News Fr Penehe Patelehio2 October 2012 The man who had Alzheimer’s disease and was dying had struggled for so long. He had endured memory loss for many years. All the while his daughter had taken very good care of him. One day, towards the end of his life, she asked him, ‘Do you know who […]
News Shane Olsen2 October 2012 New Zealand has one of the worst rates of income inequality of the developed or wealthy countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In two decades the country has gone from being one of the most equal to among the most unequal countries in the developed world. […]
Archbishop John Dew2 October 2012 It is almost 10 years since Cardinal Tom Williams and I began the archdiocesan wide consultation process that resulted in the setting up of pastoral areas for the Archdiocese of Wellington on October 1, 2003. Since then we have built up ‘a church of communion’ of parish communities working together […]
World News Derek Johnson2 October 2012 That the Church is ‘200 years out of date,’ was the way some Catholics learned of the death of one of the Church’s most senior and controversial cardinals. The emeritus Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Martini, who died on August 31, had made the statement in an interview published shortly […]
Columns Kieran Fenn fmsSeptember 2012 In Luke’s theology, the faith that marks a genuine disciple consists of hearing and acting on God’s word, as Mary did. This recalls the words of Mary’s cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, blessing Mary for her believing, because the things said to her by the Lord would reach […]
Columns Fr Michael GormlySeptember 2012 Nearly 70 years after the brutal death of Columban missionary Fr Francis Vernon Douglas of Johnsonville, the New Zealand Church remembers with deep affection the extrovert, idealistic, sports-loving man who began his priestly ministry in New Plymouth in 1934. Fr Frank died in the Philippines at the hands of the […]
Column Fr Kevin NealSeptember 2012 Well over 10 years ago I was visiting Fr Joe Grayland who was studying in Paris at the time. We set off with great enthusiasm to see the sites of Paris which, of course, included the Eiffel Tower. I wanted to inspect the metal joints on the side of the […]
Helen O’Sullivan3 September 2012 Many of Challenge 2000’s families will benefit once again from the annual quiz night on August 12 held this year in the larger space of the Johnsonville RSA building. The evening attracted 22 teams which battled for the top team prize while also buying innumerable raffle tickets and willingly parting with […]
Helen O’Sullivan3 September 2012 Many of Challenge 2000’s families will benefit once again from the annual quiz night on August 12 held this year in the larger space of the Johnsonville RSA building. The evening attracted 22 teams which battled for the top team prize while also buying innumerable raffle tickets and willingly parting with […]
Features Sue Ryan30 August 2012 Initiation in Eucharist continues long after the children make their first Communion – in fact it is just the start of a lifelong learning process. This is the message of faith educators and biblical storytellers Rina Wintour and Carol Danby who took their Education Convention workshops on a tour of […]