WelCom June/July 2022 The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human-rights violations and persecution, over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said last month. ‘One hundred million is a stark figure – sobering and alarming […]
WelCom June/July 2022 This year, the Catholic Bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have marked Sunday, June 19 as the Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants. The bishops align the annual prayer day to the closest Sunday to June 20, – World Refugee Day. Countries in the northern hemisphere utilise a date in September for […]
WelCom June/July 2022 Sea Sunday: Day of Prayer for Seafarers, July 10, 2022 Michael Fitzsimons Peter, a Ship Welfare Officer at Nelson, recently spent many hours sitting quietly with a Filipino captain who had just lost his family to Omicron and was even more distraught because he could not go home to bury them and […]
WelCom June/July 2022 E sili atu ile fasefulu alo ma fanau na latou taliaina le Sakalameta ole Eukalisitia (Ulua’I Komunio) ile Palisi a le ‘Aiga Paia I Porirua, ile aso Sa 22 ole masina o Me, 2022. O nei alo ma fanau na latou taliaina le Sakalameta ole Kofilimasio na faae’eina e le afioga ia […]
WelCom May 2022 Te Wiki o ngā Īnoinga mō te Kotahitanga o te Hunga Karaitiana “We saw the star in the East…” – Matthew 2:2 The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 takes place in New Zealand during the week leading up to Pentecost Sunday – Sunday 29 May to Sunday 5 June. Every […]
WelCom May 2022 8–14 May 2022 National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those considering these vocations. The following stories are about three people from the […]
WelCom May 2022 A recent story on TVNZ’s Sunday about Sid Carter from Tauranga helping people flee Ukraine, inspired a teacher aide at St Mary’s School in Carterton to encourage the students to help. Construction industry boss Sid became an unexpected lifeline to Ukrainian families. Sid had no ties with Ukraine until earlier this year, […]
WelCom May 2022 Hauropi Mariana A Marian Integral Ecology Fr Peter Healy sm describes the development of a Marist ecological spirituality as linking Mariology, sustainable gardening practices and care of our common home in a search for integrity. He mihi tēnei ki a koe Hine nui o te Ao Katoa.Ko koe Maria Takakau, ko Te […]