Towards a Christian insight into the Middle East
…no comprehensive Christian understanding of the Middle East, without a courageous and committed engagement with Jewish and Muslim understandings of this troubled region.
Author: wmc
Book review: Marist life in perspective
This book is pure gold! A collection of nine stories of Marist lives, lived in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Promoting vocations
In the end it all comes back to prayer but young people who entered an essay competition about vocations to religious life generally wanted more information and more involvement in ministry and adults wanted more faith education at all stages of life.
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
Proclaiming the reign of God
Three momentous events make us think about our role in working to bring about God’s reign in our community.
A cross the archdiocese
Who did the bible’s first murderer marry? His sister?
Clearly we are in a world of blood feuds and protective clan marks, from a much later time than human beginnings. The Yahwist uses the story of a later period to point out that sin was lurking at the door from human origins, that it had to be mastered (Gen 4:7), and murder lay a long way back in the human story.
Sister honoured in Queen’s B’day list
Sister Paula is committed to the social teaching of the Church. She speaks out for the rights of workers, women, marginalised members of society, fairness under the Treaty of Waitangi and especially young people.
World Youth Day Cross and Icon in Aotearoa NZ
The World Youth Day Cross and Icon draws crowds at all hours on its journey through the Wellington Archdiocese and the Palmerston North Diocese.