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).
A five-day international conference in Wellington last month to develop a historic treaty banning cluster munitions worldwide has brought government representatives face to face with victims of the cluster bombs their countries have produced.
As in my quartet I am playing with other musicians seeking a common goal of harmony in interpretation of our composer/conductor’s music, so in my spiritual life I am walking the way with others, learning about myself in interaction with them and thus deepening my relationship with God.
A cluster munitions conference that seems to have been a triumph of the persistence and resistance of small groups of people organising and bringing their passion for a just and peaceful world together.
In Lectio Divina, you work intensely on a short scriptural passage in four distinct steps, each one calling on different faculties in your being.
I kept thinking about this and wondering how we can catch something of the mystery and the wonder of God in this fast-moving world.
We learned about the spiritual practices of contemporary artists, dancers and musicians and how this informed their work.
The Catholic Church in the Solomon Islands is unable to raise the money for even one fare to Sydney for World Youth Day.