February 2015 Opinion Bishop Charles Drennan Terrorism and fanaticism can never be justified. But should our reaction to the slaying of staff at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo be limited to abhorrence? Stamping of feet and shouting of slogans – unity – is a woefully inadequate response. We are not Charlie, and we need […]
February 2015 News Annette Scullion The 2015 New Year honours list has made Br Patrick Lynch a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, KNZM, recognising his longstanding services to New Zealand education. That service includes 21 years in his present role as Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Catholic Education Office. This […]
February 2015 News Towards the end of last year kaumātua Janet Paku of Napier heard she would be receiving an award for her lifetime of service and devotion to the Catholic Church. But she didn’t know the recognition was to be from Pope Francis. Sadly, 75-year-old Janet passed away on 25 November before she had […]
February 2015 Opinion Archbishop John Dew At the beginning of December last year I was privileged to attend a meeting of the Santa Marta Group in London. The Santa Marta Group was set up by Pope Francis in April 2014 to form an alliance of police chiefs and bishops from around the world who would […]
February 2015 Feature ‘Light a fire in the heart of the world’ A message from Archbishop John Dew The theme for the Lent 2015 Appeal is ‘Light a Fire in the Heart of the World’ taken from Pope Francis’ letter Evangelii Gaudium. It invites us to join him in being personal witnesses to our faith […]
February 2015 Feature Catholic Social Services in action Lesley Hooper, Director of Catholic Social Services for the Archdiocese of Wellington As we start 2015 we can look back over 60 years of Catholic Social Services (CSS) supporting the poor and vulnerable in our communities. The call of the gospel is a still as strong today […]
February 2015 News Pope Francis announced in December nine additional appointees from around the world to his newly established Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Among them is Mr Bill Kilgallon, Director of the National Office for Professional Standards (NOPS) of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. The Commission was set up last year, […]
February 2015 News Crispin Anderlini, Communications, Marketing and Fundraising Advisor for Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. The Philippines is the third most at-risk country in the world for natural disasters including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and deadly typhoons. This makes Caritas’s work preparing people for emergencies that much more important. In recent years, this nation of more […]
February 2015 Reflection Sr Margaret Anne Mills Pope Francis proclaimed 2015 as a year dedicated to the promotion of consecrated life. He has asked the church’s religious sisters, brothers and priests to ‘wake up the world’ with their testimony of faith, holiness and hope. He also asked the laity, who share with religious the same […]
February 2015 News Trish Bullard Winifred Scahill, parishioner with Ss Peter and Paul Church Lower Hutt and the Archdiocese of Wellington for 66 years, turned 100 on 19 December 2014. Surrounded by children Peter, Michael, Tony, Trish and Anna along with 35 other family members and friends, Win celebrated with a high tea at Nelson’s […]