Sunday, August 5, 2018

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Renewed calls for church to be part of Royal Commission 
Otago Daily Times
Magnus Murray, a paedophile priest who left a trail of victims in his wake, was allowed to continue as a man of the cloth for nearly two decades after his offending was revealed to the Bishop of Dunedin. Survivors say it shows why the Catholic Church should be part of a Royal Commission into historic abuse. Chris Morris investigates...

The Church response (photos)

Church could defrock paedophile priest after all

The Australian connection (photos)

'Still hurting and still angry'

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Double celebration at Catholic church (photo)
A special Mass in Alexandra's Catholic Church of St John the Baptist yesterday marked a double celebration for the Alexandra parish. It was 60 years since the Catholic church building was blessed and opened, and 60 years since long-serving priest Fr Mervyn McGettigan was ordained in the same church.

It seems God is alive and well and living in Whanganui
New Zealand is becoming more secular, according to a new report — Faith and Belief in New Zealand by the Wilberforce Foundation — with fewer people following a religion. But in Whanganui, it seems God isn't giving up without a fight, as Jacob McSweeny discovers.

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News of the Schools
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Prepping for ball season: St Catherine's College students learn 'Ball on a Budget' tricks

St John's College: Social enterprise approach sees Hawke's Bay College awarded on the national stage (photo)
An unlikely partnership between students from St John's College and youth prisoners at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison earned both organisations a string of accolades.

Two Verdon College students reach top 30 in Rockquest (text, photo, video)

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John 6:24-35 Jesus the bread of life
A reading and commentary with Very Rev. Frank Nelson and Rev. Jenny Wilkins at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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Pope Francis changes teaching on death penalty, it's 'inadmissible'
Rome - According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the death penalty now is no longer admissible under any circumstances.
The Vatican announced on Thursday Pope Francis approved changes to the compendium of Catholic teaching published under Pope John Paul II.

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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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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


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Sunday, July 29, 2018

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In issue no. 545, July 29 - August 11 2018: Calls for Aubert beatification prayers ... Seismic risk sees Wellington cathedral closed ... Cardinal praises lay pastoral leadership to Aussies ... 2000-plus at WYD Auckland despite rain ... Number of NZ marriages declared null doubles ... Kids meet St Dominic in new book ... Feature supplement: Vocations - Answering Jesus' call (6 pages).

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Catholic priest Michael Shirres exposed as paedophile
A prominent Catholic priest and theologian has been exposed as a paedophile. The Catholic church said Father Michael Shirres, who died in the 1990s, abused at least five children.

The fallen father: Paedophile Catholic priest Michael Shirres 'abused children for decades' (photos)

Quake-hit historic Rose Chapel in Christchurch reopens after missing big birthday  (photos, video)
The Rose Historic Chapel, which was damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, has been restored.

Church sitting on property portfolio worth millions (photo)
Forget Russian billionaires and wealthy yachtsmen – the owners of some of the country's most expensive real estate are nuns.

Soup Kitchen gets top community award, for helping people
The long-running community care providers Compassion Soup Kitchen were honoured at the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards tonight as Supreme Winner for their commitment to helping vulnerable people.

Thousands remember Wenceslaus Anthony on his Anniversary (photos)
Thousands of people from across the world paid their tributes to Wenceslaus Anthony, a New Zealand-based businessman, community worker and philanthropist, on the first Anniversary of his death on Monday, July 23, 2018.
Mass in Auckland

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Hato Petera College: Anglicans and Catholics may open joint Maori boarding school on Hato Petera College site in Northcote

St John's, Ranfurly: Young Vinnies show farmers their support (photos)

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INSPIRED WORD 

John 6:1-15 Jesus feeds five thousand
A reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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Kansan returns to Australia saint's tomb in thanks for Parkinson's cure
Exactly 10 years to the day - July 18, 2018 - Ricky Peterson of Kansas City, Kansas, knelt once more at the tomb of St. Mary MacKillop in suburban North Sydney, Australia, this time with a prayer of thanksgiving for the seemingly miraculous event that had changed his life a decade earlier...

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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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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


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Sunday, July 22, 2018

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Lifelong happiness following Christ (photo)
An obituary of Pa Yvan Sergy, a former Gisborne Catholic parish priest who died recently at the age of 59.

Paeroa church marks 50th anniversary this month (photo)
Waihi Leader
One of Paeroa's churches is preparing for a milestone anniversary. St Mary's Catholic church will mark its 50th anniversary on Saturday, July 28.

Erskine College demolition underway as massive development begins (photos)
The walls are coming down at Erskine College, the treasured Catholic school in Island Bay, to make way for 96 townhouses.

