Column Fr Kevin Neal The Chrism Mass or Mass of the Oils (on May 26 this year) is among the delights of living at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. People travel for hundreds of kilometres to attend this ceremony for the distribution of the oils and to say thanks to the priests for their […]
Palmerston North June 2013 Sue Seconi Two of Whanganui’s World War II veterans were among those who gathered at St Mary’s church for Mass on Anzac Day, 25 April. Joe Gibbs (right) was just 17 when he left for Guadalcanal with the 30th Air Force Squadron and 95-year-old Des McGovern fought in the Middle East […]
Youth Dan Siave Can’t make it to World Youth Day in Rio? Don’t worry, Come to NZWYDE! On Saturday 27 July 2013, as millions gather in Rio de Janeiro, you are invited to join Archbishop John Dew and young people from around the diocese to share faith, food and an all-round awesome time at New […]
Event Sharron McSweeney Francis Vernon Douglas, born in 1910 and raised in Johnsonville, was a Columban priest whom Japanese soldiers killed in the Philippines 70 years ago in 1943. During the Japanese occupation he was taken by secret police looking for information on guerillas. He was savagely beaten for three days, the presumption being that […]
Feature Gwen Mardle As chaplain for the Catholic deaf communities, David Loving-Molloy provides New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) interpreted Masses monthly in the Palmerston North and Wellington dioceses. NZSL is the first language for most of the deaf people David works with. David says many find lip-reading in church difficult and stressful. ‘Many deaf with […]
Archdiocesan News Cecily McNeill Archbishop John Dew has announced a review of the way the archdiocese is structured which could result in the number of parishes being reduced. A consultation document, A Future Full of Hope, is currently being studied throughout the archdiocese over the next four months. Archbishop John has worked with a focus […]
Columns Archbishop John Dew These amazing words from John’s gospel (4:5-15) come to mind as I grapple with the challenges facing the Archdiocese of Wellington at this time. Not long ago Pope Benedict called the Church to a Year of Faith, to a New Evangelisation. He had a vision for the Church. Pope Francis, too, […]
Scripture Kieran Fenn fms The law of prayer is the law of belief’ is a saying that owes much to Augustine and the theological battles of the fifth century. It implies that the basis of doctrines can be seen in popular consensus as shown in liturgical celebration, of feasts in honour of Mary. The dogma […]
Editorial Cecily McNeill Two aspects of life in New Zealand last month sent Catholics reeling towards Pope Francis’ stand on a preferential option for the poor – the sale of Mighty River Power shares and the shameful incidence of rheumatic fever among Northland children. Rheumatic fever is almost eradicated in most other developed countries but […]
Feature Lisa Beech Workplace safety starts with the recognition of the innate human dignity of workers, Bishop Peter Cullinane told a gathering for Workers Memorial Day in Palmerston North on Sunday 28 April. Bishop Peter said statistics of workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses ‘are terrible enough’, but each statistic represents the suffering of individuals and […]