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).
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Living our truth in Carterton
Many of the ingrained remnants of older Catholics’ upbringing and religious culture were recently subjected to rigorous scrutiny, exposure and confrontation at St Mary’s, Carterton, under the guidance of spiritual director, Jim Dooley sm.
Rotary award for Challenge’s Kitty
In appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.
Theatre of the Oppressed
Among the more than 450 free concerts, art exhibitions, and forums on offer at World Youth Day the Columban youth Theatre of the Oppressed depicts real life situations of struggle.
A tribute to two giants of education integration
Brian McKee and Pat Hoult both died on May 24 2008. History will remember them as among those who saved New Zealand Catholic education and made it what it is today.
Social analysis brings power to the people
People living in a squatter settlement in Fiji were empowered to repair their homes themselves after cyclone damage using the techniques of social analysis they’d studied over about seven years.
A lesson in social analysis for corporates
‘When the workshop started talking about social issues and resolving social issues by going and talking to the people involved, I know that works because I’ve been doing it since 1992.’
Four million dreams to transform the country
What if the place you lived in was a place where you could find and build on your strengths, where you were supported to reach for your highest dream and where you learned from every conversation?
Nathaniel Centre cautions on pre-birth testing
The Nathaniel Centre has expressed concern that pre-birth testing could further marginalise the most vulnerable in our society’the unborn and the disabled.
