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World News

Gillian Vine
5 May 2009

As a supporter of West Papuan independence from Indonesia, Fr Neles Tebay is on a black list and everywhere he goes in his homeland, West Papua, he is under constant surveillance by the Indonesian authorities who rule the western half of the island of New Guinea and at risk of imprisonment, torture and even death

Schools Pooja Patel5 May 2009 Amid the buzz of a new year, a new group has evolved in the heart of St Catherine’s (Mercy) College called the ‘Mercy Crew’, whose members aim to help those in need. Their first goal—not to change the world but to start at home—led to a decision to help those […]

In seeking ways to highlight the social justice message during Lent, one of the animators staged a drama depicting a challenging situation for local parishioners.

A Lenten retreat at Kaitoke Prison in Whanganui became so popular with prison inmates that the number of retreatants doubled by the end of the weekend.

Marriage is an amazing life force, it is endlessly fascinating. Science has rolled back many frontiers but the one thing that is untestable and remains a marvellous mystery is married love. Its chemistry defies armies of counsellors. Generation after generation are energised by it. No two marriages are the same.

My relationship with Paul has not been easy. The restrictions on women which begin to appear in the Acts of the Apostles are alienating but I do understand that Paul is not necessarily the author of all the writings attributed to him and I do identify with the way he tried to shepherd the early Christian communities that he cared for so passionately’once he’d stopped persecuting them!

For New Zealanders of every hue, it seems Anzac day brings an opportunity to focus on national identity and perhaps on the futility of waging war to achieve peace.