August 2014 Palmerston North Sue Seconi Artist Merrilyn George’s quilt exhibition in July – called ‘Set Apart’ – grew from a conversation a year ago inspired by and in honour of Suzanne Aubert. From this kernel of an idea we embarked on a unique experience that gathered many others along the way to deliver an […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan Maori have a term te wa which means the right time. On the vigil of Pentecost, in a cathedral overflowing with Catholic Maori and guests, an experience of te wa was celebrated in a momentous Mass, during which Danny Karatea-Goddard was ordained a permanent deacon for the Palmerston […]
July 2014 News Joan McFetridge Matthew White has been commissioned by Archbishop John Dew as the new lay pastoral leader at Sacred Heart Parish, Petone. On the feast of the Ascension, Sacred Heart church was filled to capacity as parishioners gathered to welcome and rejoice in the appointment of Matthew as their new leader and […]
July 2014 Opinion Archbishop John Dew On Pentecost Sunday, I welcomed a large number of new Catholics to the wider family of the Archdiocese at a special ‘Welcome to New Catholics’ Mass, which was also the monthly Archdiocesan Youth Mass. The Mass was led by the members of the Institute for World Evangelisation-ICPE Mission community […]
July 2014 Opinion Fr James Lyons The most creative thing about us is each word we speak. Life itself came from a word God said – and that word became flesh and declared himself to be the life of the world. But creativity carries consequences. Words shape us, announce our presence and remain long after […]
July 2014 Scripture Kieran Fenn fms When Mary sings the Magnificat, during her visit with her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56), she recalls the words of Hannah, mother of Samuel (in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10). As recorded in 1 Samuel, Hannah was one of the two wives of Elkanah. His other wife, Penninah, had children, but Hannah […]
July 2014 Youth Sister Catherine Jones, smsm Pizza, personal care kits for the Wellington Night Shelter, and a selfie with the Prime Minister… what could these have in common? They were all part of the programme for the Young New Zealanders of Faith event held on 24–25 June in Wellington. Around 40 Catholic and Mormon […]
July 2014 Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Matthew 11:25-30 Some people have little appreciation of the depth of their own wisdom. Others seem to think they have the monopoly on wisdom. Jesus contrasts the latter, those who consider themselves wise and intelligent, with the truly wise ones, the ‘little ones’ to whom the secrets of God’s […]
July 2014 News John Holden Pictured below is Fr Barry Scannell, Parish Priest of St Mary of the Angels, Wellington, with Sefo Setefano, the Marist St Pat’s premier player of the day on 24 May 2014. Father Barry is the recently appointed Chaplain to the Marist St Pat’s team and includes in his pastoral responsibilities […]
July 2014 News Brendan Quirk Wellington’s Eastern Suburbs residents generously donated food and household supplies to the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Foodbank Appeal on Saturday 17 May. Sponsored and advertised six-monthly by Newstalk ZB, the collection was held at the Pak ‘n Save supermarket, Kilbirnie. The Society’s Foodbank provides emergency food and supplies to […]