News Antonia McBryde4 May 2012 Have you ever asked yourself ‘Who is Jesus’? Have you sought an opportunity to discuss this with your peers? During Lent, Marist Young Adult Ministry provided a forum for young adults to consider, ask and work towards ‘answering’ such a question. Marist Young Adult Ministry, based at The Grove in […]
Schools 5 May 2011 St Peter Chanel School is trying to stem the number of drownings by signing up to a swim safe programme on the Kapiti Coast. Thirty-eight people have drowned in New Zealand this year, 10 more than at the same time last year. The programme teaches children not only how to swim, […]
Reflect Veronica Lawson RSM24 November 2011 ‘Eyes wide open’ is the proper stance for gospel people. The little parable that is the gospel reading for this first Sunday of the new liturgical year forms the conclusion to Mark’s so-called apocalyptic discourse. Apocalyptic literature emerged within Judaism in the context of crisis or persecution. It was […]
News 30 May 2012 Short-sighted policy changes, taking with one hand while giving with the other, may leave vulnerable groups short-changed in this year’s Budget, says Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. Caritas Director Julianne Hickey says the Catholic agency assesses the impact of Budget measures through the lens of the common good: […]
News Carmel Cole rndm30 May 2012 On Pentecost Sunday, the Sisters of the Missions in the Wellington area gathered at Sacred Heart Church Petone with friends, past pupils, staff and students from schools the sisters have staffed, Religious from many Congregations and parishioners from around the Wellington area for a Jubilee Mass of thanksgiving. About […]
News Cecily McNeill30 May 2012 The pro-euthanasia lobby is being driven by a fear of losing control and a lack of awareness of the dangers of such legislation, according to anti-euthanasia campaigner Paul Russell who says if Labour MP Maryan Street’s bill is introduced to Parliament, people will need to ‘pull out all stops’ to […]
News 30 May 2012 St John’s College Hastings has for the first time won the O’Shea Shield. The college won the highly competitive prize with its sister college, Sacred Heart in Napier on the weekend of May 5 and 6. The Shield was hosted for the first time by Cullinane College in Whanganui. The contest […]
News 30 May 2012 New Zealand is not looking good when it comes to promises it made 20 years ago at the Rio Earth Summit. New Zealand officials have been in a series of meetings with other countries to redraft and alter principles of the original document to water down and back away from caring […]
News 30 May 2012 As well as being a portal for cute and entertaining videos, YouTube has launched a Human Rights Channel, where serious human rights stories can be told. YouTube is keen to enable citizen journalists and organisations to upload footage on under-reported human rights stories. ‘In the case of human rights, video plays […]
News 30 May 2012 Mary, the Mother of Jesus, would have been proud of us. The two communities of St Anthony’s Parish, Seatoun, celebrated Mother’s Day this year with the children helping Father at the 8.30 and 10.00 am Masses and preparing floral gifts for all mums. It was heartening to see the churches full […]