WelCom December 2021 With the new year rapidly approaching, we are in a race to gather the remaining funds to complete restoration of our Sacred Heart Cathedral. The hope is to reopen this spiritual and cultural treasure by mid-2022. Picking up the pace, a group of parishioners will be seeking one-off donations to cover items […]
WelCom December 2021 As chaplain for the Catholic hard-of-hearing and deaf communities in the Palmerston North and Wellington dioceses, David Loving-Molloy’s ministry encompasses a broad area, covering the lower half of the North Island and the top of the South Island. David is based at St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre in Palmerston North. His wide-ranging […]
WelCom December 2021 Fr Neil Vaney sm Luke’s gospel presents a touching picture of Jesus’ birth, humble, hidden, surrounded, perhaps, by sheep and cattle. We can easily overlook what brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem – an imperial decree from the governing power, preoccupied with taxes and control. Matthew’s account goes further in highlighting the […]
WelCom November 2021
NauMai September 2021 The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) warns that an escalating shortage of registered nurses is placing the not-for-profit aged-residential-care sector under huge pressure. Nurses are leaving community/not-for-profit providers in unprecedented numbers for a range of reasons, says the NZCCSS. Reasons include acute housing shortages, the high cost of housing […]
NauMai September 2021 Fr James B Lyons It is approaching 60 years since the opening of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) and we are still discovering what it was all about. The initiative of Pope Francis to invite ‘all the baptised’ to participate in a process that will ensure the 2023 Synod of Bishops reflects […]
NauMai September 2021 Amongst the grim news reports about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, a ray of light shines for families who began arriving in New Zealand in late August – some to resettle in Wellington. ‘But right now, we need urgent help’ says Karen Holland, Kaiarahi of Wellington Catholic Social Services (CSS). ‘We are […]
NauMai September 2021 What does it mean to Be the Church? Social Justice Week (SJW) 2021 will take place from 12 to 18 September. This year, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand have produced resources focused on “A Culture of Encounter: Be the Church”. Caritas invites people of all ages to learn about and reflect on what […]
WelCom August 2021 May she Rest in Peace Sister Loyola Galvin dolc (Johanna Mary Frances) MNZM, QSM, died peacefully on 22 May 2021 at St Joseph’s Home of Compassion, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt. She was in her 100th year. Sr Loyola was a beloved member of the Sisters of Compassion for 71 years, loved daughter of […]