Maori and Pakeha worldviews and spirituality
The roots of Māori spirituality lie deep in their ancestral heritage. It is something they share with all Polynesian peoples, but it goes even further back in time to include all Austronesian peoples.
Author: wmc
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Tauiwi face up to the identity question
Organised by a small group of Wellington-based Pākehā and New Zealand-born Chinese, we were given the opportunity to explore what it is to be a New Zealander and how we identify ourselves and each other.
We the people – climate change – what can I do?
Drawing on the see-judge-act process that has its roots with Cardinal Joseph Cardijn and the Young Catholic Worker movement, the day was divided into three key sections: What Scientists are Saying, Spirituality for Change and Future Strategies for Energy Use’”What can I do?
A view of M?ѬÅori apostolate in Palmerston North
For many Catholic Māori the Hui Aranga each Easter continues to be a significant focal point. This goes back to the early days of the Marist Fathers’ mission among Catholic Māori people. A more recent development has been the quarterly gatherings of Waka Aroha.
Book review: A deadly delivery from one who knows
St Peters College teacher, Ken Benn, has written a novel for teenagers. A university teacher and a number of teenagers give their opinion on his success.
PE students talk spirituality
Year 13 physical education students at St Peter’s College, Palmerston North, who have just completed a triathlon, reflect on the concept of hauora and spirituality. Here are some of their findings.
Daily life retreats
A common theme was one of gratitude and awareness of the process of this particular ministry which calls the team of prayer guides to help create ‘circles of grace’ wherever these retreats take place and in whatever context of the ordinary daily life of each participant.
Revealers of the sacred in the Peruvian mountains
The people were simple mountain farmers’, ‘salt of the earth’, ‘God’s aniwim. We worked among them as a pastoral team, supported by our Mercy congregations and donations from Canada, Spain, Germany and ANZ.
The oneness of humanity inspires winning speech
Bridget Scanlan of Sacred Heart Lower Hutt wins a national competition on race with a speech titled The Oneness of Humanity.