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).
October 2014 Education Jenny Gordon When people think of Catholic education, nine times out of ten, their first thought is of Catholic school education. This is certainly true and we can be justifiably proud of our Catholic schools. Our schools embody both an authentic Catholic faith encounter for all, within the provision of holistic education […]
October 2014 News Bioethics and prayer National Day of Prayer to Respect Life, 12 October 2014 John Kleinsman The idea that we should ‘respect life’ is something that most people can commit to. In this sense it is like the injunction to love; we all want to do the most loving thing but we do […]
October 2014 Profile Annette Scullion Robin Hammond, 39, is a photo-journalist originally from Wellington and now based in Paris. Robin has dedicated his career to documenting human-rights issues around the world, especially in Africa. His work gets published in international newspapers and magazines including National Geographic, Time Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, The New York […]
October 2014 News Sister Catherine Jones, smsm ‘The joy of the Gospel is born of the encounter with Christ and from sharing with the poor.’ These words from the message of Pope Francis for Mission Sunday on 19 October 2014 challenged me to reflect on how the encounter with Christ is linked to sharing with […]
October 2014 Feature E ofo atu manū i le ‘au faitau ae maise le pa’ia o Samoa tulou! O outou sa ma faigata o le ‘a le o’o i ai sa matou fa’amatalaga, o Samoa ua uma ona tofi. Ae nu’unu’u atu pa’ia o le Atua i le Aufaigaluega pa’ia o lo’o talafa’auto ma fa’afale […]
October 2014 Feature Fr Patrick Bridgman Is that the way we do things in the Church now? I thought confirmation came after First Communion. Why was a priest celebrating a wedding in the park on Saturday? Yes, times have changed, as they always do, and as we saw when Pope Francis officiated at the marriages […]
October 2014 Feature Bishops from throughout the world gather in Rome usually every three years for a Synod. This year, Pope Francis has called an Extraordinary Synod gathering to be held over several days in Rome during October. The meeting is to talk about marriage and the family – particularly the pastoral challenges of the […]
October 2014 News Dan Siave October has been set aside as the month of Discernment for the Archdiocese of Wellington’s Young Church to walk together exploring personal and collective discernment. Discernment is building on earlier events from the Vocations week in August 2014 at the request of young adults and discussions with vocations directors. ‘Discernment […]
September 2014 Election 2014 In the lead up to the general election, 20 September 2014, New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops have asked Catholics to reflect on who will represent us in Parliament and govern for the next three years. Their statement has been issued to Catholic parishes, schools, youth groups, pastoral areas and other Catholic […]
September 2014 Feature Annette Scullion A shared, deep concern about the appalling rates and effects of child poverty in New Zealand prompted Archbishop John Dew and Anglican Bishop of Wellington Justin Duckworth to call on politicians to urgently address this at a public forum in Wellington, on Tuesday 5 August. In the lead up to […]