Palmerston North Fr Kevin Neal3 May 2011I was heading for Christchurch. I was in Blenheim where I have two sisters. I also had a few other people to see. It always takes few days to see people in Blenheim and while I was there the news of the earthquake struck. A quick call to my […]
Palmerston North Anne Burke rsj3 May 2011 The trafficking of women was a primary area of concern for the 24th annual meeting last month of leaders of the Australian-Aotearoa/New Zealand Federation of the Sisters of St Joseph gathered at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. Sisters from Whanganui met with those from Goulburn, Lochinvar, Tasmania and from […]
Social Justice hui through the eyes of those who came Mary-Ann Greaney6 April 2011 The Social Justice Hui at the end of February drew around 300 people – from Kaikoura in the south to Levin and Masterton in the north – to Bishop Viard College, Porirua, to reflect on what it means to ‘Work for […]
Cecily McNeill6 April 2011 Three staff from Catholic Social Services in Wellington who spent a week helping Christchurch people back on their feet after the February 22 quake, say they feel privileged to have seen firsthand the way people have helped each other. Social worker Trish Heward and counsellors Gail Teale and Tracey Burge were […]
Archbishop John Dew6 April 2011 Countless moments of grace and wisdom have blessed my time with you as archbishop. The 2006 ‘Salt and Light Together’ Synod that began our journey gave a most positive impetus to the life of the archdiocese and prefaced many achievements in the name of Jesus. Your own 10 contributions shine […]
Palmerston North Fr Kevin Neal6 April 2011 It’s been a mysterious few days. I was sure that I had grown used to the idea of my friend Fr Anthony Ford’s death and when it came I would take it in my stride. But when it did come I felt strangely cut off from everything – […]
Palmerston North Freda McGurk6 April 2011 Father Anthony Ford settled quickly into St Joseph’s Parish and Hoani Papita, Hawera, when he arrived in 2004. He appeared to enjoy the challenge of being our parish priest. For a time, when the Patea/Waverley parish was without a priest, he also ministered to them. A further change occurred […]
Palmerston North Bishop Peter Cullinane6 April 2011 Bishop Peter Cullinane offered this prayer at the thanksgiving service at the Scandinavian Festival in Norsewood on Sunday February 27. God of all creation and of all nationswe turn to you in thanksgivingfor the wonderful gift of life itselfand life within our families, our nations, and the family […]
Palmerston North Anne Odogwu6 April 2011 People of Scandinavian descent celebrated their forebears who settled in the Dannevirke and Norsewood areas in the 1870s in a festival held in the two towns at the end of February. Scandinavian festivals started in 1983 to commemorate the way our forebears lived when they arrived in New Zealand […]
Archbishop John Dew2011 Images of the frightening tsunami rolling over the coast of north eastern Japan and inland for miles filled our TV screens on Friday evening March 11. It was like a shoreless ocean. Within hours there was a tsunami warning issued for the Pacific Ocean, ‘travelling’ across the Pacific eastwards at the speed […]