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).
August 2016 International News An international gathering of some 900 Catholic women religious leaders from around the world, met in Rome in May this year for their triennial assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG). UISG represents nearly half a million Catholic women religious on five continents. At a meeting with Pope Francis, […]
August 2016 Diocesan News Merle Nowland, Nelson Parish Several Western countries have changed their laws to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in varying circumstances. Four speakers at a forum in May, organised by Nelson’s Parish of the Holy Family, were united in the view that for New Zealand to go down such a path would be […]
August 2016 Cardinal John Dew In the Cathedral of the Holy Saviour in Aix-en-Provence, a university city in the south of France, there is a very simple ‘Door of Mercy’. Anyone coming into the Cathedral and wanting to go through the Holy Door has to stoop low to enter. It is a powerful way of […]
August 2016 Reflections Sr Anne Phibbs CBS The feast-days of the church are not just commemorations of historical events. They also give us an insight into our own relationship with God. The Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady on 15 August, which we celebrate in New Zealand on Sunday 14 August, gives us hope that […]
August 2016 Reflections A homily from Fr James Lyons, Parish Priest Sacred Heart Cathedral, delivered on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 10 2016. [Luke 10:25-37] An opportunity came my way last week to participate in an international conference in Melbourne on the theology, time and personality of Martin Luther. Next year marks 500 […]
August 2016 This is the first part of a three-section article in which Bishop Peter Cullinane explores the meaning of gradualness in working for peace. At times, life seems like a tug-of-war between cruelties and atrocities over against goodness, grace and beauty, whether in nature or in human lives. I think the more we are […]
August 2016 Reflections Br Kieran Fenn fms presents the final of his three-part series on ‘Mary in Culture’ as a contemporary form of Scriptural analysis. Introduction To find out what any text in Scripture means it is obvious the social system behind the text is of prime importance. The world of the first century Eastern […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi News | He Pitopito Kōrero Bishop Charles Drennan shares the following reflections about Māori language and Catholic Faith. I think the question of Māori language usage should not be separated from the question of inculturation. Language is an enormously rich symbol of a culture and therefore of a way of thinking. […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Te Tau Tapu o te Atawhai – He Whāngai i te Hunga Hiakai ‘…For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…’ Matthew 25:35 ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40 […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Diocesan News | Ngā Pitopito Kōrero a Rohe Pīhopa Henare Walmsley, Te Kahu o te Rangi Māori Pastoral Care Team of the Archdiocese of Wellington, introduces Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Language Week for WelCom. E te tī, e te tā kua tae nei I raro I te maru o […]