Columns Fr Noel DelaneyOctober 2012 In the fifth chapter of Lumen Gentium of the Second Vatican Council, ‘The universal call to holiness in the Church’, can be found the following words: ‘It is therefore quite clear that all Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and […]
Archbishop John Dew, in his capacity as President of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania, has spoken to the gathering of representatives of the world’s Catholic Bishops. The Holy Father Benedict XVI has called the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place in the Vatican from Sunday […]
Columns Fr Kevin Neal2012 The curious thing about the stroke that I suffered is that I never really suffered total memory loss but I do have a partial loss. The loss is in the production of what I want to say. I have everything ready to be presented in my mind, the mind is made […]
Columns Cecily McNeill2012 Two teenagers murdered on the same spot at Paraparaumu just one month apart and a national suicide rate said to be double the road toll – the most vulnerable are 15 to 19-year-olds. As well, about a quarter (around 270,000) of our children are now living in poverty, lacking access to adequate […]
Wellington Antonia McBryde4 October 2012 Marist Young Adult Ministry (MYAM) has been alive among young people in Wellington for more than a decade enriching the charism of the Marist Brothers which includes mission to young people. When we celebrated 10 years of presence here last year the guest list was a who’s who of the […]
Features 2 October 2012 All levels of government must be good stewards of public funds, Caritas has told a select committee considering changes to local government legislation. ‘However, stewardship includes responsibility for wellbeing.’ Removing responsibility for wellbeing from the purpose of local government will change the balance of responsibilities, Caritas research and advocacy coordinator Lisa […]
Features Fr Bernard Espiritu2 October 2012 Mission Sunday is primarily a celebration of our faith; it is an affirmation of who we are. By virtue of our baptism we have become members of the Body of Christ, and by virtue of our Confirmation we have been confided with a mission to ‘radiate the Word of […]
Features Esther Saldanha2 October 2012 A chance to speak freely and openly in a non-judgemental environment was how one prison inmate described the grief programme, Seasons for Growth. The programme started in prison in 2009 with Mary Boyle and Esther Saldanha accompanying in their grief the first group of men who were in the high […]
Features 2 October 2012 The faces of the classmates of 10-year-old Grace Yeats at St Mary’s Carterton lit up as they discussed how they felt about Grace’s absence in Auckland’s Starship Hospital with a mysterious brain injury. Grace has been unable to walk or talk since May. The Dominion Post reported on September 3 that […]
Palmerston North Gwen Mardle2 October 2012 Parishioners from the Heretaunga Pastoral Area’s four parishes farewelled Bishop Peter Cullinane over lunch on Sunday August 12 in St Joseph’s School hall. John Blake of Our Lady of Lourdes Havelock North thanked Bishop Peter for guiding the new Diocese of Palmerston North (formed in 1980) to maturity as […]