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).
Lisa BeechDecember 2010 The Alternative Welfare Working Group has criticised the government’s welfare think tank for its lack of analysis of the data used to justify welfare reform. The group, which released its first report Welfare Justice: What we heard on November 26, was also given a platform for its analysis of the government’s welfare […]
Something of the intensity of club rugby in those days was captured in the poem by a St Pats Town old boy, Jack Kelleher, later editor of the Dominion. He penned it after St Pats Old Boys beat Petone 20-5 at the Petone Rec on July 31, 1950, one week after Marist had also beaten them, 22-12 at Athletic Park.
Her desire to do something special for the poor during what had developed into the Great Depression was constant. She prayed often and sought advice from many. How could she reconcile becoming a member of a church often equated with the wealthy with the call she felt to do something for the poor?
The change represents a more unified approach to providing courses for people working in pastoral ministry, teaching, chaplaincy and for Catholics interested in learning more about their faith.
Jane Mair
8 December 2010
With almost 18,000 abortions a year, New Zealand has the second highest per capita abortion rate among OECD countries.
They resolved not to be bogged down by debates over what they considered smaller matters which often admitted passages into the texts that did not convey the full thrust of the document being passed.