NauMai September 2017: WELCOM CELEBRATES MĀORI LANGUAGE WEEK – TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI, 7‒11 SEPTEMBER | 7‒11 MAHURU 2017. KIA ORA TE REO MĀORI “Tēnā tū mai rā” “Ae! Tū mai rā Ki te ako, ki te aki, ki te awhi e Ki te rangatahi ki te rangatira Ki te oranga o Te Rongo […]
The Season of Creation begins on 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation instigated in 2015 by Pope Francis. It ends on 4 October, the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, the Catholic Church’s patron saint of animals and the environment.
WelCom August 2017: Cardinal John Dew and Bishop Justin Duckworth will co-host a pre-election public forum about housing, at the Anglican Cathedral on Molesworth St, Wellington, on Wednesday August 9, from 5.45pm. The forum will include hearing voices of people in the community affected by housing issues, Christian perspectives from the Anglican and Catholic Bishops, and responses from […]
WelCom August 2017: Cardinal John Dew One of the wonderful gifts to come out of the Archdiocese Synod ‘17 consultation discernment process has been the number of people who responded and asked questions about prayer, growing in holiness and about how to best pray with the Scriptures. Prayer and growth in holiness were not originally Synod […]
“Nothing else will change the world but people who fight for justice and human dignity. Following Jesus demands a good dose of courage, a readiness to trade in the sofa for a pair of walking shoes…” – Pope Francis The New Zealand Catholic Bishops consider the following mix of ideas as important issues for this […]
WelCom August 2017: Young New Zealanders are being called to take part in an international conversation with the Catholic Church. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops are asking those aged 16 to 29 years to share their views about life, faith, and their experience of Church through an online survey, which went live on Sunday 24 July […]
WelCom July 2017: Cardinal John Dew Our generous God gifts us with so many things that help us on our way. God does not just hold out one gift for us to choose from, but many gifts every day, many gifts several times a day. The gifts of the Holy Spirit – Wisdom, Right Judgement, Courage, […]
WelCom July 2017: In June 2016, Pope Francis issued a new decree that elevated the liturgical celebration honouring St Mary Magdalene from a memorial to a feast, putting her on par with the Apostles. The reason, according to Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, when explaining […]
WelCom July 2017: On discipleship and our civic responsibilities Bishop Peter Cullinane Where would the followers of Christ begin to think about this year’s general election? I suggest our thinking needs to come out of our discipleship; otherwise we are living a split life. Discipleship involves ‘being of the same mind as Christ Jesus’ (Phil.2:5). He […]
WelCom June 2017: Everyone is invited to take part in the Synod 2017 participation process to contribute to the future direction of the Wellington Archdiocese for the next 10 years and beyond. Cardinal John would like to hear from you as part of this participation process. ‘I am always encouraged by the thought and time […]