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).
Feature February 2014 Susan Wilson Pope Francis’s call for the church to develop a deeper theology of women, has been met with hope from many women. In the October 2013 Wel-Com Dr Elizabeth Julian RSM suggests this call is a sign that there are cracks in the stained-glass ceiling, (the stained-glass ceiling is a metaphor […]
Reflection February 2014 Bridget Taumoepeau Reflecting on the Wisdom verse, ‘But the souls of the virtuous are in the hands of God’, Pope Francis has preached on the hands of God – the craftsman’s hands that created us in his own image; the wounded hands as the sign of his suffering for us; the caring […]
News February 2014 Archdiocesan property manager Kevin Brown has retired after 20 years of looking after the Wellington church’s buildings. Kevin’s retirement function at the Catholic Centre on 18 December was an occasion for people to remember when he had helped them out of a sticky situation. Archbishop John Dew recalled dropping his keys into […]
News February 2014 With the child of a prisoner seven times more likely to end up in prison than their classmates, Prison Fellowship is calling on parishes throughout the country to support its programmes. National Director Phil McCarthy says after just months in the job he is blown away by the passion and commitment of […]
Palmerston North Diocese February 2014 Gwen Mardle Christmas 2013 was brightened for many families in Hawke’s Bay when volunteer drivers from the St Vincent de Paul Society delivered their Christmas Cheer parcels. Each packet contained a frozen chicken and other food items as well as gifts for each family member. Everything had been donated by […]
Palmerston North February 2014 Clare Sarden Year 9-11 students turned a wet weekend in New Plymouth into a celebration for a Taranaki Youth Day weekend together caring for the environment and reflecting on what being together means. We had planned a service project at local Community Gardens but instead walked to local parks, collecting rubbish […]
Palmerston North Diocese February 2014 Bishop Peter Cullinane Bishop Peter Cullinane gave this reflection at an interfaith forum in a packed Palmerston North public library last August. Each of Abraham’s families carries forward the blessings God bestowed on Abraham. And so it is that we have in common the message of shalom/salam/peace. The calling of […]
Obituary February 2014 14 September 1923 to 12 December 2013 Sisters of Compassion congregational leader Sr Margaret Anne Mills gave this tribute at the funeral of Sr Dorothea last December. We come to pay tribute to a long life, a life of love and commitment. At birth Mary Meade became visible in tahe world; at […]
Obituary February 2014 4 May 1950 to 29 December 2013 ‘Whatever you do to one of these, the least of my sisters or brothers, you do to me’ (Matt 25:40). Margaret Mary Murphy These amazing words of Jesus caught my imagination as a teenager – took root in my heart. I knew that I was […]
In memorium February 2014 Eileen Brosnahan rsm Ninety-three years of life, 75 as a Sister of Mercy, were celebrated in St Joseph’s Convent Chapel Upper Hutt on 12 December 2013 when Sisters of Mercy, family and friends of Sister Joan Bridgman gathered for her thanksgiving liturgy. Joan Mary Bridgman was born in Timaru in 1920 […]