WelCom August 2017: This month, WelCom’s journey of faith – he hikoi whakapono – visits the archdiocesan Catholic Parish of Wairarapa, a vast and mainly rural area in the lower east North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. The area extends from Masterton, through to Carterton, Greytown, Featherston and Martinborough and down to the coast to Lake Ferry, […]
Gospel, Luke 12:32-48s Fiona Rammell We all have those moments. We look around us and are in awe of what is happening to us. We hear ourselves say, ‘I had to pinch myself’. When a group of friends headed to the mountains with Jesus, they too had this experience. They couldn’t believe what they were […]
This is the second part in a series of five presented by Fr James B Lyons, in May this year, for the Lutheran Church in Wellington as part of their commemoration of Luther’s 500 year anniversary. The commemoration goes through to October. Speaking at the time of celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of Luther’s birth […]
During this Year A of the Liturgical Calendar, which follows the Gospel of Matthew on Sundays during Ordinary Time, Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm addresses some basic questions about Matthew’s gospel to show how it is relevant to our lives today. In the previous two articles in this series I have considered Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus […]
Catherine Gibbs, TCI “Our industrial system, at the end of its cycle of production and consumption, has not yet developed the capacity to absorb and reuse waste and by-products. We have not yet managed to adopt a circular model of production capable of preserving resources for present and future generations, while limiting as much as possible […]
WelCom August 2017: The Paraparaumu Presentation Sisters’ Mission Gala and Garage Sale is on from 9am to noon, Saturday 30 September, at the Memorial Hall, Tutanekai St, Paraparaumu. The fundraising will support the Presentation Sisters’ mission work in Papua New Guinea, Chile and Peru. Sr Breda Ryan pbvm, of Paraparaumu, visited PNG last year to celebrate the […]
WelCom August 2017: Dove Women’s Fellowship, Joshua Men’s Fellowship and Charismatic Renewal are combining their annual retreats this year to celebrate the Church’s 50th Anniversary of Renewal – a local follow-on event from the Pentecost celebration in Rome with Pope Francis. The Current of Grace Conference 2017: celebrating the diverse fruits and family or Catholic Charismatic Renewal […]
WelCom August 2017: The Wellington Theological Consortium is hosting a one-day seminar about the Reformation on Saturday 9 September, from 9.30am to 4pm, at The Salvation Army City Wellington Corps, Vivian St. Speakers include: Dr Nick Thomson – Indulgences and All That: Exactly What are we Commemorating in 2017?; Br Kieran Fenn fms – Miriam of Nazareth […]
WelCom August 2017: The Catholic Institute of New Zealand and the Parish Leadership Vicariate invite you to take part in the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference 13th national eConference, streamed live over the internet on Thursday 10 August. Sponsored by BBI – The Australian Institute of Theological Education – this year’s eConference theme is Gospel leadership in […]
WelCom August 2017 Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm On 15 August each year we celebrate the patronal feast of Aotearoa New Zealand – Mary’s assumption into heaven. The actual dogma says: We pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of […]