WelCom October 2018: This article is the third and final part of a series by Fr James Lyons about the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The name of God is Mercy. There can be no other name. St John tells us that God is Love. If love is the essence of God’s being, then mercy is God’s primary […]
WelCom October 2018: In WelCom’s Catholic Thinking series, lecturers from Good Shepherd College – Te Hēpara Pei and The Catholic Institute of New Zealand – Te Pūtahi Katorika ki Aotearoa, share their views about a range of topics on theology, mortality, ethics and faith heritage. This month, Sr Elizabeth Snedden rscj discusses intercession. Intercession is defined […]
WelCom October 2018: The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand (TCI) has announced the appointment, from 1 October, of Dr Zachariah Duke, as Acting Academic Dean, Lecturer in Theology and as a Research Fellow with The Nathaniel Centre. TCI Director, Gerald Scanlan, said, ‘we’re delighted to have Zachariah join our team and welcome his wealth of […]
WelCom October 2018: Mark 10: 2-16 2 Some Pharisees approached him and asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’ They were putting him to the test. 3 He answered them, ‘What did Moses command you?’ 4 They replied, ‘Moses allowed us to draw up a writ of dismissal in cases of divorce.’ […]
WelCom October 2018: Congratulations to St Patrick’s College Wellington’s choral group ‘Con Anima’ who gained a bronze award at the 2018 national choral singing competition Finale, The Big Sing. The Finale was held at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on Saturday night, 1 September. The Big Sing Finale is a celebration of choral singing from […]
WelCom October 2018: Isabella McCafferty Randy Raus, US-based CEO and President of Life Teen International, visited dioceses around New Zealand in September. He came to share his experiences about the movement of Life Teen and meet with a variety of people involved in youth ministry. Life Teen International provides resourcing and support for parish-based youth ministry […]
WelCom October 2018: Isabella McCafferty A group of around 30 people from across Wellington City, gathered on the evening of 11 September to discuss the topic of gender and sexuality in the context of ministry with young people. The forum aimed to provide a place to explore some of the challenges we face around understanding gender […]
WelCom October 2018: The sixth session of the Wellington Archdiocese Young Adult Formation Programme ‘The Way’ took place on Sunday, 6 August, exploring our understanding of and relationship with the Holy Spirit. Around 20 participants gathered for the afternoon session. They then headed to St Mary of the Angels for Mass, and finished the day with […]
WelCom October 2018: Aaron Itinteang Odyssey is a 10-week youth development programme for leadership and faith led by Challenge 2000. On our programme we have a mix of 20 students, Uni students and young workers. Recently, we focused on building community and trust activities. We began with some fun games, followed by an introduction about what […]
WelCom October 2018: Tertiary students in the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North who are entering into their third year of study are invited to apply for a Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship. Each student selected receives $3000 towards their third year of tertiary study. For more details and an application form please apply […]