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).
Can we take Noah’s story literally when the list in Genesis 10 mentions only people of black and white races? Nothing is said of other ethnic groups because the author of the list knew only the Near East of his time.
Br Loughlan Sofield and Sr Carroll Juliano worked with pastoral areas in the Wellington Archdiocese in August and say they are impressed with the extent to which Wellington is already using collaborative ministry.
The children of Holy Family School have turned a vigil against family violence into an occasion for affirming their family life.
Today’s gospel reading makes an outrageous call on the followers of Jesus that they ignore the carefully drafted laws of cleanliness and invite the poor, the unclean and the lame to dine with them.
Catholic humanitarian agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $15,000 towards relief in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Peru last week.
Parishes are being encouraged next month to participate in a national survey that will give a wider perspective on church life in New Zealand.
Outdoors on a beautiful winter’s day, Kaumatua Morvin Anatipa Simon reminded Ngapaerangi hapu of Kaiwhaiki Marae, who gathered to celebrate the rites of baptism for their mokopuna, that Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui was ‘our first highway, our first pharmacy, our first larder, our first washroom, laundry and our first baptismal font’. This korero was backed up by the Waiata ‘E Rere Te Awa Tupua’.
The warmth of Whanganui Faith and Light group’s welcome was infectious when I visited a regular meeting and I can understand why Pope Paul VI told pilgrims in 1975 how much ‘God loves you as you are’.