WelCom October 2021 Teresa Rayner Our time at high school can be one of the most enjoyable, formative, or sometimes difficult periods of our lives. It isn’t always easy as young people begin to figure out who they are and how they want to make a mark on this world, especially with all the expectations […]
WelCom October 2021 Students from St Peter’s College, Palmerston North, have again proved they are robotic champions. The school’s Evaristus team won the 2021 high school excellence award and the tournament championship at the national VEX Robotics championships in Christchurch in June, earning the team an invitation to the VEX world championships. Team Apollo was […]
WelCom October 2021 Louise Lloyd Life Teen Summer Camp Aotearoa is back in 2022! For the last six years Summer Camp has been held in Ōtaki and we have welcomed hundreds of teens and young adults to a home away from home. Now we’re moving to the Mighty Waikato. Life Teen Summer Camp Aotearoa 2022 […]
WelCom October 2021 Join us to celebrate 100 years of St Patrick’s School, Kaponga, Taranaki, Sunday 6 February, 2022. The day will start at 8.45am with Mass at St Patrick’s Church, followed by a visit to the school with photos and memorabilia on display and a light luncheon served. Our celebration dinner will start at […]
WelCom October 2021 Martin de Jong, Advocacy Adviser, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Representatives from Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand visited the Cook Islands in July to ensure that effective health and safety processes were in place for Catholic Volunteers Overseas (CVOs) and to review areas of environmental and social interest. The visit allowed Caritas Director Julianne […]
WelCom October 2021 The Vicariate for Catholic Social Services (CSS) is the Archdiocese of Wellington’s social-outreach agency. We work with many people and communities across the archdiocese to help encourage, inspire and transform their lives. We are guided by the principles of CatholicSocial Teaching. CSS was established as an agency of the Archdiocese in 1955 […]
WelCom October 2021 Author: Kathleen P RushtonPublisher: SCM Press London, 2020Paperback: 256 pagesReviewed by: James B Lyons The Gospel of John has never been my go-to book regarding social justice. But it takes on new meaning as Kathleen Rushton exposes it in the light of present-day degradation of the earth and human poverty. Using the […]
NauMai September 2021 Fr James B Lyons It is approaching 60 years since the opening of the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) and we are still discovering what it was all about. The initiative of Pope Francis to invite ‘all the baptised’ to participate in a process that will ensure the 2023 Synod of Bishops reflects […]
NauMai September 2021 The beauty and tranquillity of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit was explored with a unique ‘light and sound’ installation, on Saturday 14 August, to begin celebrations for the Week of the Assumption. Brought together as a ‘gift’ to the Cathedral congregation by the Palmy Projection Lab, a group of five multi-media […]
NauMai September 2021 What does it mean to Be the Church? Social Justice Week (SJW) 2021 will take place from 12 to 18 September. This year, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand have produced resources focused on “A Culture of Encounter: Be the Church”. Caritas invites people of all ages to learn about and reflect on what […]