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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt: Three plays in three years for 17-year-old Hutt Valley playwright (photos)
With two, soon to be three, shows under her belt a 17-year-old playwright credits a cured sausage costume for sparking her passion for performance. Having not been raised in a family with any particular love for theatre, Anna Secker says it was her role as a slice of salami in a production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar at the age of five that started her love for  the stage...

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Mark 6:30-34 Sheep without a shepherd
A reading and commentary with Sister Judith Moroney and Anne Prior.

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Episode 129 — Confession, Concession, Courts and Confusion (July 15, 2018)

The Catholic Church in New Zealand and Australia is under pressure to change the way it approaches the seal of Confession, with governments in both countries wondering if removing the seal would stem child sexual abuse. Bishops in both countries have a clear answer: "No." In the US, President Trump is pushing ahead with his second Supreme Court nominee in Catholic Brett Kavanaugh. Another president, Filipino Rodrigo Duterte, is also making headlines for his name-calling and his curious theology, while the NZ bishops are also wondering how their theology is helping (or hurting) the Church's evangelisation efforts. A Baptist church, however, is just wondering how they can show the face — and body — of Jesus to the world, literally. Join Anna, James and Gavin for this month's episode of The 15th Station.

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'Walking priest' pursues street evangelization hoping listeners seek God
With apologies to Fats Domino, Father Lawrence Carney is "walkin' and talkin' about you and me," and hoping that listeners will come back to - not "me" - but God. Known as the "walking priest," Carney brought his message of street evangelization to Sts. Peter and Paul Church in the north central Iowa town of West Bend in early July...

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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

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NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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


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

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

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Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

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In issue no. 544, July 15-28 2018: Cardinal shares homily tips at clergy assembly ... Strengthening mana Maori in Church ... Ne ARCIC document pushes the positives ... Fr Neil Vaney SM: Revisiting Humanae Vitae after 50 years ... Fr Francis Vernon Douglas last seen 75 years ago ... Lighting New Fires: News from Catholic schools across New Zealand (2 pages, illustrated)Spiritual and pastoral boost in Nth Shore parish.
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Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral closes after being deemed a significant quake risk (photos)
Wellington's Sacred Heart Cathedral has abruptly closed, and could remain so for years, after a structural assessment deemed it a significant risk to occupants in the event of an earthquake. In a statement, a spokesperson for the cathedral on Hill St in Thorndon said that while detailed planning for remediation work had not started yet, it was likely the building would be closed for several years and would cost "several" million to fix.

Obituary: Mary Nelson, August 5, 1942 to June 25, 2018 
Mary Nelson was a familiar face to many people in Taranaki. A brilliant cook and baker, Mary most recently worked part-time at the Fridge Butchery and Delicatessen on Devon Street for her nephew Mark Wormald. Before that Mary's culinary prowess was to the fore for many years as she variously worked in several food outlets including Nelsons Bakery Inglewood and Fitzroy, Countdown Supermarket, where she was  team leader of the bakery, and as cook at Coronation Lodge Rest Home...

The soup run warming the hearts and tummies of a Te Awamutu street (text, video)
Wednesdays during the winter months in Te Awamutu are soup days for the residents of Palmer Street social housing units. Volunteers from St Patrick's Catholic Church in Te Awamutu make the soup in advance and, at 4pm on Wednesday, it's reheated and delivered to people's homes.

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Bishop Edward Gaines, Tokoroa; St Mary's, Putaruru: Young South Waikato leaders celebrated (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/south-waikato-news/105346572/young-south-waikato-leaders-celebrated

Garin College student Tiare Donelan selected for business field trip to Chile (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/105429491/garin-college-student-tiare-donelan-selected-for-business-field-trip-to-chile

Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth: Wearable memorial for much-loved former Taranaki teacher and principal (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/105375792/wearable-memorial-for-muchloved-former-taranaki-teacher-and-principal A New Plymouth high school has commissioned a wearable memorial to honour Diane Kawana, a much-loved former teacher and principal, as well as reflect its bicultural journey.  Sarah Foy reports on the korowai to be woven for Sacred Heart Girls College.

St Bede's College: City schoolboy beats farm teens (photos) https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/105354190/city-schoolboy-beats-farm-teens

St Bernard's College: Local Teens attend international youth summit in Boston http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1807/S00344/local-teens-attend-international-youth-summit-in-boston.htm

St Patrick's, Te Awamutu: Waipa's young leaders recognised with Sir Peter Blake awards (photo) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/good-news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503279&objectid=12086220

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Mark 6:7-13 Jesus sends out the twelve disciples
A reading and commentary with Rev. Canon Jenny Wilkens and Very Rev. Frank Nelson at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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Facing crises inside and out, Latin America's Church is hands-on
As news of escalating crises continues to roll in from various quarters of Latin America, the Catholic Church is taking a strikingly hands-on approach. That proactive stance applies both when the mess it faces is external, as in Venezuela and its political and humanitarian challenges, or in-house, as in Chile, where the Church is paying the price for decades of mismanagement of clerical sexual abuse...

