WelCom is the monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Print copies of the eight-page newsletter are free and available in parishes, and sent to parishes and schools in PDF form. The archive contains WelCom stories published from 2007 to 2026 (May).
WelCom December 2021 Hinge Points of Spiritual Living By this letter, I am saying to fellow travellers:know the journey you are on,be nurtured by it,and ready to share it. Peter Cullinane 2021 (Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North) Commemorating – with gratitude and joy – 60 years ordained Waking up to what is real We are […]
WelCom December 2021 Martin de Jong, Caritas Advocacy Advisor United Nations climate talks (COP26) held in Glasgow, UK in November were described by many civil society organisations as the least participatory to date, as Covid restrictions and other measures limited the representation of many Pacific Island nations and monitoring of the negotiations by civil society. […]
WelCom December 2021 It’s time to take the Pope Francis-approach to climate change Griffin Thompson The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow was a tale of two cities: one afloat on bold pledges and new promises, the other sinking under the weight of ‘Greta Mania’ and the chants of ‘blah, blah, blah’ from the followers of […]
WelCom December 2021 In response to the Covid challenges, for almost two years now staff and volunteers from Wellington’s youth and community development agency, Challenge 2000, have been supporting many people, families and groups in the Wellington region to manage new life complexities and to stay safe, prepared and well. Kitty McKinley, Challenge 2000’s Founder […]
WelCom December 2021 As chaplain for the Catholic hard-of-hearing and deaf communities in the Palmerston North and Wellington dioceses, David Loving-Molloy’s ministry encompasses a broad area, covering the lower half of the North Island and the top of the South Island. David is based at St Dominic’s Catholic Deaf Centre in Palmerston North. His wide-ranging […]
WelCom December 2021 WelCom has been profiling the New Zealand Catholic Bishop’s Conference’s various agencies throughout 2021. This month, we feature the Catholic Enquiry Centre, which marks 60 years of mission in Aotearoa New Zealand. Director Fr Neil Vaney sm describes CEC’s journey. Origins and aims When the Catholic Missionary Society set out in the […]
WelCom December 2021 The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December, is the patronal feast of the Archdiocese of Wellington. This article is an abridged version of a presentation about Mary Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm gave this year after Choral Evenson in St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Wellington,on the feast of the Annunciation, 25 March. Why […]
WelCom December 2021 Fr Neil Vaney sm Luke’s gospel presents a touching picture of Jesus’ birth, humble, hidden, surrounded, perhaps, by sheep and cattle. We can easily overlook what brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem – an imperial decree from the governing power, preoccupied with taxes and control. Matthew’s account goes further in highlighting the […]
WelCom December 2021 Second Sunday of Advent – Gospel Luke 3: 1-6 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,2 during the high-priesthood […]
WelCom December 2021 Pope Francis published his Apostolic Letter, ‘Patris corde’ – ‘With a Father’s Heart’, on 8 December 2020, to commemorate the declaration of the 150th anniversary of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. Blessed Pope Pius IX, made this declaration on 8 December 1870, for St Joseph to become known and […]