Author: wmc

Pope Benedict has declared June 2008 to begin a year of St Paul to mark 2000 years since the birth of this great apostle. For all of us, it gives a good incentive to reflect on the greatest missionary of the early church.

A challenge to the government’s providing subsidies for working families but not for beneficiaries starts this month in the High Court.

The failure to pass on tax reductions for the lowest tax bracket to beneficiaries is particularly cruel, says Caritas.

Rangiwhiua Ngatai found herself at a crisis point when her partner, now husband, Rob Hewitt, went missing in the ocean off Mana Island in February 2006.

Four or so times a year former Ngaio minister, Graham Millar, and a small group of others have prepared an evening of reflection and creativity using resources from Aotearoa New Zealand to explore and celebrate aspects of our land, cultures and spirituality.

Year 8 students from St Joseph’s School Stratford spent Holy Week acting out the events of the last week of Jesus’ life for the rest of the school.

Henare from Te Kainga community centre and marae, a Māori Catholic group in Kilbirnie, Wellington, have incorporated taonga puoro (singing treasures) into their Mass.

Formed in the aftermath of 9/11, as New Zealand’s immigration criteria tightened, Wellington ChangeMakers Refugee Forum has managed to overcome parochial disputes to work together on a variety of projects including submissions to the government.