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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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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


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

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/

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EVENTS

MAX18NZ National Catholic men's event 
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Kings College       
Otahuhu, Auckland     

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EMPLOYMENT 

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Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

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Sunday, July 8, 2018

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Bishop holds Mass at marae (photo)
Wanganui Midweek
The sacred song Whanganui, Whanganui was naturally appropriate as the opening hymn for the confirmations of 11 Nga Paerangi wha¯ nau on their Kaiwhaiki Marae on Sunday, June 3. Confirmation Mass was celebrated by Bishop Charles Drennan from Palmerston North and Fr Marcus Francis, the Parish Priest of the Catholic Parish of Whanganui — Te Parihi Katorika ki Whanganui.

Life Story: No challenge too difficult for Terence Brocherie (photos)
Terence Brocherie died on June 6, aged 91, after a long career as a farmer and public servant on Banks Peninsula. For many years he was central to local politics, served as the first mayor of the newly formed Banks Peninsula council, and was awarded the MBE for his services to local Government and the Papal Medal for exceptional services to the Catholic Church and the community.

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Trophy back in St Kevin's College hands (photo)

St John's College parents lose battle to save bus route for Cambridge students (photo)

St Michael's Catholic School welcomes new principal (text, photo and video)

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Mark 6:1-6 Jesus is rejected at Nazareth
A reading and commentary with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.

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Pope condemns 'complicit silence' in suffering of Middle East Christians
Like lights in the darkness, Christians facing persecution in the Middle East are resilient against the most staggering odds, Pope Francis said during an ecumenical prayer in the southern Italian town of Bari Saturday, condemning the "complicit silence" of many to anti-Christian persecution. "Indifference kills, and we desire to lift up our voices in opposition to this murderous indifference," the pope said ...

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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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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


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

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

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MAX18NZ National Catholic men's event 
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Kings College       
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EMPLOYMENT 

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

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

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Sunday, July 1, 2018

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Apostolic Nuncio to depart New Zealand for new post in Uruguay (27 Jun 2018)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/apostolic-nuncio-to-depart-new-zealand-for-new-post-in-uruguay/

In just over a month, New Zealand's Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Martin Krebs, will bid farewell to New Zealand as he leaves to take up a new position in Uruguay. For more than five years, Archbishop Martin has been Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia. He was also Apostolic Delegate in six territories in the Pacific (French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Saipan, Guam, American Samoa), and in in three small countries (Tokelau, Tuvalu and Niue)...

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In issue no. 543, July 1-14 2018: Marriage educators meet in Christchurch ... Catholics put case to MPs on euthanasia bill ... Catholic education convention has many highlights ... Graduates [of Good Shepherd College] urged to be modern missionaries ... South food icon helps kids go to Catholic schools ... Editorial: The power of beauty ... Youth Synod working document released by Rome ... Catholic scientists gather to share expertise and faith ... Stained glass installation turns heads in Gore ... Caritas: Hospitality for refugees, migrants.
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Life Story: Highly dedicated, John 'the major' Manning took on a variety of roles (photos)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/104800573/life-story-highly-dedicated-john-the-major-manning-took-on-a-variety-of-roles
A strong work ethic, dedication to everything he did and a drive to help others saw John Manning take on a variety of roles around the world. The highly-organised and sociable husband and father of one died on April 26, aged 71.

Speaking Secrets: Man tells of rape at Catholic school (text and audio)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12075829
A man who says he was sexually violated as a child attending a Catholic school has spoken publicly for the first time about the alleged abuse.

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Hato Paora College: Leaving everything on stage at the kapa haka nationals (photo)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/104988686/leaving-everything-on-stage-at-the-kapa-haka-nationals

Pompallier Catholic College: Former refugee gives Whangarei students a first hand account (photo)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12078203

St Bernard's College: Shock at Wellington Habour pollutant haul has student travelling to the Seychelles (photo)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/104988611/shock-at-wellington-habour-pollutant-haul-has-student-travelling-to-the-seychelles

Two St Michael's Catholic School teachers mark 20 years
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12077448
Marion Brits and Rachael McLanachan can't imagine teaching anywhere other than St Michael's Catholic School in Rotorua. That's why they've been there 20 years and counting.

St Michael's Catholic School pupils share why they love it (photos)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503435&objectid=12077447
We asked pupils at St Michael's Catholic School in Mangakakahi what they liked about the school.

