Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could to a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth √ñ
These are the opening verses of the gospel for the feast of the Assumption (Luke 1: 29-56) and
The cycle of morning readings for daily mass introduces us to the prophets of Israel. Already we have met the fiery figure of Elijah (30 times Elijah features in the New Testament), and his successor, Elisha.
Now we meet prophets whose message was r
The Islamic group, Hizbollah, is being blamed for the ghastly war in Lebanon that has brought the deaths of more than 900 Lebanese civilians and 75 Israelis. [Aid agencies say some 800,000 Lebanese have been made refugees as they flee the fighting.] If Hi
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to reflect on the role of the media as a focus for a day of prayer for the gospel to be communicated through this country’s mass media. The following is the result.
The people of Timor-Leste are the greatest resource the world’s youngest nation has and there is much hope for its future as the new prime minister, Jose Ramos Horta, takes office.
Jesuit priest, Fr Peter Hosking, visited Wellington last month as Ram
Whenever the subject of race relations arises, it is tempting to assuage the conscience with a glance across the Tasman at Australia’s arguably worse record of the now infamous terra nullius declaration [1778] which claimed Australia for the British by ri
Brian Blacktop stepped down from the Archdiocesan Board of Administration last month after an impressive 23 years of service.
Brian, who is a member of Tawa Parish, joined the Board of Administration at the time when the split with Palmerston North D
This year the Launch Out retreat was led by Fr Eddie Condra. The theme of the retreat was to reflect and pray about the sacramental nature of our world, ourselves, our church. Once again this retreat touched the God dwelling within each one, within the gr
A wet shelter for people whose intoxicated state keeps them out of the night shelter is one project which brings the Compassion Centre to work with other agencies in the city in an ‘exciting’ collaboration.
Project Margin was established with the Co
Renovations on a building the Sisters of Compassion have bought in downtown Wellington are due to start next April.
The Sisters bought the Lukes Lane building to accommodate such community groups as the Wellington Peoples’ Centre, the Prisoners’ Aid