Sport When New Plymouth’s Francis Douglas Memorial College old boys Conrad Smith and Beauden Barrett represented their country as All Blacks in England, winning the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time in a row, sharing the pride and honour was their College community. FDMC Deputy Principal and rugby coach Tim Stuck talks about both […]
December 2015 Sue Devereux For the last 21 years, I have worked for Archdiocesan Pastoral Services as the Adviser for Family Ministries, and Parish and Pastoral Area Adviser. It has been the most formative time of my life as I learnt so much about myself, our Church, and our families. I began in 1994, the […]
December 2015 Feature Louise Campbell, Director, National Liturgy Office, NZ Catholic Bishops Conference The specific gesture that marks the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy is the opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of St Peter’s in Rome. On that day, the Holy Door, usually bricked up, will become a Door of […]
December 2015 Be merciful like God the Father (cf Lk 6:36) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Soon all of us – our faith communities of parishes and their schools and colleges, our Catholic marae, our social services and various chaplaincies – will celebrate together with the universal Church a Jubilee Year of Mercy. It […]