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A new book titled On the Brink has been recently released by Wellington author, Roger Ellis.
On the Brink discusses creating conditions to foster the reconnecting of communities in an age of division says Roger Ellis.
Taking up the position of General Manager of the Archdiocese of Wellington has felt like ‘coming home’, says new appointee Reuben Norris.
The core responsibility of those entrusted to govern is to promote the common good. This doesn’t mean just what is best for most people.
Rātana is really a family birthday. It honours and celebrates the birthday of the founding prophet of Rātana, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (1873–1939). His birthday is 25 January each year. So the atmosphere of Rātana is just that: a whānau gathering to share and enjoy company and mark a birthday, not least by the regular playing and marching of the Rātana band.
Fr Philip Gibbs SVD, OBE, President of the Catholic Divine Word University in Madang, Papua New Guinea, was visiting family in Lower Hutt over the summer break. He caught up with WelCom to talk about his missionary life as a priest of 50 years in PNG, and his work leading the university there. Through its Catholic faith-centred, integrated and holistic approach to educating ‘the whole person’, the university is transforming the lives of its students and their communities.
Bern Atkins was a man of great exuberance and warmth, who brought a rare vitality to the many spheres of his life. His sudden passing, aged 67, while on a cycling trip in Northland was a huge shock to his family and wide circle of friends.
Monsignor Charles Harold Pascal, a much loved and respected priest of the Archdiocese of Wellington, died on 3 January 2024, aged 90, peacefully at Vincentian Home, Berhampore, Wellington. Charles had been recently diagnosed with terminal cancer but died more quickly was expected.
The Wellington Abrahamic Council hosted a public seminar last month on the ever-increasing impact of technology on religions and how to adapt in the post-AI age.
Questions included: What are our religions’ positions on technology in general, and AI specifically? How could AI impact our religious beliefs and practices? Can a machine be conscious or have a soul? How do we mitigate potential threats AI poses to humanity, to religion and to God?