WelCom November 2019 After concluding her eight-part series in last month’s WelCom about the Old Testament, Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm offers a ‘postscript’ with online links to explore the Old Testament further. The websites below should help you explore the Old Testament further. The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) has a very comprehensive website: www.bibleodyssey.com […]
WelCom October 2019: Suzanne Aubert Celebration Day Sunday, 6 October, 2019 John Bergin As New Zealand takes pride in the great strides being made as a welcoming and tolerant community, there needs to be greater acknowledgement for the extraordinary example set by Venerable Suzanne Aubert who offered us a blueprint for action over 150 years ago. […]
WelCom October 2019: October 2019 –Whiringa-ā-Nuku 2019 Baptised and sent: the Church of Christ on mission in the world – Kua iriiria, kua tukuna: kua tukuna te Hāhi o te Karaiti ki te manaaki mīhana i te ao Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to celebrate a special ‘missionary month’ in October 2019. In conjunction with the 100 years […]
WelCom October 2019: What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us? Respect Life Sunday 2019 occurs on 13 October. This year it has an environmental theme that asks the question: ‘What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us?’ Resources have been prepared […]
WelCom October 2019: Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington At about this time last year the New Zealand Bishops were informed that our ad limina apostolorum visit was to take place in October this year. We have had plenty of time to prepare, as a year ago we were given the date on which we would […]
WelCom October 2019: A vision for the Church from Cardinal John Dew As the invited speaker at the fourth gathering on Wednesday 28 August, for the Archdiocese’s ‘Cardinal’s Lunch’ series in Wellington, Cardinal John Dew offered his views about ‘The Future of the Church’. Attendees included members of clergy and religious, professional Catholics groups, parish and […]
WelCom October 2019: Ngā Tangata o te Awa Tupua We continue with personal stories from some of the ‘People of the River’ who have longstanding connections with the Catholic Church the Whanganui River. Ka rere tonu ngā kōrero motuhenga mō ētehi o ngā ‘Tāngata o te Awa’ e hono roa nei, e pūmau nei ki te […]
WelCom October 2019: The UN International Day of Older Persons is celebrated every year on 1 October to honour contributions older people make to society and to highlight issues that affect their lives. On 1 October the Vincentian Home and Hospital, Wellington’s only Catholic aged-care home and hospital, will hold a fashion parade day with residents […]
WelCom September 2019: Te Wā o te Orokohanga – The Season of Creation 1 Mahuru – 4 Oketopa 2019 | 1 September – 4 October 2019 The Season of Creation is marked throughout the Christian world from 1 September to 4 October. It celebrates the joy of creation as well as encouraging awareness-raising initiatives to protect the natural […]
WelCom September 2019: Te Wiki o te Whai Tika: 8–14 Mahuru And what is tenderness? It is the love that comes close and becomes real. It is a movement that starts from our heart and reaches the eyes, the ears and the hands. – Pope Francis (TED talk, 2017) Social Justice Week was established by the […]