WelCom October 2016: Diocesan News The Marist family worldwide celebrates 200 years this year since its foundation with the signing in 1816 of the Fourvière pledge in Lyon, France. The Marist legacy lives on through community connections in many ways. Marist St Pats Rugby Football Club has built a proud tradition in the 44 years […]
WelCom October 2016: Diocesan News Martin Elms, Principal, St Patrick’s School At the end of this year St Patrick’s School Paraparaumu is relocating to a new purpose-build school, to be renamed Our Lady of Kāpiti School, and ready for the new school year in February 2017. The name identifies the school clearly as the Catholic school […]
WelCom October 2016: Diocesan News and Views Mark Richards Over the past year, during this Year of Mercy, we have focused on ‘what we should do!’ And I have often heard myself blithely summarising: ‘feed the hungry, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger!’ I have also heard in the depth of my heart, and in […]
WelCom October 2016: Diocesan News and Views Stewardship and the Archdiocese A Future Full of Hope Cardinal John Dew has been promoting the importance of ‘STEWARDSHIP’ as a focus for the ‘reimagined’ Archdiocese. Stewardship encourages parishioners to come together through the strength of Church community and to live the Gospel in a meaningful way in […]
WelCom October 2016: Features Dr John Kleinsman The Care Alliance, a coalition of medical, disability, advocacy and faith-based groups who are opposed to legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide, has appeared before the Health Select Committee Inquiry into Ending One’s Life. Spokesperson Matthew Jansen told the committee the Care Alliance stance is a practical rather than […]
WelCom October 2016: Features This is the third and final part of a three-section article in which Bishop Peter Cullinane explores the meaning of gradualness in working for peace. We cannot exclude from the title of ‘peace-makers’ those who risk their own lives to defend others against lethal attack. Citizens have a right to be […]
WelCom October 2016: Reflections The Wellington Abrahamic Council of Jews, Christians and Muslims hosted a discussion about ‘Mercy in our Sacred Scriptures’, at St Joseph’s Church, Mt Victoria, in May. On the panel were JoEllen Duckor (Jewish), Sr Elizabeth Julian rsm (Christian) and Sultan Eusoff (Muslim). Sr Elizabeth Julian’s presentation is reproduced in three-parts: a key […]
WelCom October 2016: Reflections Kieran Fenn fms presents part five of his series on an exploration of ‘Mary in Culture’ as a contemporary form of scriptural analysis. Cultural orientations Mediterranean culture has strong affinity to the present moment, what we see in Jesus’ advice, ‘Don’t worry about what you will eat or drink’ (Lk 12:29). […]
WelCom September 2016: International News The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) observes World Maritime Day on 29 September. This year’s theme is, ‘Shipping: indispensable to the world’. In June, National Co-ordinator of the New Zealand Catholic Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), Fr Jeff Drane SM of Wellington, attended the AoS conference for fishers for the Asia region. The […]
WelCom September 2016: Cardinal John Dew As the world watches with delight the canonisation of Teresa of Calcutta to sainthood on 4 September, we share the celebration and prayerful moment of this great woman, world leader and now a Saint of the Church. Here at home, in Aotearoa New Zealand, we have our own saint in […]