Book review: Marist life in perspective
This book is pure gold! A collection of nine stories of Marist lives, lived in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
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).
Promoting vocations
In the end it all comes back to prayer but young people who entered an essay competition about vocations to religious life generally wanted more information and more involvement in ministry and adults wanted more faith education at all stages of life.
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
World Youth Day Cross and Icon in Aotearoa NZ
The World Youth Day Cross and Icon draws crowds at all hours on its journey through the Wellington Archdiocese and the Palmerston North Diocese.
Sister honoured in Queen’s B’day list
Sister Paula is committed to the social teaching of the Church. She speaks out for the rights of workers, women, marginalised members of society, fairness under the Treaty of Waitangi and especially young people.
Who did the bible’s first murderer marry? His sister?
Clearly we are in a world of blood feuds and protective clan marks, from a much later time than human beginnings. The Yahwist uses the story of a later period to point out that sin was lurking at the door from human origins, that it had to be mastered (Gen 4:7), and murder lay a long way back in the human story.
A cross the archdiocese
Proclaiming the reign of God
Three momentous events make us think about our role in working to bring about God’s reign in our community.
Maori and Pakeha worldviews and spirituality
The roots of Māori spirituality lie deep in their ancestral heritage. It is something they share with all Polynesian peoples, but it goes even further back in time to include all Austronesian peoples.