WelCom October 2018: Fr David Dowling In 2013 St Francis de Sales Church building was classified as earthquake-prone after being assessed as only 21 per cent of the New Building Standard (NBS). The church remained open but the children and staff at nearby St Francis de Sales School were not allowed to access it. Following a […]
WelCom October 2018: Mrs Amelie Kelder, HOLA Languages During term two at St Mary’s College Wellington, Year 10 Languages and Māori studies’ students learned about food and customs around food. The two groups wanted to further celebrate the variety of cultures we have at St Mary’s and to create an authentic learning activity for the school community […]
WelCom October 2018: The Sacrament of Confirmation was celebrated on Sunday 24 June in Our Lady of The Bays Parish of Richmond, Motueka, and Takaka. Cardinal John Dew confirmed 33 young candidates at the Mass held at St Peter Chanel Church in Motueka. The group was blessed to have Bishop Paul Martin concelebrating. He was also […]
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WelCom September 2018: For the first time, Pope Francis has written a letter to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics about sexual abuse. Past letters on sexual abuse scandals have been addressed to bishops and faithful of individual countries. In his letter, Pope Francis has responded to widespread revelations of clerical sexual abuse of 1000 children and […]
WelCom September 2018: Māori Language Week, te Wiki o te Reo Māori, promotes the use of Māori language, one of the three official national languages of this country – Māori, English and New Zealand Sign Language. The dates for 2018 Māori Language Week are September 10–16 with the theme ‘Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori’. The Catholic […]
WelCom September 2018: SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK 9-15 SEPTEMBER 2018 Every year the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand set aside a week in September for Social Justice Week, inviting us to reflect and take action on a current social justice issue. This year, 9‒15 September, we focus on disability and participation. How can we encourage more enabling communities, […]
WelCom September 2018: Bishop Charles Drennan, Bishop of Palmerston North When I was a child, the Sisters at my primary school often talked about ‘the missions’. The term was shrouded a little in mystery but as primary school pupils we were told stories of priests and Sisters working in far off exotic lands doing great things to […]
WelCom September 2018: His Holiness Pope Francis hosted the World Meeting of Families 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. The guiding theme was: ‘The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World’. Held every three years, this major international event brings together families from across the world to celebrate, pray and reflect on the central importance of marriage […]
WelCom September 2018: Monsignor Gerard Burns, Vicar General Archdiocese of Wellington In the face of the shocking revelations about clerical sexual abuse of children and young people in different parts of the world – Pennsylvania, Chile, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand – many of us are feeling dismayed, disgusted and angry. That this abuse has been perpetrated at […]