Palmerston North Fr Kevin Neal September 2013 Ruth Ryan is not the bright and knowing person that she once was. As I write, she is quietly getting ready to lay down her burden. Ruth is a terrific parishioner in so many ways a in these last days, as they say, she isn’t as young as […]
Palmerston North Gwen Mardle September 2013 On 31 July the gathering space at Hastings’ Sacred Heart Church hosted a festive meal to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fr Pat McCann’s ordination as a priest of the Society of Mary. An old boy of St John’s College, Hastings, Fr Pat was ordained in 1953 by Archbishop […]
Archdiocesan News Martin de Jong – Caritas September 2013 Young people entering the workforce are at risk of being seen as ‘disposable’ in a disposable society, Caritas Social Justice Week Coordinator Cathy Bi told a Wellington seminar looking at young people and work last month. ‘Young people as much as anyone else need meaningful work […]
Schools September 2013 A group of 24 students from Catholic schools in Hong Kong spent two weeks getting a taste of life in Wellington in August. St Mary’s College hosted 12 girls and a teacher and St Patrick’s Wellington also had 12 boys and a teacher. This is the first time the Wellington schools have […]
Schools Nick Wilson September 2013 The annual gathering of Young Vinnies from Catholic colleges in the Archdiocese of Wellington took place on 18 August at St Patrick’s College Silverstream Chapel. The colleges come together to share information about the charitable works each is doing as part of the St Vincent de Paul Society. This doubles […]
Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM September 2013 Luke 14:1, 7-14 In Luke’s gospel, the Pharisees are generally depicted asahostile to Jesus. This almost certainly reflects the situation at the time the gospels are being written [65-90CE] rather than the time of Jesus’ ministry when the Pharisees were a minority group of well-respected experts in the Law. […]
Schools Christine King September 2013 Pupils, staff and families from St Francis Xavier school Tawa celebrated the Feast of the Assumption on 15 August with a special pilgrimage. The 175 students took to the streets with rosary beads around their necks, carrying the school banner, praying and singing hymns. The faith walk included McKeefry Grove, […]
Archdiocesan News September 2013 The NZ Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations has won two awards in two months, the latest one of nine annual diversity awards by which the Human Rights Commission acknowledges individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme. The deputy chair of the Committee, […]
Scripture Kieran Fenn fms September 2013 Veneration of the Blessed Mother has been a central characteristic of the Catholic tradition. Consider some of the following aspects of past and present devotion to Mary: Gang members tattooing images of the Virgin of Guadalupe on their backs as a shield against their rivals’ bullets; Pilgrimage sites that […]
News Diane Renwick September 2013 On 10 August 2013 a large crowd from Stoke, Nelson, Motueka, Takaka and Westport gathered to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fr Lou Leuthard’s ordination. Fr Lou concelebrated the 5pm Mass at St Francis of Assisi Stoke with Mgr John Broadbent and Fr Frank Whitaker. A pot-luck dinner and celebration […]