Catherine Manathunga4 October 2011 Aotearoa New Zealand is the seventh most unequal country in the world, Labour MP for Wellington Central Grant Robertson told those gathered for a winter dialogue series at St Joseph’s Mt Victoria on September 7. He went on to discuss his concerns about the failure of market logic to address issues […]
Cecily McNeill7 November 2011 The people of Niuatoputapu are finally able to resume their lives after the 2009 tsunami which claimed the lives of nine on the tiny and remote Tongan island – they have opened a pig farm and built 20 houses. Fr Mateo Kivalu of Newlands parish who comes from Niuatoputapu has waged […]
Sue Devereux8 November 2011 Author, poet and spiritual director Joy Cowley is the new patron for Seasons for Growth in New Zealand. All those involved in this ministry are delighted to have her backing and support. Joy will be a huge asset to all who work in the programme with her love and understanding of […]
Some 17 mentors have graduated from a three-month, Side-by-Side mentoring course bringing the total working across five Christian churches to 91. These mentors are using their new skills to turn the caring they feel for parents raising young children into an effective ministry. ‘I wish people would learn this as a life skill. I think […]
Sue Devereux9 November 2011 The six Side-by-Side mentors from St Joseph’s parish Upper Hutt have won an award for service to The Mayor of Upper Hutt presented an award for service to the community. The award was for first place in the ‘Health and Wellbeing’ category. Over the last three years, the mentors have been […]
By Rodney Macann 9 November 2011 We’re Rugby World Cup winners and now it’s time to pick a winning team in the General Election. Over the last 25 years fiscal policies have contributed to the widening gap between our richest and poorest, creating a new class in our society: the underclass. When government support fails […]
John Maynard 1 December 2011 Wellington Peacemakers concerned about the growing gap between rich and poor, visited the ‘Occupy Wellington’ movement last month. With 151 New Zealanders having increased their wealth by $7 billion and foreign-owned banks posting billion dollar profits while 200,000 children live in poverty, this country is the third least equal society […]
UPDATE – 1 October 2013 The Allocation Committee of the Archdiocese of Wellington has reviewed applications for funding from parishes and organisations who share our goals. There are a number of groups in the Archdiocesan region, both Catholic and community based,who share common goals in social service, education and charity. Funds raised from the annual […]
Columns Fr Kevin NealAugust 2012 Our Christmas holidays were late this year – very late, in fact. The couple with whom I usually spend Christmas were in Palestine visiting her brother last Christmas and, by the time this and that were covered, half the year had passed us by. So we set off for our […]
Columns Kieran Fenn fmsAugust 2012 Mary plays a small but significant role in Matthew, principally in the infancy narrative. This gospel attempts to answer questions about the origins of Jesus, firstly by placing him within the Jewish tradition and as the fulfilment of their messianic hope. His ancestors were mainly ordinary folk who advanced God’s […]