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).
At a meeting in July to launch the Alternative Welfare Working Group, as our government prepares to institute the most wide-ranging changes to our social welfare system in decades, I was reminded of a reflection I had recently read on the feeding of the five thousand.
This column looks at the way some Greek words are used in scripture and tradition in English translation.
A particularly ominous sign appeared towards the end of the second session when the Archbishop of Cologne, one of the outstanding German bishops, Cardinal Frings, attacked the Holy Office…
The archdiocese is well represented in leadership changes at the recent national conference of the Catholic Women’s League.
Chief Ombudsman Beverley Wakem left St Mary’s College in 1961 believing that she could do anything and after applying for a cadetship with broadcasting she has never had to apply for another job.
In a statement for Social Justice Week 2010, the New Zealand Catholic Bishops remind us that at Pentecost we celebrate the commissioning of the disciples to go forth and embrace all peoples and cultures in the name of Jesus.
We also need to ensure that newcomers are welcomed and included in all aspects of parish life, including parish committees and decision-making processes. Perhaps for the first time in their lives, some parishioners are having to adjust to being ministered to by priests and religious from cultural and ethnic backgrounds different from their own.
The keynote speaker and facilitator will be Dr Moyra Pearce, author of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference parish formation booklet Creating inclusive and connected communities and co-author of the Caritas Social Justice Week booklet Your people will be my people.