vatileaks 2.0' trial may be where justice and wisdom collide

In an ideal world, doing the just thing and doing the wise thing would always coincide. Real life, however, is often not that simple, and the "Vatileaks 2.0" trial currently playing out in Rome may be a classic case where justice and wisdom collide...

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NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC PERIODICALS & NEWSLETTERS

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz 

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. http://proudtobecatholic.org.nz/news-events/kete-korero/

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.welcom.org.nz

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=25

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/


NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Good News and the News' http://www.nzceo.catholic.org.nz/pages/resources/resources_good_news.html

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' http://www.columban.org.au/?MID=200510192652

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Catholic Enquiry Centre. Reflections on the Sunday Gospel

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections (right-hand column) http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD






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EVENTS

Hui Aranga, Whanganui, Easter Sunday 27 March - Monday 28 March 2016

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EMPLOYMENT

NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference. Executive Officer
Details in 'NZ Catholic' March 6-19 2016 p.19, at http://www.seek.co.nz/job/30496148 and from c.jones@wn.catholic.org.nz  Applications close 30 March 2016.

The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand
Director NCRS and Head of Partnerships
Details in 'NZ Catholic' Feb 21 - Mar 5 2016 p.19, at http://www.tci.ac.nz/ncrs/director-position/ and from Susan wilson tel. (04) 819 8382  Applications close 24 March 2016.

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz

Catholic overseas volunteer vacancies are listed on the Vacancies page of http://www.mahitahi.org ]

Links to job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...




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