Challenge 2000 founder Kitty McKinley was presented with a korowai woven by Māori living on the Whanganui river in a moving moment during the pinnacle of 21st birthday celebrations on Saturday nightOctober 10.
He wanted the Christ figure to be fully integrated into the cross so the diagonal pieces of Jarrah timber represent the ribs of Jesus as he hung on the cross.
A new dementia wing at St Joseph’s Home of Compassion, Silverstream, is welcoming patients this month. It is believed to be the first Catholic rest home in the country offering facilities for patients with dementia.
Pope Benedict’s new encyclical Caritas in Veritate adds to the rich Catholic social teaching tradition on the morality of the economy, development and life issues.
After lunch, on a freezing winter’s day, we walked to the hilltop where, in 1818, the newly appointed Fr John Vianney had met the young boy who showed him the way to the village.
The new testament picture of the ‘disciple’ (one who follows and learns) is influential in shaping the spirituality of priesthood as conforming to the lifestyle of the model of Christ. Yet it is the role of the apostle that has shaped so much Christian understanding of the priest’s ministry to others.
John Carde is an inspirational preacher. A tall, angular figure with a resonant voice, he has a deceptively simple delivery as if he’s talking to the child in you. But he’s not. It’s wisdom with a generous smile, devoid of cliche. He’s a searcher himself, full of questions which he likes to share with you. […]