College - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:57:25 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg College - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Hardcore Catholic Millennials https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/02/14/hardcore-catholic-millennials/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:11:25 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=54346

Much has been written about the Millennials, the generation born in the 1990s — or as early as the 1980s and I suppose as late as the new millennium which gives them their name. You can find articles about their political views, their work habits, and their buying trends. You can also find complaints from Read more

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Much has been written about the Millennials, the generation born in the 1990s — or as early as the 1980s and I suppose as late as the new millennium which gives them their name.

You can find articles about their political views, their work habits, and their buying trends.

You can also find complaints from non-affluent Millennials that these discussions don't apply to them.

The Millennial Generation is not very religious, and Millennials are not very orthodox even when they are.

But at places like Benedictine College, where I work, you meet a hybrid version of them: The Hardcore Catholic Millennial.

They are truly hardcore Catholics. They are also truly Millennials.

Their religion does not wipe out their generation's culture any more than their culture wipes out their religious beliefs.

So, what are they like? Continue reading.

Tom Hoopes is Vice President of College Relations and writer in residence at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

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Earthquake: Girls to attend St Bede's College Christchurch https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/03/14/earthquake-girls-to-attend-st-bede%e2%80%99s-college-christchurch/ Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:54:32 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=791

The on-going effect of the Christchurch earthquake opens the way for the girls of Marian College Christchurch to attend the all-boys St Bede's, College in Christchurch. Marian College, a Catholic girls College with approximately 450 students, has been severely affected by the earthquake and will likely not be able to operate on it's present site for the Read more

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The on-going effect of the Christchurch earthquake opens the way for the girls of Marian College Christchurch to attend the all-boys St Bede's, College in Christchurch.

Marian College, a Catholic girls College with approximately 450 students, has been severely affected by the earthquake and will likely not be able to operate on it's present site for the best part of a year.

St Bede's Rector, Mr Justin Boyle said, "It took just one look at the damage to the grounds and buildings to realise their situation, so I made the offer".

The Minister of Education, Anne Tolley gave her consent to the Marian girls attending St Bede's College, provided both schools agreed.

The provincial, Brian Cummings consented to the proposal and this week the Boards of Proprietors and the Senior Administrations of both Colleges have been working through the practicalities.

The colleges are currently in discussion with the Ministry of Education and Catholic Education Board to erect a separate administration Hub for the Marian senior administration and staff.

It is likely that St Bede's will operate from something like 8.00am - 1.00pm and then Marian from 1.30pm - 6.00pm daily.

St Bede's students will lose one 50 minute class a day, however the college intends to make up for the time lost by using the boarders dining room to provide study facilities for all day students but particularly those whose homes have been damaged.

Mr Boyle is optimistic about the new arrangement. "It could be the academic standards improve".

Interim arrangements have also been made for several other quake-hit Christchurch Schools. Linwood College's 1100 students will share the 1700 pupil Cashmere High School campus, Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti and Catholic Cathedral College are scheduled to resume classes on Tuesday.

Of 163 schools in the city, 84 have reopened and by the end of the week another 59 are expected to reopen.

Sources
Society of Mary
The Press

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