WelCom July 2019: Emma Dodsworth Close to 100 of Lynette Roberts-King’s family members, friends and work colleagues gathered in Palmerston North on May 10, 2019, to farewell her as manager of the Diocese’s Catholic Education Office. Celebrations included Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit followed by lunch and shared stories about Lynette’s 18 years […]
WelCom July 2019: The Parish of Patea and Waverley serves the Catholic communities of these two South Taranaki rural towns and their surrounding farming areas. To the North are Mt Taranaki, Mt Ruapehu and Tongariro and to the South is the rocky coastline and long, black sandy beaches of the Tasman Sea. Patea, the third-largest town […]
WelCom July 2019: The weeks around Catholic Schools’ Day, 28 May 2019, World Environment Day, 5 June, and World Oceans Day, 8 June, saw Catholic students in our two dioceses responding to Pope Francis’ call to care for the earth and care for the poor; and to celebrate who we are as Catholics. Cardinal John Dew […]
WelCom July 2019: The Catholic Enquiry Centre has launched a video competition calling on students to share the stories of ‘saints’ in their lives. ‘Saints Next Door’ is open to young people of all faiths and denominations. In 2018, Pope Francis shared a letter about saints. He explained saints needn’t be mystical people from the past […]
WelCom July 2019: In our Catholic Thinking series, this month Prof Anne Tuohy of The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Pūtahi Katorika ki Aotearoa, discusses Justice. Biblical Justice The recent shootings in Christchurch have required New Zealanders to face the shocking reality of violence against innocents on an unprecedented scale. Sadly, our society is […]
WelCom July 2019: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Luke 10:1-9 At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, ‘The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to […]
WelCom July 2019: The Scripture-based and Catholic-focused website, reported in June 2019 WelCom, is www.theword.nz
WelCom July 2019: During the month of July 2019, Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention is The Integrity of Justice: That those who administer justice may work with integrity, and that the injustice which prevails in the world may not have the last word.
WelCom June 2019: Pope Francis and Māori King, His Majesty Kiingi Tuheita Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, met at a private audience at the Vatican on 26 May 2019. Kiingi Tuheita Pōtatau Te Wherowhero was accompanied by his wife Makau Ariki Atawhai and his daughter Te Puhi Ariki Ngā Hono i te Po. It was his first visit […]
WelCom June 2019: The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in Care has announced the appointment of a Survivor Advisory Group. The group will represent survivors of abuse in State care and those from faith-based institutions. Commission Chair Sir Anand Satyanand says survivors are at the centre of the Royal Commission’s work and it is […]