WelCom September 2017: There was a man who, during the 1990s, offered to regularly clean the interior of Palmerston North’s Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. He collected several like-minded people and every Monday they cleaned, with complaint, every nook and cranny. They called themselves the Cathedral Gnomes! As time went by, one by one they grew too […]
WelCom September 2017: Registration is strong for the Aotearoa Catholic Youth Festival at St Mary’s College, Auckland, 2–3 December 2017. Hosted by the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, the festival is aimed at young people aged 15 to 29. Around 500 are expected. The festival will include workshops, a cultural showcase, and a Mass on the Saturday night. International […]
WelCom September 2017: Jo and Tim McDade, from Brisbane, facilitated this year’s Passionist retreats for young people at two retreat centres in July. Thirty-five 15-to-18-year-olds from the Diocese attended the youth retreat Camp Rangi Woods in Pohangina Valley, to explore ‘a relationship with ourselves, with others and with God’. Along with the usual sessions, games, great food and […]
WelCom September 2017: Over 200 people attended the annual Young Vinnies Mass held at Bishop Viard College on Sunday 13 August. The Mass also celebrated the Society of Vincent de Paul’s 150 years of service in New Zealand. Vinnies from Catholic Colleges in Wellington, Hutt Valley, Masterton and Kapi-Mana, DRSs, teachers and deputy principals, gathered with SVdP […]
WelCom September 2017: Past and present students and staff celebrated Francis Douglas Memorial College Founder on Friday 2 June 2017. The day began with Mass at St Joseph’s Church New Plymouth, celebrated by Fr Tom Lawn, an Old Boy from FDMC. The focus was on those in need. Part of the Offertory was for the Foodbank and contributions […]
WelCom September 2017: “Do all you can to preserve the unity of the spirit by the peace which binds you together” – Ephesians 4:3 Jennifer Ioannou, Principal For a number of years now St Anthony’s School in Seatoun, Wellington, have committed to providing all students with multiple and varied learning opportunities to allow them to develop a […]
WelCom September 2017: “I O MAHI KATOA MAHIA” – “Whatever You Do, Do Well” Sr Sarah Greenlees rndm On Friday 6 October this year, nearly 1000 Sisters, teachers and past pupils of St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College will gather at the College in Greenmeadows, Hawke’s Bay to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their foundation on 10 October […]
May 2016 Feature Is it enough to drift along with prevailing views, whether secular or religious? Do we need to sharpen our responses to them both? Emeritus Bishop Peter Cullinane DD explores these questions in the second and final part of his article. In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul was scathing in […]
WelCom August 2017: The most senior Vatican official charged in the Catholic Church sexual-abuse crisis made his first court appearance in Australia on Wednesday 27 July 2017. Cardinal George Pell appeared briefly at the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with historic sex offences. No formal plea was entered although Pell’s legal team lead, Robert Richter, told the magistrate: […]
WelCom August 2017: In the wake of sexual-abuse and financial scandals within the Church, where is our credibility? Fr Neil Vaney sm Symbols of Hope Some years ago I visited the new cathedral in downtown Los Angeles. What struck me were the multi-coloured woven banners, each about five metres high, decorating both side walls. They depicted saints […]