July 2014 Opinion Archbishop John Dew On Pentecost Sunday, I welcomed a large number of new Catholics to the wider family of the Archdiocese at a special ‘Welcome to New Catholics’ Mass, which was also the monthly Archdiocesan Youth Mass. The Mass was led by the members of the Institute for World Evangelisation-ICPE Mission community […]
July 2014 Opinion Fr James Lyons The most creative thing about us is each word we speak. Life itself came from a word God said – and that word became flesh and declared himself to be the life of the world. But creativity carries consequences. Words shape us, announce our presence and remain long after […]
July 2014 Scripture Kieran Fenn fms When Mary sings the Magnificat, during her visit with her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56), she recalls the words of Hannah, mother of Samuel (in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10). As recorded in 1 Samuel, Hannah was one of the two wives of Elkanah. His other wife, Penninah, had children, but Hannah […]
July 2014 Youth Sister Catherine Jones, smsm Pizza, personal care kits for the Wellington Night Shelter, and a selfie with the Prime Minister… what could these have in common? They were all part of the programme for the Young New Zealanders of Faith event held on 24–25 June in Wellington. Around 40 Catholic and Mormon […]
July 2014 Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Matthew 11:25-30 Some people have little appreciation of the depth of their own wisdom. Others seem to think they have the monopoly on wisdom. Jesus contrasts the latter, those who consider themselves wise and intelligent, with the truly wise ones, the ‘little ones’ to whom the secrets of God’s […]
July 2014 News John Holden Pictured below is Fr Barry Scannell, Parish Priest of St Mary of the Angels, Wellington, with Sefo Setefano, the Marist St Pat’s premier player of the day on 24 May 2014. Father Barry is the recently appointed Chaplain to the Marist St Pat’s team and includes in his pastoral responsibilities […]
July 2014 News Brendan Quirk Wellington’s Eastern Suburbs residents generously donated food and household supplies to the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Foodbank Appeal on Saturday 17 May. Sponsored and advertised six-monthly by Newstalk ZB, the collection was held at the Pak ‘n Save supermarket, Kilbirnie. The Society’s Foodbank provides emergency food and supplies to […]
July 2014 News Dave Ross The Catholic Parish of Otari now consists of St Teresa’s Church Karori, St Thomas More Church Wilton, and Cardinal McKeefry and St Teresa’s primary schools. The formation of the new Catholic parish was celebrated on Pentecost, 8 June, with a vibrant muti-cultural Mass. This was concelebrated by Archbishop John Dew […]
July 2014 Reflection Bridget Taumoepeau Fr William O’Malley SJ has written a version of Psalm 32 – ‘How gifted I am with forgiveness when my God forgets I have sinned, like a child, without grudges or guile.’ This struck such a chord with me for two reasons. One is Pope Francis’ repeated reminder to us […]
July 2014 Reflection Michael Noonan During night prayer, John Boorman used to weave a mystical spell with his softly spoken prayers. John had an intellectual disability, he had micro encephalus and had moved from a mental institution to live in a l’Arche community. He prayed with an immense freedom. Knowing no geographical or historical boundaries, […]