June 2014 Schools St Catherine’s College Kilbirnie is ecstatic following their outright win in the O’Shea Shield on the weekend of 17–18 May. One point behind the winner with 37 points were St John’s College Hastings, St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie and Garin College Richmond. St John’s hosted the event which is a hard-fought annual contest […]
June 2014 Feature An iconic painting of a youthful Suzanne Aubert was unveiled last month at a gathering of more than 80 Bishops of Oceania at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington. It is the first time such a large number of Catholic Bishops from Australia, the countries of the Pacific, Papua New […]
June 2014 Church Elizabeth Julian RSM Where should we begin the scary task of merging parishes? How do we get our heads around it? Do we hope that ‘they’ have it all sorted and we don’t need to be involved? Or that if we wait long enough it will all pass and we can go […]
June 2014 Feature Bridget Taumoepeau Archbishop Durocher of Canada said on the occasion of the canonisations on 29 April of Ss John XXIII and John Paul II that he was moved by the moments of silence and prayerfulness in the ceremony, despite the huge crowd of pilgrims there. Pope Francis recognises the importance of silence […]
June 2014 News New Zealanders who aspire to become spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition will soon have a programme of study and formation to follow through a new organisation, Arrupe New Zealand. Coordinator Kevin Gallagher says the NZ-based programme, which will start offering the study programme next year, has links with the Sentir Graduate […]
June 2014 Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:46-53 Loss is an integral part of the human experience and death is generally the most painful aspect of loss. Today’s Feast of the Ascension invites us to face the experience of loss in a transformative way. In Ordinary Time, we celebrate the life and ministry […]
June 2014 News Taylor Broad Sacred Heart Cathedral was packed with excitement last month as more than 80 bishops from all round the Pacific gathered for the opening liturgy of their week-long federation meeting. The assembly takes place every four years in a different part of Oceania which includes Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and […]
June 2014 News To celebrate the canonisation on 29 April of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II the gen 2 of the Focolare movement in Wellington made commemorative cupcakes which they offered after a special Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral on 27 April. Aliesha was inspired by an idea on the papal website, XT3.com […]
June 2014 News Shane Olsen The Wellington Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission applauds the extension of free medical care for children to the age of 12 in the government’s 2014 Budget announced 15 May, but says it will not address the significant inequalities in the country. The Budget has not addressed the real issues […]
June 2014 Opinion Fr James Lyons Using the theme of our 2006 Synod, Salt and Light Together, Archbishop John Dew took to the road in April and May to encourage hundreds of parishioners across the archdiocese on the journey to ‘re-imagine the archdiocese’. Reminding his audiences of last year’s Year of Faith with its celebration […]