April 2015 Feature Shane Olsen The Wellington Archdiocese Justice Peace and Development Commission is a group of Catholics entrusted by Cardinal John Dew to promote Catholic social teaching on matters of justice and peace. The Commission organises events and community meetings in the Wellington Archdiocese, makes submissions to Parliament and local government bodies, and engages […]
April 2015 Feature Simone Olsen The Government is negotiating an international agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). It involves 11 Asian and Pacific-rim countries, including the United States. If the TPPA goes ahead, there are widespread concerns about its potential damage to New Zealand’s economy, environment, health-care, food safety, information access, workers’ rights, and […]
April 2015 Feature The term ‘minister’ has many uses in the Catholic Church. It refers to the person, ordained or lay, commissioned to act on behalf of the Church in a way that draws people to worship God more deeply through the power of the Holy Spirit and through Jesus Christ. Minister may be used […]
April 2015 Feature Newly ordained Bishop Stephen Lowe of Hamilton Diocese visited the isolated Bay of Plenty township of Murupara. Parishioners Tania Rewi, her parents Douglas and Hariata Rewi, and Christian Brother Vincent Jury, share their community’s story with Wel-Com. E ngā mana, i ngā reo, e ngā kārangarangatangā maha, tēnā koutou katoa.All authorities, all […]
April 2015 News Chanel College gym named for our new Cardinal Cardinal John Dew officially opened the new $1.8 million gymnasium at Masterton’s Chanel College on Sunday, 1 March 2015. Called ‘Cardinal John Dew’ gymnasium, Cardinal John said as a former Masterton schoolboy he would never have imagined opening a school building named after him. […]
April 2015 Memorial ‘It is in the taking care of ourselves that we learn to take care of others.’ Celia Lashlie, 15 February 2015. Catherine Ryan, Principal, St Mary’s College, Wellington On 16 February 2015, we, as a nation, lost Celia Lashlie, an outstanding woman of courage and strength of purpose, fighter for social justice […]
April 2015 Reflection Fr Patrick Bridgman In this series on the Sacraments we have turned our eyes to the Sacraments of Healing; Reconciliation and, in this issue, the Anointing of the Sick. Naturally we are aware that all Sacraments are healing; for wherever the Risen Lord is present healing will be experienced. ‘By the sacred […]
April 2015 Reflection Fr Patrick Bridgman This word ‘triduum’ has more recently returned to the common vocabulary of the Church, although it has always been part of the Tradition. It refers to the three most holy days of the year: ‘The Paschal Triduum of the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord begins with the evening […]
April 2015 Feature Fr James Lyons Labour Weekend this year is one you shouldn’t want to miss in Wellington if you have any interest in archdiocesan history or reunions. A celebration of 165 years of Catholic education in Thorndon will bring together Sacred Heart Cathedral parish and school, together with St Mary’s College and those […]
March 2015 News Simone Olsen Self-described ‘ordinary kiwi bloke’ Archbishop John Dew officially became a new cardinal as he was inducted into the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on 14 February 2015. Addressing the new cardinals, Pope Francis said, ‘The cardinalate is certainly an honour, but it is not […]