WelCom November 2016: Diocesan News Gary Bowden After the earthquake-related building restrictions of 2012, the beautiful, iconic limestone and marble church of the Sacred Heart in Takaka’s main street has been declared unfit for use. To the congregation this is something of a puzzle as the church has lasted since it was first constructed around 1917 […]
WelCom November 2016: Diocesan News Honora ‘Nano’ Nagle (1718‒1784) founded the Presentation Sisters in Ireland during the Penal Laws when Catholicism was outlawed. She reintroduced Catholic education in Cork despite significant personal danger and became a pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland. She was declared ‘venerable’ in the Catholic Church on 31 October 2013 by Pope […]
WelCom November 2016: Diocesan News Just over a year ago Cardinal John Dew led an early-morning blessing of the site of a new teaching and administration block at St Catherine’s College Kilbirnie. On Friday 14 October, Cardinal John along with Principal Mrs Mary Curran, Chair Board of Proprietors Mr Nigel Prince, Srs of Mercy Congregation Leader […]
WelCom November 2016: Diocesan News Sophie Goulter Around 230 Wellingtonians demonstrated their support to end homelessness in the capital by sleeping rough overnight on Friday 7 October. The Wellington part of the nation-wide and now annual event, ‘14 Hours Homeless’, was held at Mt Cook School. The event brought together a diversity of participants including students, […]
WelCom November 2016: Youth, Schools, Education Are you leaving college, or are you under 20, and unsure of what to do with your life? Do you long for more meaningful work or study, or for a deeper sense of purpose and belonging? Do you like the idea of different experiences in different places across New Zealand […]
WelCom November 2016: Reflections During the celebration of this Year of Mercy, in May the Wellington Abrahamic Council of Jews, Christians and Muslims hosted a discussion on Mercy in our Sacred Scriptures at St Joseph’s Church, Mt Victoria. On the panel was Sr Elizabeth Julian rsm, whose presentation is reproduced in WelCom in three-parts: a key […]
WelCom November 2016: Reflections Kieran Fenn fms presents part six of his series in which he explores ‘Mary in Culture’ as a contemporary form of scriptural analysis. Introduction Authentic devotion to Mary should, at the very least, be based on a respectful understanding of her within her native Mediterranean culture and the roles she played within […]
WelCom October 2016: More than 500 people came to farewell their friend, brother, husband, father, uncle, media and music colleague, and fellow-parishioner at his Requiem Mass in St Patrick’s Church, Paraparaumu, on Monday 29 August. Justin du Fresne, 74, a much-loved and highly-respected radio broadcaster of several decades and recent chair of Our Lady of […]
WelCom October 2016: News Mother Teresa of Kolkata was canonised a Saint of the Catholic Church on 4 September 2016. The historic event was witnessed by over 100,000 people of all faiths at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City, and live-streamed around the world. St Teresa aided the sick and dying in the slums of […]
WelCom October 2016: Diocesan News Naomi Tocher The ChangeMakers Women’s Driving Programme is calling for women to volunteer their time to take a former refugee woman for driving practice. Each learner driver has had professional driving lessons and needs practice for their restricted licence test. Each learner driver will provide a car for her practice […]