Feature December 2013 Archbishop John Dew preached the following homily along the route of the Faith on Foot pilgrimage (17-24 November), marking the end of the Year of Faith. ‘…they gave an account of all that God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the pagans.’ (Acts 14:27) […]
Palmerston North December 2013 Aaron O’Neill On 5 September, the students of St Patrick’s School, Napier, presented a special production. Held at the Napier Municipal Theatre, From Forest to Sea, A Hawke’s Bay History was planned, written and created by the children themselves. The production coincided with an upcoming Inquiry Learning topic, ‘Create, Make, Do’. […]
Palmerston North December 2013 Andrew Aitken Young adults are gathering at the Palmerston North Diocese’ Te Ahi Kaa – The Hearth Place – for encouragement and support. Although we primarily serve those who live in Palmerston North we have also spent time with Kohanga at Victoria University in Wellington and The Grove in Lower Hutt […]
Palmerston North December 2013 Three Sacred Heart New Plymouth students and one Francis Douglas student are among 26 exceptional young people who have been recognised for their achievements in the community. Maria Mosquera and Estella Winnie McGee were both highly commended in the music category of the New Plymouth District Council’s Young Achievers Awards 2013 […]
News December 2013 Shane Olsen New Zealand’s nonviolent struggle for peace at Parihaka in Taranaki was linked with the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris in a Labour Weekend event at Porirua. Wellington’s diocesan Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission hosted the event at Te Ngakau Tapu Parish on Saturday 26 October […]
News December 2013 The news that Pope Francis has declared the founder of the Presentation Sisters, Nano Nagle, Venerable on the 31 October has been greeted with great joy all over the world. In New Zealand the Presentation Sisters, Associates and Friends of Nano were delighted to hear that Nano is a step closer to […]
News December 2013 L’Arche Kapiti is preparing to celebrate 50 years of L’Arche worldwide, 21 years of L’Arche nationally and 16 years of community life in Paraparaumu. Celebrations will be held on 15 February 2014 at The Coast Community Church in Hinemoa Street, Paraparaumu, just along from St Patrick’s Catholic Church. L’Arche is a community […]
Feature December 2013 Jim Consedine There is a significant feast day virtually overlooked each Christmas season. On 28 December the church recognises the feast of the Holy Innocents. This forms an essential part of the Christmas season which stretches from the Nativity to the Epiphany. Without it we hear only part of the Christmas story. […]
Book review December 2013 Joy Cowley’s Kiwi Christmas situates the Christmas story in Aotearoa New Zealand with a Māori Mary and flowering pohutukawa. The first visitor after Jesus’ birth is a Māori landowner on her quad bike. She has seen her woolshed curiously full of light. Bruce Potter has depicted some realistic Māori angels above […]
Just 18, pregnant with her second child and facing a custody battle, Leilani Morris found refuge and support in the Titiro Whakamua Teen Parents School in Upper Hutt. That was 10 years ago and these days, her children older, Leilani helps out with the mothers and babies in the school while studying for her psychology […]