WelCom July 2020: Joanne Gomez and Micaela Buckley Mount Street Cemetery is Wellington’s first Catholic cemetery, dating back to 1840 when it was consecrated by Bishop Pompallier. The cemetery was used for all Catholic burials until Karori Cemetery was opened in 1891. On Monday 8 June this year, a small group gathered at the cemetery […]
WelCom July 2020: Nicola McCarthy I am one member of a retreats team who volunteers their time giving Ignatian retreats in the Diocese of Palmerston North. The retreats are inspired by our knowledge and experience of St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises and the prayer exercises used are selected according to the context and needs of our […]
WelCom July 2020: Ignatian Spirituality NZ is a company of companions offering retreats, spiritual direction, supervision and formation in Ignatian Spirituality throughout New Zealand. Also offered is Te Wairua Mahi, a formation course in the ministry of spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ignatian Spirituality NZ Team members include Mark Chamberlain, […]
WelCom July 2020: A prayer for Sea Sunday and for Seafarers In this period of great hardship for seafarers with shore leave not possible through pandemic please be with seafarers on all their voyages. Cheer them and keep them safe from all dangers. Let nothing afloat or on shore cut them off from you. May they please you in […]
WelCom July 2020: The Pocket Thomas Merton, by Thomas Merton, Double Day, $17.99 Inspiration in your pocket. The Spirituality of Wine, by Gisela H Kreglinger, Eerdmans, $39.99 Wine and spirituality. Everything Belongs, by Richard Rohr OFM, Crossroad Publishing Co, $29.99 Widen your perspective – a personal retreat for those who hunger for a deeper spirituality. […]
WelCom June 2020: Abraham Suryantyo, Bible Society NZ A year ago, Bible Society New Zealand – Ngā Ringa Hāpai i te Paipera Tapu ki Aotearoa, began working with the Police Christian Support Network (PCSN) to create a Bible especially for New Zealand Police. Although the Bible is already a familiar part of police life, this […]
WelCom June 2020: Dr Areti Metuamate, Chief Executive, Te Kupenga, Catholic Leadership Institute There is something special about those who take up the call to religious life. I have much admiration and respect for people who dedicate their lives to God. For as long as I can remember I have known nuns as teachers, carers, […]
WelCom June 2020: April this year marked 40 years since Peter Cullinane was ordained the first Bishop of the Palmerston North diocese. An outstanding pastoral leader, thinker and writer, he has been widely recognised over the years for his leadership and service to Church and community. To mark the 40-year milestone, WelCom prompted the bishop […]
WelCom June 2020: I te Wairua o te Kotahitanga – United in the Spirit Pentecost, one of the most important days of the Church calendar year, concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning of the Church. It occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus, and ten days after his ascension into […]
WelCom June 2020: Adelaide’s new Catholic leader, Patrick O’Regan, was installed as the 12th Archbishop of Adelaide in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on 25 May, 2020. Never before has an archbishop taken over his new flock in such circumstances – with only a handful of people present but thousands of people from around South Australia, […]