No formula for solving family problems
‘I get the feeling that a lot of people think it’s really simple and you should be able to do a, b and c and you’ll get d.’
Welcom Archive 2007-2026
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).
Hutt school tops wearable arts
Schools Heather McCabe, Madeleine van Woerkom, Alex Shackleton, Emma Leahy and Belinda Dodge7 January 2009 Ss Peter and Paul School’s Intermediate classes have won four prizes in the finals of the Wearable Arts Extravaganza for the Lower Hutt region. Of the 20 garments entered in the show, seven of Ss Peter and Paul Intermediate were […]
When Christmas presents problems
St Vincent de Paul has experienced a 40 percent rise in requests for food, furniture, clothing and counselling in the past few months. The demand will only increase as Christmas draws near and the chill of recession bites deeper.
‘One small step for man’ Bishops argue over women reading in Mass
For the first time ever, there were more women than men among the official ‘observers’ at the October synod of bishops in Rome.
Romans: Paul’s gospel-centred vision
This letter is to a Christian community that Paul did not found. There was a large Jewish community in Rome, and Christianity had been present there from at least the early 40s. As non-Jews became part of the Christian movement, tensions developed between them and Jewish Christians.
Editorial: An Advent hope for Palestine
2000 years after Jesus’ birth into a Roman-occupied Palestine, and 60 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Palestine is still occupied and its people are still oppressed, these days by US-backed Israeli occupation.
Archbishop’s column: Will you come with me?
This is still my dream as I look forward to the new year. We can be a community of disciples, seized by the gospel of Jesus, each with different tasks and gifts, but all at the service of the community and society.
Marist St Pat’s takes the prized Swindale after eight tries
Schools 21 December 2008 For the first time in eight seasons, the Marist St Pats Premier team won the first round in Wellington club rugby—the Swindale Shield—and went on to share the Jubilee Cup. The winning MSP team is pictured. Victor Vito, left, is an MSP Premier grade player and received the Wellington Rugby Union’s […]
‘Apartheid’ thrives in Israel but no protest here
'I think back to what New Zealand did to protest the situation in South Africa and particularly what happened in 1981 with the Springbok tour. 'I think I have seen some things here that are worse than what I understand happened in South Africa and yet there is not a whimper from New Zealand about what is happening here.'