When in 2023 Ōtari Parish was surveyed by their Parish Justice, Peace and Development group, the community made it known it wanted to gain a deeper understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This led to a recent offering to take part in a two-part video and discussion programme called ‘Belonging in this Land: Treaty Basics from a Christian Perspective’.
National statistics show our aged population is increasing exponentially and our elderly are now becoming a significant part of the peripheries we are called to encounter.
Several members of various migrant communities came together at the newly re-opened Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on 13 July to celebrate their cultures through prayer and fellowship.
St Anne’s Church, with its distinctive sparkling stained-glass steeple and tiered seating, was packed for the last Eucharist to be celebrated at the church in Whanganui East, after 82 years.
On 27 September hundreds of thousands of members in 153 countries round the world will celebrate the patronal feast of the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
The Society as we know it was founded in Paris 1833 by Frederic Ozanam and his young friends – aged late teens and early twenties – as means to develop their faith.
St Joseph’s Parish Levin’s Tuesday Social Group was started approximately four years ago to provide a much-needed social outlet for our parishioners at zero cost. We offer a varied programme of activities including music, indoor games, picnics, outings, movies, food, bingo and hobbies. We also have a shared meal once a fortnight.
The Vatican’s top doctrinal office published a new Declaration, on 8 April 2924, on the theme of human dignity. Entitled Declaration Dignitas Infinita, on Human Dignity, the Declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addresses a range of contemporary moral and social issues.
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Te Rātapu Rua tekau mā rua o te Wā Noa
‘I no longer believe!’ The words were shouted. And the voice was angry.
But if the statement was meant to shock me, it didn’t. I simply asked the person to tell me what they no longer believed, and the following conversation unfolded.
The number of people contacting us at the Catholic Enquiry Centre with questions about the Catholic faith is increasing. These are often former protestant Christians who find themselves drawn to Catholicism for a variety of reasons, yet they struggle with aspects of Catholic belief.