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).
The 18-year-old Mary Potter had just broken her engagement and entered the Sisters of Mercy where she found the life too strenuous for her delicate health. Eleven years later she ran away from home to start a religious congregation.
Using moments in film when we engage with God.
Joshua Pask2 November 2007 On Sunday 21 October I was lucky enough to be asked to be the first person to use the Liberty Swing, which has been installed at Shorland Park in Island Bay for people like me in wheelchairs. This means that we can now go to the park and, instead of just […]
Mary-Anne Peetz has been appointed as the Lay Pastoral Leader with the principal responsibility for the Northland parish, in the pastoral area of Wellington West.
The Bill would allow more use of undisclosed classified information and extend the definition of classified information.
Saving a chook from life in a chook farm and teaching her to walk, peck and duck seemed to good way for Zach Burton to demonstrate Catholic character. Also at Petone, children taking the walking bus to school was another way to help children understand the harm vehicles can cause the environment.
The Jewish liturgy was the earliest impetus for divisions in the bible.
At the end of every Mass we are sent into the world with a mission. We know that we do not just go to Mass and then leave again as though it had no connection to our daily lives.
he McGirrs had a well developed social conscience. In the early 1970s they were managing a post release hostel for men just out of prison. Some time in late 1975, they agreed after much prayer that George should take a reduced salary in the IRD so they could transfer to Nelson to work for Catholic Social Services.