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 ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ – Mt 7:12 In 2015 Pope Francis on a visit to the United States spoke to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol. When speaking about the fact that, ‘Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a […]
WelCom May 2022 A new mission and administration centre is being built for the Catholic Parish of Napier – Te Pārihi Katorika ki Ahuriri, alongside St Patrick’s Church on Munroe St in the centre of the city. ‘The mission centre is to be an outreach to the city where the parish can provide hospitality and […]
WelCom May 2022 The path to New Zealand sainthood of missionary Mother Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert has been delayed with a Vatican medical council deciding a potential miracle attributed to her can be explained by medical science. Their decision was announced last month. The case for a miracle, the details of which remain private to […]
WelCom May 2022 Catholic Discovery is understanding how faith and spirituality helps. It’s learning new things about ourselves and about our world. A new Catholic website has been created as a ‘welcome mat’ taking the depth and richness of the Church’s teachings to everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand. The website especially aims to reach non-Catholics […]
WelCom May 2022 Lisa Beech On 24 May we celebrate the 7th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’ on caring for our common home. The Laudato si’ action plan promoted by the Dicastery for Integral Human Development encourages commitment and action in seven areas. One of these areas is Ecological Spirituality – described as […]