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).
Opinion Fr Kevin Neal I recently had the chance to spend some time with my family in the South Island. I have two sisters in Blenheim and a brother in Christchurch and while I was in Christchurch my brother suggested that I might like to spend a day with him at the Mid Canterbury Vintage […]
Obituary On 18 June heavy rain did not deter family and friends from gathering with Sisters of Mercy in the Villa Joseph chapel at Upper Hutt to celebrate the life and death of Sr Mary Labouré Albert. Shirley Albert was born in Lyall Bay Wellington in 1920 the daughter of Hattie and Leo Albert. Shirley […]
Feature Peter Veugelaers JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, used to say that his Catholic faith was implicit in his stories. The Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy See, Palmerston North-born Archbishop David Moxon, has made a study of Catholicism’s influence on the writer. ‘As time went on, […]
Feature Cecily McNeill A passion to get more Pacific people into higher education and skills that will lead to meaningful work drives the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s first Chief Advisor, Pasifika, Matalena Leaupepe. Pacific people have fared worst in the economic recession from which New Zealand is just starting to recover but […]
Book Review Rupert Watson The Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church, by John Thavis. Penguin. John Thavis, recently retired as the chief of the Rome bureau of the Catholic News Service, has written a riveting account that aptly lives up to its subtitle. […]
Obituary Mary James Sometimes we meet someone who leaves an indelible mark on our heart. Their influence is so profound that it is only when they are absent that we begin to appreciate how special they really were. For my family, Fr Edmund was that person. I came to know Fr Edmund in 2001. Our […]
Catholic Schools Day 2013 Chris Connor More than 700 five to 18-year-olds from Catholic schools in the Wairarapa gathered at the Genesis Centre Masterton on Catholic Schools Day, 22 May, to celebrate the treasure of being Catholic Schools. Students from Chanel College and St Patricks Primary Masterton, St Mary’s Carterton and St Teresa’s Featherston took […]
Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Luke 9:51-62 Some time ago, ABC television in Australia featured a British film about the separate lives and education of two teenage school boys, one a Jewish Israeli and the other a Palestinian Arab. Judah and Mohammad have never met and are unlikely ever to do so. Geographically, they are near […]
Opinion Archbishop John Dew ‘Together we are one, a CO-REsponsible Church.’ I offer my sincere thanks to all those who recently attended the meetings which were held with the theme ‘Together We Are One, a CO-REsponsible Church’. Altogether more than 200 people came together to reflect on the mission of the Church and how we […]
Feature Martin de Jong West Papuan exile Octo Mote says Indonesian militarisation, oppression and inappropriate development is destroying his country’s society while its neighbour threatens the lives of Papuan leaders. Mr Mote visited New Zealand at the end of April to raise awareness of West Papuans’ desire for self-determination and genuine dialogue with the Indonesian […]