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).
July 2015 Education We present team pictures for more winners in May’s O’Shea Shield public speaking and drama competition for colleges in Welington Archdiocese and the Diocese of Palmerston North. Our full report appeared last month.
July 2015 Reflection At his weekly general audience teachings, 6 August last year, and in subsequent teachings, Pope Francis said Christians should memorise not only the Ten Commandments but also the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-12, which Jesus taught at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, as the path to true happiness and fulfilment. […]
July 2015 Feature The Joy of the Gospel When Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium – The Joy of the Gospel, November 2013, he presented his vision for missionary outreach and renewal from every aspect of the Church. We are reminded daily of his Joy of the Gospel writings. He calls us all […]
July 2015 Youth Crispin Anderlini The winners of Caritas’ annual school song writing competition, SINGout4JUSTICE, have been decided by a panel of judges headed by Laura Collins, the Wellington singer-songwriter who performed at the Vatican earlier this year. The competition is divided into a junior, Yrs 7‒10, and senior section, Yrs 11‒13. ‘Horizons of Hope’ […]
July 2015 Opinion Raised awareness of assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia and the Church’s contrasting teachings brings our attention to palliative care, allowing people to die with dignity and free of pain. Dr Sinéad Donnelly, a palliative-medicine specialist, who says euthanasia ‘puts the soul of medicine on trial’, explains palliative care practice in this country. […]
June 2015 Schools For the third time in a row, St Catherine’s College Kilbirnie, one of Wellington’s smallest high schools, has won the O’Shea Shield public speaking and drama competition. Over the weekend of 1–3 May 2015, 17 Catholic colleges from the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North competed in eight public […]
June 2015 News Kathleen Field It is God that has chosen you, Bishop Charles Drennan reminded Deacon Nathaniel Tat Brazil at his ordination to the priesthood, Saturday 16 May, in St Peter Chanel Church, Hastings. Bishop Charles explained that in priesthood, God has chosen Nathaniel to lay down his life to take up a new […]
June 2015 Opinion Lisa Beech, Caritas Caritas has welcomed the Budget announcement, on 21 May, of an increase in base rates for beneficiaries with children. It is a long overdue step towards addressing poverty experienced by too many Kiwi families. For vulnerable families on the lowest incomes, $25 a week will make a significant difference. […]
June 2015 Opinion Cardinal John Dew The late Brother Roger, of the ecumenical Taizé Community, once said ‘mercy is the only climate in which we meet God’. Analysts say the word ‘mercy’ is the word Pope Francis uses the most; and he has now announced the Year of Mercy, 8 December 2015 through to 20 […]
June 2015 News Deb Lucy Earlier this year the Tongan community of New Zealand rejoiced at the news Pope Francis had elected a Tongan cardinal for the first time. At 53 years of age, Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi is the youngest member of the College of Cardinals. The excitement was relived in the Palmerston […]