Author: wmc

Galileo, science and the church

A seriously inconvenient fact spoiling this fantasy is that Galileo and Copernicus were men of deep religious faith, as were other scientific ‘greats’ of the century, such as Kepler (1571’1630) and Newton (1642’1727).

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Vatican II nothing passed, the lines are drawn

The ‘Progressives’, too, were not really united but one suspects often met informally in small groups before the council. Like the conservatives they came from every continent, but their first strength tended to be from north-west European

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College prepares for 160th

Schools 9 June 2010 Students from the oldest Catholic school in the country, St Mary’s, released balloons on Catholic Schools Day, May 19, to spread the message of their 160th birthday in September.  Balloons bearing the inscription, ‘St Mary’s College Wellington, 160 years of education’ were reported to have been seen all over Wellington.

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Catholic schools day in Napier

Sacred Heart College, Napier, invited pupils and staff from St Joseph’s School, Hastings, St Patrick’s School, Napier, and Reignier Catholic School, Greenmeadows, to spend Catholic Schools Day, May 19, with them.

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Napier teacher dies

Napier’s Sacred Heart College is mourning the death of one of its beloved teachers, Trish Carthew. Jun10NapierCarthew_Patricia.jpgShe was to be buried on Saturday May 28 at St Patrick’s Church.

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