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).
We were encouraged to think big with respect to forgiveness and gratitude not just that which we offer but also that we accept for ourselves. For, as he pointed out, joy is an important indicator that we are fully alive.
Despite a decade’s social investment, the government’s statistics indicate that living standards have not improved for the poorest New Zealanders.
‘We’re concerned about what’s happening in New Zealand’s very poorest households, and among particular groups.’
As Catholics we have a duty to ensure that those we elect to care for this redistribution of income are people for whom the service of the common good is also their primary goal.
Every serious writer on the New Testament has to take into account the possibility that seven New Testament letters believed to be from Paul, (Ephesians, Colossians, 2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, and Hebrews) do not have direct Pauline authorship.
If one could trace a unifying and contemporary thread to most issues in 1 Corinthians, it would have to be getting wrong one’s thinking on the body, whether that of the community, one’s physical embodiment or the resurrection body of Christ.
Have I ever thought of being a priest? Well, yes, I have. Every day I find myself saying, ‘This is the situation God has put me in and I accept in faith that God will fill this day with grace’.
Recent reports to the council show rises in foodbank use of 20 to 70 percent along with record high demand for budgeting advice and other support services.
This lifelong relationship with Jesus is ‘not just a peak experience, going off for a big jamboree’ but the gentle building up of a friendship.
The Child Poverty Action Group is still waiting for a ruling on its claim that the government’s Working For Families subsidy discriminates against the children of beneficiaries who are not eligible for the package.