The order was founded in Ireland on 1 February 1807. Bishop Daniel Delany gathered together six women to form the nucleus of the new congregation dedicated to meeting the needs of the people by providing educational opportunities. St Brigid was their patroness.
The need to present the God of Israel as strong and powerful in a time of Jewish adversity sparked the writing of chapter one, long after chapter two had become common currency.
A large group of teachers gathered for the commissioning Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral in February.
‘You are like sourdough yeast. The yeast needs sustenance to grow. And when that happens, it can be divided and shared with others. Those others in turn need to give their share of life and sustenance, otherwise the yeast will die. Just think of the beautiful bread that is baked, as a result of feeding the yeast.’
In a recent episode of The Simpsons, Ned Flanders is confused that his sons obviously prefer the supervision of neighbour Marge Simpson to that of their own father. When he asks them why they like it so much when Marge spends time with them, his boys reply, ‘She makes us happy. And not Church happy – real happy.’
When former Sacred Heart College student, Miriam Davie, married Matt Bayliss last month, a goat, food baskets and money for charity replaced the usual raft of wedding gifts.
‘Climate change is not just one environmental problem among a host of others’ – along with the massive extinction of species – it ‘is by far the most serious environmental issue facing humankind and the planet’. And ‘what is at stake are ultimately ethical and religious issues’.
Could Päkehä have denied the public access to a Wairarapa beach something the government had promised during the passage of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill would never happen?