News February 2014 Karen Saunders The Karori branch of the Catholic Women’s League celebrated its 50 years at its Christmas party in December with a reminiscences of what was happening in 1963. Browsing the CWL minutes and branch reports as well as photos and press clippings, I noticed in particular three things: The fashions of […]
Feature February 2014 Last September, Caritas programmes Officer Anna Robertson went with board chairMark Richards to show our ongoing solidarity with the most vulnerable Palestinians through our partnership with Caritas Jerusalem and Bethlehem University. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, with funding from the New Zealand Aid Programme, is currently supporting Caritas Jerusalem in delivering healthcare in […]
Feature February 2014 Cecily McNeill A lifetime of learning and scholarship, pastoral work and adult education has given Mgr John Broadbent much to write about and Wel-Com readers have greatly appreciated this, judging by the response to last year’s publication of his book, Vatican II: Between the lines. Mgr John has now retired from four […]
Reflection February 2014 Bridget Taumoepeau Reflecting on the Wisdom verse, ‘But the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God’, Pope Francis has preached on the hands of God – the craftsman’s hands that created us in his own image; the wounded hands as the sign of his suffering for us; the caring […]
Feature February 2014 Susan Wilson Pope Francis’s call for the church to develop a deeper theology of women, has been met with hope from many women. In the October 2013 Wel-Com Dr Elizabeth Julian RSM suggests this call is a sign that there are cracks in the stained-glass ceiling, (the stained-glass ceiling is a metaphor […]
News February 2014 Archdiocesan property manager Kevin Brown has retired after 20 years of looking after the Wellington church’s buildings. Kevin’s retirement function at the Catholic Centre on 18 December was an occasion for people to remember when he had helped them out of a sticky situation. Archbishop John Dew recalled dropping his keys into […]
News February 2014 With the child of a prisoner seven times more likely to end up in prison than their classmates, Prison Fellowship is calling on parishes throughout the country to support its programmes. National Director Phil McCarthy says after just months in the job he is blown away by the passion and commitment of […]
Palmerston North February 2014 Clare Sarden Year 9-11 students turned a wet weekend in New Plymouth into a celebration for a Taranaki Youth Day weekend together caring for the environment and reflecting on what being together means. We had planned a service project at local Community Gardens but instead walked to local parks, collecting rubbish […]
Palmerston North Diocese February 2014 Gwen Mardle Christmas 2013 was brightened for many families in Hawke’s Bay when volunteer drivers from the St Vincent de Paul Society delivered their Christmas Cheer parcels. Each packet contained a frozen chicken and other food items as well as gifts for each family member. Everything had been donated by […]
Palmerston North Diocese February 2014 Bishop Peter Cullinane Bishop Peter Cullinane gave this reflection at an interfaith forum in a packed Palmerston North public library last August. Each of Abraham’s families carries forward the blessings God bestowed on Abraham. And so it is that we have in common the message of shalom/salam/peace. The calling of […]