St Patrick's College, Silverstream: Boys' High rue missed chances in loss to Silverstream
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/105021432/boys-high-rue-missed-chances-in-loss-to-silverstream

St Peter's rugby make it two wins from two, against rivals St Paul's (photos)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/105106131/st-peters-rugby-make-it-two-wins-from-two-against-rivals-st-pauls

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw  (Under: Created playlists)

Mark 5:25-34 Jairus' daughter and the woman who touched Jesus' cloak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYp448W8S7c&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBA_qNMtrSSx3hhIWttBjBJz&index=4
A reading and commentary with Sister Stephanie Kitching and Sister Marcellin Wilson.

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Handicapping history's first 'universal' conclave a fool's errand
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2018/06/30/handicapping-historys-first-universal-conclave-a-fools-errand/
A consistory, the event in which a pope creates new cardinals, is a bit like the Iowa Caucuses of the Catholic Church. It's a moment in which not only the new Princes of the Church are in Rome, but many of the current ones are also in town at the same time, and it's hard not to look at the gathering and wonder if we may be seeing a future pope ...

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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'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/

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

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/

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FACEBOOK

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Catholic-Church-in-Aotearoa-New-Zealand/149916141686808

'NZ Catholic' newspaper
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NZ-Catholic/262886647205656

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline

Holy Cross Seminary
https://www.facebook.com/HolyCrossNZ

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
https://www.facebook.com/Marists

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NEWS OF THE CHURCH IN NZ AND THE WORLD

http://cathnews.co.nz/category/new-zealand/

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

http://www.cruxnow.com

http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/?s=morning+catholic+must-reads

http://www.lastampa.it/vaticaninsider/eng

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

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EVENTS

MAX18NZ National Catholic men's event 
28- 30 Sept 2018    
Kings College       
Otahuhu, Auckland     

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EMPLOYMENT 

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

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


New Look for Catholic Discovery (20 Jun 2018)

The Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC) has unveiled new Catholic Discovery branding, as it seeks increased engagement with different audiences, including those with and those without Christian Faith, those active in the Church and those who have left, inviting them all to discover more about our community and the Church today ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS 

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Catholic bishops in New Zealand 'humbly acknowledge shortcomings' with LGBT, migrant communities (photos, includes video of street interviews)
Leaders of the Catholic Church in New Zealand say they "humbly acknowledge" their shortcomings, especially with regards to groups such as the LGBT and migrant communities.

Losing faith: Why fewer New Zealanders are attending church
A new report, Faith and Belief in New Zealand, says a third of New Zealanders identify with Christianity, down from 43 per cent in the 2013 Census and 49 per cent in the 2006 Census. The results of the 2018 Census are yet to be released.

Breaking confession seal may not help prevent abuse: bishops
Radio New Zealand (Phil Pennington)
New Zealand Catholic Bishops say there is no evidence that breaking the seal of confession would keep children safer. Australian states are moving to prosecute priests who don't report confessions of child sex abuse, despite opposition from the church.

'Shattered life' worth $30k: Sex abuse survivor releases book about attacks suffered in care (photo)
Darryl Smith's shattered life, according to St John of God, was worth $30,000. In 2009, the group paid the sum to Smith as a settlement for the abuse he suffered in Christchurch and Queensland ...

Calls for Catholic church to come up with solution for reporting of child abuse (audio interview with Mike Hosking))
Newstalk ZB 

Pirongia artist creates 260kg multi-media tribute to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.(photo)
Te Awamutu Courier
I first met artist Fran Mens when she moved 'home' to the Waipa from the Bay of Plenty about a year ago. She wanted to show me her defining work — a three-dimensional tribute to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper ...

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News of the Schools
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Hato Petera College:

Hon Chris Hipkins. Interim decision on Hato Petera College

Auckland Maori Catholic school on the brink of closure (photo)
Radio New Zealand


Sacred Heart College, Napier: Hawke's Bay school celebrates World Refugee Day (text, photos, video)

St John's College students doing 'What Ever It Takes' to tackle tough issue, including hosting Government's Inquiry into Mental Health and Addictions (photo)

St Kevin's gets bragging rights

St Kevin's unbeaten at end of first round

St Peter's College builders construct champion robot to win WorldSkills title (photo)

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INSPIRED WORD 

Luke 1:57-66, 80 The birth of John the Baptist
A reading and commentary by Sister Stephanie Kitching.

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin


For Pope Francis, soccer's both a passion and a Gospel strategy
It's well known among close observers that Francis loves the sport. Less known perhaps, is that when he was in Argentina, he saw soccer as an ice-breaker and yet another element of a Church that goes out to encounter the faithful where they are ...

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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'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22

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. School News Update  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/ 

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


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

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NEW ZEALAND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUNDAY READINGS

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/category/features/

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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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EMPLOYMENT 

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

Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme, contact: volunteers@caritas.org.nz 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of Auckland: http://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/category/vacancies/


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