Book Review Rupert Watson The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church, by John Thavis. Penguin. John Thavis, recently retired as the chief of the Rome bureau of the Catholic News Service, has written a riveting account that aptly lives up to its subtitle. […]
Obituary Mary James Sometimes we meet someone who leaves an indelible mark on our heart. Their influence is so profound that it is only when they are absent that we begin to appreciate how special they really were. For my family, Fr Edmund was that person. I came to know Fr Edmund in 2001. Our […]
Catholic Schools Day 2013 Chris Connor More than 700 five to 18-year-olds from Catholic schools in the Wairarapa gathered at the Genesis Centre Masterton on Catholic Schools Day, 22 May, to celebrate the treasure of being Catholic Schools. Students from Chanel College and St Patricks Primary Masterton, St Mary’s Carterton and St Teresa’s Featherston took […]
Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 9:51-62 Some time ago, ABC television in Australia featured a British film about the separate lives and education of two teenage school boys, one a Jewish Israeli and the other a Palestinian Arab. Judah and Mohammad have never met and are unlikely ever to do so. Geographically, they are near […]
Opinion Archbishop John Dew ‘Together we are one, a CO-REsponsible Church.’ I offer my sincere thanks to all those who recently attended the meetings which were held with the theme ‘Together We Are One, a CO-REsponsible Church’. Altogether more than 200 people came together to reflect on the mission of the Church and how we […]
Feature Martin de Jong West Papuan exile Octo Mote says Indonesian militarisation, oppression and inappropriate development is destroying his country’s society while its neighbour threatens the lives of Papuan leaders. Mr Mote visited New Zealand at the end of April to raise awareness of West Papuans’ desire for self-determination and genuine dialogue with the Indonesian […]
Schools David Sullivan The annual O’Shea Shield public speaking contest among colleges in the Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses, presents public speaking of the highest quality, and is also an amazing forum for the faith of students. This year St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie and St Catherine’s College finished victors in the tough tussle but there […]
Feature Cecily McNeill Some 45 people joined together with Australian Sr Anne Boyd in a workshop at the beginning of May in Plimmerton to discuss the interconnectedness of the universe and how Christians’ understanding links to what is happening in the world. Through a 15-minute dvd, workshop participants realised that humans have been interconnected with […]
Archdiocesan News Debbie Matheson On 28 April the ‘Launch Out’ candidates gathered for their second Prayer Day Experience of the year. Presentation Sister Regina Daly led the candidates in meditation and contemplation exploring the themes of journey and pilgrimage. They started the day journeying around the room to Enya’s song ‘Pilgrim’ before choosing a ‘Guided […]
Feature Cecily McNeill With parishes being asked to discuss the way they operate and perhaps join with neighbouring parishes in some areas of ministry, it is timely to look at the Second Vatican Council’s ‘earnest exhortation to laity to take an active role’ in parish life. The Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People – […]