WelCom November 2018: When I was at a Synod in Rome in 2010 on The New Evangelisation, in his speech to the Synod one of the bishops spoke about how we are called to help one another ‘to be fascinated with Jesus, to be fascinated by Jesus.’ Those words have stayed with me and I keep […]
WelCom November 2018: Bishop Charles Drennan, Bishop of Palmerston North WWI Family reunions have not been our thing. But recently we had a version of that to honour our grandfather (Mum’s father) who fought in various battles along the Western Front of the First World War. He served in Ypres, the Somme (over a million killed or […]
WelCom November 2018: “Spend yourselves for the Poor” Sr Ruth Coleman pbvm Celebrations to mark Nano Nagle’s birth 300 years ago are taking place around the world this year. Venerable Nano Nagle was born into a wealthy family in Ballygriffin, Cork, Ireland in 1718. She was the eldest child of Garret and Anne Nagle. The harsh […]
WelCom November 2018: Bell ringing on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 2018, will be among the activities planned to mark the Centenary of the Armistice, which ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. Churches throughout the country are invited to join in the ‘Roaring Chorus’ campaign to mark […]
WelCom November 2018: The New Zealand Catholic Bishops advocated the Day of Prayer to Respect Life with a letter to the Catholic community on the preciousness and fragility of life. Prayers for intercession and a poem were shared at Masses during that weekend. Respect Life Sunday pastoral letter 14 October 2018 Dear sisters and brothers in […]
WelCom November 2018: The Parish of Our Lady of the Bays is located at the top of the South Island and is bounded by Nelson, Tasman Bay and Golden Bay in the North and Kahurangi National Park and Mount Richmond Forest Park. The economic base includes farming, horticulture, hops, wine, forestry, fishing, tourism and artists. The […]
WelCom November 2018: Pope Francis has decried ‘the inhumane act of violence’, in which a shooter, on Saturday October 27, killed 11 and injured six others, at the Tree of Life Jewish Synagogue in the United States city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during a baby-naming ceremony. The shooter, Robert Bowers, is in custody, and according to the […]
WelCom November 2018: David Olivier Two years on since the 2016 Marlborough earthquake, the people of Kaikōura are continuing to rebuild their lives. Further north, the parishioners in Marlborough have supported activities to help bring together the Ward and Seddon communities, while community workers from the Blenheim-based Bread of Life ecumenical agency, reached several isolated families […]
WelCom November 2018: Mark 12:28-34 28 One of the scribes who had listened to them debating appreciated that Jesus had given a good answer and put a further question to him, ‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’ 29 Jesus replied, ‘This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only […]
WelCom November 2018: Fr James Lyons The memorial notices in our papers invariably list the names of people close to the one who has died: partner, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, dear friends. It’s a litany of connection, announcing a life shared with many others – and a life that would have less value without them. From […]